Can We Call Ourselves Browncoats?
POSTED BY: dqbaby76
UPDATED: Sunday, August 27, 2006 16:22
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I've loved Firefly since the first time I saw the series and made gorram sure that I saw Serenity on Opening Night, but never really considered myself an actual Browncoat until I was talking about the show with new friend and she said "Oh, you're a Browncoat too?" In my opinion anyone who loves Firefly and Serenity and appreciates how truly shiny they are is a Browncoat.
"You're talking to Serenity. And Early...Serenity is very unhappy."
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BROWNCOAT! Thanks to ArtCat.. and should be even more "Shiny" when the rest of our stickers and shirts get here :)
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Originally posted by dqbaby76:
What is the definition of a "Browncoat"? I completely love the series and its one of the few things in my life thats stable and it makes me happy
In my opinion you answered your own question. My deffinition of a Browncoat is as you described above. If you love the series and it makes you happy, you're a Browncoat. In my opinion, it doesn't matter how much you've done compared to anyone else. Those who have the funds to make it to conventions, screenings, as well as buying multiple copies of the BDM and BDS, and other merchandise, while a GREAT force for the cause of the Browncoats, What I believe makes them and those who can't do those things, Browncoats, is a DEEP seeded love for the 'verse.
P.S. I've been a Browncoat since the begining in 2002, but, as I am unemployed I did not have the funds to do things others have done I also live in
Maryland and distance is a problem. I have judged for myself whether or not I am a Browncoat. Not pitted against others, I decided on my own that I was indeed a Browncoat.JOSSIS(Most Definitely)AGOD
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Originally posted by jossisagod:
In my opinion you answered your own question. My deffinition of a Browncoat is as you described above. If you love the series and it makes you happy, you're a Browncoat. In my opinion, it doesn't matter how much you've done compared to anyone else.
Well said! Can't add much to that.
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Ah, I see I have attracted the attention of the neighborhood troll. I guess I am offically part of the community. 
"You're talking to Serenity. And Early...Serenity is very unhappy."
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Originally posted by Dreamwalker:
Ah, I see I have attracted the attention of the neighborhood troll. I guess I am offically part of the community.
I thought you meant ME for a second.. But I see someone simply deleted kaneman's posts (whew;)
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Nope, you're shiny. 
Got a not so nice post from kaneman. Trolls amuse me, I've dealt with way too many of them on other boards to have them phase me.
"You're talking to Serenity. And Early...Serenity is very unhappy."
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Hi, DQBaby76.
I'd just like to say that I know how you feel. It's hard not to feel inferior when you're new and haven't done as much, even when others say it's okay. I only discovered the show a few months ago and sometimes I wonder if I even belong on this site. I mean, I had no idea... when I first found this place, "Browncoat" seemed like just a synonym for "Firefly fan". But then I learned more and more about the existing Browncoats and the word took on a whole new meaning and carried so much more weight, what with the original Browncoats, the Browncoats who participated in trying to save Firefly, the Browncoats who seem to own every piece of merchandise ever made, the Browncoats who've met the BDHs and gone to conventions, etc.
Heck, even being an original fan of something sometimes doesn't feel like enough, compared to some fans... I'm an original Everwood fan who's watched that show since Season One. I own some Everwood stuff, too (though, trust me, there isn't half as much cool Everwood stuff as there is Firefly). But, when the Save Everwood campaign began (FYI: Everwood was also canceled, like Firefly), I still felt very guilty that I couldn't do as much as other fans. As a 16-year-old (then) with no job... how could I donate money? How could I travel across country to see the Ferris Wheel? I couldn't and it upset me. But, did it make me any less a fan? I don't think so. I did what I could. I wrote countless letters and e-mails; still do. Most importantly, though, I carried and still carry a passionate love for that show in my heart. Just like I now do for Firefly.
Bringing this around to my actual point... a tip for when you're not feeling too shiny about your fanhood and doubting whether or not you deserve a Browncoat... don't fuss over what you've bought or how long you've been around. After all, even if we woud like to go back in time and see the premiere, buy the DVDs the 1st day the came out, etc., there's nothing any of us can do about it now. I like to think of it this way:
We, the new fans, are new recruits. We're here now, even if we couldn't be before, and we hold the 'verse very dear to our hearts. If and when the BDS is made or the series returns... we'll be there. Firefly fans both old and new will be there to watch, obsess, spread the love, share the signal, etc. Even if some feel we new fans deserve our coats now... and it sure does feel good to hear them say that ... it is hard to agree sometimes. But, I think we'll have our day to feel like we've earned our coats, too.
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Hmm. I came too late to see any of the Kaneman posts. So for me, this thread just fills me with the warm fuzzies.
I have to agree with all the others that have said you answered your own question and that if you're concerned enough to ask that question than you are, without a doubt, a Browncoat.
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Speakin of older Browncoats I'm now 43yrs old and have been a Browncoat since 2002. Saw it for the first time and feel in love with it and agree with alot of what has been said on here bout love and faith. Mal's talk ta River at the end of the BDM kinda says it all for me.
I wear a blaster under my Browncoat
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