Poll please
POSTED BY: jewelstaitefan
UPDATED: Monday, March 2, 2009 17:30
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Originally posted by Suasor:
About a year after the series was cancelled, I heard about this "rad show" and rented the first CD from Netflix. Soon got the box set, then saw the movie as soon as it came out, and so on. Oops, there is no so on yet...
Slightly different experience here. About a year after Firefly was cancelled, I came across the last 2/3 of Our Mrs. Reynolds during a random tv channel clickfest. This drew my interest enough to make a point of making sure I caught the next week's re-run ep, which was Jaynestown. The Jaynestown intro didn't do much for me, but after that I first heard Sonny Rhodes' rendition of the Firefly theme song, and first saw the awesome graphic with the spaceship Serenity flying over the galloping horses, at which point I was immediately hooked. It was only at the end of Jaynestown that I clued into Joss Whedon being the central force behind this series, so, given that I appreciated the cleverness of what he had done for Buffy, I opted to give this show a chance to entertain me.
Good choice!
Shortly thereafter I found this community.
Totally hooked.
I thank Joss Whedon, and I thank you all, via Haken.
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Heard from friends that it was a good show but was involved in grad school and didn't tune in. Watched the series and movie on DVD a couple years later.
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I saw it on the Sci-Fi Channel before the BDM, I thought it was a new show.
I'm going to microwave a bagel and have sex with it - Peter Griffin
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#1, sort of.
I remember seeing the ads on FOX and never did catch the series while it originally aired. Some time after is was cancelled, I vaguely recalled that I might want to see Firefly, and managed to catch a few episodes floating around on one of those file sharing networks. I was addicted after watching two grainy episodes and got the series DVD. Best purchase EVAR.
Yes, "piracy" lead to an honest purchase in my case. Several purchases, if you include other related merchandise (ornaments, lunchoboxes, comics, trading cards, maps, posters, etc). If file sharing networks didn't exist, I would have missed this grand obsession.
A few years passed and I finally got to see the BDM, and bought that DVD when it was released as well. I have long since retired from "file sharing".
(a.k.a. wydraz)
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1. Saw the ads for Firefly in 2002. Didn't pay much attention.
2. Was given a copy of the DVD box set in March 2004.
3. Immediately realized it was the greatest Sci-Fi show ever. Became a member here in 2004. Changed login in 2007.
4. Went to a pre-screening of Serenity in june 2005. Sat for Done the Impossible in Aug 2005.
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Saw the episodes ( when I could find them) , bought the boz set as soon as it was out, purchased Serenity tickets as soon as they were available, went to the midnight showing:)
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--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.
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Other.
Never heard of the show until 2008.
Saw Serenity on some movie channel my roommate had in college (2007).
Saw DVD on the shelf at Wally World and remembered "Hey, that was a damn good movie, I should get that." (Sep 2008).
Watched DVD+ Special Features 5 times in a day (I had nothing to do during my evacuation time) (Sep 2008)
Looked up "Firefly" on IMDB. Found episodes on HULU. Watched all episodes in intended order, then again in aired order. Intended order was much better. Really liked the characters and the backstory. The fact the Mr. Whedon was inspired by The Killer Angels (one of my favorite books) made things even better. (Oct 2008)
Ordered series on DVD for Christmas, began lurking, then signed on here (Nov 2008)
Mercy is the mark of a great man.
Guess I'm just a good man.
Well, I'm alright.
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Other
One of my friends brought a Firefly based rpg one night in March of this year and I thought the concept was absolutely amazing, so I borrowed everything and have still yet to return it.
Interim Sig until I can think of something better
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If I understand correctly, the following are the responses so far - please post if I understood wrong.
1. Blackbeanie,
Ecgordon,
Embers,
(+6) Msa.
2. Jewelstaitefan,
3.
4.
5. (+6) Suasor,
(+6) Cozen,
(+6) Whozit.
6. Newoldbrowncoat,
Greenfaerie,
Bluesuncompanyman.
7. Flattop,
Riverlove,
Nvghostrider,
Startroop,
Ago5,
Rhymeswslovak.
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3. Other (please specify).
Or 6. Bought the FF DVDs before Serenity came out. (sorta)
I had heard of the show, but never cared. Then I saw the trailer for the movie online, researched the series, bought the box set, became an avid fan and eventually saw the movie.
Trailer - show - movie, essentially.
I haven often wondered if there is a marked difference in how the 'verse is perceived by people who saw the movie first compared to those who saw the show first.
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