Have you EARNED a Browncoat??? Do you need a new one?

POSTED BY: Chindi
UPDATED: Monday, July 24, 2006 06:23
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SUZFROMOZ

Sunday, July 23, 2006 1:05 AM

its funny, I kinda came to the verse later than I should have. I knew there was a new Joss series coming out, but because we are so behind here with series in Oz, by the time it was going to air, I already knew it was cancelled. So I didnt watch it, on purpose. I knew I would love it, and I didnt want to get hooked on it and then it would be gone..... Maybe backwards logic, but I was right..... Anyway, one night I accidentally watched one episode - I have no idea which one, but near th eend of the series I think. And it just confirmed my theory. I had no idea who anyone was, or the story, but I still loved it.

Anyway, when I heard there was a movie coming out, I borrowed the dvd of the series, rounded up 5 friends who I knew liked Joss's work, and we watched them all in 2 days the week the movie started, because we wanted to get the full movie experience. And the rest (the buying of the dvd's, the obsessive watching, the quoting etc) as they say, is history.

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:50 AM

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Originally posted by Guywhowantsafireflyofhisown:
once while visiting some cousins one said "wanna watch something cool?" or something to that effect I said "yeah" so they popped in Disc 1 and at "We shall rule over all this land, and we will call it... This Land" I was hooked

The few people I've converted were all converted at that moment as well.

Something neat: The week after that visit was the week Sci-fi started airing the show in prep for Serenity and phrases from their commercial for it like "If someone ever tries to kill you, you try and kill 'em right back!" reinforced my resolve to watch the whole thing (missed "The Message" somehow though).

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I'm so into Firefly, my butt glows in the dark.

BABYWITHTHEPOWER

Sunday, July 23, 2006 9:20 AM

I have been a fan since the show first aired, but I was hooked the moment Mal kicked Crow into Serenity's engine at the end of 'The Train Job'. It showed that even though Mal was the good guy he wasn't necessarily a 'good' guy. Plus it kinda threw me because me and my buddy Jay were both thinking 'hey, here's the big bad for the season' and Joss threw us a curve ball. It was great, one of my favorite moments in the whole series.

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I'll be in my bunk.

"Live with a man forty years. Share his house, his meals, speak on every subject. Then, tie him up and hold him over the volcano's edge--and on that day, you will finally meet the man." ~ Shan Yu

MYCROFTXXX

Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:16 PM

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Originally posted by Chindi:

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did you get one for MYCROFTXXX back up yonder?? He had a most impressive tale....

happy to be with all the browncoated folk

Chindi

Thanks for the kindness Chindi! Haven't got my browncoat yet but I'm very patient. A trait all Browncoats share (how many years has been since Firefly's 1/2 a season?).

One suggestion to all Browncoats who have to commute on a regular basis. Take your set of Firefly episodes and capture the audio to MP3s. I'm lucky enough to have a CD player in my Vue that plays MP3s directly from CD so I just burnt me one and I listen to the eps on a very regular basis. They all fit on one CD in full 128MBs stereo. Funny thing... you hear things in audio-only play you don't "see" when watching the waves. Subtle things, timing, sound effects etc. BTW, if you are wondering how to easily capture audio, use a program called Total Recorder. It will copy ANY audio that streams out your speaker (not all audio recorders can do that).

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Given a choice between the earth-that-is and the 'verse-that-will-be I'll take the latter.

宁静

FOLLOWMAL

Sunday, July 23, 2006 2:10 PM

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Originally posted by mycroftxxx:
Thanks for the kindness Chindi! Haven't got my browncoat yet but I'm very patient. A trait all Browncoats share (how many years has been since Firefly's 1/2 a season?).

Ahh, Mycroftxxx you have been very patient! Thank you for that.

Recording them to listen to huh? Never thought of that, but I'm gonna do it. I listen to the movie soundtrack in my car whenever I travel... the eps would be an even better treat!

Ok, you need your 'coat!

*hands Mycroftxxx a browncoat that fits just right*

There you are. That one gets worn out, you be sure and turn it over to DonCoat for refurbishing and come see me in the storeroom for a new one.

"You hold. Hold 'til I get back." Mal

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FOLLOWMAL

Sunday, July 23, 2006 2:15 PM

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Originally posted by SerenityVal:
So FollowMal, have I earned my browncoat? Wouldn't mind some smaller ones for the up and coming recruits too! Better send one for the hubby too!

I'm seeing the how, I'm just not getting the why...
Mal, Shindig

*FM walks into thread, sets her coffee cup down on the galley table and sorts thru the 'coats over her arm.*

Let me see here...

I have a two adult size browncoats here and then I have a size 4, 8 and 10. That get us close?

*hands SerenityVal the browncoats and watches as she tries on her own....*

Yup, that looks mighty fine to me.

A whole family holding the line with us. Now that's a thing to be reckoned with!

"You hold. Hold 'til I get back." Mal

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FIREFLYGAL

Sunday, July 23, 2006 2:44 PM

What a great thread this is! Not many folks fall in love with a TV series, let alone after just 1 episode but we did.

My story goes back to 2002. I was at a sci-fi con and Zoic showed a little clip of a sci-fi show they were working on (Firefly). All I saw was Inara's shuttle docking with Serenity, no people no dialog, just the docking. Ok, I didn't "love it" from there but I wanted to watch it cause I'm a sci-fi geek. Watched Train Job when it aired and they had me at "well, I've given some thought to movin' off the edge". Then when Zoe cracks the drunk in the head with her rifle and it was love with the Chain of Command line. Damn near fell off my couch.

My Browncoat's about 4 years old and gettin' a might ragged about the edges. Time for a new one maybe?

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DONCOAT

Sunday, July 23, 2006 2:55 PM

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Originally posted by FollowMal:
A whole family holding the line with us. Now that's a thing to be reckoned with!

Whoa, hold on there a mo, FM! I'm thinkin' the young'uns ought to be kept back a ways from the line. It can be a dangerous place!

'Course, there's no reason they can't wear coats of a brownish color back there. Plus, they can keep themselves busy with the reloadin'.

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MYCROFTXXX

Sunday, July 23, 2006 9:07 PM

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Originally posted by FollowMal:
Ahh, Mycroftxxx you have been very patient! Thank you for that.

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*hands Mycroftxxx a browncoat that fits just right*

There you are. That one gets worn out, you be sure and turn it over to DonCoat for refurbishing and come see me in the storeroom for a new one.

Much obliged! Fits perfect... easy to hide my sidearm under. But I won't be bringin' it in to DonCoat anytime soon. Them bullet holes just give it some character if you know what I mean.

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Given a choice between the earth-that-is and the 'verse-that-will-be I'll take the latter.

宁静

GENETRIX

Sunday, July 23, 2006 9:26 PM

The first time I heard of Serenity or Firefly was on a Harry Potter forum, though someone's signature. It had a picture of River and the words, "This is River Tam. She can kill you with her brain." And I thought it was cute and funny, so I looked up River Tam and found that she was in a movie and decided I should probably see it.

I didn't know there was a television show until I was just bored one day and accidentally came across a Firefly marathon on SciFi, and I think the first full episode I ever saw was Out of Gas. Before I fell in love with the characters, I immediately saw three huge selling points: Gina, Jewel, and Alan. I saw Gina in '24,' and she killed someone I didn't like, so I loved her. Jewel was in a show a long time ago with Ben Foster ('Angel' in X-Men III) called 'Flash Forward' which was one of my favorite shows a while ago. And Alan, well I already loved him from Dodgeball and A Knight's Tale. But then I fell in love with every single character. =)

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