Conversion - ain't happening here
POSTED BY: JenDandy
UPDATED: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 16:08
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I hear ya. More to do with the type of people I hang out with (did that just sounds horribly elitist?), but whenever I talk about the show, they just sort of go, "Huh" (as opposed to "Huh?") and then move on to the next topic.
I finally got a friend to watch the show (I basically forced the DVD on him) - he watched "Serenity" and said it was okay (he liked the actors), but didn't feel compelled to watch any of the other episodes.
What to do? I don't know. I've made a list of the episodes that I consider must-see ("Serenity", "Bushwhacked", "Our Mrs. Reynolds", "Out of Gas", "Ariel", "War Stories", "Objects in Space", possibly "The Message"), but if I can't even get anyone to get past "Serenity"... What then?
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Originally posted by kingpause:
if I can't even get anyone to get past "Serenity"... What then?
Well, don't start with 'Serenity.'
Now, I didn't see the show until long after it came out on DVD (read: about a month ago. And yes, I've already started working my butt off to convert people, or "indoctrinate" them as I like to say), so I decided to watch it properly, in sequential order. This is because I was expecting to like it, so I accepted that 'Serenity' starts off a little slow; that's the case with most pilots, anyway. Exposition always bogs down the plot a bit. But when you're converting skeptics, you don't want to risk them losing interest.
So, I've started everyone off with either 'Out of Gas,' 'Ariel,' or 'Objects in Space,' because those are my three personal favorites and I think they all really stand out. The result? The person's attention is caught and, even if they're a little iffy on what they've just seen, they've got some questions about the backgrounds of the characters that they'd like to be cleared up. That's when you show them 'Serenity,' and then bang -- they're hooked.
You start 'em off in medias res, with a good solid episode, so they're not only thinking, "well, that was kinda good," but they're also thinking, "it would be really nice to get some background on this." Example: I started one of my friends off with 'Objects in Space' and she just had to see earlier episodes because she wanted to know what was up with River. It works, man. It works.
The tough part is getting people to sit down and watch. The best way to do this, I think, is to not talk about it too much with them (although, well...might be a little too late for that now...). Instead, you mention it once or twice and then one day, when you happen to be together with little to do, suggest watching an episode of it. Then, they don't think of it as "that stupid show my friend/son/daughter/husband/wife won't shut up about;" it's just something new.
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JenDandy:
How to convert your man:
1. Wait until the game is over. Do not exhale petulantly, saying "This football is bore-ring! A bunch of grown men getting paid a king's ransom to chase around after a ball. How about some Firefly?"
2. Once the game is over, you might get him to watch the right episode, until SportsCenter comes on. Figure on a single, one-hour ep. Important: If his team lost, wait until next week; he will be unreceptive to art for at least two days after a loss. For those who live in Arizona, San Diego or the Windy City, forget converting your menfolk until at least February... (No, seriously)
3. And 'the right episode' is: "Our Mrs. Reynolds". Others have likewise nominated OMR, but for all the wrong reasons. If your man is worth his salt, he will immediately tune in to the fact that Christina Hendricks is, ummm, how to put this delicately? Blessed with an abundance of physical talent... Er, she has lots of what the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders made famous... I'm saying she's stacked. Likewise, a true man's keen eyesight will detect that her blouse is translucent, and that a pair of prominent details can be detected beneath the fabric, thanks in large part to JW's cinematic genius, framing and skillful backlighting. To top it off, JW gets her quite effectively nekkid and talkin' about gettin' plowed ("Again... And again"), the Earth puffing up and blowing, and getting taught about pleasure by another woman, all in the same episode. And she cooks fresh bau and milks a mean apple, to boot! (NB: Seriously, YoSafBridge should have her own series.)
Now that you properly have your man's attention -- "Hmmm, maybe there is something to this Firefly... Show me more! (and bring me some cider)" -- you can show him the pilot "Serenity" to properly introduce him to the main characters (and Inara's bathing scene).
If this doesn't work, divorce your husband and marry a man who likes girls...
Hetroseckshully,
zoid
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"Burn that crazy land... Boil that swingin' sea! You can't take that big, beautiful sky from me!" The Ballad of Serenity, as performed by Frank Sinatra (deceased)
Only 219 days, 20 hours, 50 minutes, and 37 seconds left until The BDM!
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My dad likes sci-fi, but he isn't a huge fan, I was able to convert him easily, which was a real coup. My roomie refuses to watch it.
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I've had most success converting Joss Whedon fans mostly because it has a similar style and feel to it, and it has Caleb, Jasmine, Marcus Hamilton and the Prima Ballerina in it.
"Call him sir, he likes it when you do that"
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Originally posted by zoid:
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"Burn that crazy land... Boil that swingin' sea! You can't take that big, beautiful sky from me!" The Ballad of Serenity, as performed by Frank Sinatra (deceased)
Zoid.....you just ain't right......I about choked on my breakfast reading this!
You ever hear the Muzak version of "Allentown"? It's in the same family of bad....kinda depressing song performed very upkey and like ol' Blue Eyes was gonna sing along with it.....
Thanks for the laugh!
"We gotta go to that crappy town where I'M a hero..."
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Hey JenDandy,
I have a hard time converting. I've got a few friends who are sci-fi fans and I've tried to get them to watch, they keep puttin' it off. One finally borrowed my disc one for a week. When he returned it he said and I quote "What kind of powers does the Firefly have?" You gave people a chance to watch but if don't want to, and don't watch it they usally end up wacthing it later and wishing they listened.
Just because you're shy doesn't mean you can't have lots of friends. You just need to find people you want to be friends with.
With Hope because love is nothing without hope.
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K'plaa, shinyhappyklin! (I know I didn't spell it right)
zoid bows deeply... and experiences breathtakingly sharp pain in sacral vertebra, and can't rise...
Ummm, some help here?
v/r,
zed
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Originally posted by shinyhappyklin:Quote:
What kind of Sci-Fi show teaches you how to call your boss/teacher/guy who just cut you off in traffic a ‘Stupid son of a drooling whore and a monkey’ or ‘Filthy fornicators of livestock!’ or other fun phrases?
And those phrases would be what in Chinese? Inquiring minds want to know (and use...)
Check out this site for a complete listng by phrase or by episode of chinese used in the show. Wacky Fun...
http://fireflychinese.home.att.net/
He1 chu4sheng1[5] (?) za2jiao1 de5 zang1huo4!
Huh choo-shung huh tza-jiao duh tzang-huo! [Book sounds like Huh choo-sang (?) zah-jah dah tahng-hwa]
"Filthy fornicators of livestock!"
“War Stories”: Book, referring to Niska & henchmen, on seeing Mal's ear
Liu2 kou3shui3 de5 biao3zi5 he2 hou2zi5 de5 ben4 er2zi5.
Liou koe-shway duh biao-tze huh hoe-tze duh bun ur-tze.
Stupid son of a drooling whore and a monkey.
”Safe”: River, ranted at Mal
I'll be in my bunk...
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Originally posted by zoid:
K'plaa, shinyhappyklin! (I know I didn't spell it right)
zoid bows deeply... and experiences breathtakingly sharp pain in sacral vertebra, and can't rise...
Ummm, some help here?
v/r,
zed
it's qapla', just for future reference...Hey! Someone wanna call a medic for Zoid, here?...here, grab hold of my bat'leth while I pull....oops....
"We gotta go to that crappy town where I'M a hero..."
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