Resisting conversion

POSTED BY: Frungi
UPDATED: Thursday, November 30, 2006 18:30
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FRUNGI

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 5:57 AM

Which is best for anti-SF people, OMR or Shindig? Or maybe HoG?

REDLAVA

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 6:43 AM

I would think that Shindig would be the best just because it is the least Sci-Fi like episode. And you don't really need a background story on the characters because everything is pretty much layed out for you.

Heart of Gold would probably be the last one I would show somebody not because it isn't as "good" as the others, but because a noob doesn't have that feeling of attachment or familarity to the main characters to understand why they are helping who they are helping.

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 7:51 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Frungi:
Which is best for anti-SF people, OMR or Shindig? Or maybe HoG?

for male type people, OMR. Doubt if any man can resist the bunk scene...

BABYWITHTHEPOWER

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 8:37 AM

No one has mentioned Jaynestown. By far the best episode to turn people on in my opinion. It's the one I used on a bunch of my Army buddies (though one did need OMR {he, like myself, had a thing for redheads}).

Jaynestown is limited on the cheesy sci-finess and has a good balance of humor and serious overtones.

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EVILBUNGLE

Thursday, November 23, 2006 2:14 PM

The whole "don't like sci fi" mentality is the reason IMO for Firefly not being rated as highly as it should be. I can't answer your question though as i have still not been able to "convert" my wife. so if you find an answer let me know.

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EVILBUNGLE

Thursday, November 23, 2006 2:14 PM

Double Post!! I could have swore I only pressed it once.

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SPACEANJL

Thursday, November 23, 2006 3:33 PM

I always found 'Trash' a good one for conversion. Can't think why...

But 'Shindig' is a really good one.

DQBABY76

Thursday, November 23, 2006 5:38 PM

So far I havent tried to convert anyone without me sitting in the same room with them. I always make sure that I'm there so i can explain certain things so they dont get turned off. My family gets annoyed when they cant hear everything someone is saying so I had to explain that there would be Chinese and dont keep trying to rewind it to get every word.

they ultimately loved it.

wait a minute...my mother was in another state when I made her watch it. i just told her there was hot guys in it and she caved. she's a browncoat now.

so maybe you should trick someone into coming over and then putting the show on. so far i've only had one person resist it completely before they've even seen anything. those kind of people annoy me. well..good luck!

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SIGNYM

Thursday, November 23, 2006 9:09 PM

So far, I haven't run into ANYBODY who doesn't like it....

Oh, wait. My in-laws. They have no imagination. No loss there!

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CANTER

Thursday, November 30, 2006 6:30 PM

I did my conversions with cunning subterfuge.

I made my employees come to my house for 'work' and then made them watch all the episodes of firefly. Ok not *all*, but at least 11 episodes in one sitting. The next week they had to watch the remaining episodes and the movie.

I call it brainwave overload.
There is no resistance.
They are now completely converted, and can happily repeat quotes and discuss the motivations behind Book's actions.
Perfect.

Of course, this would work even better if I could get the dvd's freely available, and not have to import them from halfway around the world. If we could get a local supplier, I might get my guys to actually buy the stuff and convert their own browncoats.

Yeah, if wishes were horses......

Presently I'm asking everyone I know to vote for Firefly. While they're voting, they get caught up in it and it gives me a great excuse to lead them to the show.

I'm thinking we'll rise again!

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