SerenityDay: Change the Date? VOTE NOW
POSTED BY: Hera
UPDATED: Monday, May 1, 2006 09:38
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Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:
I think the point that everyone seems to be missing is that I don't think the intention was ever to sell a bunch of videos and expect a movie. I think the intention was to sell a bunch of videos and raise Awareness of all things Serenity/Firefly.
A good point to bring up because this may be what is causing some confusion, and thus the heated debates, about how to plan the campaign. If the main focus was for fans to buy a lot of DVDs on a certain day as a sign of support, then that's easy... nice and simple... no big expectations, just a nice show of support... and certainly not anything for everyone to get in a fuss about!
However, the website for Serenity Day does in fact make a proclamation that the purpose is to prove to Universal to continue Serenity. Here is the statement from the website:
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CALLING ALL BROWNCOATS
On June 23, we aim to misbehave.
Serenity and Firefly are worth fighting for, and we will show our numbers by purchasing Serenity on June 23 en mass, proving to Universal that Serenity deserves to keep flying.
Join us, and we can do the impossible again.
http://www.serenityday.org/
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(Btw, "en mass" is misspelled on the website... should be "en masse". We need to look professional folks!)
A declaration like that sets up a whole different set of expectations, and pressure. If the fans are gonna say this is to show awesome enough numbers to prove to Universal that a sequel is warranted, then that kind of campaign needs time and organization.
So, there needs to be some clarity. A friendly, fan DVD buying day (without big proclamations of sequel-hood to Universal), doesn't have any pressure, and doesn't have to be so much fuss.
But a big splashy, fan show of support with awesome numbers, does need time and planning... like, for instance, setting that day for September 30th.
Maybe people are arguing about two different purposes, and keep getting them crossed?
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Good catch! I didn't see that, if I did read it, it is with those brain cells I keep misplacing.
I think then we do need to clarify. If we ARE going for a major push - then I will have to agree with some of the things I have read. If that is the case, then we need to be DAMN SURE that we have the numbers. It means a HUGE feat of planning and mobilazation. It means weeks, maybe months of reaching out to every member of this forum as well as all the others out there and getting a universal if not unanimous decision on a date.
The million man march didn't happen in a day, and although this is not a political venture, thats the kind of planning that would be needed.
I say, go for raising awareness. Don't build us all up to look foolish we the numbers don't happen.
But that is just me.
I will go with the flow.
One summer.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.
And a bunch of Rings that make Shiny people do silly things!
Starting June 23rd, we aim to misbehave!
Nathan doesn't know it yet, but I am his one true love! Is that weird?
(he will believe, he will believe)
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I guess we could manage a few couple of ten thousand DVDs, if we go with the september date for buying and use the Summer campaign wisely.
Then there'll be a slight aftershock come the holidays.
If we go with the June date, with all the confusion going on, the bickering and boycotting, and the time we lost arguing about this hwai, we'll get 10000, tops. And then people will lose interest because they're dissappointed that there were so few of us and we didn't even really get noticed, and morale will go to hell, and with it the whole plan, and THAT, more people will know than knew of the plan itself.
Then newbies will come and wanna do it again, and better, and we'll be all like "Isn't gonna work, anyways.".
SEPTEMBER, GORRAMMIT!
Moving the date isn't about B!x anymore, it's about reassessing the situation and do what's best for everyone - and for our cause, september is best.
We CAN manage 40000+ DVDs bought in september, I guess, but I'm throwing figures around. I alone am gonna buy 5 copies that day. For every one that buys five, we'll have five that buy one.
But for this to work, we need ONE day, and EVERY Browncoat we can reach, and lots of new converts from the Summer Campaign would be nice, of course.
The one day, one army thing didn't come out of nowhere - it was the very IDEA behind Serenity Day.
Serenity Summer Campaign for teh win!1!!
BROWNCOATS UNITE!
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I plan on celebrating twice, probably wearing my brown coat and telling people about it on June 20 (the last day of school here) and then buying the DVD on June 23. I believe that a lot of people have begun to plan (I know I have) around June 23, and I don't hink it would be wise to change.
One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
http://serenityjune23rd.com/
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But it's not too late to change, and we would greatly benefit from it. If people managed to organise their lives around June 23rd in a matter of days, they should be able to unmanage and focus on the bigger goal and get excited about a summer of fun, with one hell of a firework sale to top it off and to go into the holiday season.
Woohoo!
And the first annual after the premiere of Serenity makes more sense as a symbolic day, too.
Serenity Summer Campaign for teh win!1!!
BROWNCOATS UNITE!
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I am sorry, I mean no disrespect, I was wondering who Gossi and SimonF are and how they got a hold of my sway?
Simon's the admin of Swedenesque (Josh Sweden's fan club). I'm the admin of the Serenity Movie Browncoats website. I don't think there is (or should be) any particular sway over the fandom.
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I agree. It's not too late to change.
In fact- making changes to a few things right now.
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Originally posted by Arabikum:
BRIAN: Are you the Judean People's Front?
REG: Fuck off!
BRIAN: What?
REG: Judean People's Front. We're the People's Front of Judea! Judean People's Front. Cawk.
FRANCIS:Wankers.
BRIAN: Can I... join your group?
REG: No. Piss off.
BRIAN: I didn't want to sell this stuff. It's only a job. I hate the Romans as much as anybody.
REG: Schtum.
JUDITH: Are you sure?
BRIAN: Oh, dead sure. I hate the Romans already.
REG: Listen. If you really wanted to join the P.F.J., you'd have to really hate the Romans.
BRIAN: I do!
REG: Oh, yeah? How much?
BRIAN: A lot!
REG: Right. You're in. Listen. The only people we hate more than the Romans are the fucking Judean People's Front.
P.F.J.: Yeah...
JUDITH: Splitters.
P.F.J.: Splitters...
FRANCIS:And the Judean Popular People's Front.
P.F.J.: Yeah. Oh, yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
LORETTA:And the People's Front of Judea.
P.F.J.: Yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
REG: What?
LORETTA:The People's Front of Judea. Splitters.
REG: We're the People's Front of Judea!
LORETTA:Oh. I thought we were the Popular Front.
REG: People's Front! C-huh.
FRANCIS:Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?
REG: He's over there.
P.F.J.: Splitter!
thanks for the comic relief.... i love that movie... saw it in waco texas..... before they burned the theater down....
On June23 right on up to September 30 and beyond, we aim to misbehave, (hell, i may start tonight!)
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Lol, I love your sig.
Serenity Summer Campaign for teh win!1!!
BROWNCOATS UNITE!
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i'm for september 30th.
i didn't read all of this becuase, well there's a lot to read lol
maybe we can do it this way: june 23rd will be a day where we buy the dvd's and spread the word with our sales.
so if we do SOMTHIGN for june 23rd and then gear up for september 30th.. that would be the best.
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