Mark & Brian Find Serenity... Almost
POSTED BY: cljohnston108
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 14:54
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Thanks to the SFX "10 Best Sci-Fi Movies" poll, Mark and Brian < http://www.markandbrian.com>, the L.A. morning radio duo I've been starting my days with for almost 20 years, have taken note of Serenity!
I'd called-in back when the BDM trailer first started running before Batman Begins, to try to spark some interest in them and get the word out to their listeners, but to no avail.
Mark was bugged by the words "From the mind of Joss Whedon" in the trailer, because he had no clue who Joss was.
(I'd been calling in for years to try to get Mark to watch Buffy and/or Angel ('cause he's a horror fan), but the screeners never let me through.
Brian doesn't have a stomach for horror, and won't go to a theatre to see a movie, so I was leaning on Mark.)
Both of 'em like science fiction and westerns, and appreciate clever writing, but they just had no interest in the Whedonverse. 
This morning, Mark said, "I have here the '10 Best Science Fiction Films of All Time', according to 3000 readers of SFX Magazine, and you all can guess what they are. None of you are gonna get #1, but I'm gonna have to Netflix it, because they say it's the best, and I believe them!"
Brian and the other two members of the program, Frank & Kelly, guessed the obvious: Star Wars, 2001 & Blade Runner.
Mark said, "Let me just give you #1: Serenity. Now, I'd been so irritated by how the trailer kept saying that this was 'from the mind of Josh Whedon', and I'm like 'Who the hell is Josh Whedon and why should I care what's in his mind?' But I'm definitely going to be Netflixing this now!"
Brian pipes up with, "I think I saw that on cable. It was about some girl with powers, who wanted to be good, she tried to be good, but she had these powers. But, was it better than Star Wars? No. No, it wasn't."
Once again, I tried to call in, and the head screener, Preva, seemed receptive, so she took my name and put me on hold.
After 45 minutes, the line clicked and went dead.
I typed up what I was going to say and faxed it, ATTN: Mark.
Brian handles the faxes, so I doubt if Mark got it.
Oh well, I tried.
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You did your best and that's all anyone can ask.
"There are none so blind as those who will not see" and all that. At least Mark is going to watch it. Who knows, he may love it and talk it up on the air!
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I don't know what movie Brian watched, but it wasn't Serenity.
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Originally posted by oddness2her:
At least Mark is going to watch it. Who knows, he may love it and talk it up on the air!
I just hope that Mark, if he likes Serenity, is going to take the next step and seek out Firefly, like most do.
Much as I love the BDM, I wouldn't want it to be someone's only taste of the Firefly 'verse.
The series was just so wonderful.
I might have to take my Firefly DVDs down to the station and make a donation.
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Gorram double post!
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We moved out of LA in early 1998 and I cannot believe those guys are STILL on the air. They must be in the geriatric unit by now.
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Mark and Brian run "Past Moments" from the previous day starting at 5am.
Today they led off with the whole SFX Poll discussion!
It was quite a bit more detailed and entertaining than the way I wrote it up in my original post.
Dang! I should've recorded it!
Allow me to take a moment to suggest that any Mark & Brian fans (besides me) call 'em @ 800.955.KLOS or fax 'em @ 310.558.5642 anytime between 6-10am PDT M-F and let 'em know what they've been missing (so that I don't feel quite so alone)!
(Might wanna emphasize the importance of watching the series in addition to the BDM.)
These guys are very passionate about stuff that they love, and they can actually articulate what they like about them!
Good voices to have on our side (even if it is a little too late to help at the box office)!
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I hate to bump, but...
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Well, I have no idea what will happen...but I just faxed them. If you hear them read a fax from me...let me know!
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Well, if you're from Maryland, Brian was very entertained by how you started off with, "I wouldn't know you if you were standing in front of me..." but he didn't read past that.
Thanks for making the effort!
Mark's a big fan of Slither, especially Gregg Henry as the mayor.
Last time I faxed, I put a line about Gregg Henry's guest spot as a sheriff in Firefly, and how Nathan, who played the sheriff in Slither, was the main actor in Firefly.
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