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Weekly World News' butchery of Serenity
Sunday, October 24, 2004

Here now is the Serenity photograph in WWN November 1 issue). Perhaps it's time for some sort of action against Weekly World News for their hijacking of a production picture for their own gain... BTW, webmasters, If I have violated rules in posting this pic, I am sorry and will accept whatever punishment required of me.


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Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:47 PM

EBONEZER


This? From the reputable news organization that brought us bat boy? And broke the news about the Osma bin Laden/Saddamn Husein/Camel love triangle?

I can't beleve it!

Maybe this is how the Compainion's Guild began?

Sunday, October 24, 2004 4:30 PM

IRIVER


If this is a real pic from a real Weekly World News, then they are even dumber than I thought. Thousands- no millions know what the serenity looks like, so why would they even try to pass something off this incredibly cheesy? Oh well, good work Ackerdackerly in finding this. So were these the extenders that Shepard was talking about? Actually, these engines look pretty cool.
iRiver

Sunday, October 24, 2004 4:38 PM

ANOTHERFIREFLYFAN


LMGAO.. oh my... hahahaha Serenity in the tabloids LMAO


What disturbs me is the thought that people read those things - and possibly believe them. Ah well, people believe anything.

Sunday, October 24, 2004 4:39 PM

ANOTHERFIREFLYFAN


At first I was wondering what Serenity had to do with breast implants ;)

Sunday, October 24, 2004 4:58 PM

ACKERDACKERLY


Since iRiver seems a bit skeptical about the picture being in the Weekly World News, pick up a copy at the grocery's checkout stand, turn to the bottom of Page three and there it is! Remember to put the tabloid back in the rack and go wash your hands...

Ack

Sunday, October 24, 2004 6:47 PM

NEEDLESEYE


I want this on a t-shirt, with the flying to pluto blurb! LOL! :P
Love the extra engines they added, looks spiffy... er shiny!
Is this a bizare form of guerilla marketing by a browncoat who works for the WWN?

Monday, October 25, 2004 5:48 AM

BROWNCOAT1


LOL!!!

This is hi-larious. Guess they figured no one would recognize the pic of our beloved Serenity, regardless of how bad they butchered her.

Monday, October 25, 2004 7:24 AM

PHOENIXSHIP


What a crappy job. The stuff that we "amateurs" slap together is way better than this from a "professional" publication.

Monday, October 25, 2004 11:20 AM

ACKERDACKERLY


Updates and Factoids:

AnguaLupin:
These guys are pretty cheezy -- that is a pic of the now-deceased MIR space station overlaying the four-engined "Firefly".

Somebody at alt.tv.firefly has pointed out that the Weekly World News is actually a comedy send-up of the 'Bloids in general. The "Mad Magazine" or "Cracked" of the "National Enquirer" genre.

Me, being in the journalism biz (and apparently very much out of touch with the hi-larious side of the print media, I guess), was not aware of the true nature of WWN. Live and learn, I guess.

ackerdackerly

Thursday, October 28, 2004 6:01 AM

JAHZARA


That's hilarious. I wonder if they can sue. I know it's a joke, but still...

I agree with the anonymous poster that said there is no such thing as bad publicity.

Thursday, October 28, 2004 7:46 AM

OPTIMUS1998


i posted a thread about this this morning, here is what folks need ot know about WWN(which i LOVE, other tabloids try to at least make their stories somewhat believable, NOT WWN).

From inside the front cover:
"Weekly World News articles are drawn from different sources and some are fictitious of satirical. Weekly World News uses invented namesin some stories, except where public figuresare being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental and coincidental. The reader should suspend belief for the sake of enjoyment."

Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:17 AM

BADGERSHAT


Okay, obviously the crew has fallen on hard times, and like we've heard said, you get offered a job, you might not ask too many questions about it...

So, they rented Serenity out for some moonlighting work... gotta keep her in repair, no matter what menial job it requires...


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