I think that Firefly should be officially declared a drug

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CYBERSNARK

Monday, February 13, 2006 2:36 AM

Firefly/Serenity is an amalgam of three highly dangerous substances: Love, Creativity, and Knowledge. Alone, any one of these is highly addictive --the more you have, the more you want, and you can never have enough.

Together, they are irresistable.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

MALNOURISHED

Monday, February 13, 2006 2:46 AM

I'm also addicted. It's gotten so bad that I can't watch anything without getting frustrated and thinking "This is crap compared to Firefly." I even get annoyed with my boyfriend if he prevents or delays my daily FF fix. The poor guy. I need help. Anyone else have this problem?

OLDFOGEY

Monday, February 13, 2006 5:26 AM

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Originally posted by MalNourished:
I'm also addicted.
...Anyone else have this problem?

Yep.

SERENYTY

Monday, February 13, 2006 6:14 AM

I'm so addicted, that I start quoting Firefly wherever I go.

A couple of nights ago, I quoted the "does the room have purpose?" lines from Jubal Early. My dad thought I was serious. Then I informed him that I was quoting Firefly.

I quote it WAY too often...

~A message from Serenyty~

MOOSE

Monday, February 13, 2006 6:38 AM

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Originally posted by MalNourished:
I'm also addicted....
Anyone else have this problem?

How is it a problem?

OLDMANSPLITFOOT

Monday, February 13, 2006 9:53 AM

About a month ago, I happened to be in Wal-Mart on payday, so I grabbed Serenity. I saw the trailer and remembered being interested, and very vaguely remember seeing about half of what I'd later learn was "Our Mrs. Reynolds" before those tools at Fox threw away their masterpeice.

After work that night, I watched it at a friend's house and got hooked. (She didn't care much for it, said it was "too all over the place". I'm gonna have to work on converting her with some Firefly episodes.) After watching the movie a couple times, I realized I didn't just like the movie, I loved the movie . . . but not as much as the characters. Because I have some strange aversion to downloading movies or things I can easily buy, I had to wait until my next payday to pick up Firefly.

I really wanted to take it slow watching Firefly; one episode a night, maybe two, but I couldn't do it. It was more like three or four, and in no time flat, I was cut off. Oh, there's still there Serenity TPB I have the comic shop clerk ordering for me, and maybe even the pen and paper RPG if I can convert the right set of friends, but until there's another episode or movie, I'm going to be craving more. And as soon as the credits roll on that episode (or movie), I'll go back to wanting more. And I do have faith that there will be more, someday. The 'verse is too gorram good to die.

By the way, I'm also a recent lurker making a first post. After like my third viewing of Serenity, I watched that behind the scenes video where they flashed the site address on the screen, I started looking around the site. This seemed like a decent enough thread to come in and make an introduction.

ASARIAN

Monday, February 13, 2006 10:10 AM

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Originally posted by FollowMal:

I'm addicted, plain and true, no turning back.

I like it too!

I've been watching Firefly since before the movie came out and Serenity since. I haven't missed a single day. And I've never been this way before, not about anytning.

So.... yea, you are not alone.

And hey, we're glad you quit lurking and started posting!

Oh yeah, it's a drug alright. Either that, or there's an extra subliminal message stuck in the Fruity Oaty Bar song, to make us watch it again, and again, and again. :)

FireFly/Serenity is the most addictive series I ever got hooked on. Now, I know, people generally toss that term around rather loosely; but in this case, I'm talking true addiction. The kind where you just literally feel the chemical imbalance in your brain when in withdrawal. And I'm not kidding. And you've all felt this yourself. :)

And I'm with FollowMal, and the others, too: I don't see the part where this is a problem. :)

I think it's time for my River fix. :)

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"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

OLDMANSPLITFOOT

Monday, February 13, 2006 10:32 AM

You know, it just occured to me that we should actually strongly oppose Firefly being labled a drug. Don't want the Feds carting people off when they pick up a Firefly DVD. Everything else I agree with.

ASARIAN

Monday, February 13, 2006 10:42 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Serenyty:

I'm so addicted, that I start quoting Firefly wherever I go.

A couple of nights ago, I quoted the "does the room have purpose?" lines from Jubal Early. My dad thought I was serious. Then I informed him that I was quoting Firefly.

That is so cute, Serenyty! :) I so recognize this! See, even when I'm writing this, I'm thinking: is it bad that I understand everything she says? :)

And I'm venturing into real life now, as well. Last week we had an online meeting (for some computer related thingy). And I just kept throwing in lines like: "I don't disagree on any particular point." Or, "Oh, forget it; I don't know what I'm saying. I never know what I'm saying." (I didn't wanna make the last one too obvious) Or, the short, but ever-sweet computer-related "What, no backup?" :)

I only slept 3 hours last night, cuz I got all caught up in the 'verse. What, you think, "it's time to go to sleep again"? "No, mei-mei. It's time to wake up!"

Gonna make me some coffee. :)

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"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

MCALLEN

Monday, February 13, 2006 1:49 PM

Hey OLDMANAPLITFOOT! Welcome! I didn't want your "I'm new here" post to get lost in this thread. There are a lot of good "welcomers" around here--hopefully they'll see your post, too. Not sure I'm one of them, but wanted you to know that this is a great place for thos of us who've been kicked in the gut (the heart? the head?) by Firefly and Serenity.

Keep trying to convert people to the 'verse. There's always specualtion as to how we can get more, but it seems at this point to boil down having super-high sales of the Serenity DVD, to convicne the powers that be that it'll be worthwhile to make a sequel.

Til then, feed your growing (and it *will* grow) obsession here. Welcome!

MAL: We're still flying.
SIMON: That's not much.
MAL: It's enough.

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