Boston Herald mentions Firefly/Serenity by YoSaffBrig

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Boston Herald mentions Firefly/Serenity

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UPDATED: Wednesday, May 4, 2005 14:32
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005 11:32 AM

Aim to Misbehave

http://theedge.bostonherald.com/movieNews/view.bg?articleid=72107

I few weeks ago I was interviewed (Debra Anderson) for an article about cancelled shows being released on DVD for one of the Boston area's major newspapers, The Boston Herald. The article finally appeared today. I was pretty happy the reporter included Serenity's release date like I asked. I gave her a list of all the Browncoat websites and she listed the Official site.

Check it out!

"No power in the 'verse can stop me"

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Tuesday, March 8, 2005 11:53 AM

EMBERS

Great article!
of course next time you want to put a title on your thread so it is easier for your fellow Browncoats to get to!

but I'm just teasing...
You did a great job in helping the reporter get our story into the paper!
Good on you!

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Tuesday, March 8, 2005 12:03 PM

YOSAFFBRIG

Aim to Misbehave

Thanks. I realized it afterwards and tried to edit it but it wouldn't retake a title...sorry. I'm glad you found it!

"No power in the 'verse can stop me"

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Tuesday, March 8, 2005 4:43 PM

RUE

I have a vote and I'm not afraid to use it!

But read 60x as of the latest count. There is something intruiging about an untitled thread.

It just begs to be read. Thanks! for the info.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2005 6:56 PM

SHINY

Great job! How did you manage to get interviewed?

Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2005 4:16 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Great work YoSaffBrig! Truly Shiny!

If we all keep spreading the word and converting new Browncoats we are insuring the success of the BDM and the potential for two more films.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Meet Up:
http://firefly.meetup.com/9/boards/

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Thursday, March 10, 2005 4:05 AM

YOSAFFBRIG

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How did you manage to get interviewed?

I am on three meetup groups for my area and host a Shindig once a month through New England Browncoats Yahoo List so when the reporter was looking for Firefly people to interview she thought I would be an active participant.

-Kessa

"No power in the 'verse can stop me"

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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 3:25 PM

FORRESTWOLF

If you can get in touch with her again, you might tell your Herald contact about the screening...

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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 3:57 PM

YOSAFFBRIG

Aim to Misbehave

It's already been done and she is already planning on being there and going to a late dinner with the New England Browncoats afterwards. She is planning to write a story. She is also planning on going to our May Shindig.

Other NE Browncoats also called the TV news stations as well.

Thanks.

"No power in the 'verse can stop me"

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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 4:04 PM

SHINY

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Originally posted by YoSaffBrig:
Thanks. I realized it afterwards and tried to edit it but it wouldn't retake a title...sorry. I'm glad you found it!

I fixed your title (thanks to Haken for enabling the mod title edit/update function!)

Unfortunately, the linked to article is now available only in the paid for 'archive' section. :(

Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 4:07 PM

YOSAFFBRIG

Aim to Misbehave

Thanks Shiny for fixin' my bad!

-Debra/Kessa/YoSaffBrig

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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 4:10 PM

FORRESTWOLF

Now I can tell my friend who's a bit of an insider at the Herald to not push it :) Thanks - and some mighty fine guerilla marketing.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 4:18 PM

YOSAFFBRIG

Aim to Misbehave

Thanks Forrestwolf for the kind words!

Are you in New England? Will we see you at the screening? The Shindig? Are you on the New England Browncoats Yahoo List? We are a very active bunch.

-Debra/Kessa/YoSaffBrig

"No power in the 'verse can stop me"

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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 4:34 PM

FORRESTWOLF

Thanks - I'm in New Jersey - I'll be at the screening; POSSIBLY the post-shindig, though that's late for someone driving back the next day. I joined the Yahoo list just the other day (Jason was quite welcoming!). Seems like a great group. Any good way to spot all of you pre-show? I doubt I'll make it to dinner, but I'm sure I'll be lining up early like everyone else. I'll try to wear a homemade button with Forrestwolf - I guess I'll look at the Yahoo list to find out what to look for in your group's outfits.

- Forrestwolf (branduinxpi on Yahoo)

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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 5:23 PM

YOSAFFBRIG

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Forrestwolf-

I'll be wearing a "wanna?" t-shirt probably with a jean jacket. The New England Browncoats had shirts and buttons made up so some will probably be sporting one or the other. I will have a NE Browncoat button on as well.

I hope you can make the after-dinner for just a little while. The restaurant is just a couple of blocks walking distance from the theatre. (sleep is highly overrated.

Are you the new yahoo list recruit who used to live in Butler, NJ? (That is where my inlaws live.) I am Debra/Kessa on the list and the Shindigs are at my house. You should come up for the May 14-15th one, bring a tent. It should be pretty big and a lot of fun! My email is on the yahoo list posts if you want more info on it.

See you Thursday!!!

-Debra/Kessa/YoSaffBrig

"No power in the 'verse can stop me"

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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 5:42 PM

SHINEY

Hmmm, it doesn't show you the whole article ? did someone have the entire article.

This whole guerilla tactics thing is making me excited and while I can't go to a screening, I wanted to do something. I live in NY though.

"Oh My God It's Grotesque! Oh And There's Something In A Jar."

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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 9:00 PM

JUSTMAUNDERING

Quote:

Unfortunately, the linked to article is now available only in the paid for 'archive' section. :(

hi! i'm a newbie poster, but an intermittent lurker. just a little shy really, but i saw this and thought hey! i can share with you guys the article...

HEADLINE: On DVD, your favorite TV show is never canceled

BYLINE: By STEPHANIE SCHOROW

BODY:

Love stinks. Especially when you fall in love with a TV series only to have cold-hearted bottom-line network jerks cancel the show.

Now technology has come to the emotional rescue of bereft couch potatoes. Old TV shows - even short-lived cult series - are rising from the dead on DVD.

When the science-fiction western ``Firefly,'' created by Joss Whedon of ``Buffy: The Vampire Slayer'' fame, debuted in 2002 on Fox, Debra Anderson of Fairhaven fell hard for its sarcastic, biting humor'' and good writing.

``Yet we weren't really surprised when they canceled it because they seem to cancel everything my husband and I like,'' she said.

Anderson and other fans soon dropped a ``Save Firefly'' push for an ultimately successful campaign: Getting the truncated season - including three unaired episodes - released on DVD. The box set sold so well that Whedon got a ``Firefly'' movie deal. His ``Serenity'' opens Sept. 30.

Industry experts say the growing DVD market has made releasing multi-episode TV shows less cumbersome than on VHS. A 2004 Merrill Lynch report estimates consumer spending on TV DVDs will grow from $2.3 billion in 2004 to $3.9 billion in 2008.

And now such cult wonders as ``Freaks and Geeks'' (1999) or ``My So-Called Life'' (1994) now are on DVD shelves with powerhouses ``Seinfeld'' and ``Friends.''

The trend ``has taken the TV experience and put it into the hands of the consumer,'' said Gord Lacey, webmaster of www.tvshowsondvd.com, which lets users agitate for getting old TV series on new DVDs. Currently, 4,465 TV-related DVDs have been released.

While shows like ``Miami Vice'' (season one was released Feb. 8) cater to a huge fan base, even quirky or one-season wonders can get a second life and new fans.

The ``Firefly'' fan Web site browncoats.serenitymovie.com/serenity has jumped from 2,000 to 22,000 registered users in the last six months, Anderson said.

Some shows win the ultimate prize: The popularity of the canceled animated show ``Family Guy'' DVD - volume 1 and 2 sold more than two million units - convinced Fox to return the show to production, Lacey said.

Canadian Selina Asgar, a Web designer, knew her cause was hopeless when the offbeat but critically acclaimed ``Wonderfalls'' (2004) was canceled after only four of its 13 episodes aired. She decided to ``forget about trying to save the show. Let's get the unaired episodes aired or get them on DVD.''

The ``Wonderfalls'' DVD, released on Feb. 1, is among the top 25 DVDs selling on Amazon. ``There was a time when Fox would have let the first 13 episodes go'' into TV oblivion, Asgar said. Other obscure shows released with unaired episodes include ``God, the Devil and Bob'' (2000) and ``Significant Others'' (1998), starring Jennifer Garner.

Even old shows find new material: The DVD of the black-and-white ``The Munsters'' (1964), contained a never-aired color pilot.

TV producers, like film directors, now keep DVD potential in mind. J.J. Abrams of the hit show ``Lost'' has had a documentary team on site since day one; ``He's been planning the DVD alongside the show,'' Lacey said.

Some shows, such as ``WKRP in Cincinnati,'' may never make it to DVD due to huge licensing costs for the music on the original shows. Indeed, fans will notice DVDs of shows like ``Quantum Leap'' and ``Northern Exposure'' lack their original soundtracks.

Lacey himself has virtually quit watching live TV. His habit may be the mantra for a new generation: ``I'll just wait for the DVD.''

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Wednesday, May 4, 2005 2:51 AM

YOSAFFBRIG

Aim to Misbehave

Thanks!

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Wednesday, May 4, 2005 3:08 AM

DIETCOKE

Quote:
Originally posted by Forrestwolf:
Thanks - I'm in New Jersey - I'll be at the screening; POSSIBLY the post-shindig, though that's late for someone driving back the next day. I joined the Yahoo list just the other day (Jason was quite welcoming!). Seems like a great group. Any good way to spot all of you pre-show? I doubt I'll make it to dinner, but I'm sure I'll be lining up early like everyone else. I'll try to wear a homemade button with Forrestwolf - I guess I'll look at the Yahoo list to find out what to look for in your group's outfits.

- Forrestwolf (branduinxpi on Yahoo)

You're in NJ? Me too. Englewood. Join our NYC meet up group! Good people.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2005 4:11 AM

FORRESTWOLF

I'm actually the one on the NE Browncoats list from Titusville - near the PA border, west of Princeton. I'll be sure to look for NE Browncoat buttons - that'll make your group easy to find, I'm sure!

Dietcoke - I've certainly considered the NYC group at various times - though two young kids = very little time for me. This trip to Boston-town is a big break for my schedule! I'll keep an eye on the NYC group for sure in the future.

One more day...

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Wednesday, May 4, 2005 2:32 PM

SAMURAIX47

Hey that's an awesome article! I'm down here in Rhode Island and i can tell you there are a bunch of browncoats here that wish we were having a screening in Providence for the BDM. I'm the secretary for the RI Science Fiction Club and we have been faithfully plugging Serenity on our public access show Sci Fi Journal.

www.risfc.org

Jaymes

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