Browncoat Army: Serenity Day, June 23rd
POSTED BY: Kaele
UPDATED: Thursday, April 27, 2006 05:25
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Originally posted by Jana:
We want to reassure you that you made a great investment by bringing back the world of Firefly, and thank you for your faith in the 'verse. New Browncoats appear on message boards every day, and veteran Browncoats are converting friends in full force. We want to show you we're here to stay.
Malcolm Reynolds says in the pilot of the TV show, "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty." Half-seasons of TV shows do not make it onto DVD let alone launched onto the big screen. We've done the impossible.
On June 23rd, watch us do it again.
See you in the world,
Jana
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Now, how's that sit?
--Jana/B]
Jana, it's pretty cunning, I think. Your prose strikes just the right note between congratulating Universal for their involvement and patting Browncoats on the back for theirs. Well done!
"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas
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By Calhoun
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WHO CARES! what the day is called you say.. Fine then lets call it "Dank tuft of rectal pubic hair day"
Much as that gives me the chuckles, I doubt it'd get us very far. :) Serenity Day is appropriate for two reasons stated above. We're focusing on Serenity as a movie in two specific ways. We can make other Browncoat holidays later, I promise. If you'd like to name one after the hair on your pi gu, then you can celebrate that particular one in style with a visit to the beautician for a wax.
By B!x
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Also, FWIW, what exactly is the "Spam Mission"? It has a less than helpful sound to it, all things considered. Does no one recall how angry people were getting when the movie came out and Browncoats were pimping it on unrelated discussion boards?
Beans also mentioned this and began doing just such a thing. I'd really rather we not. The Spam mission is for hitting all Firefly and Serenity discussion groups and websites to organize existing Browncoats.
PLEASE PLEASE get in contact with the people listed above so that we're not hitting the same sites. It's a wasted effort and there is so much more we can do! There are other missions I'd like to complete, and hitting sites time and again is wasting our energy. We need to coordinate and attack with a plan. Randomness is ok, but it will accomplish nothing. One drop of rain does not make the grass grow. We need an attack plan that will be effective and focused.
By IanW
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I've spent the last few hours going to forums, myspace, etc and spreading the word. Do you know how many firefly fan groups there are on myspace? good god! i searched firefly to find 19 pages worth.
IanW, would you care to be enlisted? I could sure use some help. E-mail me at ml_mcfadden@yahoo.com and we can discuss.
Jana, excellent job. The tone is so impressive and upbeat. Exactly what we're looking for.
11thHour, Fox vs. Fox LOL!!! I must be the odd woman out, because I don't really hate FoxTV for cancelling Firefly. They DID air it and gave our show a beginning. They took a chance on Joss, offered Nathan a job after 2 Guys and a Girl, and pretty much brought our show to life. People made mistakes and I'm sure their hanging their heads over it. Business is what it is and I cannot bring myself to hate them. Now being disappointed and annoyed, that's a different matter entirely! hahahaha
CAPTAINJOSH06: Thanks for the list! FollowMal's already seen it at the other thread and is running with it. If you'd like to coordinate with her some more, please mail her at followmal@gmail.com
SAMEERTIA: Browncoat Army vs. Brownshirts. Whoa there. This is a whole other discussion and one that should probably be brought up elsewhere rather than on this thread. Joss made that decision, not us. Let me assure you though, I have relatives who were affected by WWII (both US Navy and victims in Germany) and my husband's grandfather has a particular tattoo of numbers on the inside of his arm. I can promise that there is no affiliation with any form of genocide here.
This is about love, not hate. We love our show and movie. We love how the people involved with our show and movie still enjoy what they did. We're working to bring about more of this and nothing else. There is no sinister plan.
Well, other than a chance to see more of Nathan as Mal...er...did I say that?
~Kaele
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Originally posted by Seba:
I'm also thinking of trying to set up a screening at my college in Georgia. We have a few dedicated theaters and a student activies council, so I think this could work.
Whoo-hoo! The South is strangely
lacking in the list of
13 Cities Planning Charity Serenity Screenings
on http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
So Charity Serenity Screening in Georgia
would be great!!!
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Now I feel like I'm a big idiot for asking this but: what significance does June 23 hold? I'm guessing its either the date Firefly was first aired or cancelled...Someone wanna clarify for me please? Thanks.
-Dan
Ain't that just shiny?
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Two reasons i know of are: 1) it's Joss Whedon's Birthday. 2) it was the date of the final round of Serenity pre-screenings last summer.
If there are others- I don't know them.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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Originally posted by DanielFyre:
Now I feel like I'm a big idiot for asking this but: what significance does June 23 hold? I'm guessing its either the date Firefly was first aired or cancelled...Someone wanna clarify for me please? Thanks.
It's Joss's birthday! You know the guy who
created Firefly and wrote and directed Serenity.
From
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
"We're inviting Browncoats to organize same-day nationwide (and, if it happens, around the world) screenings to be held on June 23, all to benefit Joss' favorite charity -- an event we've therefore dubbed Serenity Now/Equality Now.
So take a look around the site, and join our Yahoo! group. More importantly, start organizing -- because making this happen is entirely in your hands. "
"June 23 is the one-year anniversary of the third and final advance screening of Serenity prior to its release. It's also Joss Whedon's birthday. Will you be organizing a charity screening to benefit Equality Now for that day (or any day during the week leading to June 23)? Browncoats in the following cities are -- so get organizing. "
Worldwide Charity Sernity screenings!!! USA Canada and UK!!!
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
13 Cities and counting!!
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Originally posted by Calhoun:
Pfft.. newbs
Ok, I've been watching this thread all day long and seen our shiny friendly ship get more and more unfriendly. I don't like that. Sorry, but when I got here, this place was welcoming and kind. I can't let something like this go by.
One of the things that FFF.net gets compliments for is that it's a wonderful place for newbs. That there isn't any bashing of newbs nor any acting superior and looking down at newbs. I just saw that reversed right there.
Each and every one of us has a right to express ourselves over this. But don't forget that we're all Browncoats first... and we stand together. We are Browncoats whether we've been here 5 minutes or since the beginning. And please note that I said we're "Browncoats", that is the name that Joss gave to Mal's Independents. We adopted it with pride.
We're doing this to bring Mal back.
Someone told me one day when I was blue and holdin' til Mal came back seemed harder than normal for me that we might have to take the ship and rescue Mal and get him back. That is what we are trying to do. We're bickering like Jayne in The Train Job. Let's stop wasting time and rescue the Captain and have our shiny show back.
And no more being mean to newbs!
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave!
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First off, everyone that's trying to make this a reality are officially the shiniest people in the verse!
That being said though, I have a few questions.
First, I was wondering about the screenings. I live in Michigan, and while I'm not able to organize a screening myself, I was wondering if there is someone else in the area that could? I would try to lend a hand the best I could...
Second, does anyone know a way of contacting Joss or the BDM's? I just thought it would be cool to let them know what we are doing.
On June 23, we are gonna make so much gorram noise that they'll have to notice.
At last.
We can retire and give up
this life of crime.
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Originally posted by Rach:
Hey Seba
Talk to Maxrimstain!
Hi. I'm sorry I don't know who that is...have any contact info? Or is it listed on that site?
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