LVCityLife Article on BDM Screening in Vegas by Tallgrrl

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LVCityLife Article on BDM Screening in Vegas

POSTED BY: TALLGRRL
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 7, 2005 05:02
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Sunday, June 5, 2005 8:36 AM

Browncoats who attended the BDM screening on May 26th may recall a writer from one of our local freebie alt rags called the CityLife.
Submitted for your persual, his article:
http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2005/06/02/film/film07.txt

Enjoy!

"Take me, sir. Take me hard." -- Zoe

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Sunday, June 5, 2005 8:52 AM

RIVERGIRL

Quote:
Originally posted by Tallgrrl:
Browncoats who attended the BDM screening on May 26th may recall a writer from one of our local freebie alt rags called the CityLife.
Submitted for your persual, his article:
http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2005/06/02/film/film07.txt

Enjoy!

"

and enjoy it I DID--got a little teary reading that what a great response--if this person wasnt a fan before seeing the film--he gets it

Also, I can kill you with my brain.

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Monday, June 6, 2005 1:32 AM

MANWITHPEZ

Important people don't do field work.

Everyone there shared a deep affinity for a show where the moral compass of the lead character didn't always point true north, and the world was a dark, dangerous place where right and wrong are not always easy to tell apart.

I thiink that may be the best description of Mal and crew that I've read in a long, long time...

That's just SHINY!

Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

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Monday, June 6, 2005 4:11 AM

BROWNCOAT1

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

Excellent article! Thanks for posting it for us.

__________________________________________

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

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

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Monday, June 6, 2005 5:02 AM

CANTTAKESKY

"Instead, a group of strangers were reunited with friends they thought they'd lost forever."

Awwww. [teary eyed] That is exactly what it was.

Can't Take My Gorram Sky

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Monday, June 6, 2005 3:43 PM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important

Good article, with one niggling point.

I keep hearing about the resurrection of a cancelled show by sheer fan will being an unprecedented event.

It is precedented. Star Trek (the original series) had a much longer run than Firefly, but it is another television show that was resurrected time and time again by the will of its fan base. First the fans convinced the network to create additional seasons, then they convinced the network to bring it to the big screen.

So, while we have done the impossible, let's not forget those that preceded us, and did the impossible first. All of these articles ought to rightly read, "Not since Star Trek..."

--Anthony

"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner

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Tuesday, June 7, 2005 5:02 AM

CARTAGIA

A big reason for the resurrection of Star Trek came not from the will of the fans, but from Roddenberry, himself. He spent alot of time drumming up a fan base and creating an interest in the show.

I think Firefly was alot more organic. Mind you, I'm not saying Joss was completely passive. He was more involved in dealing with the networks and Universal.

Admittedly, Joss had a few things going for him that Roddenberry never dreamed of, like the internet and DVD sales. I'm sure that made it alot easier, which is why it happened alot quicker.

Anyway, I guess my point is that you CAN argue that Star Trek isn't in the same boat as Firefly. On the other hand, you could point to shows like The X Files and Family Guy as examples of fan resurrected shows. In fact, in a way they were more successful resurrections, cause they got their show back, whereas we got a movie.

Not that I'm complaining mind you

Simon: I've never shot anyone before.

Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.

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