Any other Firefly fans in Canton?

POSTED BY: Prezpoonly
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 7, 2007 14:43
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PREZPOONLY

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 3:34 PM

Hi guys, I'm a new Firefly fan, just found the series recently. Could say I'm pretty hooked, even after only watching through it once, and the movie twice. What's so weird is out where I live, no one has ever heard of either the show or the movie before, and my new goal is to re-educate them slightly.

The thing is, I'm living in China right now, to be precise, in Guangzhou (yes, the city previously known as Canton). My big question right now is: are there any other fans living out here right now? I tried showing the pilot episode 'Serenity' to one of my friends today and he thought it was 'okay', which seriously disappointed me. Ah well, I'm going to keep on trying.

So far, I'm not sure what I like about the series so far yet, either its the characters or the premise. Sci-fi always made me grimace before Firefly because of its pretentiousness, but that's been cured now. I don't think anything quite compares to the realistic future portrayed by the show, and that's what really makes it special. Possibly the only thing that still makes me frown in Firefly is the horrific mutilation of Chinese by the actors, but then I heard somewhere that was intentional. I can't get Adam Baldwin saying "Dong ma?" (do you understand?) out of my head, its just too funny.

TINADOLL

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 3:47 PM

Another Newbie!!! *waves*

So whats wrong with a little Jaylee?

MAVOURNEEN

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 4:13 PM

Hi there-

I only know of 1 person in China, a man who posts over at fireflytalk.com, the forum for the Firefly Talk podcast.

His name is laoshi -

http://www.ericolsenphd.com/fireflytalk/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u
=745

http://www.ericolsenphd.com/fireflytalk/

LAWMAN

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 6:31 PM

Oh.. I thought you met Canton, Maryland. misunderstandings, ya gotta love that.

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RIVERISMYGODDESS

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 6:34 PM

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Originally posted by Lawman:
Oh.. I thought you met Canton, Maryland. misunderstandings, ya gotta love that.

Here I was thinking it was Canton, GA.

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MAVOURNEEN

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 6:39 PM

You must be from Baltimore, hon. Only someone from Maryland would know of Canton!

And RIMG? I was thinking of Canton, OH!

LAWMAN

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 6:46 PM

Canton Maryland, kind of like Whitefall, only not as civilized.

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DEEPGIRL187

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 7:35 PM

Gee, I thought he meant Canton, MI. Oh well.

Many welcomes, in any case.

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MANWITHPEZ

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 9:15 PM

What? It's not Canton NC?

Something else funny about that drive in NC...at about mile marker 52, there's an exit for The Bat Cave at Asheville.

You'd think more people would know where it was, if they're going to post signs on the highway. Poor Bruce. See...this is where paying your taxes gets you.

Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

DEADLOCKVICTIM

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 9:16 PM

Also, Canton, Texas - home of First Monday TradeDays - not unlike the marketplace of Persephone, with a whole city block devoted strictly to animals - only difference is at Canton TX the good dogs are up and barking...

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