Browncoat Army: Serenity Day, June 23rd
POSTED BY: Kaele
UPDATED: Thursday, April 27, 2006 05:25
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Welcome, TheBBQChickenMadness!
We don't normally treat newbies this bad.. we're usually quite friendly.
I see that you just signed in today. First off, we're glad you're here, hope you won't leave.
You'll be needin' your browncoat since you've joined this crew...
*hands TheBBQChickenMadness a browncoat*
There you are. I like the way you think and I think we could use your way of thinking, will you please contact Kaele who posted at the top of this thread about the Slashdot and SciFiBrain ideas. She'll put you where we need you.
And we do need you! I am so glad you spoke up the way you did.
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave!
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well I don't think there is any way I can help all of you in your selfless mission. But I will wish you the best of luck and hope you do the impossible again! I also looked around a little and found some Firefly/Serenity related sites that weren't on a list posted before. It's not at all much, but it's best I can do! Give them hell!! ;)
http://www.sadgeezer.com/firefly/
http://www.harsh-light.com/~mal/
http://www.frappr.com/browncoats
http://www.fortworthbrowncoats.com/
http://fan.undercover-freak.net/firefly/
http://www.gateworld.net/firefly/index.shtml
http://forsaken-faith.org/pe/
http://fan.mysticalmagick.com/aflower/
http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/
http://www.cantstopthesignal.co.uk/
http://www.browncoats.nl/
Like I said, it's not much. But it's better than nothing! They are just too pretty for god to let them die!
"Listen, if you got guests I can come back later."
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Well said FollowMal!
Everyone was very nice to me when I first joined, which was not that long ago. Even if we have really differing opinions on something sensitive (i.e. religion etc) we do not flame fellow Browncoats!
That being said, I will explain why I think there has been "bickering" to BBQchicken. In a kind way.
We want to agree on what to call the day so that we can be organized. One day, one plan, one name, one army etc. etc. Organization is key in any huge event, and if it's going to be international it must be even more so. It makes it easier to get things done, easier to tell new recruits what is going on. Just easier. So agreeing on a name, poitless as it might seem on the surface, really is key. Among those who know about it, you can call it anything you want (I call it the Big Damn Promotion myself) but for a website, a gathering, a spam mission, spreading the word in general, everyone needs to know what they're talking about when they say "Serenity Day" (or "Firefly Day" or "Serenifly Day" or "Serenity Firefly Day" or whatever else has been put forward) to avoid confusion.
There, see, that's how we normally respect others. We all apologize for the slur against your newness and hope you'll stick around.
So, anyone know where I can get about a hundred stickers? I'm coming up with some flyer designs in my head, and I'm sure they'll be done in time to pepper my town with them, but I'd like some stickers. Are they sold in bulk?
Oh, and I'll do my best to post some shiny flyer designs here for all to use, assuming I can figure out how to post them (never was that good at getting pics to show up in forums) and it doesn't take my perfectionist self too long to get them done. There will be all kinds, if I have my way. Work begins my next round of days off, so watch for some! (Oh, and anyone who can tell me how to get images from my documents to my posts would really be doin' me a favor)
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One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Well, Well, whats going on here then!
Everybody seems to have lost direction of what we are trying to achieve!
We have had a sudden change in the ranks (Like that Bloody matters, this is about getting Firefly back on the air, not personal recognition), and bickering on the most important aspect of this project!
The name, the name is the key - how can we spread the word without an official slogan/logo - and more importantly it needs to be directly related to what we are doing, so having a site called browncoatarmy.com or whatever been suggested DOES NOT give the correct impression of what we are doing, 1 day where we celebrate Firefly, simple, thats why fireflyday.com is winning by miles in the poll
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
If this is going to work, and I'm gonna be a nazi and pull ranks, the project I started, we need to come together as a community and help each other out. Why would Fox/Universal/Sci-fi even bother about Firefly and Fireflyday.com, because its not just about the money where going to be giving them NOW by buying the DVD on a set day, its the money that think they are going to make in the future that will decide the fate of Firefly/Serenity, when we are whining and bickering about whos is charge, and what where gonna call it, what is gonna look like. Those things are being taken care of, we need to spread the word.
Simply as that, just spread the word, if you can get word to Joss him self about our efforts great, I have tried but to no avail. For this to work we need 10 to 20 thousand people on board!
Get with the program, and focus your energy and talents on 1 thing, SPREADING THE WORD!!
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Max, you'll notice that I said that the name was key in the post right above yours.
I totally appreciate your enthusism about this, I really do, but please ease off us a little, okay? We haven't lost sight of anything. No need to be a nazi. We are, in fact, trying to avoid that reference as much as possible. We're all on board for this, believe me.
To repeat myself, since my post was apparently missed: Anyone know where I can get bulk Serenity and Firefly stickers? I've only got two months to get together enough to pepper the town with, while designing flyers and trying to hold my job all at the same time.
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One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Max, you'll notice that I said that the name was key in the post right above yours.
I totally appreciate your enthusism about this, I really do, but please ease off us a little, okay? We haven't lost sight of anything. No need to be a nazi. We are, in fact, trying to avoid that reference as much as possible. We're all on board for this, believe me.
To repeat myself, since my post was apparently missed: Anyone know where I can get bulk Serenity and Firefly stickers? I've only got two months to get together enough to pepper the town with, while designing flyers and trying to hold my job all at the same time.
Pheonix, that depends what kind of stickers you want. If you want to buy ones that are already made you can do a search of cafepress.com - I did a quick one and hundreds of designs popped up. If you want customized stickers you can check out websites like http://www.customizedstickers.com but those seem to run about $250 for a 250 sticker print and take a month to get - maybe if you google it you could find a cheaper rate. Hope that helps.
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One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
Fruit's Oaty Bar! Is a person from the mouse! Fruit's Oaty Bar! Makes your bust from yours female shirt! Continuously eats them! Let them cause you to be surprised!
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Awesome! I will check cafepress. And if I want custom stickers... Well, I do have a month, after all!
I'd like to have the logos. Have to think those have been made somewhere.
Thank you so much!
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One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kaele:
Serenity Day must happen.
Webmaster Mission: Any volunteers for this mission, please contact followmal@gmail.com You will be combing the web for all Firefly and Serenity related sites. We're going to start e-mailing those webmasters to link to the Serenity Day/Browncoat Army site and to hopefully display our banner.
Blog Mission: I need a movie submission to be put up on people's Myspace, LJ, blogspot, and any other blog related site for Browncoats to upload to their blogs. I want a mini-commercial. Submit them to me please.
OK webring I'm in, if you tell me exactly what I need to do. Blog mission, I can do but maybe someone else write it. Or give me more specifics on what you want and I'll write it (I do freelance writing on the side). I admit I've never written a movie review. But I am on LJ, Myspace, Writingup.com, and bloggerparty.com. My space and LJ have hundreds of FF/S groups we could hit up. And there are thousands of blog sites. So this will actually take a few of us. BUt I'm in to help here.
Under a Blag Flag We Shall Sail
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HEY GUYS! been lurking for lthe last few months but I'm bakc with a fab idea for UK browncoats, not sure if this has already been propsed but we could all send letters to Empire mag from now till the big day.
For those of you that don't know what emire mag is I will explain: Empire is the biggest selling film magazine in the UK and they are on our side! their critics have called the BDM "Glorious" and are calling Nathan Fillion and Mal "the new Han Solo". The've printed a 6 page special on the BDM (entitled "Serenity WOW) and the relase of it on dvd over here in the uk was the cover stoy of Empire's "at home" suppliment (it shows a cartoon Serenity smashing out of a TV in space!)
We need to specifically target 3 Empire guys with emails and letters, James Dyer (he wrote the 6 page special) Olly Richards (reveiwed the film and gave it a 4 out of 5 "Very Good" rating (basically meaning that they urge you to go, even if you dont generally like tht sort of movie)and Angie Errigo (she wrote the flattering DVD release article)
The end result of this campagn would hopefully be an artivcle written by us or on behalf of us in Empire Magazine, perhaps even a sponsered event in the uk of some kind. I'm gonna need some help with this so i might make a separate threat for us Brits, wot do you guys think?
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Reavers Vs Oompaloompas, clash of the titans! (I'm talking scary Oompaloompas with orange skin and green hair, not the rubbish new ones)
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Hey Darklighters,
Excellent idea. Am UK too. Haven't read Empire for ages, but have been following the enthusiasm with they've talked up FF/Serenity with interest.
Move onto the
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=19850
thread: it's working on UK action.
If you've got a postal address, it could be even more effective: hopefully there are some new flyers/graphics coming out soon for June 23. Or if you've got any creative juices of your own...
Speak soon
x
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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