Iowa Browncoats? by Badgergirl

I live in Des Moines, and I imagine I'll go to Jordan Creek Century for the premiere, assuming they're playing it. High points of the theater include Fandango-enabled ticket-buying, the comfiest seats in town, stadium style layout, ice cream, and espresso.

I have a couple friends coming in from Iowa City, and the plan currently is to dress in costume. We'll see if that really happens. If nothing else, we'll be donning shirts or other paraphenelia.

Erin

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:10 AM

My friends and I live in Pella, and it's highly unlikely we'll get Serenity opening night, so we'll be heading off to Des Moines as well. We just don't know which theatre yet.

We are hoping for a decent line party though, and we'll probably go to the theatre with the most people there (Jordan Creek).

Good to know there are Iowan Browncoats!

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:10 AM

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:17 AM

GREEKTOOMEY

Koffee should be around here somewhere...

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:20 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Badgergirl:
I know there are at least 20 of us, because I converted ten people myself!
Who's all from Iowa around here, and where are you going for premiere night?

I've converted 7 here in Fairfield, Iowa...
but I've only forced one of them to join the Official board - and none of them have joined this board :(
BUT all of them will come with me to see Serenity on September 30th.
I'm guessing we'll go to Ottumwa or Iowa City,
but it depends on where it actually opens.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:29 AM

You know, it seems that since Fandango became more popular, line parties are becoming a lost breed. For instance, when I went to see the midnight showing of Revenge of the Sith, I had gotten tickets through Fandango for Jordan Creek, and then they let us in to our seats two or three hours ahead of time. There wasn't much chance of a line party (and maybe that's what they were going for).

Will Serenity get a midnight showing in Des Moines and elsewhere? Don't know. But I will be seeing it opening night, and again the next night, and again the next night. I'm not above artificially inflating opening weekend box-office haul.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:51 AM

SPIKEANDJEZEBEL

I live in California now, but am originally from Davenport. I know many fellow Broancoats there, and am going to try to be there on September 30.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:54 AM

I'm not even terribly familiar with Fandango. What is it?

The best part about line parties is camping out, meeting new people, and having pizza delivered to the line. Of course, once you're in your seats, I suppose you can still do the meeting-people thing. But it's not quite the same.

Unfortunately, a midnight showing is getting more and more unlikely for us, but we're definitely carpooling opening night.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 7:44 AM

www.fandango.com

It's a website where you can look up movie times and buy tickets in advance. You pay $1 per ticket more, but you can reserve your ticket well in advance (RotS tix could be purchased two weeks early), and you can just walk up to the ticket taker with a print-out and ID. It makes going on opening weekend a breeze, though you still have to get there early enough for good seats.

In some ways I think it's a great help to us older geeks, because we don't have to take off work to wait in line for tickets. But it does mean that the line is more and more obsolete. I too have enjoyed the line parties and getting pizza and making friends. I think seeing who comes out for Serenity will be especially fun. Will we see people we never thought were Flans? Will the word have passed far enough by that point to get a whole slew of folk out for the opening showings? I hope so.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 11:52 AM

I live in Des Moines and have several friends that are fans and are planning on attending the opening night. We want to celebrate somehow, but there are no solid plans yet. I am all for a line party if anyone is up for it. Jordan Creek works for us. Anyone know how the management there is towards such goings on?

LS

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 11:52 AM

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:09 PM

they might love the idea if they saw it as free publicity, not just for our BDM but also for their theater...
a line of people in costumes, what can be bad with that?

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:32 PM

LS, I think a planned line party would be keen. I don't know how the theater would feel about it. Since I teach at Valley High School, I'm almost sure to know students who work at the theater. I do know that the theater was friendly to the Star Wars goers, but that they didn't advertise activities in the same way Merle Hay Mall Cinema did, but then the MHM folks had to line up in a parking garage, and that doesn't sound like fun to me.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:35 PM

Embers, I think you're right that if it garners publicity, most theater owners are for it. However it may be seen as something that would drive the "normals" away to other screens. Perhaps that's part of the appeal of midnight showings--get all the costume-wearing weirdos out of the way so they don't become an embarrassment.

Also, thanks for the crew invite, but I'm already one of Ellie's Independents.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:39 PM

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Originally posted by Eriu:
LS, I think a planned line party would be keen. I don't know how the theater would feel about it. Since I teach at Valley High School, I'm almost sure to know students who work at the theater. I do know that the theater was friendly to the Star Wars goers, but that they didn't advertise activities in the same way Merle Hay Mall Cinema did, but then the MHM folks had to line up in a parking garage, and that doesn't sound like fun to me.

My wife and I are both die-hard Browncoats living in Ames. I've been toying with the idea of dressing up as Jayne for the BDON (Big Damn Opening Night) (OK, that was pretty lame). I abandoned the idea cause, well, alone sucks. I'm a largish man with goatee and Jayne hat, plus thigh holster and "Little Elves That Fight" shirt (would just need a large knife). So...anyone serious about a costumed line party?

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:44 PM

My plans are to go as Kaylee with my hubby as Jayne. I'm growing my hair longer and everything, and Husband is staring the Jayne facial hair. I think our friend Andrew will come as Wash, since he is cursed with an overabundance of Hawaiian shirts, and my friend Danielle may be a second Kaylee or even River. Things aren't totally ironed out yet, but this is the rough plan.

You would be welcome to join up with us, InevitableBetrayal. There is less embarrassment at being a total geek in numbers.

By the way, I was in Iowa City this weekend and went to Artifacts, a used stuff store. There I found a biggish red button that says: "Wash is the best!" Now, of course, this probably is a button for Cedar Rapids Washington HS, but I find that put on a red button it carries a different significance for me and fellow Browncoats.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:52 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Eriu:
Embers, I think you're right that if it garners publicity, most theater owners are for it. However it may be seen as something that would drive the "normals" away to other screens. Perhaps that's part of the appeal of midnight showings--get all the costume-wearing weirdos out of the way so they don't become an embarrassment.

Also, thanks for the crew invite, but I'm already one of Ellie's Independents.

I'd call the theater..because I understand that they love these fan gatherings...
and I also always heard that the midnight show is just to crank up more money for the opening weekend...
which is good for theater as well as studio
(and not bad for our BDM either)

at any rate I'm leaving the invite to my 'crew' as my signiture until I finally get my 30
(easier to earn more credits with a full crew).

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:00 PM

Well, if we were at Jordan Creek, then we would at least have the mall area in front of the theater entrance to be in. I have to say, not bragging, I saw Serenity in K.C. at the last prescreening. The reason I bring this up is because of what a fantastic atmosphere it was. It was a great experience, due largely to the interaction of the fans. My opinion is that the creator, producers, crew, and not the least, the fans have worked too hard on this movie not to enjoy it. We don't all have to "freak" out at every showing, but I think we should at least do it up right for the first showing. And gorramit, I intend to. I will be at the theater wearing my Brown Coat and maybe even an ice planet or two.

Sorry, I will put my soap box away now. But anyone that wants to plan anything, I am in.

LS

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:00 PM

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:05 PM

I am hyper-jealous you got to see a pre-screening, and I agree that we need to show our fandom, at least for the opening night. I hope that opening night will bring out all sorts of folks and that we can have a "screening" atmosphere. That would be keen.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:43 PM

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Quote:
Originally posted by Eriu:
My plans are to go as Kaylee with my hubby as Jayne. I'm growing my hair longer and everything, and Husband is staring the Jayne facial hair. I think our friend Andrew will come as Wash, since he is cursed with an overabundance of Hawaiian shirts, and my friend Danielle may be a second Kaylee or even River. Things aren't totally ironed out yet, but this is the rough plan.

You would be welcome to join up with us, InevitableBetrayal. There is less embarrassment at being a total geek in numbers.

I may be able to talk the wife into doing a River outfit, though I'm not sure what that would constitute, beyond mussed hair and a sundress...plus she's only just begun on the hair-growing-out. But if you wouldn't mind 2 Jaynes... Although, I wonder if there's a diff costume I could throw together...

I may also be able to talk a couple of my converts into coming along to add to the "screening" atmosphere.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:50 PM

I don't think there's any problem with repeat costumes. And don't forget the combat boots with the sundress for River.

I'm going to try to convince my friend Danielle to come as Saffron, cuz she's got the body and hair for it, and then I don't have to compete with her for looking like Kaylee.

If nothing else, your converts could sport t-shirts, like the Joss Whedon is My Master Now or some such.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:57 PM

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

hmmm...what we need now is a way to keep in touch... tell you what--come the week before the open, put up another thread and we'll get down to brass tacks.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:59 PM

Sounds like a plan.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:02 PM

INSANESPIKE

Im from a little town in southern iowa called Centerville. I'm really liking the sounds of all this. Me and a friend I'd converted were thinking about most likely heading to Otummwa to see it if it didn't open up here, but if there are going to be enough browncoats at Jordan Creek in Des Moines, we'll be more than happy to drive the extra 45 minutes

So if everyone wants to do this, you can count us in one way or another!

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 5:19 PM

Well, look, I run off to work for a few hours, and the thread's taking off!

One of my friends is dressing up as Jayne (hat and all), while another two are dressing up as Kaylee, Inara, and Wash. I'm going as River from "Safe."

I keep getting more and more excited about the BDM the more we talk about it, but I'm also starting to worry that the excitement won't be as high opening night as it will undoubtedly be at the midnight showing.

Opening day is just as good, right?

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Friday, August 12, 2005 1:59 AM

Does anyone know if there will be a midnight showing for the BDM for sure? I mean, as great a movie as we all think that it will be, I don't know that the theaters will see it as blockbuster/midnight screening material. At least not right away.

Either way, I think we ought to try to make a plan to go to a showing where as many of us can be there at once as is possible. A show of browncoat solidarity if you will.

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Friday, August 12, 2005 1:59 AM

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Friday, August 12, 2005 6:12 AM

There may not be midnight showings to consider. That could be a wait-and-see sorta question.

Lotsa costuming. That's good good good.

I was attempting to convince two friends and Firefly-converts to also dress for the event, saying that one could be an overly tall Badger. The other could pull off River, but would ultimately want to be Zoe. 'Course, costuming for Zoe or Mal are the expensive ones. I told her she should wear my Princess Leia costume as a joke, and then thought it would be even funnier if Leia were wearing a brown coat over it all.

Also, I agree with Lost Soul that if we're gathering a state's worth of Browncoats, should there be a choice between midnight showing and opening night, we pick the one with best possible attendance.

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Friday, August 12, 2005 11:07 AM

MOMMAFIREFLY

Quote:
Originally posted by spikeandjezebel:
I live in California now, but am originally from Davenport. I know many fellow Broancoats there, and am going to try to be there on September 30.

I'm right across the river from Davenport in Moline.
Maybe we will end up at the same showing if you do come back to Davenport when it opens.

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Friday, August 12, 2005 12:20 PM

See, my problem with costuming is that I'm blonde. The only blonde (female) in Firefly was in Heart of Gold, methinks. I could pass for Saffron since my hair's shorter, but...well, I guess if I can't find a good costume for River, that's an option. :P

I'm thinking a wig, or just dye my hair. Temporary dye is useful stuff.

Friends and I are planning on promoting the BDM in our school newspaper's first issue; see if we can't get some more converts up to the premiere in Des Moines.

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Friday, August 12, 2005 2:18 PM

CHIPMUNK

Is anyone able to attend the first matinee on Opening Day in Cedar Rapids? I'm a freelancer, so plan to take that day off, and start my movie viewing early.

Already have plans to meet with some of my local Nerd Herd in the evening (dinner & movie), but would like to hook up with anyone playing hooky or otherwise able to catch an early afternoon matinee.

'Spect I'll be havin' the need to gush rustic and all Firefly-y with some fellow fans, 'round about then!

When one of our Herd suggested I pre-buy our group's tickets, I agreed and offered to phone him as soon as I had the tickets in my hands. His face broke out into a huge smile!

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Monday, August 15, 2005 1:31 AM

Happy Monday morning Iowa

Just thought I would drop a note and bump the thread in case anyone from Iowa hadn't seen it yet. We need all the Browncoats we can get here.

LS

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Monday, August 15, 2005 1:31 AM

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Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:01 PM

KOFFEE

I am in Center Point which is near Cedar Rapids. I would be willing to travel anywhere in the state to meet with people for the premier!!!!!

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Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:41 PM

I may be able to gather stronger forces through my role as a teacher. I already know of a small but powerful number of students who are Firefly fanatics. Of course, some people are scared of high schoolers, so if there's a general feeling of dread about that, I'll keep things under wraps. But my general feelings on the matter is that the more, the merrier.

By the way, Koffee, LOVE Get Fuzzy.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:12 PM

JEBUS44

Eriu- I too live in Des Moines and I think it would be a great idea if you try to get your students involved. More power in numbers. This movie needs all the help it can get, from those at any age.
Most likely the movie won't open nation-wide at midnight, but is there a possibility to get a midnight showing for just Des Moines? Anybody know how?

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Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:54 PM

INSANESPIKE

I'm thinking our best option would be to get together at the first showing the night of the 30th. A midnight showing would be great, but I really dont see it happening. At least not for the first movie. But for the sequels...I can see it!

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Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:13 AM

The evening showing on the 30th is the best option for my wife and I, and probably anyone that we can muster. It also seems that Jordan Creek is our first choice. It may seem early to plan, but it is only about a month away (YAY) and it will be a BUSY month for me. So the earlier I can start planning the better. If anyone planning to attend in Des Moines wants to weigh in now on what they think will work best for them, I would like to hear it.

Eriu, I like to think that Browncoats of any age are welcome. The kids are alright. I think I was one once. In this case, the more the merrier, the movie needs everyone.

I also had one more question. Is there anyone who would be interested in getting together sooner than the movie. Maybe for coffee or refreshments of your choice somewhere. If so, let me know and we can try to work something out.

Keep Flyin'

LS

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Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:13 AM

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Friday, August 26, 2005 2:04 AM

Incidentally, does anyone know if there is a chinese restaurant near the Jordan Creek Mall that delivers?

Oh, and happy Friday!

LS

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Friday, August 26, 2005 2:04 AM

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Friday, August 26, 2005 7:04 AM

NOLEN

I'm not terribly active on this board but I'm from Iowa City and am trying to organize a midnight showing here in Coralville or Cedar Rapids. An excerpt from the official board...

Hey Koffee, I'm from Iowa City and am finding myself in a similar boat. I love the show, and my friends are big fans too, but we don't really have a community around here per se.
I've been calling area theaters, specifically the Coral Ridge 10 and the Wehrenberg in CR but they're both saying that they won't know what they're doing re: midnight showings until 2 weeks before hand. I'm sure if you'd call them too it'd help make up their minds. Coral Ridge is 319-625-2100 while the Wehrenberg is 319-393-8914.
Everyone I've personally converted is making their calls and I'm trying to get in touch with the campus wide SF group to recruit them to the cause as well. Hopefully if we all push our local theaters we'll be able to get some midnight showings here locally!

PS-if any out of towners want to make a call or two on our behalf I'm sure the added numbers will only help our cause. The theaters have the advantage here, but then again, they always do.

I'm rather a shoe in for Simon while my girlfriend will be going as Kaylee (could that be more appropriate?). Anyone in the area who wants to come into IC for a showing please give those theaters a call and/or drop me a line in this forum or at nolenmakoto@gmail.com

Keep Flyin!

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Friday, August 26, 2005 8:31 PM

ELBISHI

Cedar Rapids here.

have gotten a couple friends interested in the show through the dvds. at least one is definately going to the movie with me. would be interested in joining a group going locally or in the ic/coralville area.

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Sunday, August 28, 2005 6:57 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by lostsoul:
Incidentally, does anyone know if there is a chinese restaurant near the Jordan Creek Mall that delivers?

I don't think they deliver, but there is a PF Chang's just outside the theater practically. I'm sure you'd be able to make an order and then send someone over to pick it up or save your place in line or somesuch. There's also a Cheesecake Factory right there.

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Sunday, August 28, 2005 1:31 PM

TERRYO

I am in Cedar Rapids and I know of several fans from Rockwell Collins and my old employer Quintrex that will be trying to find the first showing Friday afternoon. (I'd like to get my time in by noon so I don't have to go back to work if I can.)

But as of Friday there didn't seem to be any tickets to be had online.

Now I need to find a brown jacket and a button saying "It was on sale..." :-)

terry

Quote:
Originally posted by Chipmunk:
Is anyone able to attend the first matinee on Opening Day in Cedar Rapids? I'm a freelancer, so plan to take that day off, and start my movie viewing early.

Already have plans to meet with some of my local Nerd Herd in the evening (dinner & movie), but would like to hook up with anyone playing hooky or otherwise able to catch an early afternoon matinee.

'Spect I'll be havin' the need to gush rustic and all Firefly-y with some fellow fans, 'round about then!

When one of our Herd suggested I pre-buy our group's tickets, I agreed and offered to phone him as soon as I had the tickets in my hands. His face broke out into a huge smile!

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Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:19 PM

NOLEN

Hey Iowa City/Coralville/Cedar Rapids/Who ever wants to come people. I just started a Google Groupthe other night to organize a Serenity Shindig in the area. Totally come join and we can get this done right.
The URL is http://groups.google.com/group/IC-Browncoats
Hope to see you there!

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Friday, September 9, 2005 2:11 PM

Bumping the thread.

It appears my secret online identity has been discovered by one of my Browncoat students. :)

Our numbers are growing, my friends. Lots of people discovering the show during the summer. That's exciting.

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Monday, September 12, 2005 9:03 PM

CHIPMUNK

I'm willing to try out the Galaxy's first matinee on opening day. How much bigger is its screens compared to Carmike's?

Carmike's is much closer, and avoids that somewhat hairy run thru Reaver-SUV clogged downtown, so is more optimal for us southerners from Iowa City and farther, like Cap'n Embers. On the other hand, if there's a significant screen size diff, I'll try it, seein' as how my adrenaline will already be pumped up, so the Reaver run won't make as much of a difference.

Eriu, what do you teach? I feel much better disposed towards well mannered high schoolers, than some of the louts who go to U of I (no offense to any Browncoat UI student - you, of all people, know what I mean).

A few years ago, I was sifting thru resumes for a summer intern position, and we all wanted to adopt the one high schooler in the bunch. At the opposite end of the spectrum was a freshly printed PhD who assured us he was a C programming "guru", yet somehow failed to list any supporting projects, other than one 3 month summer job - he didn't even tell us what his thesis topic was! We weren't sure how smart he was, but he was certainly weak. The high schooler was humble, intensely geeky, and listed all sorts of nifty little extra curricular programming projects he had initiated or joined.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:08 AM

The Carmike is closer, but the Century has WAY comfier seats, and it's right off the interstate. There's almost no way to get lost, and there are hotels right there for the folk who might want to spend the night and need a room.

I teach high school English, specifically some middle level writing and Valley's AP Literature class. At the end of last year, after the seniors had graduated and I ran out of curriculum-relevant things for my juniors to do, I showed them four episodes of Firefly. Got many of them hooked, and there has been a ripple effect. The students who would be there would of course be the intelligent geeky types, cuz that's who Firefly attracts. However I must admit that some of them are also at time obnoxious, but since I'd know them, I could help keep them in line, if necessary. Basically though we're talking about the good, but geeky, apples. The unfortunate thing is that Serenity's opening weekend is also Valley's Homecoming weekend, though I don't know how many Firefly fans would miss the opening night of Serenity for just a football game. I know I wouldn't.

I plan on using "Bushwacked" in conjunction with teaching Heart of Darkness this year, since the themes are similar but Firefly makes it so much more accessible.

"The lyricism of marginality may find inspiration in the image of the "outlaw," the great social nomad, who prowls on the confines of a docile, frightened order." -Michel Foucault

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Friday, September 16, 2005 7:01 PM

NOLEN

I've been emailing back and forth with the Weherenberg corporate office trying to get a midnight showing in the area and it turns out that the Galaxy theater won't even be showing the movie. The Wynnsong should have it and one theater in IC/Coralville should have it (don't know which one) but the Galaxy is out.

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Saturday, September 17, 2005 4:24 AM

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Originally posted by Eriu:
The Carmike is closer, but the Century has WAY comfier seats, and it's right off the interstate. There's almost no way to get lost, and there are hotels right there for the folk who might want to spend the night and need a room.

as our fearless pilot, chipmunk, said:
I'll be driving up from the South...on 218
so can you give me directions? I get off on 80 and which exit has the Century?
Big screens and comfy seats sound good so long as those seats are stadium seating!
I'm unfamiliar with both the Carmike & the Century
I've always gone up to the Sycamore 6
or the Coral Ridge 10
so I'll need directions for which ever y'all decide on
(have I mentioned I can't WAIT until Friday the 30th?!?!!!)

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Saturday, September 17, 2005 5:51 AM

I'm getting the feeling that we're talking about theaters in two different cities. Where's the Galaxy? The Wynnsong is a theater in the Des Moines area, but I've no idea where the Galaxy is, and I even lived in Iowa City for 8 years.

The Century theater is now displaying a poster advertisement for Serenity just outside the theater entrance, so it would seem unlikely that they won't be showing it. In fact, almost every wide release movie plays at the Century, simply because they've got so many screens. There has not been a movie I've wanted to see since the Century opened at Jordan Creek that was not playing there, unless it was an art house film, and Serenity ain't. But I have not called to confirm that.

The I-80 exit is for Jordan Creek Parkway, exit 121 according to Mapquest, turn South, go through approximately three stoplights, and on your left will be the mall. Can't miss it. Theater's on the south side.

My husband's Jayne hat came in the mail a couple days ago. Less than two weeks to wait!

"The lyricism of marginality may find inspiration in the image of the "outlaw," the great social nomad, who prowls on the confines of a docile, frightened order." -Michel Foucault

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Saturday, September 17, 2005 6:01 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Eriu:
I'm getting the feeling that we're talking about theaters in two different cities.

yes, you are absolutely right..
we are talking about two different groups
one group is going to DesMoines
another group is going somewhere (as yet unspecified) in Cedar Rapids
I don't think we can expect everyone in Iowa to make it to the same theater

Myself I'll drive up to Cedar Rapids for the first Friday matinee
but after that I'll be attending in closer theaters in Ottumwa, Burlington, and even here in Fairfield
(we actually have a Serenity poster up in the lobby of the crappy little theater here in Fairfield!)

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Saturday, September 17, 2005 6:05 AM