KC

So on Christmas I have received the Firefly box set and after a while I noticed that the episodes were out of order, according to the release date. Do you think that there was meaning it it, like Joss Weldon put them in the order he wanted to or of importance or did they just throw them in any random order? And about the never aired episodes. I have see Heart of Gold on TV, Sci-Fi, is there something about that too. I loved them though. They were awesome, i am thinking of starting some fan fiction. i dunno. It depends if I have the time. Well, later. Peace!

SHINYYUKARI

Today in my government class, we watched an episode of the original Star Trek to see how it dealt with civil rights in the 60s. I could see the meaning but I couldn't help but be reminded why I didn't like Star Trek, no matter what year it was. It was just so boring and hokey to me. I never quite saw what my parents saw in it. Then I think about Firefly and what appealed to me about it. Sure, Joss said he had the Cheese factor in there, but I guess I loved how the series wasn't a normal sci-fi series. And in Serenity, the writing was spot on. Much better than Lucas's writing in Star Wars. But I ramble...I want to get to my other point. In bio, we started talking about Nature vs Nurture. My teacher said something about DNA in corn and some kid said something about how Plastic Surgery applied to it too. Well, it made me think about Miranda and the Reavers in Serenity. I'm guessing we've all seen the movie by now, so I shouldn't have to worry about spoiling. Anyway, the people of Miranda were normal human beings with conflicts. The Alliance tried to bring in peace and try to nurture this planet into falling under their beliefs. It backfired though when 90% of the population died and the other 10% went crazy and turned into these horrible creatures called Reavers. Despite the backfire, Miranda and the Reavers were the Alliance's attempts of nurturing. Bad nurturing, but still nurturing... Too bad I couldn't tell that to the class. No one would know what I was talking about and the treehugger would have dismissed me for using a fictional sitiuation. Oh well...

MPHILLIPS

Hard at work now trying to get the first in hopefully many more firefly comic strips done ..the response was terrific to say the least.. I'm leaning more toward a post ois pre serenity setting since I love the series a tad more then the movie, and hey, why not do somthing I like. Beside I like Wash and Book... Drawing it is, for me, the easy part. Coming up with a good storyline is taking a bit more time... So if everyone bears with me I see where this horse takes me...Adios, Amigos..

DUTCH508

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SAMSA

"Ante up, boy," my father once told me as we looked over the edge of a large rock, river beneath us and rope swing in hand. "You made it this far, don't quit on me now." As much as I would like to say I took that breath, leaned back a little and jumped off the edge into watery consumption, I can't. I choked at the very tip of the rock, mind racing with the possibilities of what could happen. The rope could break, shooting me straight into the rocks below. I could mistime my step, fall off the edge, scramble for the rope and miss, and hit the rocks below. I could get halfway out there, soil myself in fear, swing back inwards, hit the rock and go crashing down to the other rocks below. A lot of that fear that I had obviously had something to do with the fact that the rock we were standing on was surrounded by a bunch of other smaller, but still sharp, stones. That fear made me hesitate, and I'll tell you, it didn't help at all to see him grab the rope from me, lean back, and hurtle into the air, taking with him all of my certainty and the five dollars I owed him because I almost pissed myself. I hesitated, and because of that, I let the fear get the better of me. That unsure feeling rooted me right to the stone at my feet, making my insides clench in manners that usually aren't too nice to feel. All the thoughts of pain and hurting and breaking my leg into a million pieces overran my brain, because I let the common sense that told me not to go jumping off of big rocks freeze that one image of the drop. As we all know, it's not easy to forego the common sense your parents and teachers and family taught you, especially when it's them that's encouraging you to forget about it. And it also doesn't help when you know that encouragement is something that's probably gonna put you in some amount of hurting if you screw up. Right when you imagine that first thought of failing, you squeeze yourself into doubt, then out of that, hesitation. You know the rest, since I just finished describing it. And we all know as well that sometimes, maybe not often, but sometimes, scaring the [i]go-se[/i] out of your mind is the better choice. So when we went back a few months later, I stood on the same rock, on the same edge, with the same pointy stones beneath me, only with more trash strewn about. I started thinking about rusty cans and tetanus shots and broken open heads, and right at the pinnacle of the moment of fear, when I was absolutely positive I wouldn't make the swing, I grabbed the rope, looked down, dropped it again, and walked backwards from the edge. Then I ran, grabbed it, and without stopping to realise fully what I did, stepped back again, frustrated with the fear in me. That's about the time I fell off the rock, swung out all the way, and landed on a rock that was just under the water's surface, one that somehow my father had missed. I broke my right leg, which was kind of ironic, since I won back the five dollars, but owed him about three hundred more.

EMMA

And I can rejoin the human race...or at least the browncoats, i may even pop back into the sereni-tree, wonder what has been happening over there. In other words, life is calming down a bit, my thesis will be over next week, Christmas will have finished, as will the multitude of enforced in-law events (oh joy). Sorry to anyone who has expected the odd email or even post. Apologies also to those who are reading this going 'who, what, where'. On the other hand, why should i apologise if my god-like status isn't recognised by other humans. This is a travesty. All must bow down and worship the emma... *large hammer falls on emma's head*

RELFEXIVE

I accepted the job offer. I have a job again. More importantly, money, and more of it than I was getting before. Go me.

GEDEON

Still Flying 01x17 HERO COMPLEX It came out last night, January 3rd. Most recent episode of Virtual Firefly. episode 17 [spoiler]Ana Takes Over. To convince Jayne to help her, She walks on egg shells.[/spoiler] If you would like to get this in an easy to read PDF format, writing to... gwek@optonline.net ...will get you on the mailing list. If you can't do something smart, do something right. I think we pulled off both!

DARKEYES

I know that there's a new Firefly/Serenity RPG out there but I'm ornery and set in my ways. That said, I'm thinking of starting a Firefly RPG using the rules from d20 modern/future. I was wondering if anyone could help me by letting me know about any d20 Firefly sites or material that's already out there. I'm particularly interested in ships and stats for characters from the series. Thanks. Keep flying.

LILIANNA

My life has just drastically changed. I just broke up with my fiancee of 3.5 years - also known as STATIC. I learned of his ongoing infidelity that lasted for over a year. Now it's a matter of picking up the pieces of my shattered heart and moving on. I wish him the best of luck. I really do. And I also know that a number of people on this site knew about the whole matter. Don't worry I'm not particulary mad. I am at him though. So ladies, you can have him. Maybe you'll end up luckier than I did. Just be sure to guard your heart from him. Don't expect him to respect you either. Why can't men be more loyal and honorable?

BROWNCOAT42

i am here sitting at work and was reading the first episode of that firefly virtual second season and i was just wondering if there is any way that there will ever be a real second season of firefly. with the large fanbase i dont see how it hasent been taken up again, i wish there was some way to contact joss and ask him if there are any real plans to bring the show back

IMIN

I was just sitting here thinking about funny things that I saw over the weekend. Joss had a letter in the TV guide and it was hysterical. There was a firefly/serenity mention at the end. I was just laughing my head off. Just thought that I would blog about it because I thought about it.

MAL4PREZ

I have discovered the joy of writing fanfic! I am almost ready to start posting, but I need a mentor. In particular, a beta read and some help with formatting. Before you volunteer, be warned my fic is currently at 57,000 words in 19 chapters, with a bit more to be done on the ending. I know, I'm crazy, but it just took on its own life. Further warning: I've never written any fiction before, so although I think my story rocks :smile: I make no promises that anyone else will agree... Also because I'm crazy, I didn't start with something simple. Simple just ain't my style. It's been tricky to write, and it's dark. Angst and more angst with a little horror thrown in. But there's some fun things and a tiny bit of NC/17 too. :biggrin: weeeee, my own fanfic!