Firefly Addiction by nrdpwr

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Firefly Addiction

POSTED BY: NRDPWR
UPDATED: Friday, May 12, 2006 19:56
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Friday, May 12, 2006 8:08 AM

Has anyone come up with a proper term for this insidious disease? How do we get it recognized by the AMA as a sickness whose symptoms (inserting show quotes into every conversation, anxiousness at any mention of Joss Whedon, the compulsion to buy anything related to the show/movie, favorite color is brown, ... any that I missed?) are, as far as we know, incurable? I imagine that new episodes would
help lessen the suffering but would worsen the problem.

I'm not looking to get cured, I'm just wondering if I can claim I'm sick, go on disability, and stay home watching reruns.

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"Do you know what the chain of command is here? It's the chain I go get and beat you with to show you who's in ruttin' command."

Pasadena Volunteers

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Friday, May 12, 2006 8:26 AM

RALEIGHBROWNCOAT

Indeed, I have the exact same malady. My symptoms also include funny looks from my wife, hearing the "Hero of Canton" in my dreams, reading fanfic for the first time EVER, listening to all the old episodes of the Signal and Firefly Talk podcasts, and just generally obsessing about the 'verse in a way a kid might obsess about a new toy.

It is my understanding that there is no cure, only treatment. Such treatment being repeated viewings of Firefly and Serenity.

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Friday, May 12, 2006 8:35 AM

RIVER6213

Another symptom is getting misty-eyed over the same scenes in Firefly, even though you know it’s coming, you can't help but get caught up in it for those few, glorious moments.

Another symptom and it is one of the most serious ones, demonstrates itself by way of your own emotions. You are somehow forced, against your own will to love the characters. You/we LOVE fictional characters.

*Doctors don't quite know what to make of this*

River

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Friday, May 12, 2006 8:39 AM

DEEPGIRL187

Another symptom (probably one of the worst ones) is laughing at a scene that pops into your head ages after you've watched it. It's especially bad when you're no where near a TV, at work, and the people start to look at you like you have horns.

At last.
We can retire and give up
this life of crime.

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Friday, May 12, 2006 8:39 AM

RALEIGHBROWNCOAT

Quote:
Originally posted by RiveR6213:
Another symptom and it is one of the most serious ones, demonstrates itself by way of your own emotions. You are somehow forced, against your own will to love the characters. You/we LOVE fictional characters.

Ah, yes, how I could forget about this symptom? I've got this one bad.

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Friday, May 12, 2006 8:39 AM

COPILOT

I believe it's called Browncoatitious and it has no know cure save severe beatings to the head with a lead pipe. But the success of this cure is very low and it has many side effects which include but are not limited to blindness, anal leakage, and death.

An I carried such a torch

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Friday, May 12, 2006 8:46 AM

KINROEDARKSTONE

One symptom I have is always in disbelief at Wash being impaled and yelling, "NO!" at the scene. *sob* *whimper*

*Kinroe sucks it ups and continues*

yeah. We're infected.

Mal: Ain't. We. Just.

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Wash: Closing in.
Zoe: Planet's coming up a might fast.
Wash: That's just 'cause I'm goin' down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all.
Mal: Well, if that happens, let me know.

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Friday, May 12, 2006 9:01 AM

ZZETTA13

I really don't want to put a bad translation to this but what about "Space Herpie" from the movie "Ice Pirates"

Something we have but can not be rid of (not that we want to)

just a thought

NRDPWR,if you can convince your boss that you have a case of "Space Herpies" and get a doctors excuse to back you up, He(your boss) may give you off the rest of the year. Dr. Simon may vouch for you if you don't mess up the med lab.

Z

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Friday, May 12, 2006 10:50 AM

NRDPWR

Quote:
Originally posted by KinroeDarkstone:
One symptom I have is always in disbelief at Wash being impaled and yelling, "NO!" at the scene. *sob* *whimper*

*Kinroe sucks it ups and continues*

yeah. We're infected.

Mal: Ain't. We. Just.

--------------
Wash: Closing in.
Zoe: Planet's coming up a might fast.
Wash: That's just 'cause I'm goin' down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all.
Mal: Well, if that happens, let me know.

I saw the movie months before I saw the series so I wasn't too upset when Wash died. The 2nd time I saw the movie (after watching the series)... well... after months of therapy (therapy=beer) I was able to lead a relatively normal life.

*looks again at the dead flowers resting near the Hoban Washburne Memorial tower of cans*

yep, relatively normal...

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Pasadena Volunteers

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Friday, May 12, 2006 10:53 AM

MONKSDAD

the cure for this disease is to ..... watch it all again.... and again....and come here and vent

"And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community."

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Friday, May 12, 2006 5:54 PM

RMMC

And the proof that it is a disease is that we actually spread it to others.

Hmmm and no real cure, just maintainence therapy. Wow, it's a pandemic! And WHO is worried about bird flu.

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RMMC

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Friday, May 12, 2006 7:56 PM

RIVER6213

The main drug dealer... I mean director/writer, who is named Joss, keeps claiming that he will find a cure, for the Firefly Syndrome, but rumors has it that he's too busy working on creating other highly addictive shows in order to enslave the world Those soon-to-be addictive shows have odd code-names like Wonder Woman, Buffy, Angel....strange names

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