How many people have you converted?
POSTED BY: GrimChaos
UPDATED: Thursday, March 11, 2004 16:54
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working on #'s 4-6 right now ;) and have had word the ones before converted others.
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Originally posted by Ankhagogo:
Apparently I'm a bit of a freak because I don't really consider Firefly to be sci-fi. Sure, there's the spaceships, which does tend to put it in the sci-fi category, but I think it's more Western than sci-fi. I don't just mean the clothes or the speech -- it just feels more Western to me than sci-fi. Vague enough for ya?
Nono, I can see why you think of it that way. I'm not here to debate the defenition of sci-fi either. There are HUGE influences from westerns, pirate & ninja movies in a lot of the flicks we call classic sci-fi/fantasy (Star Wars... need I say more?).
You can call it a horror-comedy for all I care, as long as you like the show. The problem with this guy was that he couldn't see past the fact that there were no aliens. He couldn't watch and enjoy it as a sci-fi nor a western I guess. And that's just sad.
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Originally posted by GweiLo:Quote:
Nono, I can see why you think of it that way. I'm not here to debate the defenition of sci-fi either.
Oh, I know it's not an issue in debate; I just thought I'd mention it.Quote:
There are HUGE influences from westerns, pirate & ninja movies in a lot of the flicks we call classic sci-fi/fantasy (Star Wars... need I say more?). The problem with this guy was that he couldn't see past the fact that there were no aliens. He couldn't watch and enjoy it as a sci-fi nor a western I guess. And that's just sad.Quote:
I find that kind of weird, really. Sci-fi isn't nearly as structured in its "traditional" contents as alot of other genres, Westerns included. There's alot of wiggle room, as far as premises are concerned, in creating a sci-fi show/movie/book.
Point of interest (perhaps): I did a presentation in film class on how a large percentage of movies can be considered "Westerns" at the very basic level -- and I used Army of Darkness as an example. It actually went over really well..heh.NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
yeah i only converted one, cause i named my computer Serrenity and painted the ship with chinesse writing on it. Most people tend not to like me so they think everything i do is tah mah de stupid. But the one i did convert is a hottie. 
Oh, my god. What can it be? We're all doomed! Whose flying this thing?! Oh, right, that would be me. Back to work
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So far only one. But when she gave my set back to me she had bought her own set. She also took my set to some of her role playing friends and got them hooked about 3 or 4 I think. I also have another coworker who is interested. She likes Buffy and Angel so she should like this as well.
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So far only one. But when she gave my set back to me she had bought her own set. She also took my set to some of her role playing friends and got them hooked about 3 or 4 I think. I also have another coworker who is interested. She likes Buffy and Angel so she should like this as well.
My very first post.
You don't faith River. It fixes you. --- Book
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Well you can chalk up another one for RkL. I downloaded a few episodes and loved it. And i came from cantr, firefly fans should check the game out, never hurts to try it atleast once. Great show and great game, thanks to the two people named Jos i am waging a good war against the outside and sunlight. Anyway check the game out at www.cantr.net
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Got a couple in process at the moment 
Also, got a picture of Wash as my avatar on a football discussion board (that's real football, or 'soccer' in American! ), and a couple more people have got interested from that, so a potential four, but only one 'solid' at the moment.
It's perhaps a bit trickier out here in the UK at the moment, but when the region 2 DVDs are out in April.... 
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Originally posted by Ankhagogo:
Point of interest (perhaps): I did a presentation in film class on how a large percentage of movies can be considered "Westerns" at the very basic level -- and I used Army of Darkness as an example. It actually went over really well..heh.
I bet it did! I mean, what are all those action flicks if not a bunch of cowboys and indians running around shooting at each other?
I did a similar thesis on Star Wars once... except with pirate movie influences on Return of the Jedi. It's really kind of funny when you start to look at Jabba's Sail barge as a pirate ship with gun hatches. Plus... the guy who instructed Mark and the other actors on fencing with the sabers is the same guy who used to teach Errol Flynn. Beat that!
Oh, and I now have two more confirmed converts on my list. Yay!
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28. I had to give a persuasive presentation at school and I did 'why Firefly shouldn't have been cancelled.' I used clips from the series to show them and I converted the entire class.
I'll rape you to death.
I'll eat your flesh.
I'll sew your skin into my clothes.
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