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Browncoats,

We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty!

Serenity was the #1 DVD upon its release! This was a huge success that would not have happened without the support and dedication of The Browncoats. On behalf or Universal, I would like to thank you all for everything you have done to promote Serenity.

It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that on January 6, 2006, The Browncoats will shut down. We have had some wonderful times over these 19 months: met people from around the world, had interesting discussions about Serenity and every topic under the sun on the message boards, had lots of laughs (“I can’t believe Shepherd Book is Mal’s father *spoiler* ” was a personal favorite), and seen some sadness as well. There really has never been a community quite like The Browncoats.

Of course this is not the end of The Browncoats; there are many other sites that will allow the community to continue on. If you do get nostalgic for these boards, check out http://serenitymovie.org , a forum similar in look to this one set up by Gossi - one of our own.

All of your orders from the store are being processed, and will be shipped over the next 2 weeks. If you haven’t placed an order, please do so - your points aren’t going to be of any use once the site closes down. Remember we are at http://browncoats.serenitymovie.com

Once again a huge thank you from everyone here!

S_L

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Originally posted by ShinyHineySuperLimey:
This is indeed a sad day. I've just recently started building up some points, but only have 2k so far.

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Originally posted by embers:
well this is discouraging, the e-mail I got said Jan 6th, but the blog at the Universal home page says Jan 3rd:
http://browncoats.serenitymovie.com/serenity/index.html?fuseaction=hom
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Browncoats to Close 01.03.06

Posted by: on Dec 29, 2005 04:12pm EST

Sadly, the time has come for this site to close down. We have been through a lot together over the past year and a half, and it is with great sadness that I post this message. Please redeem all of your points in the store if you have not already, as they will do you no good after the site closes down. Gossi has set up a near identical forum at http://serenitymovie.org, so The Browncoats will continue there. Thanks to each and every one of you for making this site, and Serenity such a huge success.




Keep Flyin’!


S_L

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Originally posted by ncbrowncoat:
Got an idea. We could invite the whole cast (and especially NF) to consider this their home. Does anyone know how to contact them/

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And as for FFF.net being here, well, some of the BDHs said this back at Dragon*Con:...

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Originally posted by ecgordon:

So what?
I think it shows that for Universal it was just a business thing, not a passion like Haken and the other site creators have for our Big Damn Heroes.

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
So what?

fireflyfans.net was here even before the official FOX site for the series, and it will be here years after the last Serenity sequel is released.

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Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
Yep. Saw that comin'...
Guess it is up to us (AGAIN!) to push the DVD & spread the word.

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Before people go rushing over to "Gossi's new site", have a closer look at all his former posts on Whedonesque, where for so long he claimed only to have "contacts at Universal", but now they openly say he is "one of their own". Why didn't he admit that before? I can't forget how angry he got whenever anyone criticized the appalling promotion of Serenity, and it made me wonder if he might be a promoter himself.

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