SerenityDay: Change the Date? VOTE NOW
POSTED BY: Hera
UPDATED: Monday, May 1, 2006 09:38
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Browncoats! There is an alternative to the controversial situation we all find ourselves in re: Serenity Day and Serenity/Now and Equality/Now
I say we put this to a vote. One vote per post, and be brief with your ideas about which day is the best. It's time this got out into conversation with all Browncoats and that way we all get heard. And let's all be civilized about this. Our future is riding on this.
There is a list of good reasons to move this campaign to September 30th that have been suggested by others:
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I think we should gear this towards donating extra copies you purchase to a public or university library or to the troops.
Seeing one email or one poster is not enough to convince your average person. We need tens of thousands of participants (Browncoats and new fans alike) and it will take a lot of time for our numbers to grow.
Waiting allows us to stagger our advertising campaign. We start with Browncoats, then reach out to borderline fans and genre/comic fans and finally push to get the general public's involvement. The more time there is, the more people that will be participating. Remember, every time a new fan is made we gain that person AND also the people that the new fan can recruit... friends, family, co-workers, etc. Allowing more time for the promotion adds much more weight, and people, to the momentum. One fan who buys a DVD on June 23rd, could have become 10 times (or many more) people by September 30th. Word of mouth needs time to really get going...it's a math thing.
The Sci-Fi conventions are a GREAT opportunity to promote Firefly/Serenity...the attendees are our target audience! Browncoats always have a fan table presence at the cons which attract lots of people. It's a great way to reach beyond the people that frequent message boards. We really should not miss out on this resource. There are lots of fans who attend conventions who would have never seen promotions on message boards.
From a psychological point of view, it's very good to have a nice big event to look forward to. It will be much better, and create a sense of vital (not stagnant) fan base, if the browncoats can talk about events still in the works... rather than something that already happened, with nothing especially new to report. We really NEED the perception that the fan base is continually growing.
Promotion for Wonder Woman will be picking up more and more. There will be lots of news coming out, and advertising at the Sci-Fi conventions too. Serenity Day can ride some of this wave of promotion by mentioning Joss Whedon, writer and director of "Wonder Woman", also wrote and directed Serenity and Firefly. We could attract a lot of comic book fans... a majority of which have a good chance of liking Firefly/Serenity.
If part of our promotional plans include advertisements in local newspapers, we will need lead-in time to design and have ads ready for upcoming issues. June is just too soon to organize this properly and we could be losing a useful marketing tool.
September 30th is a Saturday.That's a GREAT day for the DVD purchase because the majority people aren't trapped at work. They can get online from home, or have the opportunity and time to purchase DVDs at stores. Also, we could suggest that Serenity Day include people planning their own home Serenity screening parties. Fans can have get togethers all over...and invite new folk too!
Maybe we could deflect some of the pressure and expectations for this campaign by gearing it more to a big "Thank You" to Universal on the anniversary of Serenity's premiere. That way the endeavor won't catch so much criticism by people who keep harping that Serenity Day is a naive attempt to impress Universal enough to give us sequels. If the day is approached as a "thank you" and commemoration, plus a great way to build the fan base, and then it turns out to exceed expectations, then all the better.
This is all above and away better than the mess we find ourselves in now. We could promote this awesome charitable event to our hearts contentNOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Well, ive already started to lay my plans for June 23rd and started to organise things around my end of the verse. I think that we could loose some of the drive if we changed the date know. I mean the word has already started to spread that the Browncoat commmunity will do something on the 23rd, Think we wín more by keeping the original date.
You can’t stop the Signal.
Keep spreading the word about Firefly!
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Originally posted by Vinterdraken:
Well, ive already started to lay my plans for June 23rd and started to organise things around my end of the verse. I think that we could loose some of the drive if we changed the date know. I mean the word has already started to spread that the Browncoat commmunity will do something on the 23rd, Think we wín more by keeping the original date.
I agree - I've already been doing my part to spread the date to all my friends that love Firefly - plus, haven't people already told Universal about this and given the date?
I personally think if we change now some people may see it as indicisive and pull out. I think we just need to consolidate our efforts, bring all the Brownboat community together (regardless of who's idea this originally was - something I was just reading on another thread http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=20146) and present a united front.
Of course...we could do another Serenity Day in September to follow it up...lol
Anyway, that's just my feelings, but I'll do my part to support the cause regardless of what day you all settle on.
- Shiny. Let's be bad guys.
That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die
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I'm just gonna copy what I posted in the other thread (didn't know there'd be another thread for voting):
I have to say, although I thought setting Serenity Day on the same day as the Serenity Now/Equality Now screening (and the birthday bonus) would make perfect sense, but since this can only move in the wrong direction if unrest breaks out amongst Browncoats - and since I trust the veterans- , I have to be bigger than the last thing holding me back (SPITE against B!x) and vote for yes, let's postpone.
It could lose us some momentum, but we get some shiny things to keep us interested and busy along the way, like the Firefly Ornament, new comic books, Done the Impossible, conventions, oh, and let's not forget Serenity Now/Equality Now. :) Not to mention the preparations for september.
It seems like an eternity away, but we're gonna have lots to do, and lots to keep us focused - and most of all, more time to plan, and maybe get some of the Crew on board (not Joss, for reasons mentioned in other threads).
If you all are true Browncoats, we can hold until september, and be even mightier.
And, Zoid, keep in mind we're not "backing off" because of B!x's efforts to boycott us, but because it's best for all as long as B!x is alive. We would have all the "right" to have Serenity Day on June 23rd, but we CHOSE to do the right thing. No worries.
And Serenity Now/Equality Now has prospered and will continue to prosper, (dare I say) mainly due to Serenity Day, but I don't care if THEONETRUEB!X gets his 15 minutes of fame for it, as long as it helps Equality Now and Serenity.
So let's all take a deep breath, move the date, and get going. The website should be ready soon, and the logo is easily changed. No official plan has yet been made "public", so if we spread the word quickly enough, it will only create a lil' bit of confusion, but in the end, it will be better for everyone. If one person can't swallow his pride, a few thousands will have to, because we are mighty.
But even if we put all this ego-trip- gao se aside, september really sounds better and better the more I think about it. More time is always good. There's this "Firefly Starter DVD" thing going on in Germany starting next month (I posted about this), so obviously efforts are being made from an official side (even though it may just be national) to spread the interest in Firefly. So let's spread the disease even more. Uh. "Disease" might not be the right word, but I think we all agree that Firefly is contageous. So we massively recruit new people while organising shiny things for Serenity Day on September 30th.
We're gonna be in for a longer haul, but it's gonna be all the shinier. What say you all?
Bit of a long post.
To sum it up: Although I'd personally prefer June, I see the advantages (and disadvantages) of september, and I trust the veterans, so okay, let's move it.
We're gonna lose the momentum and early summer, though, which is when people are most eager to be active.
One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Originally posted by SimonB:
Of course...we could do another Serenity Day in September to follow it up...lol
I'm not sure if that's a crazy idea or a brilliant one. If we could manage to make Serenity Day 2 way bigger than the first one, that'd show Universal what's going on, and we'd be busy and present all the way.
But: Still not sure if it's crazy.
One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
http://serenityjune23rd.com/
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Originally posted by Hera:
Also reference: http://whedonesque.com/comments/10149
WHAT? It's on Whedonesque's news? That's great and devastating news!
Now I'm totally lost.One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Keep it on June 23rd
. . .but yeah, a follow up day could be shiny too
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
http://www.serenityday.org/
Little or no free time, but want to help?
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The Browncoat community is already doing something on June 23rd. That's part of the problem.
Some things are in motion already for Serenity Day on the 23rd, and it might be a little inconvenient to shift gears to Sept. 30. But there are so many benefits for waiting until September.
Is there anything that is underway that absolutely can't be used or adapted for Sept 30? I think that we should give people more credit than that. This whole idea has been around all of two weeks, and I'm sure that the momentum can carry on. Some people want instant gratification, and lots of people don't want to move the day just because the charity screenings leader is mad. I don't think we should move the date because of him, I think we should move it because it's for the best. What's the use of doing Serenity Day at all if we aren't going to do it right?
Let's take the time, spread the word, and really rock Sept. 30!!
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Originally posted by Agatsu:
I'm not sure if that's a crazy idea or a brilliant one. If we could manage to make Serenity Day 2 way bigger than the first one, that'd show Universal what's going on, and we'd be busy and present all the way.
But: Still not sure if it's crazy.
Well, I said it - so, yeah: crazy. utterly and totally without sanity and gibbering all the way.
But I should also point out...I was only joking there when I said it
- Shiny. Let's be bad guys.
That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die
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Doesn't anyone think we should've discussed this BEFORE everything started? I don't mind Sept 30th, but we should also keep June 23rd! Too many people have been notified about it.
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On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave!
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