New Firefly Addict - How to Deal with Withdrawal?
POSTED BY: audelair
UPDATED: Friday, January 16, 2009 08:33
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Originally posted by audelair:
In fact, it has ruined me for other TV shows. I was heavily looking forward to the new season of Lost next month... but after seeing Firefly, and witnessing perfection, I have completely lost my excitement for other shows. Compared to the crew of Serenity, I just cannot find myself to care much for the characters of other shows that I previously enjoyed.
You are SO not alone - it is absolutely amazing how often this happens, how many people land here and say they have the very same reaction. Take a deep breath. Take another. We got you, you're in good hands. Do what the others have suggested, http://stillflying.net is a great next step.
Beyond that... I mean, if you really want to help... tell as many people as possible about the show. It's easy, and it's the best way to spread the joy.
If it's possible, and legal and you can, grab ahold of ANY tv exec you can find and slap the sh*t out of them and then ask them why they can't find a way to put quality programming on the air for at least 1 hour a week. Or, just slap the sh*t out of them and let it go at that.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
As always, Buffy helps with the withdrawal thing.
The slaying Chrisisall
Chrisisall aint lyin!
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Originally posted by audelair:
So... how do I deal with the withdrawal?!
Are you a fan of Battlestar Galactica?
Not as good as Firefly, but it's well worth your time. May ease your pain a tad bit.
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Thanks for the responses.
I have heard mention of the comic books, but haven't checked them out yet. I'll have to look for them.
As for Battlestar Galactica, I still haven't seen that show, but have heard good things about it. I think I read Whedon say that it is his favorite show out there right now. Will have to check it out, thanks for the suggestion!
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Gorram it! I love when a newbie spouts poetical about our Firefly. OOooohhh! I got goosebumps!
Ok, I composed myself. Great post BTW! You see, it's great because it takes me back to when I first saw Firefly back in 2002, yep, I'm an original Browncoat.
I especially love this one:
"Objects in Space", when it was revealed that River was on Early's ship... I love how as a viewer, I felt as stupid as Jubal in that moment. Did we all really think River melted into the ship when the truth was so much more simple?!
You so captured that feeling right there.
But you're right about one thing in particular - withdrawal. We all go through it, this site does help quite a bit, but several viewings has helped me through my Firefly jones. Still nothing would be better than a new episode or two. But best way to keep it flying is to pass it on to new folk.
Here it is 6 years after and it still rocks. That is something special, no matter what some brainless TV exec says.
P.S. I really like the suggestion someone had of grabbing a TV exec and slapping the shit out of them. Perhaps it will unclogged their constipated brainwaves long enough to have them revisit this wonderful series.
We can only hope!
SGG
Tawabawho?
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Originally posted by audelair:
Thanks for the responses.
I have heard mention of the comic books, but haven't checked them out yet. I'll have to look for them.
As for Battlestar Galactica, I still haven't seen that show, but have heard good things about it. I think I read Whedon say that it is his favorite show out there right now. Will have to check it out, thanks for the suggestion!
you really should see Done The Impossible, to see more of how not alone you are.
If you're not aware, the series has a 2 Volume Official Companion book set, and Serenity has it's Visual Companion book, very enjoyable.
And look out for the nearest Can't Stop The Serenity Day for you, check in Browncoat Events forum, a cinema near you could be playing Serenity and a pile of Browncoats show up to watch and mingle.
Also, wathc the actors in other shows. Summer is the Terminator Cameron in The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and was in other shows, Jewel is in Stargate Atlantis, Nathan and Alan and Adam are in lots of stuff, check them all out to savor the love.
Also, Soundtrack CDs are available for Firefly and also Serenity.
Welcome aboard. Start saying Shiny! and Cashy Money, it might help.
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Maybe try to infect your friends, neighbors, relatives? Like the Ponzi Scheme for Browncoats, except everybody wins. When you are surrounded by fellow browncoats of your own making, you'll feel much more cozy. heh.
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Audelair, welcome, welcome!!
I have to say that you’ve found one of the friendliest most family like forum sites on the web. Fireflyfan.net is a great place to be, and we really enjoy having new recruits like yourself join in. The enthusiasm of folk like yourself make me feel as if I only became hooked on the show a week or two ago. Every browncoat has had those feelings of “This can’t be all?” so you are totally understood here.
Doing what has been suggested by my fellow browncoats will certainly help with Firefly withdrawal. There is a disease that browncoats like to tease each other as having “ Fireflyitis” an affliction of being consumed with this show. The thing is everyone here has it so it’s seen as a good thing.
What I can tell you is, recruit, recruit, recruit…..Try to get everyone you know to watch the series. Also don’t let it get you down if some folk don’t get it. Firefly is only for “Special” people, that is to say that if someone currently resides on planet “Earth That Was” then they should enjoy FF. We welcome any and all newbies. We want the whole world to get FF.
Also I’m glad that you brought up the segment about “Objects in Space” were the simple answer about the truth of were River was hiding from Early was on his spacecraft. Over a year ago I got my sister to watch the series with me. It’s funny but when seeing someone else watch FF you notice their eyes never leave the screen. They are so in tuned to the story and what will happen next. Anyway I could see that sis was thinking that River melting and becoming the ship was a stretch, but when she learned that River wasn’t the ship, that she was really hiding on Early’s craft she laughed. I still remember that and knew that my sister enjoyed the show.
Anyway, glad to have you aboard.
Z
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See, that's the problem with FIREFLY... like Serenity Valley, once you've been there, you never really leave!
While there's no specific cure for no more Firefly, there are a few ways to dull the pain.
As has been pointed out, there are, of course, two different comic book miniseries (both collected into trade paperbacks) and The Big Damned Movie. Both Visual Companions are good, and the second one has a small article on some unused ideas, showing us some of what might have been.
Done the Impossible is a great documentary to see that, yes, there are others out there who feel EXACTLY like I do. LOTS of 'em, in fact. Doesn't do anything to give you new episodes, but, hey, misery loves company, and you're in pretty good company with Browncoats.
Everyone has their own TV cures, and not everything is going to work for everyone else. BUFFY and ANGEL are great TV, but if you watch them from the beginning, you can see how much Joss learned as he was going, and just how finely he'd honed his abilities by the time he started FIREFLY (in other words, if you've never watched them, don't expect them to be as good as FIREFLY from the get-go).
While a lot of people point to BSG, I never really got it as scratching the FF itch. In fact, I think of it as ANTI-Firefly: twice the grim, none of the humor, and very plot-driven, whereas Firefly is character-drive. Still, for that, I think it's a good show.
Shows that have, at least partially, helped me with my Firefly withdrawal include: Eureka, Chuck, Prison Break, Carnivale, Deadwood, The Shield, Hustle, Briscoe County, Cowboy Bebop, Torchwood, Veronica Mars, Rescue Me, and (oddly) The Office. Sure, a lot of them don't bring on the funny any more than BSG, but everyone's got their own personal poison.
Another thing that helped me was watching sci fi movies that Joss had a hand in scripting. They're none of them great, but you can see echoes of our crew in TITAN AE, ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE, and ALIEN 4: RESURRECTION. A4;R, in particular, features the prototype of the crew of Serenity. Mal, Jayne, Kaylee, Wash, Zoe, River, even arguably Book, they're all there, in a jumbled up way.
And, of course, there's fanfic, starting with the high-end stuff (the semi-official RPG material and Stephen Brust's unpublished novel) on down. I'm deeply gratified to see that a few folks have mentioned out little site over at www.stillflying.net, where, if you're so inclined, we've got 29 episodes waiting for you.
Good luck with your newfound Firefly addiction! Welcome to the ranks of the Browncoats!
www.stillflying.net: "Here's how it might have been..."
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my only regret in becoming a browncoat "now" is that i didn't become one "earlier"..i could have really been a part of the "verse" when it first was discovered back in 2002 !
as i browse through some of the posts dating back as far back as 2002 on this site i stand in awe of just how big our verse was and has become...
i'm very proud to be a browncoat and to have met you all...
i really enjoy the ferver i sense when i come here and read the posts and topics...
thankyou all for continuing this pursuit in bringing the verse to our world...
hopefully with all our help we can make it alot bigger...
THE FEW...THE PROUD...THE BROWNCOATS...BWAH !
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