Serenity Day: we need to agree
POSTED BY: Ellis
UPDATED: Friday, April 21, 2006 04:35
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And 3's the charm in the rethorical sense. One, one, one, not one, one, unite.
Doesn't matter.
One day.
One mission.
One legion of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
Well. There´s no need to become harsh or unfriendly. It´s just that tastes are different and also certain rhythms in a sentence may sound different from one ear to another. So why not?!
On my behalf, I have no idea, what´s so charming about having "one" three times in a row?! I think it´s marginally better, than having it 4 times in a row (which isn´t charming at all), that being the reason, why we´re not saying "One June 23rd...". "One Legion" definitely sounds militaristic to me and reminds me of some really terrible low-budget horror movies starring "legions" of undead creatures.
But that´s just my opinion and I have no trouble to decide for ANY signature, because the most important thing in the end, is to UNITE, fellow browncoats.
A.
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One day.
One mission.
Browncoats unite!
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Yeah, unite them to get NEW people on board. I'm sorry, but "Browncoats unite!" is directed exclusively at Browncoats - and we're trying to reach the rest of humanity.
And about it sounding too militaristic - it'll be next to a picture of Jayne wearing his Jayne hat, or the Serenity in space, so no worries about analogies to anything. Just don't use solely the Independents logo with that slogan.
I'm sorry, my post wasn't supposed to sound rude, I'm just getting tired. I'm writing the same stuff over and over again. 
One day.
One mission.
One legion of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Apolgies if this was discussed elsewhere. But, the debate about the "Browncoats Unite!" sig sounding exclusionary brought up some thoughts -- thoughts about thinking like a Universal exec.
Universal wants to sell their movies. We want them to make a sequel to Serenity. Universal wants to get people to see/buy that sequel once they make it.
If we can agree that a large part of the June 23rd mission is to recruit NEW Browncoats and to get THEM to buy the Serenity DVD, Universal should understand this. June 23rd is not only about existing Browncoats buying a DVD they already own, but getting new fans to buy copies for themselves.
To the exec, this means more souls to pay to see the sequel in the theatre, and then perhaps buy the sequel DVD.
More people seeing Serenity through our efforts. More people hearing about the sequel and recognizing what it is.
That is what I think would convince Universal to invest. Not Browncoats with 2 or 3 copies of the DVD on our bookshelves. (not that that would happen, I gift mine away), but the execs might think that's what's happening, and it may detract from their willingness to invest in the Firefly/Serenity "franchise".
OK. I'm scaring myself. I just said franchise. Euw. Thoughts?
One day.
One mission.
One legion of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas
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We are a passionate group of people and we just want to get it right.
How about dumping the whole one thing and go with something like this...
On June 23rd,
Light a Fire...
We aim to misbehave.
on Serenity Day
Just a idea
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Originally posted by Glueman:
We are a passionate group of people and we just want to get it right.
How about dumping the whole one thing and go with something like this...
On June 23rd,
Light a Fire...
We aim to misbehave.
on Serenity Day
Just a idea
Now you're going Haiku on me.
Every line sounds sort of detached from the rest, which is not really working for a slogan. Also, it sounds like we're a bunch of arsonists.
Sorry.
One day.
One mission.
One legion of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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Well, you got me there on the arsonist thing. Trying to tie Firefly in
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I still think there's time to get the One Ring in somewhere, as aforementioned. 
"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas
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I'm not sure we're going to get complete unity, and maybe we don't need to. After all, the Browncoats were a volunteer army; many of them may have come with their own brown coat (with all kinds of differing details on length, cuffs, etc.).
As long as we have a banner using some variation of "one...one...one..." and the date June 23rd, won't that still get the message across? After all, most advertised products use slight variations on their tag lines.
Myself, I'm partial to
One day.
One movie.
One mission.
Find Serenity on June 23rd (or maybe Sending a Signal on June 23rd)
The reason is because the tagline "We aim to misbehave on June 23rd" made sense for Mal (he was going to do something the Alliance didn't want) but not for me (I'm going out to buy a commercially available product, an act actively encouraged by my government/society).
I think the version I prefer will still get the message across, and will be similar enough to the others that anyone seeing it will understand it's linked.
Plus, I'm not saying I'd go against the wishes of the majority, but it's not like anyone could stop me.
Just my two cents,
Indigo S.
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What about
One Day.
Two Plans.
Three Signatures.
On June 23rd I aim to be on holiday.
A.
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Originally posted by Hera:
OK. I'm scaring myself. I just said franchise. Euw. Thoughts?
I think we are of one mind.
It's hard to make an advertising slogan that doesn't sound like propaganda of some sort, simply because it's basically the same thing. And we're called Browncoats, can't and don't wanna change that.
One day.
One mission.
One legion of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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