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Preview: Adam takes one of our own on tour of set

POSTED BY: makerofpaths
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 23:08
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Monday, June 14, 2004 2:37 PM

Aw, I can't see the story or the pictures.

Well, now, that's not shiny in the slightest.

JK

BROWNCOAT1

Monday, June 14, 2004 2:41 PM

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Originally posted by JK:
Aw, I can't see the story or the pictures.

Well, now, that's not shiny in the slightest.

JK

Here is the story for those that can not see if for whatever reasons:

Duke wrote:

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Ok I convinced my wife that she and the kids can go to dinner without me tonight. I want to start off by stating two things. First, I understand if you dont believe what im about to share with you. Secondly, Adam I really appreciate how you went out of your way to make this an experience I will never forget. That was cool dude. I have pictures I need someone to help me with. They are .JPG and I'm not sure how i can get them to you guys. OK, on with the experience.
I left my house around noon on friday the 11th (picture #1), It was just down the street from my house, and didnt take long to get there. When I turned up the dirt road to arrive on the set, the most unbelievable sight came around the corner...THE SET!!! Picture #2 (I have a long distance shot of this and dont think it is spoilerish, dont think I should post..suggestions???) When i arrived a security guard asked me my business and i mentioned im in the BDM and my call time is 1:30pm. He said well it is only 12:15pm your a little early and if I wanted I could just go on in and just wait?....heheheh. So I parked and walked up to the set. (picture #3) (the white tent is where the banner was on the other location) At this point I didnt know what to do, so i drifted towards the white tent. There was a big bucket of ice cold water so I grabbed one and tried to look like i belonged. As it turns out, lunch was being served and all these guys with earpiece walkie-talkie things were going in for lunch. So what was I supposed to do? thats right i had lunch!!!...LOL. That was cool. I had a great salad and took a seat at a far table by myself and looked at everybody (without looking like I was looking)

I didnt recognise anybody for about 20 minutes. ( about 50 ppl in there) and then it happened!!! My fears of not seeing anybody were happily stripped away....River walked in!!! right there not 20 feet away!! in line to have salad!!! right there... So I stared at here outright as she got her salad and went and sat by herself. I couldnt stand for this injustice!!! Now remember i have been a salesman for 15 years and i am quite comfortable approaching people. So I grabbed my salad and walked right over to her table. As she looked up i asked her if I could join her for lunch....and she said yes!!! Now this was wierd...her i am sitting 3 feet from Summer as she is eating her salad!!! We talked for about 15 minutes about the show, her dance lessons, how cool Joss is, and how pumped she is to be working on this show again. Towards the end of lunch i told her I have a picture that was drawn by an artist for the LA Comic-Con that she couldnt attend, and if time permited if she could sign it. She said SURE and were was it. I had it in the car with my disposible camera. She said well my trailer is right over there why dont you go get it and I can sign it for you!!! (I ran my happy rear to the car so quickly!!!) I approached her trailer and knocked, and she let me in and she went and washed her hands from lunch. I showed her the picture and she just loved it. There is a little desk in these trailers and as she was signing it I noticed her pillow on the couch that says "Summer" she noticed me and said she never goes anywhere without it..(Women...why do they do that?) anyway, after she signs it she notices that Nathan hasnt signed it and said she was positive he would. So she says that he is watching dailys and we can go over there and meet him!!! I know...i still cant beleive it either.

I follow her over to this huge trailer (purple one in the picture with white tents) and she dissapears inside to get the Captain. I cant beleive this is happening...Two minutes later River and Captain Malcom Reynolds come outside and approach me!!! He shakes my hand and i mumble something about how I was from the OB and how I contacted Backgroun

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PALADIN

Monday, June 14, 2004 2:53 PM

a-maze-ing. (speechless pause)simply incredible.

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"If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of Hell, a level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater." -Book

RUTHIE

Monday, June 14, 2004 3:12 PM

You know, I think these people realise SO much more than most just what a thin line divides them, as producers of a product, from us, as consumers of that product.

How many people here want to write, or film, or act?

If Joss, or Adam, or any of our BDH hadn't made it as heros, wouldn't they be hanging around internet boards wanting to be a part of whoever had made it?

Duke/Bob has made it over a fine line that divides us and them. Which just shown there IS no us and them, just WE.

And all the people he met have gone out of their way to step over the line in the other direction.

Can you imagine ANY better publicity for the film than this?

Joss, Adam, Chris B. and the whole team may think they are creators of fiction - but they also have good buisness sense. I do NOT mean this in any sort of negative way - we WANT to love them, they make themselves lovable - what's not to like?

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Ruthie
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By the data to date, there is only one animal in the Galaxy dangerous to man - man himself. So he must supply his own indispensable competition. He has no enemy to help him. (R.A.Heinlein)

HOAGIE

Monday, June 14, 2004 4:10 PM

what's not to like? um... OH! i got one. they make such a wonderful product (or in this case group of products) that are so amazing and so unlike anything else on TV and Cinema that we get spoiled and feel cheated and ripped off every time we catch a glimpse of "reality TV" and "Summer Blockbuster" pictures. they have spoiled us to the point where nothing is good enough anymore, and yet to bring us these scraps of shiny they have to align themselves with the evil empire that is bound and determined to take away all that is creative and new in this world.

THEDUKE333

Monday, June 14, 2004 5:24 PM

Hello my fellow Browncoats,
I have the pictures on a CD on my desk now, and i am going to figure out how to put them up for you guys. I have a few that are kinda spoiloerish that i shoulod hold onto. Should i share a picture in my costume? I have one of me in my costume in front of the set Adam took with me. I just dont want to ruin anything for anybody. but rest assured getting these pictures up taody is the only thing on my to-do list...:)

TheDuke333

TRS80

Monday, June 14, 2004 5:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheDuke333:
Hello my fellow Browncoats,
I have the pictures on a CD on my desk now, and i am going to figure out how to put them up for you guys. I have a few that are kinda spoiloerish that i shoulod hold onto. Should i share a picture in my costume? I have one of me in my costume in front of the set Adam took with me. I just dont want to ruin anything for anybody. but rest assured getting these pictures up taody is the only thing on my to-do list...:)

TheDuke333

Hey Duke,

Let me know if you need somewhere to put the pics. I have a server with plenty of space and bandwidth. I've sent you a PM. If you didn't get it and are interested post here.

-trs

ORANGERFUL

Monday, June 14, 2004 5:57 PM

ooh yay, thanks for sharing your amazing story! If you post spoiler-ish pictures, please keep them seperate from non-spoilerish ones. Maybe you can make two seperate albums for the people who want to see the spoilers.

Personally, I like to stay spoiler-free but I know there are many people who don't mind so much. :)

Again, thank you thank you for sharing! What an adventure!

ECGORDON

Monday, June 14, 2004 6:00 PM

Hey, Duke, you lucky devil.

Haken has a great system in place for sharing your pics. It's called the Blue Sun Room. If you go back to the mainpage, just click on that menu item across the top just under the banner image and quote. Once there, look on the left side of your monitor underneath the screen-cap image. Select "Add Image."

There is a browse button there for you to select which image from your computer you want to upload. Please only include pics that your are comfortable sharing, us browncoats understand the non-spoilerish wish of most fans. When you've found the pic you want click the upload button, and if you see a thumbnail of the image on the next screen, just click "Save."

I've just uploaded some images myself of Jewel at Dreamcon this past weekend. Wasn't lucky enough to have been there myself, but a friend was.

BTW, are you through with your scenes in the BDM, or will you be going back for more Serenity goodness?

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

CLEANER

Monday, June 14, 2004 6:03 PM

How many pictures and what size?

You could ask Haken and possibly email them to haken@fireflyfans.net a few at a time.

Depends whether you ISP has a limit on email sizes. Most ISPs limit email attachments to 2mb.