FOX's Official Firefly Site is back up!

POSTED BY: rklenseth
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 17:45
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MAKEROFPATHS

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 3:40 AM

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Originally posted by Haken:

3. It's one thing to love a TV series and spend your free time watching it, but when you're part of an active movement to promote and keep a TV series alive for fellow fans, it is hard work.

And thank you so much Haken for do this.

Haken wrote:

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I don't know who you heard the rumor from nor the reason why it was told to you, but just so there is no confusion on anyone's part--in the end, we're all Browncoats who love 'Firefly.' That's all that matters.

After more than a year on both boards, I never heard of this rumour, which is all it is. But the main point is rumours shouldn't be passed around unmarked as such.

ETA: Fixing coding, I hope.

BAMADAVE

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 3:51 AM

he read that little story on the 'official' board.

http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages?msg=13684.46

bamadave shakes his head. wtf?

HAKEN

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:28 AM

Interesting how one's recollection becomes fact over time. It's the stuffs of myths and legends.

But since we have the luxury of the internet at our disposal, where events are recorded and timestamped, the events being referred to did not happen in that manner. Now, I do have a recollection of events during the early days of the fandom, many of which are rather humorous, but that would be like digging up old dirt.

Like I said, FFF.NET went online before the Official Website and Message Board.

Again, interesting though.

LEEH

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:40 AM

Well, the idea of fighting amongst browncoats just seems a tragic waste anyway. We're all here to share a common love of this series, its characters, and its 'verse. I know that I'm grateful to Haken for the work he does on this site, and am sorry to think that people are spreading rumors. The "site competition" thing happens in LOTR fandom too, and is just idiotic--as if there isn't enough broadband to accommodate multiple locations for fan communities to form! Let's share our resources, not hoard them!

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle. . . ."

RKLENSETH

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:51 AM

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Originally posted by bamadave:
he read that little story on the 'official' board.

http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages?msg=13684.46

bamadave shakes his head. wtf?

See, I wasn't going crazy and making things up in my head. Thanks, bamadave. I tried looking for that post but I couldn't find it.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

RKLENSETH

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:58 AM

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Originally posted by Haken:
Interesting how one's recollection becomes fact over time. It's the stuffs of myths and legends.

But since we have the luxury of the internet at our disposal, where events are recorded and timestamped, the events being referred to did not happen in that manner. Now, I do have a recollection of events during the early days of the fandom, many of which are rather humorous, but that would be like digging up old dirt.

Like I said, FFF.NET went online before the Official Website and Message Board.

Again, interesting though.

Someone should write something to clear this up. I have suggested before on the Official Board that the Browncoat community should do things more together and create a stronger bond overall. It was met with negative reaction over at the Official Board when I posted that so I didn't even bother to post something similiar over there. It seems many of them like the Browncoat community segregated. I post on both and visit both but that doesn't seem the norm which is some what sad in a way.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

JEBBYPAL

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 5:54 PM

Okay, so I'm wondering if someone can help me with this. For some reason on my rather new home computer, windows media and reelplayer refuse to play any of the stuff from the fox site. (also as of last nite i can't access it at all, but i can here at the lab). Do all the files req quicktime 6 or is there something odd going on w/ my programs??

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 6:02 PM

Rklenseth wrote:

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Someone should write something to clear this up. I have suggested before on the Official Board that the Browncoat community should do things more together and create a stronger bond overall. It was met with negative reaction over at the Official Board when I posted that so I didn't even bother to post something similiar over there. It seems many of them like the Browncoat community segregated. I post on both and visit both but that doesn't seem the norm which is some what sad in a way.

Not sure it would do any good RKL. Most likely it would just further fracture the community. Any attempt to shed light on the truth would cast doubt on the "recollections" of members of the OB. Do that, and they will deny the truth, most likely vehemently. People from both boards will jump in, taking sides, and spouting opinions, and we get a big ruttin' flame war.

Better, as Haken said, to let it go. If it is ever an issue that needs to be visited, the necessary stamped information can be pulled up to validate Haken's site was up first.

Personally I wish there was not this secular attitude amongst Browncoats, but even Browncoats are human. Human nature is to tie oneself to a person, place or ideal to feel as if they "belong", which leads to feelings of loyalty and a need to defend that which they feel a part of, even against ones of like minds. I guess you could call it a tribal instinct.

Me, I like it here. I go to the official board for news and the occasional post on movie related subjects, but pretty much just lurk. This board, IMO, is a bit easier to navigate, and to me the people here are a bit more open and approachable.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

DRAGONLORD

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 7:10 PM

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Originally posted by kalimeeri:
Don't really know how long, or whether it's been gradual. Last time I checked, some of the links worked, and some didn't, but more seem to be coming back. Maybe a response to DVD sales ... maybe something else. I might not be the only one who'd forgive them real fast, if they decided to give Joss a second chance. But that's only a (brave) speculation, and probably bears no relationship whatsoever to the truth.

Jen dao mei.

I checked the site last week, just to see if it was still active and it wasn't. Now it is....

Very strange....

Could Fox(

) be up for the broadcast rights of a possible Firefly series after the movie?

Dragon Lord

Summer: Jane's a girls name
Jayne: Well I ain't no girl! I can prove it!
Simon: I'm trying to picture you more vulgar... but, I can't

JUSTDAVID

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 7:49 PM

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Originally posted by jebbypal:
Okay, so I'm wondering if someone can help me with this. For some reason on my rather new home computer, windows media and reelplayer refuse to play any of the stuff from the fox site. (also as of last nite i can't access it at all, but i can here at the lab). Do all the files req quicktime 6 or is there something odd going on w/ my programs??

It's not your computer. They don't appear to have the actual clips online, just the links.

As for animosity between the OB and FFF.net, I just read through to the end of that thread, and there doesn't appear to be any. A couple of people mentioned rumors to that effect, but most seem to agree that we're all Browncoats and everything's fine.

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