Yeah, have to agree with FollowMal, Singate, Anthiar and Gorbishun - you become a Browncoat the moment the show means enough to you to call yourself that. Casual fans might say they like the show, but wouldn't think of themselves as Browncoats. The only people who will do that are those that really see it as something special and personally important. And when you reach that level of love, you just know it.

I agree with all of you, especially you, FollowMal and Sigma. Being a fan doesn’t exactly have a defined starting line, you just have to consider yourself a fan and you have to be passionate about it.

So I guess it’s kind of a mix of G and parts of D, E, or F—or something like that.

Passion and self realization...

I am somewhere between C and D. Seems to be the perfect balance.

I'm a mix of helplessly obsessed and selp-pronounced. I've watched the series more times than I can remember off the top of my head, watched the movie three times and am on the fourth. Then again, It doesn't matter to me when others think I'm a browncoat, in my mind I was a Browncoat after watching the teaser to "The Train Job" back in 2002. I believe, if you loved this 'verse from the moment you saw your first episode(doesn't have to be THE first episode just yours), then you're a Browncoat.
Also, when I'm not at school, I surf this site and Serenitymovie.com almost exclusivly.

Do you love it?
Yes

Are you enthusiastic about it?
Yes

You're a Browncoat.

Just my oppinion, but I think it's that simple.

First off, I think that what you have written is a great indicator of how obsessed one is. Heathly, or otherwise.

But, I don't think that one can say, I watched the series x number of time (even if one can remember what x is) and then say, I'm a Browncoat. Otherwise, someone, with no life, that only has the DVD's (or downloaded it), that has watched them ump-teen times, but doesn't really like it, can call themselves a Browncoat.

I also don't necessarily think that being here a lot is necessarily good criteria either. Some people just don't really play on the web. Though, that is an odd sort now isn't it ;)


Personally, I think that there has to be a genuine love. For instance, whenever I reach that last episode, I get a feeling like I got something missing inside; something that cannot be filled. Almost makes me cry. Get a little choked up I do.

Also, whenever I'm watching any episode, I have a bitter-sweet feeling. It's awesome because... well, I'm watching Firefly. But, it's bitter... well, because, it'll end, nothing new to come.

I would think that if you got genuine love, not necessarily how I specificaly feel (love is different for everyone), and you feel like you are connected to something larger than yourself, whether it is the community in whatever form, you are a Browncoat.


But, just to add an indicator. If you've been involved in a thread where someone who said that character y say this and it meant that. And you actually got a little emotional (read: mad), because that /clearly/ isn't true, then you might be a Browncoat.


Yes, that was a little random. Yes, I'm about to fall over tired. Hope some of the above made sense and I wasn't insulting or anything. Didn't mean to, sorry if I was.

'night.

I remember when I first came to this sight and kept seeing people refer to Browncoats. At first I thought they meant those who opposed the Alliance. I finally caught on to the fact that it was the fans' nickname for themselves. Don't know when it happened but one day I just knew I was one too.

Well, I'm helplessly obsessed. But I think you are a Browncoat when you know you are a Browncoat. When being a part of that community becomes as important as anything in your real life.