Would you call yourself Obsessed? by washburnefan

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Would you call yourself Obsessed?

POSTED BY: WASHBURNEFAN
UPDATED: Friday, May 26, 2006 17:58
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Monday, May 15, 2006 3:01 PM

We've all wondered it. We have all seen the blank stares from people if they don't get the inside joke. So when do we become avid Firefly Fans, and when do we become the insane Star trek-esque fans of the 70's? I believe there is a line, where would you put yourselves on it?

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And a good south wind sprung up behind ;
The Albatross did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariner's hollo !

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Monday, May 15, 2006 3:07 PM

MIRAMEL

i certainly would call myself that, and proudly too.

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Monday, May 15, 2006 3:11 PM

MILFORD

I would call myself a clearly-thinking rational person. However, THEY would definitely call me obsessed.

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Monday, May 15, 2006 3:14 PM

COPILOT

All manner of obsessed be I!!!!

An I carried such a torch

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Monday, May 15, 2006 3:20 PM

WASHBURNEFAN

I'm very proud. I would call myself obsessed as well.

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And a good south wind sprung up behind ;
The Albatross did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariner's hollo !

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Monday, May 15, 2006 3:27 PM

CHRISTHECYNIC

Hell yeah.

I love the show, no more, and definitively no less. I think when you're in love with any work of fiction you're obsessed. I've met people obsessed with Shakespeare before, absolute nuters, and if I seem as strange to them as they do to me I'm still proud to say I'm obsessed.

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Seriously though, can someone explain what people see in Shakespeare? I mean he kills any character that develops in the least. The only way to live through one of his tragedies is to be like Iago, MacDuff, or Horatio and never change a bit.

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Monday, May 15, 2006 3:44 PM

DEEPGIRL187

Gladly.

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Monday, May 15, 2006 3:46 PM

RIVER6213

Yes. Matter of fact, I'm watching Serenity now and I'm in bed.

River

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Monday, May 15, 2006 3:59 PM

BREXAN

Oh how I wish I wasn't as obsessed as I am.
Being obsessed over Star Trek or something else is one thing, there's 100s of hours of footage to watch. Not so with Firefly :(

Still, I find myself gettin excited every time I stick in one of the DVD's - and I probably still will when I can reciet the shows word for word - and I even start to miss it if I go a whole day without watching at least 1 episode. When I'm watching I'm constantly thinking up how much more could have been done with the characters/story, and when I finish an episde I can't stop thinking about how much I enjoy it!

I've even had to restort to getting my family to watch the shows, in the hopes they like it, so I'd have someone to chat to about it!

I need help! xD

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Monday, May 15, 2006 4:32 PM

DALLASFIREFLY

I would call myself obsessed, but that isn't a bad thing imo. I know some Trekkies and I don't think their level of obsession is bad either, so long as it doesn't get in the way of their lives. There is a point where an obsession goes too far, but I would think that it's pretty difficult to reach that point.

I wanna be Mr. Baccarin!

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Monday, May 15, 2006 4:35 PM

EMBERS

I own the DVDs
and all 9 covers of the comics
and all the books that have been released

I've made costumes, written some fan fic, done some fan artwork, and bought a dozen t-shirts

I went to the movie about 8 times, and attended meet-ups in Iowa and California

yeah, I'm pretty much thinking we could call me obsessed...
yeah, I think that that is the word for it.

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Monday, May 15, 2006 4:39 PM

BETHERS0921

Me? No. I'm not obsessed. Oh, wait. Yes. Yes, I am. But I like it that way. It wouldn't be as much fun otherwise.

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Monday, May 15, 2006 4:52 PM

NOSADSEVEN

Am I obsessed? Certainly.

I know this because it does not embarass me that I am.

Firefly is well worth being obsessed about.

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Monday, May 15, 2006 4:59 PM

DAVESHAYNE

Obsessed?

Me?

Noooooooo.

I'm so rutting beyond obsessed it's shiny. Trekkers walking down the street in their starfleet uniforms point at me and scream, "What a freak," as they pass. The American Psychiatric Association is going to put out a new edition of their diagnostic manual solely to cover my far beyond compulsive devotion to Serenifly. I'm hoping that they name the disorder "Tragic Space Dementia, All Crochety and Paranoid"

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

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Monday, May 15, 2006 5:09 PM

CHRISISALL

Live long, and prosper, Serenity crew.

That's a yes.

My logic is in question, where my show is concerned Chrisisall

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Monday, May 15, 2006 6:05 PM

SASSALICIOUS

Definitely obsessed.

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Monday, May 15, 2006 6:25 PM

FOLLOWMAL

Quote:
Originally posted by daveshayne:
I'm hoping that they name the disorder "Tragic Space Dementia, All Crochety and Paranoid"

David

Yup, I have that! Don't want cured either, thank you!

"You hold. Hold 'til I get back." Mal

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Monday, May 15, 2006 8:35 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Have you seen my long-ass thread about my coat?

Some would say it's just a coat. To me, it is a symbol; a badge of honor. It says "I am a Browncoat, and I am proud!" Those who do not understand are either deprived or simply idiots.
Yes, I am obsessed. I am hard core. I am a line-holder. I am BROWNCOAT.

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Monday, May 15, 2006 11:56 PM

EMMARIGBY

Quote:
Originally posted by washburnefan:
We've all wondered it. We have all seen the blank stares from people if they don't get the inside joke. So when do we become avid Firefly Fans, and when do we become the insane Star trek-esque fans of the 70's? I believe there is a line, where would you put yourselves on it?

________________________________________
And a good south wind sprung up behind ;
The Albatross did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariner's hollo !

Yep, there is a line. I do hope I haven't crossed it yet! I am happy to call myself a trekie as well as (primarily) a browncoat, but about 10 years ago when I went to see Patrick Stewart do a fantastic one man performance of A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic theatre I was mortified to see someone turn up in a Startrek uniform. I mean that's just disrespectful of his as an actor isn't it? Oh and there was the time when Walter Koenig (Chekov) was sweet enough to join me at the bar for a drink at a convention and some idiot kept calling him Chekov! Just made you want to die!!

One thing that does make me proud is that several of the Buffy cast have said how much they enjoy doing conventions in the UK because the fans are more respectful. After all just because someone is a big damn star doesn't mean that every fan has the right to accost them whenever they like for photos and autographs. So long as we treat our heros with courtesy and respect I say we have nothing to be ashamed of! Be proud of your Browncoat!
[rant over!]

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 12:31 AM

KAYLEESTHEGREATEST

yes

Someday the verse will spit in your soup but at least they gave you soup.
one day
one plan
one mission
one army of browncoats
june 23rd serenity day

-Our mission as browncoats is to make us known.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:17 AM

ADAMWANKENOBI

Yep, I'm obsessed. In fact, the fact that you joined this site proves that you're obsessed!

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:23 AM

BROWNCOAT1

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

Obsessed? Oh most definitely! Proud to be so too.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:24 AM

EMANDBRI

I'm quite obsessed! I convienced my husband that we should use Kaylee as our daughter's middle name! Due in July.

Emily

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:23 AM

DAVESHAYNE

Quote:
Originally posted by FollowMal:
Quote:
Originally posted by daveshayne:
I'm hoping that they name the disorder "Tragic Space Dementia, All Crochety and Paranoid"

David

Yup, I have that! Don't want cured either, thank you!

No reason you should want to be either.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:11 AM

JEHANE

Obsessed? Me? No way. I think it's perfectly normal behaviour to buy everything Firefly-/Serenity-related in the 'verse. Also, I think it's perfectly normal to start swearing in Chinese (if I can remember the words). Or to keep telling people about the show/the movie until they either go out and watch it themselves or try to silence me by any means necessary. Or to say "shiny" a lot. That's not being obsessed. No way

How's business?
None of yours.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:21 AM

MONKSDAD

I dont care what you call me, I want my Serenifly. They can laugh snicker point fingers whatever they want, as long as they dont interfere with my serenifly. And every person who has given me shit about serenifly has changed there opinion of it as soon as they saw it.

"I am what I am"
popeye

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

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:08 AM

N7XEJ

Obsessed? Ruttin right I am! And there ain't no way I think that's not normal cause there are many more like me--all of you, for example. I am proud to call myself a Browncoat and so are the rest of us.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:41 AM

RMMC

As I'm a fan(atic) I assumed that obsession was part and parcel of that.

Now if I can just figure out how to build my own ship on eight dollars a week...

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RMMC

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:52 AM

TRISTAN

Obsessed?
*looks up and down the line*

I am, and I am in good company.

Holding until you get back, Captain.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 12:47 PM

WASHBURNEFAN

Quote:
Originally posted by daveshayne:
Obsessed?

Me?

Noooooooo.

I'm so rutting beyond obsessed it's shiny. Trekkers walking down the street in their starfleet uniforms point at me and scream, "What a freak," as they pass. The American Psychiatric Association is going to put out a new edition of their diagnostic manual solely to cover my far beyond compulsive devotion to Serenifly. I'm hoping that they name the disorder "Tragic Space Dementia, All Crochety and Paranoid"

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

I literatly fell out of my chair right now... Brilliant time to use a line from the series.

________________________________________
And a good south wind sprung up behind ;
The Albatross did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariner's hollo !

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 1:58 PM

DAVESHAYNE

Quote:
Originally posted by washburnefan:
I literatly fell out of my chair right now... Brilliant time to use a line from the series.

Thanks. Now if only I was as brilliant with original writing as I am with plagiarism I might be able to make a living out of it.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

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Friday, May 26, 2006 2:15 PM

LINNION

i wouldn't say i'm obsessed. not yet anyway. i don't have time to be obsessed with much of anything other than work and music these days. you know how it goes!

i liked that wilco song you posted. i never really listened to them much before - they sound cool.

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Friday, May 26, 2006 2:23 PM

SAMEERTIA

I'm not obsessed!
This is perfectly normal, this posting to bulletin boards, quoting lines, writing fanfiction, using 'verse speak, keeping my Jayne doll on the coffee table (He's currently guarding the bowl of Hershey's kisses.) ...
This all normal. I dunno what y'all are talkin' about!

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Friday, May 26, 2006 3:07 PM

Firefly is my second obsession.

The absence of Dr. Pepper commercials came first.

-13

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Friday, May 26, 2006 3:11 PM

KAIN

Quote:
Originally posted by washburnefan:
We've all wondered it. We have all seen the blank stares from people if they don't get the inside joke. So when do we become avid Firefly Fans, and when do we become the insane Star trek-esque fans of the 70's? I believe there is a line, where would you put yourselves on it?

________________________________________
And a good south wind sprung up behind ;
The Albatross did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariner's hollo !

GORRAM RIGHT!

Kain

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Friday, May 26, 2006 3:12 PM

XEYRA

Hmm... Yeah?

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Friday, May 26, 2006 5:58 PM

BIPED

Obsessed? I replaced all the expensive Nortaki and Lladro wedding presents and fancy porceline doodads I collected over the years in my china cabinet with Firefly comics, action figures, autographed photos, an autographed Serenity script and several props I bought from the London Propstore.(bar glasses, bamboo brushes and an extras dress.) I even bought a browncoat. It's not an official Firefly coat its just a browncoat.

AND on JUNE 23 I'm buying my third copy of Serenity and the Firefly series. I'll have one I play, one for display and one as a "screw you FOX" vengance copy.

Obsessed....maybe...

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