noob: I can't believe I'm in love with a TV show.

POSTED BY: JCKnife
UPDATED: Thursday, July 1, 2004 21:03
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JCKNIFE

Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:37 AM

The last TV show I watched every week was ST:TNG. I've never seen Buffy or Angel. I didn't watch Seinfeld or Friends. I've never seen the Sopranos or Sex and the City. In short, I don't care for TV.

I do spend a lot of time on AR15.com, where we talk about how cool guns are and how stupid liberals are. Well, turns out Firefly has a huge following over there and they turned me on to the show. Based on their recommendation, I bought the DVD set. I can't freaking believe how good it is.

I could gush for hours but I'd be preaching to the choir here. Suffice to say I love it and I can't wait for the movie. I've just today finished watching the last episode, and I'm looking forward to watching again (and making my wife watch with me this time).

Anyway, glad and surprised to be here. Hope to share in the geekdom at least until next April. :)

RKLENSETH

Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:44 AM

Welcome fellow Browncoat to our ranks!

You better watch it though. There are quite a few liberal Browncoats around these parts that like to put up a fight. I'm not one of them but be forewarned.

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

CALIGARI

Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:47 AM

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Originally posted by JCKnife:
The last TV show I watched every week was ST:TNG. I've never seen Buffy or Angel. I didn't watch Seinfeld or Friends. I've never seen the Sopranos or Sex and the City. In short, I don't care for TV.

I do spend a lot of time on AR15.com, where we talk about how cool guns are and how stupid liberals are. Well, turns out Firefly has a huge following over there and they turned me on to the show. Based on their recommendation, I bought the DVD set. I can't freaking believe how good it is.

I could gush for hours but I'd be preaching to the choir here. Suffice to say I love it and I can't wait for the movie. I've just today finished watching the last episode, and I'm looking forward to watching again (and making my wife watch with me this time).

Anyway, glad and surprised to be here. Hope to share in the geekdom at least until next April. :)

I just took a peek at AR15.com, and it's pretty astonishing, not the sort of place one would think a Firefly fan base would dwell. So what all do they say over there? Anything good? It's all about Vera, huh? :) Myself, I wouldn't mind a working copy of Mal's sidearm....

No, wait, I wanna working copy of Zoe's Winchester-y firearm....

JCKNIFE

Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:59 AM

I'd say 99.9% of ARFCOMers relate with Jayne. But there are plenty of themes in Firefly that resonate with a pro-second-amendment crowd. Freedom. Self-reliance. Fighting the "big government" alliance. But mostly it's the guns.

Oh, I don't mean to oversimplify and portray them as a bunch of militia kooks. They like the same things about Firefly that everyone likes--the writing, the acting, the casting, the total package.

But mostly it's the guns :)

JCOBB

Thursday, June 24, 2004 4:02 AM

Might want to watch the liberal bashin, we got our fair share here it seems.

Anyways, glad to see another firearm enthusiast here.

I don't care, I'm still free.

CYBERSNARK

Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:55 PM

Also another kook here. Welcome, I'm sure you'll fit right in.

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CARDIE

Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:03 PM

It does go to show how wide Firefly's appeal is. My friends and I spend a lot of time talking about how dangerous guns are and how stupid conservatives are, but we love the BDH too.

Cardie

JCKNIFE

Thursday, June 24, 2004 5:27 PM

Good point, Cardie--at least we have that in common!

I didn't mean to come in here and pick a fight--I just wanted to point out how I came to learn about the show. And to some extent, if I can't be myself, ain't much point in bein' here.

But I'm not into petty bickering and name calling. Civil debate is fun. If we just stay on topic that's fine with me, too (but I already see other posts about Bush and Michael Moore and stuff it'll be hard to stay out of )

So--next dumb question--is everybody pretty much moving over to the "official" site or will this place survive?

MEDUSA

Thursday, June 24, 2004 5:54 PM

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Originally posted by JCKnife:I do spend a lot of time on AR15.com, where we talk about how cool guns are and how stupid liberals are.

I can't subscribe to that opinion. I don't think guns are cool. In my opionon they are dangerous. But this isn't the place to discuss such matters, is it.

The woods are the only place I can see a clear path.

JUSTASHEPHERD

Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:19 PM

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Originally posted by JCKnife:

So--next dumb question--is everybody pretty much moving over to the "official" site or will this place survive?

Well, I'm signed up on the new "official" site, but I won't stop coming here. Too much shiny stuff here.

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