Get to know each other...
POSTED BY: Reginleif
UPDATED: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:58
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This is my first post. I'm a little shy, but I'll try to be better.
Name: Leah
Alias: Mtngrl
Meaning of Alias: I live in the mountains of Idaho. Sun Valley area. I'm not a big fan of snow, but I live in a ski resort. Obviously I'm a little off.
Age: 35
How did I discover Firefly? One day I was channel surfing and came accross repeats on UPN (I think it was UPN). I was hooked immediately! I never got to see all of them. When the DVD set came out I was so excited. I bought it right away and watched all of the episodes in one day. I rewatch them about once a month now just to get my fix. Fan Fiction keeps me going as well.
Speaking of fan fiction. Great writers out there! Alot of talent!
Favorite Character: River--I can relate. Sometimes nobody gets what I'm saying.
Favorite Eps: Objects In Space and Jaynestown.
This is a great board! I look forward to visiting every day.
Mtngrl
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Alias: dystopia
Browncoat alias: nopowerintheverse
Meaning of the aliases: dystopia= My senior year in high school we read a book called "Brave New World" and in it the society is seemingly utopic... and the opposite of utopia (meaning paradise) is dystopia so hence the word. nopowerintheverse= from, of course, "Firefly", both River and Kaylee say "no power in the 'verse can stop me" and I just think that is great.
Gender: Female
Age: 18... 19 on November 19.
Where am I from: Tucson, Arizona... born and raised and haven't got out... as much as I love this city, it's so boring...
How did I get to know Firefly: I saw the original trailer for the series on FOX way back in 2002 and as soon as I saw it I was like "wow, this is pretty cool." Then it said from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon..." and that sealed the deal for me. I watched it right up until it was CANCELLED and then mourned it's demise... Later, when the DvD came out I made a complete geek outta myself (something I try to hide) by freaking out in the video store when I saw the set on sale. I bought it there and then and continue to worship it...
Other things I like: holing myself up in my room for endless hours to write, Reading, watching movies, hanging out with my 3 best friends, chattin' on the internet with fellow Firfly/BtVS/ANGEL fans, listening to music (I like everything except gangsta rap)... there's other stuff it's not important...
Secret Nerd: I've always been a little different than the circle of friends I had. I liked reading, and didn't really watch the latest "teen scene" movies, I did well in school (up to high school, hee), I didn't care about smokin' or partyin' or who was doing who. While they were all gossiping, or doing whatever they thought was cool, I held a deep dark secret... an obsession with BtVS, ANGEL, and later Firefly. They all either didn't watch the shows or had never heard of them. So I carried the burden by myself, until I found out that the internet was my salvation. I love that there are so many people just like me out there that share a mutual love and respect for all things Joss. (Note: the 3 best friends I have now aren't into the shows either, but they knew not to call me between the hours of 7 and 9 pm on Tuesday nights and don't chastise me for being obsessed...)
Makin' Movies: This is really a revelation for me. What I am going to do with my life... and that is, write/direct films. It's long, extremely difficult, but it's what I wanna do... It'd be such a high to write a movie that is good and actually got made...
My fav FF character: I pretty much love them all equally, but I like Wash and Zoe just a little bit more. They're such a contrast to each other, being funny together and separate.
"When you can't walk, you crawl and when you can't do that, you find someone to carry you."
--The Message
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Alias: PEARLat32
Meaning of the alias: I'm 33 now but I claimed pearldom at 32. Simply claiming what I am.
My signature: One of my favorite scenes of all FF is The Wobbly Headed Doll Caper. The words, the acting, the facial expressions, everything is perfect.
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Where am I from: Born and raised in Charlotte, NC and went to art school in Baltimore, MD and stayed
How did I get to know Firefly: A very wise friend graciously lent me her DVD set and the DVD’s have been in HEAVY rotation ever since (yes, gorramit, I have since bought my own).
Other things I like: Music, movies, humor, dance, arts & crafts
My fav FF character: They all make me smile, but I think I’ll have to go with Mal.
*takes cue from Mtngrl*
Favorite FF episode: Out of Gas
Favorite FF commentary: Nathan and Alan on War Stories
Favorite FF props: Inara’s hourglass, Serenity’s engine, Zoe’s vest, Kaylee’s umbrella, Mal’s coat (duh), the infamous Red Button, both Gina’s and Ron’s hair, and Adam’s eyes.
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They were little geisha dolls with big heads that WOBBLED!
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Name: Rob
Alias: Shiny (if I have to explain that...)
Gener: Male (if ya'll keep on with that "Shiny's a girl's name stuff, I'll show you good an' all I got man parts!" ;p)
Age: Just turned 31 on July 7th
Location: Near SF (San Mateo if you are familiar with the Bay Area)
Recruited:Before the show aired actually, I got interested after reading about the show on slashdot (I could relate to all the complaints about Enterprise and was interested to see what sounded like a refreshingly new take on sci-fi) I only knew of Joss by name before this and had only caught a few eps of Buffy/Angel on TV, not really a Whedon fan until Firefly.
Hobbies: Basketball, Lindy, card games (bridge), strategy games (civ series). Used to row in college; played water polo back in high school.
Favorite: Love 'em all, but if I had to choose I think I'd pick Mal, because he's a big tough veteran that yelps when Simon accidentally pokes him with the stiching needle, and if he's gonna die, he's "goin' down as a smartass". 
Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.
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Welcome, Mtngrl!
There are some great topics here. I suggest just scanning through the old threads until something catches your eye. Read it. Repeat.
The Real Me
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Such an old thread this, but I couldn't resist replying.
Alias: JenDandy
Meaning of the alias: Ever heard of the phrase "Jim Dandy"? My name is Jennifer, I joined a DANDY Warhols message board...you get the idea.
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Where am I from: Panama City, Florida but I live in Sydney, Australia
How did I get to know Firefly: I was already a fan of Buffy and Angel and out of curiousity looked up Firefly at amazon.com (well after it was cancelled obviously, they didn't show it in Aus anyway) and saw it got a 5/5 with over 1000 reviews. I was intrigued, Firefly on DVD came out in Australia, and here I am a month later, hardcore fan.
Other things I like: Buffy n Angel (the shows), reading, hanging out with my family (have a hubby and a daughter), spending too much time on forums and generally having no life
My fav FF character: Zoe...no River...no...Ziver!
-Sig Rebel-
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Alias: Mac
Meaning of the alias: Short for MacKenzie
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Where am I from: St. Louis, MO
How did I get to know Firefly: Some friends of mine designed and built the sets of the derelict ship, used in the episode "Bushwacked". They were built years ago for an unsold sci-fi pilot called "Star Runners" and have been stored in a warehouse for years and rented out for low budget movies. Firefly was the first BIG exposure for these great "Alien" style sets, and I wanted to see how they were used. I ended up watching all of the episodes, and became a die hard Browncoat. I've converted over a dozen friends since.
Other things I like: Filmmaking. I've just produced my first feature length movie with those same friends, and we are currently seeking distribution for it. It's a Sci-Fi/Horror genre' movie about a team of demon hunters, called "Guardian Of The Realm". ( www.guardianoftherealm.com)
My fav FF character: Mal
I'd given some thought to movin' off the edge -- not an ideal location -- thinkin' a place in the middle.
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Alias: Connorflynn
Meaning of the alias: My Scadian Name (actually its Conchobar..but shortened). Real name Jay, Wifes name Kate.
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Where am I from: New York
How did I get to know Firefly: I had watched an episode on Fox. My wife wanted the complete season for Christmas, since we hadn't seen them all (episodes). We made amrathon of it and have been hooked ever since. So far we only have 4 families that are converts, but we've only loaned the DVDs to 4 families hehe.
Other things I like: Golf, Medieval History, Drawing and Painting (have done a number of medievel manuscript replications as well as some fantasy stuff) see some sketches and what not here: http://www.angelfire.com/wizard/swansonstronghold/JayArt.html , Gaming (Halo addict and Evercrackhead), Movies of all genres (particularly Sci-Fi)
My wifes website: http://www.chaoticsprawl.net/ she's a Buffyholic and Witchblade fan among other things.
My fav FF character: Kaylee (how can you not like her)
"Paulie, get the ball cutters" - Tony Soprano
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Alias: kasuo
Meaning of the alias: it was a nickname my father had when he was in Japan during his toddler/early childhood. I think it's also a name used in Japan and some parts of South American a.f.a.i.k.
Gender: male
Age: 25
Where am I from: Los Angeles, CA
How did I get to know Firefly: a friend mentioned it on a message board and "Bushwhacked" was the first ep I saw.. consequently, I made an effort to catch every ep after that, although it was hard since it aired Friday nights.
Other things I like: movies - mostly independent (no pun intended), music (trance, old NES remixes, Russian surf/rockabilly {see: Red Elvises}, hardcore techno), Renaissance-era swordfighting (currently with rapier + main gauche, eventually longsword, also some exposure to quarterstaff), hole-in-the-wall dining
My fav FF character: Jayne, he's such a jerk.. he's great!
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Alias: Ebonezer (or Ebo)
Meaning of the alias: My horses name is Ebony, and a friend from the barn started calling him Ebonezer Scrooge (i think it was around christmas). So i borred the name
Gender: Sigh, lets not go through this again, ok?
Age: 15
Where am I from: So Cal
How did I get to know Firefly: Saw it on Fox. (die fox die!). Then forgot about it. Then my dad bought me the DVDs for christmas. It was a HUGE surprise because i didn't know that firefly even EXSISTED on DVD. It was great! I watched the entire series in like 3 days.
Other things I like: My pony, my cd player, indiana jones,
My fav FF character: WASH! He's just so damn funny! I think I even knew he would be good from the promo. The voiceover said "The pilot." Then it cut to Wash yelling, "Oh my god! Who's flying this thing?! Oh right. That would be me." I get such a kick outa that.
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Four out of five dentists reccomend calling Ebo a girl.
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