How many have YOU converted?

POSTED BY: Jmuduke
UPDATED: Friday, July 9, 2004 05:08
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STANDING8

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 1:58 AM

actually two cause i converted my buddy and that in turn converted his wife. so two really, or just one and a assist.

-Soul Rebel-

PROFESSOR

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 2:16 AM

Two weekends ago was my birthday in which I invited people over for a firefly marathon. That day I was able to successfully convert both my brother and sister, one of my cousins (maybe two), and at least three friends, many of the guests had already seen most of the series. I've talked it up to everyone I've seen, my next targets are co-workers and parents.

Oh and I went to a sci fi con last weekend (in Bloomington, MN) where a panel was talking about the works of Joss, and was able to plug the release date of Serenity, which got an entire room full of people excited.

Just trying to help the cause.

-Professor's fiance

BENDIS

Thursday, July 8, 2004 7:26 AM

My friend who borrowed my first set finally watched them and loved them (after three more weeks) and let his roomate watch them who also loved them. I then took my returned copy over to another friends place and we watched most of them together and he watched the last five episodes on his own. At the beginning he was all like, "Oh this sucks, it's so slow." "Why are they using western guns." "What's with the chinese, it sucks." Then he called me up after he watched the last eps on his own and was like, "I hate you. What am I supposed to do now? You got me to like a show that isn't even on the air no more so I can't watch anymore episodes and I want to!" So suffice it to say he is hooked to. So that makes 2 brothers, and three friends.

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IRISANNE

Thursday, July 8, 2004 12:05 PM

I've converted at least NINE--three couples and three colleagues--and it was so EASY. I just gave them the DVDs and got out of the way. Heh-heh.

Next thing I knew, my dad was lending his DVD set to his buddy, my office-mate had Firefly wallpaper on her computer, and another friend and I were making plans to travel to the BDM. These people aren't like, "Yah, that's a good show." They're HOOKED. It never fails.

Tell a lie. It failed just once. I lent the first DVD to a guy at work who just Didn't Get It. (Maybe he worked for Fox in another lifetime.) He said he found it derivative (Me: What?) and too geared toward women (Me: WHAT?! Are you out of your MIND? GIVE ME BACK MY DVD!) Yeesh.

But everyone else has been captivated. If I play my cards right, I can see the BDM six times--once with each of them. I can hardly wait!

POPEBOB

Thursday, July 8, 2004 4:18 PM

Well lemme tell ya. I live in a smallish town. It's made a might smaller because of the people runnin' it. So people that would watch Firefly, or ANY Joss Whedon show are slim pickin's. When Firefly aired we had Four people watching it. Once the DVD came out I managed to recruit four more Browncoats. I'll be lending it to someone else at work. He caught a couple episodes but missed a lot in between them and then it was gone. So heres his second chance

im just doin' my part. Trying to get everyone geared up for the Big Damn Movie.

Ahhhh.. Curse you sudden but inevitable betrayal!!

KASUO

Thursday, July 8, 2004 5:49 PM

1. girl friend, watches very little TV or movies but is very into multiculturism

2. friend, he's very into independent films and crime drama, some sci-fi but not TV sci-fi

3. friend, he watches mostly popular TV shows but is also a fan of westerns

4. friend, she watches mostly quirky animated shows (i.e. Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, basically stuff on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim lineup) and Japanese cartoons; she is not really much of a convert but she has only seen the first DVD so I still have to get her to watch the rest

5. friend, big Star Wars fan. Before he started watching Firefly, he was somewhat reluctant. Now, he can't wait to finish the DVD set after having watched the first 2 DVDs

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KIQUOA

Thursday, July 8, 2004 8:41 PM

I'm in competition with the guy who converted me. I've got a cool half dozen converted and working on another ten or so.

I am so excited by the series I've been showing it to potential converts in my free time, yet haven't had time to watch the last two episodes!

I don't see any others from Denver on the board, but soon we will be many.

"Haven't you killed me enough today?!"

JIMGOINGS

Friday, July 9, 2004 4:40 AM

I have converted 3 of my friends. It was fairly easy as we're all into geeky things so they were very receptive to watching the DVDs with me.

I have yet to meet anyone who doesn't like Firefly. I'm sure they're out there, but I haven't run into them.

Jim
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LIBRARY977

Friday, July 9, 2004 5:08 AM

I'm up to about 12. I've got 5 more probable and 2 maybe converts lined up. I may see my DVDs again someday....

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