Searching for Australian Browncoats
POSTED BY: YoungSpirit
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 02:30
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Quick message for Outlander and anyone else who might care:
Tru Calling is back on TV this Tuesday at 10:30pm.
Also for anyone with Foxtel, David Boreanaz will be on The Sharon Osbourne Show at 3:30pm Tue, repeated 5am Wed.
I do like seeing our people out in other places. Just hoping ch 7 will put Miss Match back on so we can see Nathan on the show.
Ciao all :)
Can we start getting sexed already?
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Here, here! When I found out Our Captain, of all people, was on Miss Match (episodes 11, 12, 13, 14 & 16 according to the IMDb), I was so annoyed that they'd taken both it and Tru Calling off. And after all their "Girl Power Friday" promotions... ;)
I think marketing wise, Channel Seven would be keener to wait until the BDM comes out, see how it goes, and see if it's worth putting on the series. This is obviously the wrong way around: we want to spread the word (to thems that need it told, no less!) before the BDM comes out, and the best way to do so is through the series that made us all fall in love with all 10 main characters in the first place!
I'll contact Channel Seven again soon, hopefully I'll have a name, number, fax number, or email address for us to campaign to soon. :D
'Yes... this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... "this land".' 'I think we should call it your grave.' 'Ah! Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!'
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Well now, I had absolutely no idea so many were already into this fantastic show from the land down under, much less from Sunny (for the moment) New Melbourne (try to ignore all the fish). I have been attempting to download all the episodes that aired but only managed to get Ariel, so when I stumbled upon the box set at JB, I thought I'd died and gone to Joss Whedon heaven. Have been spreading the good word to potential browncoats, mostly fans of Joss' other masterpieces, but yet to lend the box set out. The more we can convert and convince to buy the box set here, the more likely the film will actually be released.
First got into Joss when I saw the Buffy movie and loved it (although I was fairly young then), and pretty much forgot about it until the show aired. Ever since then Channel 7 have treated Joss' shows with total disrespect, much like they treat every decent show they get the rights of (Anyone else a Stargate Fan too?). Buffy and Angel were pretty much the only shows I watched until recently when they both finished and now I never watch Channel 7. To be honest I seriously doubt Channel 7 to make any good decision, they'll always screw up.
Getting a bit long, so yeah, just wanted to ask how old most other Aussie fans were, and if at uni which ones, cos I just graduated from Melbourne on the weekend. Bye for now!
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Haha I am from a little further south
But from down under none the less
Any other Kiwi browncoats?
Cheers,
Boyd
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Congrats on your graduation! I have a friend who also just graduated. I don't know about everyone else here, but I'm 20, and I'm half-way through uni at the moment.
So... yeah. :D I have to say, I really like your username: the first time I heard that phrase in the series I went bakc and played it again, just to be sure. Hee. It was so cool... but then I was wondering why they chose "Melbourne"... and where did the "fish thing" come from? =D
Boyd: Helia (who posted above in this thread) in in Christchurch.. . and I'm sure there are a few more around who haven't found their way here yet...
Keep spreading the word!
'Yes... this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... "this land".' 'I think we should call it your grave.' 'Ah! Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!'
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Something that I found a little odd was why didn't the SciFi network over there in North America not appproach Joss for the show. It seems like the perfect place for it? I mean Stargate has just gone into its Eighth season over there, not to mention the new spin-off Atlantis (which we will never see here in Melbourne thank you Channel 7). I'm not really sure how the whole Cable network thing goes though so, anyway.
Yeah I freaken when I heard the word Melbourne come out of Mals mouth (they say it so funny don't they). I don't quite get the water/fish thing thing either, but I guess they have to call the planets something. I could be wrong but there didn't seem to be many other planets named after actual present day cities, so maybe Joss has some affection for the greatest city in the world and the location of the Commonwealth Games in 2 years. Hooray for the mens hockey team in Athens, yaaaaaaayyy!!!!!. Oh.... ok bye.
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Originally posted by NEWMelbourneFan:
Something that I found a little odd was why didn't the SciFi network over there in North America not appproach Joss for the show. It seems like the perfect place for it?
You won't believe this, but I heard someone say that the head of SCI-FI network doesn't like science fiction. Somebody give me a break! Why on earth would you take a job - the top jopb, no less - at a network whose name alone indicates its intent to screen (hopefully, high-quality) science fiction shows.
I've always maintained that there aren't enough television fans amongst network executives, but that really takes the cake...!!!
And I have to agree, the Olympic teams have done very well this year. I didn't have the chance to see much, but what I did see was always amazing.
'Yes... this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... "this land".' 'I think we should call it your grave.' 'Ah! Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!'
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Thanks for the heads up VERACOBB, though I've already watched all of Tru Calling season 1. A friend of mine downloaded them all. Tru Calling is definitely no substitute for Buffy and Angel. It's a pity Eliza did Tru instead of Faith.
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Hi Guys,
Still working on contact details for Channel 7. If anyone wants to help, here are the phone numbers for the Channel 7 switchboard (I presume) in each Capital City:
Melbourne: (03) 9697 7777
Sydney: (02) 8777 7777
Canberra: (02) 6242 3700 ("Prime")
Adelaide: (08) 8342 7777
Perth: (08) 9344 0777
Darwin: (08) 8941 5777
Brisbane: (07) 3369 7777
Hobart: no number listed
Anyone else sensing a trend here? 
A repeat question for all Melbournians: Is anyone interested in meeting sometime the weekend of Saturday 18th? I figured perhaps we could meet at some sort of central Cafe or Restaurant for an hour or so, talk a bit, get to know some fellow Browncoats in the area. If any one is interested, please post a reply or email me: young__spirit (at) hotmail (dot) com . I'd really like to get to know some fellow Browncoats in Melbourne.
'Yes... this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... "this land".' 'I think we should call it your grave.' 'Ah! Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!'
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I'm a new Kiwi Browncoat. I only know of Helia and possibly Boyd... and that was from the posts above .
I'm not sure if we'll see Firefly in New Zealand. I know for a fact that Sky TV aren't interested in getting it. That just leaves the Networks and Prime.
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