DragonCon Report w/Photos!
POSTED BY: FireflyJunkie
UPDATED: Monday, September 13, 2004 12:33
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I also want to thank you guys for posting info and pics. It means a lot...especially since I didn't get to go to DragonCon this year *pouts* *crosses arms over chest*
BTW, I'm converting (along with everyone I come in contact with, of course) people in my English class. We had to give a speech about ourselves and I pretty much just ended up talking about Firefly, the movie, and so on. Some were openly interested and full of questions--including my teacher.
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Originally posted by Jadehand:
Hey BC1 and FFG, it's good to see you made it away from the con in one piece. I'm sorry I'm just getting to the boards again but It took me a day or two to recover. Had a Blast and am looking forward to next year. And put me down for around 10 tickets opening weekend. I'll be posting some info soon. I'm heading out of work but I'll post when I get home. See you all soon.
Hey Jadehand! Glad to see you back on the board.
Yeah, the wife & I made it home okay. Frances chased us all the way home. We hit heavy rain, high winds, and poor visibility from Columbia, SC all the way to the Virginia border. It caused some major delays, but no serious problems.
"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."
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Hey BC1,
Glad you guys got home ok, we hit the same yuck heading south. One of the guys in our group is a professional truck driver so he got us through no sweat. See you guys in 360 days or so 
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Originally posted by fireflygal:
Hey BC1,
Glad you guys got home ok, we hit the same yuck heading south. One of the guys in our group is a professional truck driver so he got us through no sweat. See you guys in 360 days or so
Yeah we made it home okay FFG. My wife does not care for wet weather driving, so she was on edge most of the way home, but other than that we did alright.
How about you? ShinyHappy said they were without power until yesterday. Do you have power? Any damage from Frances in your area?
360 days and counting.
"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."
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Power came back on the next morning, the most it was out was for 24 hours (luckily). Now here comes Ivan the Terrible.
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Quote:So did anyone out there who was turned away go into Centennial 2/3 and try to listen through the wall?
Originally posted by arkhamrefugee:
...the Friday Firefly panel was put into the Centennial 1 Ballroom. ... They filled the room, put people standing against the wall and STILL had to close the doors and not let another seventy-five to a hundred people in.
That was the Opening Ceremonies and Friday ARTC show.
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Well... that was a fantastic first post, can't wait to see what you're going to come up with next. :)
Is it just me or has someone been messing with Nathan's hair color? (possibly nathan, possibly the hair department for the movie)I'd really like to know. Like the scruffy look on him. :)
Robyn.
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I'd post my pictures, but I don't know how to post them here.
*Went down to the Walk of Fame early Friday and Nathan and Adam were there by themselves with no one around. I paid for two pictures and talked to Nathan. The BrownCoat table had given me a Firefly poster which I showed him and told him I was putting up in the lobby of my theater on Thursday and that I would do all I could to get butts in the seats at least at my theater. I thanked him for coming and told him how much I appreciated him posting on the internet. He was really pleased I enjoyed what he posted. I just remember intense eye contact and the fact that the is really "pretty" (and he would agree with me in a fun way). He is also very slender and I think I was expecting more beefed up. I thanked him for his time and asked him for his picture and he said sure go for it.
*Moved over to talk to Adam. Told him I really enjoyed Jayne but that I also got a big kick out of his appearance on SG-1. He was really delighted I had noticed that role and said he had a great time on that gig. Took his picture after I asked and thanked him.
I was about to leave when I realized I totally forgot to ask White Tiger's question. That is when I apologized to Nathan for taking his time (but no one was in line). But I asked, got the response, thanked them again (yes I was into babbling at this stage) and ran away.
*Fan Tables -- The 501st StormTroopers had a game going all weekend that will play into later with Nathan. You got handed a Droid Badge that you had to wear (not hide) and if a Stormtrooper in full uniform with helmet came up and asked you how long you had those droids, you had to answer and hand over the badge. They had a game going. I managed to keep mine all of 2 hours before I got nabbed (sneaky stormtroopers).
The Browncoat table was pretty cool. They had lots of flyers and a great postcard for Kaylee made up. The SouthPark picture above was from a guy who used to do the Firefly Southpark takes who very sadly passed away. Adam stopped by the table and signed it. It was really cool.
*Panels: Firefly Panels were the best hands down I think I have ever been to. It started out Friday night and I got there very early which I'm glad I did. I remember sitting there and the event coordinator saying she didn't think they would fill the room for Nicole or Firefly afterward. This is the second or third biggest room in the place. Well did they get surprised. Much to their credit they put them in the biggest rooms afterwards and both times the place was to capacity. Impressions from the Firefly panels and of the single panel Nathan did on Buffy:
-Adam singing Jaynestown.
-Nathan saying his Caleb accent came from his friend he knew from his soap opera days who talked like that when he got drunk.
-Nathan's list of things the wanted to do: shoot a gun, get shot, ride a horse, shoot a horse and the fact he did it all in the pilot of Firefly. Now he just wants to have a horse shoot him and he will be all set.
-A girl getting nervous at the microphone and saying it was because he was so pretty.. the laughter... and then him turning around and saying it was true to much laughter.
-Jewel being a girly girl and Morena being the tomboy.
-Jewel would come as Jessica Rabbit if she could dress up at a con.
-Adam having to leave to go to South America for a job I think.
-Nathan's hair being done up so pretty for his stint on Firefly which had just wrapped the week before. Joss is taking some down time with his family and then is going to start cutting the movie together.
-The same guys who did the FX on the show are doing the movie.
-The music will not be the same but will be the same flavor.
-Being asked to sing the theme song and Nathan saying on no we couldn't possibly and oh 1-2-3 and they all burst into song.
-The observation that Nathan seems to have become the leader off set as well as on. Jewel said Alan, she and I think Morena were sitting around and Nathan comes by and says Craft Services has sandwiches let's go and they all get up and g
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Man I'm rambling on more than I thought.
*The guy sitting up the flipping of the bird of Nathan. He said he and Jewel had the contest and Nathan had gotten her last on the gag reel. So when he got asked a question, he would stand up on his chair, and say: "On behalf of Jewel" (then everyone would get to their feet), "we at Dragon*Con salute you" and everyone would flip Nathan the bird. He happened better than anyone could have possibly planned. Nathan turned red, his jaw hit the table, he couldn't think of what to say. Jewel just shrugged her shoulders and looked adorable. Adam was laughing so hard he was red in the face and flipping off Nathan. Nathan finally figured what to say: "that's f**ked up". Funniest thing I think has ever happened there. First question asked. It was stunningly great.
*Nathan talking about the 501st storm troopers and how when cornered for his badge he said "hey look jawas" and when they turned to look he ran. Of course he ran right into another group of stormtroopers who got his badge. He also went about 10 minutes over schedule and they came and dragged him off stage with his hands up. He made Jewel take a picture of him.
NOTE Possible small spoilers:
*We will get to know more about Book and River in the movie. The movie starts about 8 months after the show ends.
*There is something animated going to be released before the movie that fills in about the missing 8 months.
END SMALL SPOILERS
*Jewel's scene she is most proud of was the one in the Engine Room with Early. It was the most difficult but she was very proud of it.
*Nathan liked the scene where he sees Serenity for the first time as the moment when he knew the character and the love for the series he would have.
*It's always Summer's fault even if she isn't there. That is an inside joke they always use. If they flub a line they yell "Summer!".
*Jewel kept her hammock, one of the comms, some alliance money and the sign from her quarters door that says Kaylee's Room. Adam kept his knife and all the t-shirts. Nathan kept some money, his fake gun and holster and the part from Out of Gas. Alan T kept the red button and gave it to Joss and told him if they ever need them to press it and they will all come running.
*There will be no return to the series even if the movies do well. Fox has it in the contracts with Universal that they can't do that. However, if the movie opens well (APRIL 22nd!!!!), then they (Universal) will greenlight two more movies. This movie has got to open to about $20-25M for it to be considered a greenlight for more movies. Get everyone you know to the theater opening weekend. Go more than once!
*Joss wrote the movie as a standalone so anyone off the street can understand it, but Firefly fans won't be disappointed. He more or less worked backstory in that will be new to fans, and will help the newbies so we both should be satisfied.
*Nathan plans to take time off and sit on his butt. It's also his favorite passtime when not working.
*Somebody asked their Porn Names? I can remember Jewel's starts off with Rainbow but can't remember the last part. I certainly remember Nathan's: Chip 75.
*I talked to Jewel very quickly as word had gotten around they were there and I didn't want to seem too big a stalker. She is even more freaking pretty in person.
*I was at the Browncoat table after the Friday night panel and somebody says "excuse me" and I turned around to get out of the way and it was Nathan Fillion! I was oh my god! But just said sure and scooted out of the way. Jewel was right behind and Adam was there too. Adam is very tall. Jewel is really slender but in a healthy way and did I mention even prettier in person and Nathan is slighter than I imagined stil taller but not as tall as Adam. I understand Adam showed the gag reel and some other highlight tape somewhere to the browncoats but I never did see it.
*Jewel was really glad to get the job with Firefly especially when they told her to add weight. She had lost weight by the time the movie came around and
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Wow Movieimp, thanks for the extended ramblings and musings - I'll haven't even finished them yet. What I've read really refreshes my memory.
Here's even more panel photos, and most of the ones I took at the Friday and Saturday panels:
http://www.animateanimal.com/dragoncon/2004/Firefly%20Serenity%20here/
and don't forget FireflyJunky's pics:
http://www.animateanimal.com/dragoncon/2004/mikefirefly%5b1%5d.htm
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