Nathan is mad... ( very old thread )

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CTPARKER333

Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:14 AM

This post from Nathan Fillion was just posted over at the Browncoat forum:

Quote:

It is times like these that I feel like Malcolm Reynolds. This is something that would surely get you kicked into an engine. I just went to a comic store to purchase the Serenity comic for my mom. The sweetheart that she is, gave her issues (with her favorite character on the front) to relatives who were having trouble tracking one down. Please bear in mind that Canada is a wonderous place where the service industry is polite and helpful, and that this experience is not the norm. The store I chose, which shall remain nameless (Warp 1 Comics), at an undisclosed location (just off Whyte Ave), has the singlemost sanctimonious, condescending, dishonest a$$hole I've had the misfortune of meeting. My brother and I called ahead to find out they had one issue left, but upon arriving, found out they are gouging people $20 bucks for the damned thing! "That's what they're worth." he sneered at me. I asked him to show me a listing of some sort to back it up. "Well, I just know what I paid Dark Horse for it." He wouldn't show me that, either. I am aware that Dark Horse wasn't expecting these books to sell as well as they are, and that they are going into a second printing, but I just picked up three of them two days ago at cover price at another store. My brother piped up with a, "What an interesting attitude you have." Let me tell you folks, this fella had an attitude, and a smirk that you wanted to knock off his face with a baseball bat dipped in dog poop. Of course, my brother couldn't help letting this guy know who he was trying to hose by holding the issue next to my face. "This guy look familliar? This isn't some JoJo off the street! He knows what he's talking about!" Check this out- the reply of this one-eyed crap-catcher, who shall remain nameless (Darryl) was, (and imagine a dullards voice- how we make people we don't like sound in a story) "Well, then you can call Joss Whedon and ask him."
Wouldn't a smart business man ask me to sign an issue and sell me one at a fair price? Wouldn't that fetch a prettier penny than ripping me off for one issue? Congratulations, dude! You are now on the Browncoat $hitlist.
Never have I tried to wield power in this way, but if being Malcolm Reynolds has taught me anything, it's to follow my over-developed sense of vengeance. BOYCOTT WARP ONE COMICS! If you are in the neighborhood, drop by to tell "Patchy" that Browncoats don't take $hit from anyone. Tell your friends not to shop there, and lock 'em in the airlock if they do. Copy this post and e-mail it to fellow Edmontonians. Bump it to keep it alive.
Thank you. Thank you for letting me rant. If you feel I'm overboard, please feel free to, as Joss would say, contemplate silently.

The Captain

I don't live in Edmonton, but if I did I'd be a bit ashamed about this comic shop.

SERGEANTX

Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:37 AM

That's HIlarious. I wonder if 'Darryl' realized who Nathan was.

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:54 AM

Yep, ole Darryl's goin to the Special Hell!

NOSADSEVEN

Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:07 AM

Sad lit'le king of his sad lit'le hill...

(Darryl, that is)

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Ain't. We. Just.

JADEHAND

Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:13 AM

Lesson: Don't mess with the Captain. An army of Browncoats as enemies won't be pleasant. If that guy isn't the owner/manager I'm sure he'll be unemployed soon. It won't take long for this to get to the owner.

edit to add info: let them know what you think

Warp One, Edmonton, Canada 780-433-7119
Contact Details

Address: Warp One Comics and Entertainment
10320-81 Avenue
Edmonton
Alberta
T6E 1X2
Canada

Phone: (780) 433-7119
Fax: (780) 433-0784
E-Mail: warpcomics@hotmail.com

Again, don't mess with the Captain.

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SHINY

Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:15 AM

LOL, that guy is about to get so much crap...

Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.

JADEHAND

Thursday, July 28, 2005 6:10 AM

Yep,
Update: Captain's edited his post to state he did get a copy at another store, without getting ripped off. So yea!
Still a ton of e-mails have already gone out from the UB
also: www.warpcomics.com
Plus funny post over there:by PhoenixOne:

Quote:

Ring Ring:

"Hello, Warp 1 Comics, can I help you?"

Yeah, Do you have any Nathan Fillian autographed merchandise?

"Ummmm, no we don't"

WELL, I KNOW WHY!!!!!

Phoenix

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GREEKTOOMEY

Thursday, July 28, 2005 6:22 AM

BWAH! Oh, man, Darryl's about to discover a whole new world of hurt.

RELFEXIVE

Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:06 AM

{Palpatine}He shall pay the price for his lack of vision!{/Palpatine}

Seriously, comic shop guy sounds like an arse. That's cos he's full of... yeah, you known what I'm sayin'.

"My God - you're like a trained ape. Without the training."

FRAY101

Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:30 AM

Now, if this had happened to Sean Maher I could understand coz, (IMHO), the comic cover doesn't bear much resemblance to him. But in this instance - could the guy not tell who the hell was standing in front of him???!

And as for suggesting that Dark Horse would charge $20.00, well...

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CITIZEN

Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:34 AM

I keep lookin for firefly comics, but I ain't finding. {SOB}.
Sounds like this guy's been watching too much of the Simpsons, he's modeled himself on comic book guy...

A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.
--W.C. Fields

FRAY101

Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:41 AM

Got mine in Forbidden Planet, London at the weekend, had them at the Cinema Store too - still quite a few on the shelf.

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SIMONWHO

Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:54 AM

I acquired mine at the Comics Showcase, just off Leicester Square, for just £2. Very reasonable.

CITIZEN

Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:58 AM

My usual place of work is just down the road from leicester square, i'll have to remember that.
I think the only Forbidden Planet near me is in Croyden, or theres one thats a bit of a walk from me, st georges street near oxford street i think...
I'm all excited now

A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.
--W.C. Fields

FRAY101

Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:01 AM

Damn you SimonWho - mine cost £2.99! Now I feel as cheated as Nathan... Shall have to remember that store when the next issue comes out.

Where's this mystery London FP citizen is talking about? Surely there's only the one on Shaftesbury Ave?

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DUCESTECUM

Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:11 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by nosadseven:
Sad lit'le king of his sad lit'le hill...

(Darryl, that is)

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ain't. We. Just.

High-larious!

"And I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an over-abundance of schooling." Mal, Train Job

CITIZEN

Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:23 AM

least i think its a forbidden planet... it sells all the ussual forbidden planet type of gear...
I may be wrong, strange things happen everyday .

A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.
--W.C. Fields

THEREAVER

Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:38 AM

Brilliant. I'm going to London tomorrow. If it's not in Forbidden Planet then I'll check out the nearby comic store (if it's still open).

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I'll rape you to death.
I'll eat your flesh.
I'll sew your skin into my clothes.
If you're very very lucky, I'll do it in that order - TheReaver

AURAPTOR

Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:51 AM

- Worst comic store employee...EVER!

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

GROUNDED

Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:56 AM

"Well, then you can call Joss Whedon and ask him."

Why didn't Nathan just call Joss right there? That would have been sweet.

FRAY101

Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:57 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheReaver:
Brilliant. I'm going to London tomorrow. If it's not in Forbidden Planet then I'll check out the nearby comic store (if it's still open).

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I'll rape you to death.
I'll eat your flesh.
I'll sew your skin into my clothes.
If you're very very lucky, I'll do it in that order - TheReaver

Well like I said, I only got mine at the weekend and there were still a few on the shelves (not all covers though, think Inara was missing). The Cinema Store is only a couple of mins walk down the road (Monmouth St) so you've got a few choices.

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KNIBBLET

Thursday, July 28, 2005 1:13 PM

I was going to send Cappy a message asking if he wanted my copy for his mom so I'm really glad he was able to get one.
I bought all three covers and gave the Inara one to my 2 neighbor girls. I'm putting together a set of three to be our room prize at next year's Marscon.
Cappy's cover is the one I'm keeping for me.
My local store (Shinders in downtown St. Paul, MN) is being really cool. They've got my name on the list wanting all nine covers. They're charging only list price and are carding/bagging them for free.

Quote:
Originally posted by Jadehand:
Update: Captain's edited his post to state he did get a copy at another store, without getting ripped off.

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/MN-Firefly/

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, July 28, 2005 1:28 PM

This is just sad. Sad and infuriating as all get out.

I can understand why Nathan is mad. I love the bit about the baseball bat covered in dog poo! I know a few people who could use just such an attitude adjustment. Funny how two of them are the owners of comic stores right here in Richmond, VA. "singlemost sanctimonious, condescending, dishonest a$$hole". Sounds like Nathan is describing the two jerks that own the shops here in Richmond. Wonder if the three of them are related.

I can appreciate Cappy's call for a boycott of the place. I hope all Browncoats boycott this Warp 1 Comics & they receive a ton of emails condemning their treatment of one of our BDHs. I know they just got the email I sent. No need to be concerned, it was worded strongly, put professionally. Not that such a dirtbag will care what we think.

Glad Nathan found comics elsewhere for his mother. What a good son he is.

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BDHOBSESSION

Thursday, July 28, 2005 1:39 PM

Well, Mr. Minty really put his foot in it, didn't he?

Edmontonians everywhere, and especially Nathans of the world:

Go to Wizard Comics. I've bought from them for years. Friendly, helpful, will do special orders, and won't rip you off: 86 Ave. and 109 St., Edmonton, kitty corner from the Garneau Theatre. Open until, I think, 8 p.m.

BDHObsession: It's good to have Minions.

BLACKOUTNIGHTS

Thursday, July 28, 2005 3:52 PM

That's a side of Nathan I haven't seen before. Can't say that I like it all that much either. I understand the need to vent, but, I dunno. It seems like it could have been handled better.

But what the heck do I know?

"You're either in or you're out, and I'm playing to the in."—Greg Dulli

SIGMANUNKI

Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BlackoutNights:
That's a side of Nathan I haven't seen before. Can't say that I like it all that much either. I understand the need to vent, but, I dunno. It seems like it could have been handled better.

But what the heck do I know?

"You're either in or you're out, and I'm playing to the in."—Greg Dulli

Well, aside from speaking with the manager (which we are doing right now), there isn't much that can be done. But, there was an attempt to handle it better during the time in which he was there, and comic book guy had none of it.

There's a nice saying that I think is appropriate here:

We all lie in the bed we make.

And in Darryl's case, I'd imagine it's going to be a bed of nails.

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"Canada being mad at you is like Mr. Rogers throwing a brick through your window." -Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

KNIBBLET

Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:36 PM

I'm having to disagree with that.

Evil Comic Book Fiend sounds like his S.O.P is to rip off Joe Schmoe fan folk with his price gouging and until now, he's never run into anyone who truly has a LOUD voice to be heard in protest.

Would you consider it overboard to tell everyone you know to stay away from a business who did you wrong? That's all Nathan is doing ... only he's doing it better.

I'm hoping that something changes at that store - and hopefully for the good.

Quote:
Originally posted by BlackoutNights: That's a side of Nathan I haven't seen before. Can't say that I like it all that much either. I understand the need to vent, but, I dunno. It seems like it could have been handled better.

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/MN-Firefly/

JADEHAND

Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:37 PM

Yes,
I don't beleive that the Captain got to the point of mad that he reached quickly. continued failure on Darryl's part to just pretend to be a human being for a moment, led to this.
"bed of nails" heh.
sweet dreams.

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ZEEK

Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:51 PM

Sent an email saying that Daryl made a big mistake and that they should take immediate action to calm the fanbase.

They may or may not listen. Though I think just the fact that every Firefly/Serenity related merchandise so far has exceeded expectations, it wouldn't be smart to underestimate the power of the browncoats.

SIGMANUNKI

Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:16 PM

EDIT: Not saying my email if perfect (I'm personally rather not), but I hope that my fellow Browncoats aren't flying off the handle and are sending similar emails.

Here's what I just sent:

Dear Warp 1 Comics:
I am contacting you in regards to the recent incident involving Nathan Fillion and one of your
employees Darryl.

From the description of Mr. Fillion, Darryl was not helpful, sanctimonious, condescending, arrogant, dishonest and in general, ornery. Darryl's behaviour, from a consumer service perspective, is wholly unacceptable regardless if the customer was Mr. Fillion or any other person.

Darryl also passed up an opportunity for signed copies of the comic. An opportunity that will not present itself again.

I for one will never buy a comic from Warp 1 Comics and I know that others hold the same opinion.

So, what Warp 1 Comics has done in this one incident, is not only to lose such a rare opportunity of getting signed copies of a comic, but to lose many customers (and potential customers) in the process.

I hope that your company will learn from this experience and will better train there employees in customer relations. I wish your company the best of luck with resolving this issue.

regards,

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"Canada being mad at you is like Mr. Rogers throwing a brick through your window." -Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

VOLATILEMEMORY

Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:44 PM

My email to Daryl...

Quote:

To: warpcomics@hotmail.com
Subject: Miracleman #21
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The subject line was just an attention getter... I really wanted to say that you shouldn't mess with The Browncoats, asshat. If I am ever in Edmonton, I'll be sure NOT to shop at your craphole, you price-gouging cash whore.

v.m

JADEHAND

Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:53 PM

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DUCESTECUM

Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BlackoutNights:
That's a side of Nathan I haven't seen before. Can't say that I like it all that much either. I understand the need to vent, but, I dunno. It seems like it could have been handled better.

But what the heck do I know?

"You're either in or you're out, and I'm playing to the in."—Greg Dulli

Surely you jest!

"And I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an over-abundance of schooling." Mal, Train Job

EARLY

Thursday, July 28, 2005 6:11 PM

They were sold out at every store in Tallahassee the first day. Had to buy mine on ebay. There's someone selling all 3 covers for $12.00. Not a super bad price...it could be worse, like the Captain's experience. Anyway they had 149 sets remaining so if anyone wanted to get them...they're there.

But as for them selling out...I'm a true true Firefly fan, and have been with the show since the first episode was aired, and if I can't get my hands on a comic anywhere in town, I'm hoping that means the movie is gonna sell tickets like crazy.

RARELYEARLEY

Thursday, July 28, 2005 6:24 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by citizen:
My usual place of work is just down the road from leicester square, i'll have to remember that.
I think the only Forbidden Planet near me is in Croyden, or theres one thats a bit of a walk from me, st georges street near oxford street i think...
I'm all excited now

A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.
--W.C. Fields

There's actually one at the end of Shaftesbry Avenue. Huge one!

CITIZEN

Thursday, July 28, 2005 6:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by RarelyEarley:
There's actually one at the end of Shaftesbry Avenue. Huge one!

Thats the one I was thinking of, I usually work at Horse Guards Av, so from their Shaftesbry Av is on the way to Oxford/St Georges street. Thanks! Be making a trip their soon methinks.

A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.
--W.C. Fields

EMBERS

Thursday, July 28, 2005 7:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
I can appreciate Cappy's call for a boycott of the place. I hope all Browncoats boycott this Warp 1 Comics & they receive a ton of emails condemning their treatment of one of our BDHs.

I think that Nathan is well within his rights, and the rules of good manners, to call for a boycott,
price gouging is like ticket scalping,
it shouldn't be tolerated.

If Russell Crowe had complained to his fans and called for a boycott of the hotel chain INSTEAD of throwing things at the desk clerk, then he would have received more sympathy...

At any rate I just bought the last copy of 'Serenity' at MY local comic book store,
and they knew it was sold out and they still didn't raise the price or try in any way to be greedy.

11THHOUR

Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:48 PM

I think it's a hoot that Nathan got all "Malcolm Reynolds" on that jerk! Nathan used to say that he's nothing like Cap'n Mal, but perhaps portraying him for a while has crept into him.

The comic book guy was greedy, rude, arrogant, and most of all STUPID. He took a situation that could have been so positive and turned it negative.

It's being confronted with such a disheartening and enraging aspect of human behavior that can turn a good natured guy like Nathan into Mal.. on a bad day...

Enjoy your karma, comic book store jerk...

11thHour

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3HEADEDMONKEY

Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:21 PM

i bet that guy is kicking himself right now. he's prolly getting lots of hate calls or e-mails or whatnot.

CALHOUN

Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:46 PM

Quote:
embers wrote:
Thursday, July 28, 2005 09:20

If Russell Crowe had complained to his fans and called for a boycott of the hotel chain INSTEAD of throwing things at the desk clerk, then he would have received more sympathy...

Pfft. dont get me started on Russell Crowe. The man is just an arrogant a$$hat.

FOURSKYS

Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:52 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BlackoutNights:
That's a side of Nathan I haven't seen before. Can't say that I like it all that much either. I understand the need to vent, but, I dunno. It seems like it could have been handled better.

But what the heck do I know?

I thought the same thing when I first read through the post, but then I got to thinking. Chances are, the guy was a lot ruder than we saw just from the post. It obviously was enough to get Nathan's brother more angry and faster than nathan got angry himself. I'm willing to give Nathan the benefit of the doubt and say that he was certainly pushed past the limit.

Besides, $20 really isn't what they're going for, especially if you can find them now for cover price, and get them on ebay for $4+S/H.

BADGERSHAT

Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:01 PM

Just wrote an e-mail, tell me if I'm too subtle...

Quote:

Hello.

Just came to the attention of the Browncoat Army that a certain employee at your establishment, Darryl by name, is price gouging customers for issues of "Serenity."

Also came to our attention that he was, shall we say, "attitudical" to one Mr. Nathan Fillion, who, needless to say, portrays the main character in the TV series/movie that the aforementioned comic is based upon.

Mr. Fillion visited your store to purchase a copy, and it was then that the less-than-wondrous Darryl acted in his less-than-wondrous manner.

As of today, the entire tens of thousands strong Browncoat Army (as we choose to call ourselves) has issued a boycott against your store.

Scoff if you will, but you might want to check the stats--there's a whole damn lot of us, with a sizeable chunk located in Canada's fair city of Edmonton.

The boycott will be enforced until:

a) Darryl issues a public apology

or

b) Mr. Fillion decides to lift the boycott himself (since he's actually the one who called for it, it's only fair to leave the final decision to him).

We understand that not all of your employees are involved, nor are all of your employees guilty of such unpleasantness.

Unfortunately, all it takes is one rotten apple to piss off a legion of uncomfortably loyal fans.

Sincerely,
El Jefé
The Browncoat Army

Does that work, or should I have also called Darryl an a$$hat? (since that seems to be the word of the day... and I think i may borrow it, despite not having the slightest clue what the hell an a$$hat actually is... but sounds descriptive, doesn't it? Kinda like my neighbor, I call him "fuckles," which makes no sense at all, but cracks me and my family & friends up every time... and even though it's not even a word, no one seems to have any trouble understanding the meaning... okay, now I'm totally off-topic here).

Anyway, hope the point gets through clearly.

--Jefé The Hat

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Sucky people really suck...

CHRISISALL

Thursday, July 28, 2005 10:06 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FourSkys:
Besides, $20 really isn't what they're going for, especially if you can find them now for cover price, and get them on ebay for $4+S/H.

I'm willing to bet Nathan's in a position to afford $20, but that's not it, it was the principle. Why be all Badger about it? Bein' a wipe never helps buisness.
Wonder where Darryl will work next...

You go boy Chrisisall

SOUPCATCHER

Friday, July 29, 2005 5:06 AM

Only four voice mail messages?

http://www.livejournal.com/users/ivica/21480.html

Quote:
excerpted from above blog post
...
There were a total of four messages on the voicemail. Two of them asked for an apology, and were calm and straightforward. One demonstrated the brilliance of internet persons who make good on their threats of action: "Hey Darrel, you suck." The final one was someone pretending to be from Dark Horse Comics (they publish the Serenity comic), threatening to not let us put any of their titles in our store. Advice to the anonymous woman who called: if you want to make us believe you, first a) leave a call-back number, because business is business, and b) know that we don't deal with DH directly.
...

CEDRIC

Friday, July 29, 2005 6:08 AM

Here is the text of the email I sent:

Hello,

At this point, I'm certain that you know why I'm writing to you, so I won't rehash the issue, save to say that I completely support the Browncoat Army's boycott of your store.

I've read your opinion of "Internet persons"--a curious opinion from one who keeps a LiveJournal--so I'll try to make my points as politely and concisely as I can.

(1) Price-gouging is dubious from an ethical standpoint, but moronic from a business standpoint. Clearly, people are able to obtain the Serenity comics elsewhere, even in Edmonton, for the list price. The claim that you had to pay a higher price to get the comic at all does not excuse your immoral actions; it merely marks you as lacking in business acumen.

(2) Retail is a service industry, and sales flourishes on good customer relations. I know that I often make decisions concerning which small businesses to support based on the "feel" I get from the clerks and owners. Your Darrel from all reports is the kind of person who drives away customers, and in this case, he has driven away a very important customer. The fact that you stand by such a rude clerk makes me wonder exactly how personable you are.

(3) The Browncoat Army is a fanbase that was born out of guerrilla marketing. We were born out of a struggle against a business that thought it was important enough to ignore us--and let me tell you, that business was a whole lot bigger than you are. We were born out of the realization that we could act together and make our voices heard. We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty.

I pity you.

"You can't take my show from me,
Because I've got the DVD."
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SIGMANUNKI

Friday, July 29, 2005 6:19 AM

Read the blog; couple comments.

"""
with a sticker price of $19.99 because, of course, we had to go through the not-Diamonds secondary market
"""

And why wasn't this explained to the customer? Just stating that prices are firm and that is final isn't good customer service; it's actually quite poor. You have to explain things, especially since this price was so far over list!

"""
heated discussion takes place. I'm working the phone, so sadly I don't get in on the details.
"""

Pardon me, but heated discussion takes place in store and this guy didn't at least call out that he'd be right out? Sorry, but customers right there take precedence over anything on the phone, period; basic customer service. This guy is apparently in a position of power; whether owner or supervisor/whatever. So, why wasn't some leadership shown?

Why didn't Darryl get the supervisor?

Why wasn't the price situation explained?

Why does this guy think that he can comment on something that (s)he admits doesn't have the details on?

"""
whereas before we were dealing with one angry actor and his closest friends/family who he would relay the story to, now we get to deal with his fanclub.
"""

Some customers have more power than others. To quote one of my favorite movies:

When you play with the bull, sometimes you get the horns.

Price gouging is like playing with the bull (customers). This time, they got the horns (read: pissed off actor -> pissed off fan base). Still, getting the horns so rarely hardly gives reason for this behaviour.

"""
There were a total of four messages on the voicemail.
"""

At what time during the day. What about tomorrow? The next day? What about email?

It seems to me that this guy is cherry picking his/her info to make him/her-self look good.

"""
possibly Rick R. Zimmerman, Assoc. AIA
"""

Note about liability. If you aren't sure of the origin something, and it turns out that it isn't from who you think it is, this is call defamation of character. This guy should mind that.

But then again, should we really expect anything other than this from someone who uses the phrase "the internets"?

EDIT:
@Badgershat:
Not too subtle at all. Nice

@Cedric:
Touch aggressive for my taste, but still within the realm of goodness

May many more be sent in there likeness!

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"Canada being mad at you is like Mr. Rogers throwing a brick through your window." -Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

MACBAKER

Friday, July 29, 2005 7:43 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Grounded:
"Well, then you can call Joss Whedon and ask him."

Why didn't Nathan just call Joss right there? That would have been sweet.

That's what I was thinking! Nathan should have whipped out his cellphone, speed dialed Joss, explained it to him, then handed the phone over to Nerdboy Clerk. "It's for you!"

On a positive note, I dropped by my local comicbook store (The Fantasy Shop), and not only did they have a good supply of the Serenity 1st issue selling for list price, but they were playing an episode of Firefly on their monitors (Jaynestown). Seems the store is staffed by a few fellow Browncoats. Great guys, great stores (7 locations in the STL area). I'm sure if Nathan had visited one of their stores, his reception would have been much warmer!

I'd given some thought to movin' off the edge -- not an ideal location -- thinkin' a place in the middle.

RAT

Friday, July 29, 2005 8:48 AM

Here's what I sent:

"Do you have any Nathan Fillian autographed Serenity comics? If you do, please get back to me! I might be willing to pay as much as $20 for such an item! Please check and let me know!"

______________

Acquisitions Officer - Uss SereniTREE.

JADEHAND

Friday, July 29, 2005 2:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BadgersHat:
Does that work, or should I have also called Darryl an a$$hat? (since that seems to be the word of the day... and I think i may borrow it, despite not having the slightest clue what the hell an a$$hat actually is... but sounds descriptive, doesn't it?
--Jefé The Hat

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Sucky people really suck...

Ok glad I'm not the only one who isn't sure where this one came from. Fact is last night i bought a new game on PS2 called Makai Kingdom, anyway they used this term in the game (one underworld overlord calling another an @$$hat.) Still funny.

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Visit www.TheInside.org and see Tim Minear's show Weds. 9:00pm EST.....ah FUX nevermind.

DIETCOKE

Friday, July 29, 2005 3:01 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BlackoutNights:
That's a side of Nathan I haven't seen before. Can't say that I like it all that much either. I understand the need to vent, but, I dunno. It seems like it could have been handled better.

But what the heck do I know?

"You're either in or you're out, and I'm playing to the in."—Greg Dulli

Clearly, you have not seen the movie. ;)

NY/NJ Browncoats: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firefly_nyc

JARED

Friday, July 29, 2005 3:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
But then again, should we really expect anything other than this from someone who uses the phrase "the internets"?

*lol* I would have said "after having a look at their website". Seriously, many 12 year old kids could get it right and would probably do it for a free comic book. Look at the source and the image urls (anybody wondering why they don't work? *cough*). I just hope they at least BOUGHT the version of Dreamweaver they used (though it would be a ridiculous waste of money, considering the result).

FREMDFIRMA

Friday, July 29, 2005 3:57 PM

I feel the ghost of Darwin hovering over THAT business.

This dipwad could have apologised, in fact, not only could he have apologised and offered Nathan that issue at cover price - he also could have acknowledged the clerk was being an a$$hat, and that this was wrong, then politely explained how and why they don't get better pricing on the issues, and asked us browncoats for support in getting them a better deal.

But no, apparently he stands by "patchy" and fully supports the behavior of said a$$hat, making them fully deserving of the wrath being set upon them.

As for "internets" - he should consider THIS concept, us "internets" were extremely instrumental in convincing Universal to cough up FIFTY MILLION to sponsor a silver screen production, and in convincing Sci-Fi (who originally refused) to run the series on their network.

Us "internets" punched that DVD set to top-ten status on Amazon multiple times, and held it there for considerable periods of time.

That's a LOT of money - and from a pure business perspective, he didn't just shoot himself in the foot, he blew em both off at the knee!

Let him go back to being the sad little king of his sad little hill and practice his quaint, archaic caveman stupidity amidst the ruins of his soon-to-fail business while we calmly and quietly strangle it.

I for one see no further point in addressing him, but rather have gone to the sources of supply and pointed out to THEM what an a$$hat he is, and if he thinks he's getting awful pricing NOW... heh.

It's bad business to support incompetence and failure, and comic suppliers are pretty sharp businessmen - they're not likely to reinforce defeat.

As always, goin right for the throat,
-Frem.

SIGMANUNKI

Friday, July 29, 2005 4:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Rat:

Here's what I sent:

"Do you have any Nathan Fillian autographed Serenity comics? If you do, please get back to me! I might be willing to pay as much as $20 for such an item! Please check and let me know!"

LOL

@Jared:
Haven't been to the site, but I can only image.

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"Canada being mad at you is like Mr. Rogers throwing a brick through your window." -Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

CEDRIC

Friday, July 29, 2005 5:18 PM

I came across a comic book fanboard discussion of this issue last night. Even though their discussion stemmed from the store owner's account, the general consensus was that Darrel is a price-gouging jerk. Then again, it became apparent that comic book fans in the area >already< had that opinion. They make up acronyms for the name of the store, such as "Will Anatoly Rape People," and they refer to Darrel as the "pirate," because of his eyepatch and demeanor.

It sounds like this place had it coming.

"You can't take my show from me,
Because I've got the DVD."
www.BedlamBards.com
Ballad of Joss: http://mp3-postcards.com/listen/?888

SHADESIREN

Friday, July 29, 2005 5:40 PM

I'm a bad girl... I left a comment in his livejournal, and I don't care....

Quote:

I'm a lucky girl - the comic book shops here in my home town surprised me delightfully - they were sold out, and the owner called TWO of his competitions to find me not one - but all THREE covers. I had to drive a bit to get them, but they were SO worth it.

Nathan's experience is the experience I EXPECT from comic books stores, sometimes. SO many seem to be staffed by power-mad, moronic little Comic Nazis like Darryl. MAN.. SO glad I don't live near this shop.. I'd become the non-money-spending annoying customer that comes in once a week to be obnoxious.

Man.. You do NOT mess with my Captain, and dude, if you REALLY paid 19.99 for a copy, YOU are the Dummy. No one is going to pay that when they ARE still available, and WILL BE available for THREE BUCKS. How completely stupid do you think us Browncoats ARE??? WE know we can get it for less, did you REALLY, REALLY think we would pay YOU $20 for something we can get elsewhere for THREE??? I mean.. really.. I just can't imagine that any sane business person STARTS at a point where he thinks his customers are that stupid, and then COMPOUNDS the issue by letting people like Darryl have ANY contact with the public.

You must be a franchise or something, cuz otherwise, why haven't you gone out of business yet?

Dude - You let NATHAN FILLION get treated like that?? He's the Frelling CAPTAIN... the monumental stupidity of this entire incident simply leaves me astonished.. and kinda giggly, cuz, well, the antics of the truly stupid are sometimes just kinda amusing...

and I used the LJ icon with all the boys from the show :)

You know you want it - http://www.shadesiren.com (temp located at http://home.comcast.net/~shadeiren)

You know you need it - http://www.oberonrpg.com

CEDRIC

Friday, July 29, 2005 6:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Shadesiren:
I'm a bad girl... I left a comment in his livejournal, and I don't care....

Yeah, I've been discussing it with him on LJ. I don't think we're going to convince him. He thinks he's the victim--ain't no fightin' a monster who thinks he's right with God.

"You can't take my show from me,
Because I've got the DVD."
www.BedlamBards.com
Ballad of Joss: http://mp3-postcards.com/listen/?888

SHADESIREN

Friday, July 29, 2005 8:03 PM

Just felt a need to say my piece, I'm usually pretty quiet.. but you do NOT disrespect MY Cap'n like that. lol

SHADESIREN

Friday, July 29, 2005 8:03 PM

I'm cursed post-wise today

SHADESIREN

Friday, July 29, 2005 8:03 PM

oops...

FREMDFIRMA

Friday, July 29, 2005 8:07 PM

So.. go to his suppliers, point out that he's giving the comics industry a pretty huge amount of bad PR which is likely to negatively affect their business (i.e. profits).

And then watch how fast THEY 'kick him through the engine' without need of any further intervention on your behalf.

Take Wash's advice, cut out the middleman, go right for the throat.

-F

258WESTAUTHENTIC

Friday, July 29, 2005 8:38 PM

I bought 3000 copies of Issue #1 and I have had stores buying up copies, at full price. People buy 100 at a time. Its crazy. I am selling First print Issue #1 for $4.00.

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RON GLASS AUTOGRAPHED COMIC COVERS FOR SELL ON MY SITE FOR A LIMITED TIME ( Limited to 258 Copies )

https://258west.com/category/item.php?id=60

Serenity Comics, Action figures, RPG, Books, Trading cards... Everything Serenity can be found at my store.

http://www.bigdamnstore.com

Thanks for you support

DUSETH

Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:27 PM

Well..I live in Edmonton, and I once shopped at Warp 1 comics. I don't anymore, Patchy is the reason, don't get me wrong,it's a great little shop, but the guy who owns it, Darryl (Or Patchy as we call him) is a complete and utter waste of skin. When he hands the business over to Lynn (The longest person employed by him and thank you God for such a wonderful woman) I can't wait to see what she does with the place and the prices..cause ole Patchy is a price gouging MF who wouldn't know a good business deal if it bit him in the butt.

THEREAVER

Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:22 PM

I got it at Forbidden Planet. They had the jayne and inara covers. I only bought the Jayne cover because there were other things I wanted to get too.

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I'll rape you to death.
I'll eat your flesh.
I'll sew your skin into my clothes.
If you're very very lucky, I'll do it in that order - TheReaver

STILLSHINY

Monday, August 1, 2005 4:22 AM

(Bump)

...Captains Orders.

I got Jayne & Inara covers at Starbase 21. I ordered Mal from 258 West.

"We had ties that could not be broken, except by the passing of time. Like a rock. A broken time rock. And you're very special to me, my broken time rock people." - Nathan Fillion

StillShiny's Firefly Fan Shop R.I.P

TETHYS

Monday, August 1, 2005 6:53 AM

I apologize for the lateness of my obligatory "rip 'em a new one" reply. I shame myself to have missed this one, but alas stress lately has kept my mind occupied (see blog). So, without further addddooooo.....
*ahem*

Oh Captain, my Captain, how sh%t has come. Alas, that TMTCJ was not there to tip this sorry, worthless, waste of human space to the downward portions of a camel's nether-regions. Although I am sure that I will not be visiting the Great White North anytime soon, I shall be sure to go DIRECTLY to this store, and proceed with reading every, single mag they have.

IMMEDIATELY after eating a good sized portion of barbeque wings, provided some are easily aquired. To that, my response to any inquiry would be "Whedonesque Pork around the corner charged me $20 for my wings, and I don't want to waste the sauce on anything substandard."

Wearing, of course, a Blue Sun t-shirt, with a "Can't Stop the Sauce" bumper sticker firmly tacked to my rear portions...............

Orrrr......I am sure that I can re-wtch every single episode of The Simpsons with all the great prank calls and call that number....profusely. Jerkey Boys comes to mind also...

Tethys----The Irate BrownCoat Enforcer

"I aim to misbehave"
I am: http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/warriorshtm/bigcat.htm

SLAYERFAN1975

Monday, August 1, 2005 12:30 PM

This was posted on www.buffy.nu from the livejournal log of an employee at the store

Quote:
From Livejournal.com/users/ivica - 2005-08-1st

A work-related tale. It’s actually good. Read it.

A little bit of a preface here: The ’Serenity’ comic has been hot property. We’ve sold out of it four times, and this is only the first printing of the first issue, which has been out for two weeks now. We’ve been getting calls from Calgary to see if we still have any copies left. Yesterday, joy of joys, we managed to wrangle one in, with a sticker price of $19.99 because, of course, we had to go through the not-Diamonds secondary market, and we don’t want to sell it at a loss either. Incidentally, it was the Captain Malcolm cover, which was the first to go off our shelves initially.

Capt. Malcolm.

In comes a customer, and he was intending to buy the very expensive comic. Only he does not want to pay the $19.99. He wants to pay the US cover price. Prices stand firm, heated discussion takes place. I’m working the phone, so sadly I don’t get in on the details. The customer leaves, unhappy and comic-less.

Turns out that customer was Nathan Fillion.

Nathan Fillion.

Like I said, I was on the phone, so I missed out on little details like that (I didn’t recognize him, obviously. Hey, I’ve only ever watched one episode of Firefly!). Anyways, the story eventually finds its way to the internets, and whereas before we were dealing with one angry actor and his closest friends/family who he would relay the story to, now we get to deal with his fanclub.

There were a total of four messages on the voicemail. Two of them asked for an apology, and were calm and straightforward. One demonstrated the brilliance of internet persons who make good on their threats of action: "Hey Darrel, you suck." The final one was someone pretending to be from Dark Horse Comics (they publish the Serenity comic), threatening to not let us put any of their titles in our store. Advice to the anonymous woman who called: if you want to make us believe you, first a) leave a call-back number, because business is business, and b) know that we don’t deal with DH directly.

The kicker is that someone, possibly Rick R. Zimmerman, Assoc. AIA, needs to fix their fax machine, as it sent out around fifteen faxes, all the same thing. I’d hate to spoil the contents by posting it here. Ask me, because I asked Darrel for a copy (there were fifteen, after all) and I got one.

So now to end this on a high-ish note. Sadly, I suck at conclusions. I feel I ought to mention that the story’s been pepped up a little for comedic effect, and naturally biased, but it’s all true. Since this is the internets, no doubt the same stunning mind that brought us "Darrel, you suck" is going to find this and make a stink out of it. Sure, I could be reasonable and go into nice, calm explanations, but that wouldn’t make an interesting post, would it? And my LJ lacks in interesting posts.

The end... or is it?

I expect a few more messages on the voicemail tomorrow.

So he admits it happens but still doesn't address the jacking of the prices? As previous posts have stated the comic was located other stores in Canada for much cheaper price. Oh well.

Just thought I would share.

SF

FREMDFIRMA

Monday, August 1, 2005 1:41 PM

Interesting.

Apparently he does indeed have to go through a middle-man and pay the jacked up price because the comic suppliers will not sell directly to him.

Gee, they have no problem selling to OTHER comic stores in the region, do they now ?

I wonder if perhaps we're not seeing here the REASON that the comic suppliers will not, or will no longer, sell direct to this purplebelly.

He's also got no moral high ground when it comes to throwing insults around - he might have been a bit more subtle with them, but it's essentially his version of "No, YOU suck!" with a little whine and cheese on the side.

I say we convince the middle-men he's dealing with to cut him off as well, strangle his comic supply completely, then he won't have to whine about the high prices he has to pay for them, yes?

Soon to be
RIP
Warped One woulda-be comics.
Missing you, not so much.

-F

CHRISISALL

Monday, August 1, 2005 4:34 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by slayerfan1975:
Like I said, I was on the phone, so I missed out on little details like that (I didn’t recognize him, obviously. Hey, I’ve only ever watched one episode of Firefly!).

This totally explains it. My comic shop dude knows every comic and comic-related movie and tie-in and whatnot. He's a fan. Anyone in that line of work who is not an active fan of Firefly/Serenity is a suit watchin' the ka-ching, and what more could you expect from him?

Warped one Chrisisall

258WESTAUTHENTIC

Monday, August 1, 2005 5:16 PM

Couple things you guys might have missed.

Comic book stores dont buy from the publishers they buy through Diamond Comics ( who buys from the pubishers).

Now what the guy was saying about the jacked up price was, they had sold out of the comic 4 times and had to get the comic from another store.

I sold one store 150 copies @ full price. Not making excuses or agreeing with the bad guy. Just laying out some facts people are missing.

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RON GLASS AUTOGRAPHED COMIC COVERS FOR SELL ON MY SITE FOR A LIMITED TIME ( Limited to 258 Copies )

https://258west.com/category/item.php?id=60

Serenity Comics, Action figures, RPG, Books, Trading cards... Everything Serenity can be found at my store.

http://www.bigdamnstore.com

Thanks for you support

CHRISISALL

Monday, August 1, 2005 5:31 PM

Yeah, I think the concensus is that it was more about the attitude than the price.

And Darryl still has his job! I was worried about him...

Make mine Master of Kung Fu Chrisisall

SIGMANUNKI

Monday, August 1, 2005 5:35 PM

Got this off the discussion. It's a reply from comic book guy to fithelere:

Quote:

I suggest you find a way to make peace with the Browncoats.

With Nathan Fillion, perhaps. That's not my thing to do, though, so I'm not going to worry about it. As for the Browncoats, you guys have been spamming our email and fax machine, and haven't exactly been polite about it, either, so...

So, basically he considers people telling him about his business practices spam. Sorry buddy, but that just ain't true; it's legitimate email. Just because there's lots of it, doesn't make it spam.

Now the sheer fact that it's a landslide of email... That should make you think.

Point of fact, you reap what you sow.

Point of fact, you can't justify being an a**hole because people are being a**holes to you after you've been an a**hole.

Point of fact, not everyone is being a**holes in there email/faxes; polite criticism (or just criticism) is not being an a**hole.

Who does this guy think he is?

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JARED

Monday, August 1, 2005 5:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SigmaNunki:

Who does this guy think he is?

Some mere employee that only caught half the story while he was responsible for the phone? As far as I can tell, Darryl didn't and won't make any statement OR read any of the angry mails, because he is the owner and can make his employees clean up his mess.

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Monday, August 1, 2005 5:47 PM

Can people try and remember that the livejournal entry is NOT a reply to Nathan's comments on the UB. They are NOT by the person responsible, they are NOT the owner, they are the comments of someone who worked in the store and wasn't present to the incident with Nathan.

Some browncoats have been going over there and talking s**t to the guy for just posting about an incident that happened at work like the guy's the devil and making all browncoats look like jerks in the process. He has a right to be pissed off, people aren't thinking about what they're posting when they're going over there.

Please read all the posts before you even think about commenting because we really are coming off badly in this.

CHRISISALL

Monday, August 1, 2005 6:02 PM

Well, threatening someone's wrong, and no real browncoat would do that. Let's just make a point of that.
Callin' him on bein' a jerk I think we all have no problems with.

Stern Chrisisall

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, August 2, 2005 6:46 PM

I would hope that Browncoats are conducting themselves with restraint and honor and not coming off as rabid fans attacking this guy blindly.

I understand Nathan being upset, and I fully agree w/ a boycott of the business by all Browncoats willing to participate in response to the obvious price gouging of fans. The complete lack of courtesy and disregard for customer service of this comic store employee should result in an apology to Nathan and the fan community. Less than that & we should not lift the boycott.

I share the concerns of Chronic and others that directionless attacks will do nothing more than make an already bad situation worse and make the browncoats appear in less than a favorable light.

Please try to word your emails constructively and in a coherent and professional tone. What you say & do not only reflects on the fanbase but on the cast, Joss & Universal as well.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

STILLSHINY

Tuesday, August 2, 2005 7:17 PM

If this goes in any worse way than it is now, it will just put a black mark on our brown coats.

"We had ties that could not be broken, except by the passing of time. Like a rock. A broken time rock. And you're very special to me, my broken time rock people." - Nathan Fillion

StillShiny's Firefly Fan Shop R.I.P --- I'm thinking we'll rise again.

TMURRIE

Wednesday, August 3, 2005 6:05 PM

Worry not browncoats! I shall avenge our captain. I live in Edmonton, but I still never ran into Nathan. But his family should have warned him not to go to warp one, it's just a big rip-off, the guys who work there are complete a-holes.

So basically, me and my friends are going to make that man think twice next time he tries to rip off a captain. I'll even record the event. Don't worry, nothin illegal.

Keep flyin'

RABIT

Wednesday, August 3, 2005 7:28 PM

Just don't do anything immature or that will make us look bad! We really just want them to understand that their business practices are irresponsible, not "get revenge" or anything like that...

Rabit

THEBOOCH

Thursday, August 4, 2005 1:36 AM

From the LJ:

"What you Edmonton browncoats should do is hold a protest outside the store on their busiest day. Contact the media, because they'll eat that stuff with a fork. The money he loses from lost business should make up for the years and years of price gouging."

I think if that was done in a responsible and proffesional maneer, that this would be the perfect oppertunity to let those guys know not to mess w/ the browncoats. Let's see what Mr. Gouger has to say then!

COMICBLOCDOTCOMFAN

Friday, August 5, 2005 12:10 AM

Hello everyone.

I am very sorry to hear about this situation.

I have been buying my books from Comic Fever in Edmonton for nearly two decades and have NEVER had a problem. (It's hard to complain when everything is 25% off for file customers with 20 books or more!)

We at comicbloc feel your pain and invite you to come check it out starting with this thread;

http://www.comicbloc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8229

Nathan, it would be great to hear from you on there, plenty of today's best comic creators are regular posters but I don't think we have a film star yet!

See you in the Funnybooks! (Because I shop at Comic Fever!)

P.S. - ITV did a story on Warp and this situation tonight, Nathan knows what ITV is! :p
www.socialcodemusic.com

TMURRIE

Friday, August 5, 2005 3:27 AM

Well everyone, I think Nathan's anger has been avenged. Global News in Edmonton(edmonton's biggest news station) did a great story on how Warp One ripped him off, and how Darryl had his reasons, and didn't realize that he was Nathan Fillion, but stuck by his guns in the end. They even included a screenshot of our very own fireflyfans.net. I owe a deep thank-you to whoever brought this to the attention of the media, thank you thank you.

COMICBLOCDOTCOMFAN

Friday, August 5, 2005 3:56 AM

Your welcome.

And may all the staff at Warp 2, including the cute chick, have mercy on my soul.

And keep watching CFRN & A-Channel as well as reading the Sun and the Journal.

:D

R1Z

Friday, August 5, 2005 4:19 AM

Do they have a website?

Can you post a link?

To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. --Robt. Heinlein

DEFINEINTERESTING

Friday, August 5, 2005 11:29 AM

Looks like this is getting some press coverage.

http://www.scifiheaven.net/site/index.php/2005/08/04/nathan-fillion-an
d-the-comic-dude-of-death/

Chris

PSYCHICRIVER

Friday, August 5, 2005 11:31 AM

Hahahaha!

PsychicRiver

"Two by two, hands of blue."
"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"

Summer Glau to me - "You are so photogenic."

Me -

BROWNCOAT1

Friday, August 5, 2005 3:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by tmurrie:
Well everyone, I think Nathan's anger has been avenged. Global News in Edmonton(edmonton's biggest news station) did a great story on how Warp One ripped him off, and how Darryl had his reasons, and didn't realize that he was Nathan Fillion, but stuck by his guns in the end. They even included a screenshot of our very own fireflyfans.net. I owe a deep thank-you to whoever brought this to the attention of the media, thank you thank you.

Is this report online anywhere that we might see it? Sure would be interested in seeing it.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

MONTANAGIRL

Friday, August 5, 2005 6:43 PM

Nathan just posted a thread over on the UB calling for a truce.

Quote:
There is a fire that burns within the hearts of Browncoats. Cross them at your own peril. This is one thing I've learned in the past three weeks.
I posted a call to Browncoats to boycott a jerk. The results have been hilarious, I think we can all agree. However, my brother gave me a call, and has concerns about how far it's gone, and I think he may be right. Let's look at the pros and cons.

Pros- Comic book guy exposed. Lost some business as a result.
Cons- Employees at his store are getting flak they don't deserve. As a matter of fact, there were a number of employees who were kind and helpful. My pal Mark says he gets great service from the very same guy.
Pros- The comic is incredibly popular! All these folks trying to get ahold of it is amazing and bodes well for the movie.
Cons- There are two similar stores in Edmonton, Warp 2 and 3, that are not affilliated with Warp 1 for the same reasons I don't I like 'em. They, too, are losing business.
Pros- Happy Harbor is getting extra business. Browncoats are ordering their comics from Canada, just to support them. (Which is the most incredible thing I've ever heard of.)
Cons- I'm starting to feel like a dick. I just wanted to boycott the fella, and now he's being tortured.
Pros- Funny stories of other comic store owners getting into business because they didn't like that same fella. Trevor from Saturn Comics got banned from Warp 1 at age 14. As I understand it, his offence was asking where the Hulk comics were. Now, with his own store, he banned Darryl.

I think a delicious bowl of hot, steamy justice has been served. What more can one ask than a man's eyes be opened to his effect on the world around him? I always try to think, though, what would it take for a man to change? Will being attacked make him a kinder man, or simply entrench him deeper?
It is my hope, Darryl, that you will henceforth be kinder to the people that come to buy at your store. Make them at home. Make them a welcome guest. Charge what you will, but be honest to folks if they can get the same thing cheaper elsewhere. Then you will be respected. PS- You are not a crap catcher, I said that because I was angry.
To you, Browncoats, I give props of the highest order. The support has been more incredible than one could hope for. It is now time we celebrate victory. This battle has left them bloodied and weary. Turn your battle worn selves back around, and go home to your loved ones with your heads held high. I salute you. To the employees of Warp 1, my apologies for any suffering you have endured as a result of my dissatisfaction with your employer. Perhaps you have suffered worst of all. I salute you. To Saturn Comics, who gave my niece a free comic, I salute you. To Wizard Comics, for polite, fun, and friendly service in Millwoods, I salute you.
To Warps 2 and 3, my frank and sincere apologies for any collateral damage you may have suffered, AND I salute you. Happy Harbor, you get a nod, wink, and a salute. Salutes to my peeps, and to our fallen comrades (Remember Lux? He would have thought this was hilarious). I think all you Browncoats are amazing. Your wit, and your willingness for action. Job well done. This was no Serenity Valley. This one was a win. Let us be gracious winners, and leave with honor. Ears and noses shall be the trophies of the day. I will be sending flowers to Warp 1 as a sign of peace. Lilies, I think. Now my brother can stress less. Gorammit, this was funny, though, eh?

Now I feel as though we should find a proper cause to harness all this incredible Browncoat support. I don't know what it is just yet, but it will definitly be more noble than a comicbook, and still funny.

Nathan Fillion

"Man has an evil side, Pinky." -Brain
"Front or back?" -Pinky

STILLSHINY

Friday, August 5, 2005 7:07 PM

rah, *raising drink in gesture of Browncoat pride*

"We had ties that could not be broken, except by the passing of time. Like a rock. A broken time rock. And you're very special to me, my broken time rock people." - Nathan Fillion

Stillshiny's Shop - I'm thinkin we rose again
http://www.cafepress.com/stillshiny

BROWNCOAT1

Friday, August 5, 2005 7:50 PM

How can you not do what Nathan asks? He is the Captain after all.

Here's to you Captain.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

R1Z

Friday, August 5, 2005 8:11 PM

I'd STILL love to see whatever aired on Edmonton TV (and what, if anything, made it into the newspaper) if anyone ever comes across a link.

Just as a war trophy, you understand.

To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. --Robt. Heinlein

THATWEIRDGIRL

Friday, August 5, 2005 8:37 PM

I started crying.

Not because of th ecomic book thing but because of Mr. Fillion.

Did you see that? He raised a glass for Lux. How awesome is that? Does a fan good to see such a man honor one of our greatest members.

Two tickets...I will buy two tickets everytime.

www.thatweirdgirl.com
---
"...turn right at the corner then skip two blocks...no, SKIP, the hopping-like thing kids do...Why? Why not?"

STILLSHINY

Friday, August 5, 2005 9:44 PM

Ah-ha TWG, there you are. You are the perfect person to share my idea with. It's possible too many folk are not reading this here thread, because they think it's just more gripe session, hows about starting that says Nathan is no longer mad... or Nathan is quite happy now.. or something like that. And then show the posting that Montanagirl did. I was quite overjoyed to read his posting, but I have avoided this thread the past few days due to the "thing" being driven into the ground. I don't want to hijack the thread, but I think i's great to read & hear what Cappy has to say. And yes, all love & memories to Lux.

"We had ties that could not be broken, except by the passing of time. Like a rock. A broken time rock. And you're very special to me, my broken time rock people." - Nathan Fillion

Stillshiny's Shop - I'm thinkin we rose again
http://www.cafepress.com/stillshiny

TMURRIE

Saturday, August 6, 2005 1:27 AM

And to you captain, I salute!

As for the news clip, my brother recorded it last minute on a crappy VHS tape thats been taped over countless times. So you may have to find another sourse for your trophie.

FREMDFIRMA

Saturday, August 6, 2005 6:21 AM

Aye-aye Cap'n

Time to put the iron-shod boots of moron butt-kickin away for the nonce, then..

But in the wise words of Minsc
"You point, I punch!"

We're not just fans, we're BROWNCOATS - we've done the impossible and it's made us mighty!

Mission Accomplished.

-F

R1Z

Saturday, August 6, 2005 2:48 PM

So far you have the only copy that's been mentioned. Might be the only copy in Browncoat hands. Any chance you can post the content? A transcript? The whole clip?

I can't believe the Edmonton TV stations haven't posted a clip, but if they have, I can't find it.

Please?

To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. --Robt. Heinlein

KELLAINA

Saturday, August 6, 2005 5:01 PM

Global typically doesn't post clips from its broadcasts, and as far as I can tell (with the exception of the Ontario/Toronto page - has anyone told them they are not the same thing?) only posts text versions of its leading stories.

Anyone still looking for Global Edmonton: http://www.canada.com/edmonton/globaltv/index.html

Edited ('cause I'm bored) to add:

Citytv Edmonton: http://www.citytv.com/edmonton/
(anyone else wish Chum would stop rebranding its stations, or is it just me?)

CFRN (CTV Edmonton): http://www.cfrntv.ca/

If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do. -"Angel"

Browncoat? Canadian? Join us:
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/canadianbrowncoats/

R1Z

Saturday, August 6, 2005 8:19 PM

Well, I've clicked everything I can find, and no "Captain of the Browncoats vs. Warp 1" stories anywhere. Why is this not available under "top stories"? One of these sites even has a piece entitled "Want to know why men have nipples?", which, even though I'm a man with 2 of 'em, seems less pressing an issue. And then they don't tell you.

And just what is "Canada.com"? When I was flailing around the 'net looking for Edmonton TV stations, everything I clicked seemed to lead to Canada.com in one or another of its incarnations. I thought ".com" was reserved for COMMERCIAL sites, and I'm pretty sure Canada's supposed to be a country. Can a country be a commercial operation? Is this the genesis of what will have become Blue Sun in 500 years?

It all seems very sinister to me. I always thought Canada was a place of beavers, maple leaves, moose and Molsen. Now we find out they're lurking deceptively, planning galactic domination.

Probably shoulda been tipped off by that whole "queen of another country on their money" thing.

To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. --Robt. Heinlein

COMICBLOCDOTCOMFAN

Monday, August 8, 2005 9:32 PM

Don't forget Comic Fever in Edmonton guys!!!

It's been my favorite store for almost two decades!

:D

PINGJING

Tuesday, August 9, 2005 4:17 AM

I know this is a little late to say anything... but this situation makes me a little concerned. Loyalty is one thing, but we Browncoats need to make sure to get the whole story. Jumping because someone told you to jump does not make you a good person - even if that person is someone you know (sort-of) and respect. Besides, like BlackoutNights said, that didn't sound like Nathan. Can we just be more careful next time something like this happens? Joss and Co. will thank us for it.

Julia

QUEENOFSWORDS

Friday, August 12, 2005 1:28 AM

I live in Edmonton, and that's how the manager, Darryl, at Warp One is. He's been running this comic shop for, like, over 20 years. He's infamous for jacking up cover prices for NO reason at all (even if its a non-hot comic book), charges a bit more for the odd trade paperback or hardcover as well, for no reason at all (hey, the publisher has already given both the US and Canadian cover price on the darn thing), and still over prices them for no reason.
If its a superhot comic, yeah, he'll raise that damn item as high as kingdom come. He has more stores than I am even aware: Warp 2, Warp 3, White Knight, and a retro clothing store at White Ave. as well, a gaming suppliesdistributor, and maybe even owns a Subway. How he's survived as a comic book retailer with the way he does things, I'll never understand. I've seen other stores sadly close down, and yet Warp still runs. Sheesh.

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