Who among you watched Firefly when it originally aired?

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SERGEANTX

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:05 AM

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I've been there since "Train Job" aired. I downloaded the bootleg pilot that week and totally fell in love. I should be clear this makes me far cooler and of much more rarified taste and discretion than the rest of you latecomers. That's just the way it is.

So, since I also did those things AND got to this site nearly a month before you, that means I'm cooler than you? Whoa...

I bow before your oneupsmanship. Truly, the day is yours.

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

AGATSU

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:06 AM

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Originally posted by SadLittleKing:

No worries. I rather enjoyed your story. When you said you immediately fell in love with Summer, the first words to enter my mind were, "You, too?"

Great, now I don't know if I wanna hug you or tell you to BACK OFF!

But let's not start about Summer, we adon't wanna hijack the thread...

Oh, but I gotta add that AFTER I watched the series and Serenity for the first time in quite a hurry, I noticed that I had accidentially skipped SAFE! WOOHOO!

One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.

On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.

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THEMANTHEYCALLEDJAMES

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:45 AM

In 2002 I was flipping through channels and I saw about 3 minutes of "Out of Gas" but it was in the middle of an episode so I really didn't understand what I was seeing and changed.

It wasn't until the movie came out (and I then bought the DVD because seeing the film made me interested in seeing to source matiral) that I ever saw another episode of the show again

JUTIN

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:52 AM

I had a weird experience while watching Firefly on FOX... one night it starred Adam Sandler and he was playing golf...

seriously, the promos for the show had me so confused... they trivialized the show's plot to the point of mockery... "A space ship, a cosmic hooker and a girl in a box!" ... I recorded the first episode... not knowing that it was the second episode... I didn't want to watch it... the previews were so bad and the "oh no, what are we going to do? who's flying this thing?" was in every promo to the point that I was getting sick of it... so I had the tape for about a week... the next Friday, while the next episode was being taped... my friend asked me if I'd seen the first episode and I explained that I can't bring myself to watch it... I know it's Joss Whedon but the promos look so cheesy... he said "no, the real first episode" ... he had downloaded Serenity from the internet and the quality was bad but I was so engrossed... I came home and eagerly watched the first two episodes from my tapes...

so, just to be clear:
on September 27th...
I watched Serenity that my friend had downloaded
On September 28th...
I watched The Train Job and Bushwhacked that I had time-recorded...

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MANWITHPEZ

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:23 AM

I remember the ads...I remember thinking it wasn't going to last long...

And, I remember Mal kicking Crow through the engine, and being hooked for life.

That about sums it up.

So..you know...good for me...

Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

DECKROID

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:49 AM

I watched from Bushwacked on. I saw the ads, visted the offical site with Kelly doing interviews and such and had to work the night of Train Job.

Was hooked from the moment I realized there was no sound in space. That was what grabbed me. I liked the song, too.

Then FOX (Spit!) stuck it to me every chance it got. Put episodes here and there, trying to fit new shows around baseball, what the hell were they thinking?

I got wind of cancellation and freaked the hell out. They didnt even give it a chance! And was really upset when they started airing "Who wants to marry a midget Millionaire?" that millions of folks wanted to watch that go se instead of quality stuff.

Originality doesn't have to mean shocking. You can have origianl material that isn't intended to abhor. Its just that the shocking crap gets the attention. Where the hell do they go from here? Live sex shows featuring mutilated monkeys?

CEDRIC

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:51 AM

Being a Buffy fan, I was there for Firefly from the beginning. Shindig was the episode that definitely hooked me.

But mostly I remember seeing the episode "Serenity" and thinking, "Well, it's obvious who the mole is--he's the guy who's not on all the other episodes!"

F*X S*X!

Cedric

"Some things stay with you, 'til the day you die."
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NAUGHTYMAN

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:58 AM

I tuned in to fox on a friday night,watched the whole pilot.Thought to myself,gee finally there's a show I can get excited about again.The next friday,tuned in and it was gone,cancelled.Just my luck,I figured!Happy to be saved by the DVD boxed set when it came out!

"Come a day there won't be room for naughty men like us to slip about at all"

MIKAMOM

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:53 AM

My husband and I were there for "Train Job"

Rob had seen an add first and brought it to my attention. T.V. isn't a big thing for him and I was taken back by how excited he was. He depends on me to find it and remember when it is on. I, like many here, was hooked when Crow was kicked into the intake. One of the first things we thought, was that we somehow missed the pilot. Since it was my job to keep track, this was, of course, my fault. (kidding)

I'm so glad I found this community.
I just don't know how I would be getting through the lack of shiny goodness without the news and discussions here.

One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 12:57 PM

I was there from day one. Fox's mishandling of the show left me confused at times, but I loved the show when it aired & I would not even move from in front of the tv from 7:30 until after the show went off. I knew it was something special.

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