Yep, I'm definitely a Browncoat
POSTED BY: Ellis
UPDATED: Thursday, April 13, 2006 23:28
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I just finished watching disc 1 of the Firefly box set and it is great! I know I'm not going to be able to make it last very long, but that's okay; the shows are so good that I'll be able to watch them over and over and not get tired of them.
I can't believe that I missed this series when it was on TV. I also can't understand why it was cancelled. It's original and well-written with some great actors and acting. Maybe if there had been more promotion of it, more people would have watched. Like I've said, I never even heard of the show until after I watched Serenity, so maybe it wasn't making money because people just didn't know about it.
Anyway, on to disc 2.
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Welcome to da party pal!
AM I NOT MERCIFUL?!?!?!?
Tee Hee
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Welcome aboard!
If she hasn't found you already you should go looking for FollowMal, she'll give you a shiny browncoat to wear, whenever you please!
Also, I believe you are correct, the channel Firefly was originally on(which shall remain nameless) COULD have promoted it better, but from the things I've read, they never believed in the show. Don't ask me why they wanted a show from Joss Whedon if they weren't going to back him whole-heartedly!
JOSSIS(Most Definitely)AGOD
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Welcome to the Verse!
There's lots to explore here..from tech stuff about our beloved ship to character and story anlayses to info about the actors, writers, directors (of course including our Captain, Joss), as well as fanfics, odd musings, shindigs, etc. Try to find other Browncoats in your area through newsgroups (such as Yahoo, et al) and meet these people. Also the people here are good folk.
We always like to see our numbers grow.
Glad to have you on the crew!
See you on the boards!
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Welcome aboard Ellis. Check out the online River Tam Sessions, and the 3 part Serenity comic book, now in a collected graphic novel, with more comics on the way.
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"Finding the answer It's a human obsession
But you might as well talk to the stones and the trees and the sea
'Cause nobody knows And so few can see
There's only beauty and caring and truth beyond darkness." -Estonia(This Strange Engine) -Marillion
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Welcome, Ellis! I suspect you'll enjoy Disc 2 just as much as you enjoyed Disc 1. And then there's Disc 3 and Disc 4... Sigh. I feel like watching all of them right now!
Oh, uh, back to reality. We're glad you're here and hope you'll stay a while.
We can never have enough Browncoats!
"We need to keep our heads so we can ... keep our heads."
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I'm relatively new as well, but here's a hearty WELCOME! 
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"They just float out there, sending out re... raver... reading parties." - Alan Tudyk
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Welcome to the ever-growing 'verse!
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Originally posted by jossisagod:
Don't ask me why they wanted a show from Joss Whedon if they weren't going to back him whole-heartedly!
You know, I have developed a bitter little theory on this. Gotta think I'm not the only one to do so, but here we go just because I wanna:
I think what FOX wanted from Joss was Buffy. Or Angel. Something with Vampires and sexy young people kicking ass and having weird romantic entanglments. (If I'm off on this, please pardon me. Have to admit I was never that interested in the concept and didn't watch the show)
So they see this brilliant pilot episode and they're probably all thinking "Where are the vampires? Where's the hot young ass-kicker? (see, it didn't go far enough for them to find out there was one) What is this? It's not Buffy!"
So then they told him to be funnier, with "more action" maybe thinking that would make it more Buffy-esque. It didn't, but they picked up the show anyway. I think a little ways in they just all got together and said "Let's just wash our hands of the whole thing and not promote it and mess up the time slot so we can justify axing it. This isn't what we wanted."
At least, that is my theory. Never mind that it inspired devotion in fans. They decided it wasn't what they wanted because it... JUST. WENT. OVER. THEIR. STUPID. HEADS!
*clears throat* Sorry. Done screaming now.
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Bible's broken. Doesn't make sense.
Zhu fu ni, mei-mei
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Welcome aboard Ellis! Glad to have you here w/ us!
Be sure to share the show & the movie w/ everyone you know so they can find the same enjoyment you have in the series. The more browncoats the merrier! 
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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:Quote:
Originally posted by jossisagod:
Don't ask me why they wanted a show from Joss Whedon if they weren't going to back him whole-heartedly!
At least, that is my theory. Never mind that it inspired devotion in fans. They decided it wasn't what they wanted because it... JUST. WENT. OVER. THEIR. STUPID. HEADS!
*clears throat* Sorry. Done screaming now.
I couldn't agree more.
They wanted something like "Dark Angel", and wound up with Firefly.
They had absolutely no idea what to do with Firefly, or the show's own peculiar merits.
Still, the show might have redeemed itself in the second half of the season if it weren't for all of the pre-empts and mis-airings. That's where things went beyond repair.
Narrow minds. There's a whole lot of people that will kill the goose that lays the golden eggs just so that they can feast tonight.
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