Newbie in love with this show
POSTED BY: Cole23
UPDATED: Sunday, January 4, 2009 22:05
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Hi.After hearing about Firefly so often,I decided to check it out,and bought the complete series DVD.I've watched the first three episodes.That's it.I decided to take a break and check the show out on the net.This show is so fantastic.I'm not even a sci-fi guy.Hell,I'm not even a tv guy.In fact I mostly like classic directors like Sergio Leone,Pecinpah,Coppola etc.But this story is so unique and great that I can't understand how it didn't work out.I am truly losing faith in the taste of Americans.I'm going to savor these episodes and the movie.This series must be revisited at some point.People can't be this stupid.Anyway thanks for reading.I'm going to read some threads and educate myself on this great universe.
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Originally posted by Cole23:
Hi.After hearing about Firefly so often,I decided to check it out,and bought the complete series DVD.I've watched the first three episodes.
...I am truly losing faith in the taste of Americans.
...I'm going to savor these episodes and the movie.
I think you have a point...
Pound for pound , Americans aren't nearly as tasty as they once were...
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Get aboard 'the boat' , chow's in ten , make yourself to home !
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'Cause , we love to get post !
When you get done with the Firefly DVD's , enjoy the movie , Serenity...
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Hello Cole23:
Always like to welcome new people. Search the site and see all we have here. We can be serious and we can also be fun. So join in.
And we Americans do make some fine shows. You just have to search through a lot of trash to find a gem. Just like looking for diamonds.
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Welcome Cole! My husband and I rewatch Firefly several times a year and cannot believe it was canceled! Hope to hear more from you on the board.
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I watched the movie first and fell in love by the time the scene with Mal and Wash in the cockpit was over. Imagine my joy when I found out there was a series. Just couldn't get enough after that. (Mostly because there isn't that much to get, sadly. One full season would have been nice...)
Welcome to the 'verse! FFF has a large and spacious virtual pub, several ongoing caption games, amazing fanfic and fanart, and our very own League of Psychic Nutcases.
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1st off I'm very tasty, 2nd when you watch all the episodes please tell us your favorite episode and why, mine is "Our Mrs Reynolds"
I'm going to microwave a bagel and have sex with it - Peter Griffin
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Thanks for the welcome.I just found out reading the board before i joined last night that there was a movie!I should watch it last?
As far as which episode I like best,I'll try.I've watched the first four so far and I really would have trouble picking.
A cool little side-effect of this show is that it has opened a door with my oldest son.He's thirteen and we just haven't been seeing eye to eye.Nothing major.He's a good kid.We just haven't been connecting lately.Teenage stuff.He wandered in and checked the first episode with me and loved it.He's watched the others with me to,so at least we have something we both like now.Spend a little time together and high-five when something awesome happens.
Here's a question.How come the order of the episodes don't seem to match the air dates?I had to check out the episode guides to make sure I was watching them right.Also I know this series was cancelled arruptly and unfairly,so I have to ask.Does everything get tied up?Will I be left in unknowing hell?
Anyway thanks again for the welcome.This is a great site!
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Always nice to see someone else discover Firefly and Serenity for the first time.
Interesting for a new fan to come via the series and not the movie as is more often the case these days it seems. At least it means you'll watch it in the right order!
As to that, Fox messed around with the show big time, showed 'em out of order, Friday night death slot yadda yadda yadda and killed it without even airing all 14 (think they only showed 11). So we got half a season basically.
Luckily, DVD sales caused Universal to notice and stump up for Serenity, which does sort of tie up at least a couple of stories, mainly River's.
You may suffer from FWD (Firefly Withdrawal Syndrome) briefly once you finish the series, just to forewarn you :-)
But there is still so much more. Apart from all the fan sites like this, there are the Dark Horse comic series (2 published so far, new one on the way and at least one more in planning) including a free one in Dark Horse Presents online. Then there's the podcasts (declaring an interest here as I'm on the crew of The Signal, the original Firefly 'cast still going strong after 4 seasons, but there's Firefly Talk, Sending A Wave, the Sonic Society's Old Wounds and Wedding Day audio dramas (really good), Severance...with more on the way in the form of Dark Places and Firefly Between The Lines), the fan films like Mosquito (hilarious making of spoof), Bellflower, Into The Black, Browncoats:Redemption (which has the blessing of Joss himself) and Big Iron, all of which are progresing well. There's Done The Impossible, the story of the fans, by the fans - an award winning documentary you can buy on Amazon! There's all the music - The Bedlam Bards, Persephone Pickers, Vixy and Tony and most recently Marian Call. The fan fiction on just this site will keep you busy for months (and there's plenty more out there). There's all the official Verse expanding merchandise from QMX like the Serenity Blueprints and the Official Map of The Verse to name but 2. There's all the Firefly conventions (most recent one in Burbank less than a month ago), all the message boards.... well as you can see I could go on and on :-)
Suffice to say, you have discovered something truly remarkable, with an equally remakable fandom.
Welcome, and enjoy the ride!
Nick
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Welcome to the 'verse and glad ya found FFF.Net. Super place w/ great folks and all the Browncoat love you could ask for. Kick around for a while, and get use to the place ! 
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Thanks Nick and Auraptor.Nick,I'm going to download your podcast as soon as I finish this post.Wow,that is alot of stuff to check out.I'm glad though.
I had heard of the film when it first came out, but had no idea it was from a TV series.
The way I got turned onto the show was the pastor at my church is a big fan.Now that I've seen the Shepherd character I can see why.Haha.He kept telling me how this was a sci-fi show with western elements.That got me interested.I have a Circuit City store that is closing in my area,and saw it for 40% off.What a deal for this quality show.
I feel like an idiot saying that Americans don't have good taste in entertainment.After thinking about it,I wasn't watching it when it was on.They must have done a poor job of promoting it because I can't even remember it being on.
After reading up on it,it is amazing the way this show has spread.You can bet that I'll do my part.If you talk a friend into checking this show out,you are truly doing him or her a favor.
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