Noob Browncoat in need of assistance!

POSTED BY: itsbroken
UPDATED: Friday, January 6, 2006 04:30
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ITSBROKEN

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 8:00 AM

Im pretty new. I saw Serenity and wanted more.. i did some research and found out there was a series a few years back called Firefly. My girlfriend bought the box set for me for christmas and i've seen almost all of it. (decided not to stop at the third disc, just so theres still some mystery to me)

Now, i've been lurking around and replying on a few posts, but this is my first. I've noticed that everyone seems to be recruiting more browncoats and saying "everyone i've showed it to loves it." Im having some trouble with this. Perhaps its the way i approach them, and i know my friends and family will like it, but they shoot it down before they really give it a chance. Any ideas on how to get people to watch it without sounding like a total weirdo that is obsessed with a canceled show?(cause i am a little addicted )

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***someone should make a MMORPG based on the 'verse!***

Geeze i want Firefly to come back!

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J6NGO1977

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 8:29 AM

It' s a bit difficult, people are reluctant to watch it because it was an axed series. I bought the boxset for my friend at christmas and he still has not opened it. Nothing wrong with being a total weirdo who is obssessed with a cancelled show. we are all the same here :)

Yeh I'd love a MMO in the Firefly 'verse. My idea is to take the Eve - Online engine and tweak it for the Firefly 'verse. That'd work

NDRAGE85

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 8:31 AM

lol, you can try it in real subtle ways. say like, if you know you are having friends over, have an episode playing when they arrive. or mention the show in a conversation and talk about how good it is, but just be smooth about it. don't get all excited over it (i know it's hard). just sound real casual about it and how you really enjoyed it. or when you get together with friends to watch a movie, suggest Serenity. but don't tell them about it. don't tell them that it is based off this great cancelled series and how great it is. like i said, just act smooth. we're all Browncoats, but if there is one thing i've learned, and this applies to most things, not just Firefly, people are a little turned off by other people's great loves or obsessions. you may gush over something, but that sometimes scares people away. don't hype it up and use all sorts of wild adjectives to tell how great it is. like i said, act cool and casual about it.

SHINGY

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 8:32 AM

Well lets just say i gave my friend the exact same trouble, he was really persistent, thats all i can say really, im obsessed with the show now.

KASLUVSG1

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 8:40 AM

Yeah I got into it because a friend drag my to the theatre to see Serenity, from there on in I was hooked. So I recommend suggesting to watch the movie first, because having them sit down and watch an episode can be kinda weird.

-kas

I aim to misbehave. -Mal

NDRAGE85

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 8:47 AM

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Originally posted by kasluvsg1:
Yeah I got into it because a friend drag my to the theatre to see Serenity, from there on in I was hooked. So I recommend suggesting to watch the movie first, because having them sit down and watch an episode can be kinda weird.

-kas

I aim to misbehave. -Mal

i definately agree with that. if you are having trouble getting someone to get into it, have them watch the movie first. starting with the series would be a little ackward. i think they'd get more out of it if they saw the series first, but it would be harder to persuade them to give it a chance.

TEETHGRINDER

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 10:30 AM

To balance patience and persistence is kinda hard to do. It's also hard to be casual when you're talking about the greatest thing you've seen on screen... most of all... something that never had the fair shot it truly deserved. I wouldn't know anything about playing it cool. That is not my department. I see that there's a couple of really good suggestions from our fellow browncoats and I suggest you listen to them. Just remember... all FIREFLY/SERENITY needs is a good kickstart and it's own charm will do the rest. I didn't Know anything about the cast or the story the first time I saw SERENITY and it only took me a few minutes to realize that whatever it was gonna be about... I was gonna like it. The Captain and the battle scenes had that effect on me. I knew that he was gonna be a great hero. Hopefuly... the same will happen for your friends/family. If they can just start playing the dvd... We all know that they will end up loving it as much as we do.

KASLUVSG1

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 11:39 AM

We all know that Firefly is a great show but, as TEETHGRINDER expertly wrote it just needs a kickstart. The thing is, i believe Sci-Fi can come off as really unapproachable, like you have to be some sort of freak to like it (or in my case obbsesse about it). So when introducing Serenity to someone, it helps to emphasive the serious butt-kicking by River or the great battle scenes. To make the idea more (dare I say it) main stream.

-kas

I aim to misbehave -Mal

GLOBLABSURDITY

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 12:58 PM

You know--I always thought the trekkies and Star Wars fans that got so worked up about these fictional universes enough to dress up, speak the lingo, and haunt conventions--had lost some grasp of reason to a small extent. Never would I be involved in anything to that extent--and I liked StarWars as much as anyone else. Then there was Firefly & Serenity--and here I am--a cerifiable fan that has lost reason to a small extent. LOL. Anyway--my point is--that when family and friends have noticed the wackiness that is me in my devotion to all that is "shiny" in regards to Serenity & Firefly--heads perk up and really want to find out for themselves what the "deal" is. What is this all about--and why is this person who we thought was sane--gone off the deep end over some "program" and movie. Suffice it to say--they are all now converts--so don't you worry about looking half crazed--that's probably what will be your ticket to bringing others to our shiny "verse". Cheers!

*Never judge a book by it's movie*
*The heart is an artist that paints over what profoundly disturbs it, leaving on the canvas a less dark,less sharp version of the truth*--D.Koontz (Forever Odd)

GLOBLABSURDITY

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 1:04 PM

Ahh--and also, Itsbroken, when you know your family/friends are coming to visit--have Firefly or Serenity playing on your TV set--and just leave it on casually & gradually they may take notice. I had the same problem you're having with my husband--this agenda worked for me & he is now a fan!

*Never judge a book by it's movie*
*The heart is an artist that paints over what profoundly disturbs it, leaving on the canvas a less dark,less sharp version of the truth*--D.Koontz (Forever Odd)

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