New Zealand-Does that count as another CONTINENT??? by Anonymous1

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New Zealand-Does that count as another CONTINENT???

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UPDATED: Saturday, June 10, 2006 15:30
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 7:45 PM

June 23 Serenity Charity Screening

Wellington (New Zealand) - Reading Cinemas

June 30 (Straggler Serenity Charity Screening!)

Auckland (New Zealand) - Village Skycity Cinemas

So should the following sentence be 3
CONTINENTS or 4 CONTINENTS???

Browncoats on 4 CONTINENTS arranging Charity Serenity Screenings! 45+ cities! 6 Countries! 22+ US States!

USA, Canada, Scotland, England, Aussieland and New Zealand

22 US States: AZ CA CO FL IL IN KY MA MI MN NC NH NV NY OH OR PA TX UT VA WA WI

Current Status As Of June 7, 2006:
43+ Cities In 5 Countries On 3 Continents
Planning June Charity Serenity Screenings

34 Screenings Confirmed As Of June 07, 2006
Australia, Canada, United States

For list of cities, (more info), yahoo group,
Buy Now! links, see
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com

More New Zealand news!

Hey, according to http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=slither.htm

Nathan (Our Captain) Fillion's new movie
SLiTHER just started playing in New Zealand on
June 1, 2006. Go New Zealand Browncoats!

Remember theaters only guarantee to keep
a movie two weeks!

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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 7:57 PM

THEONETRUEBIX

Well, as near as I can tell (New Zealanders chime in here, since you'd know), both Australia and New Zealand are considered part of "Oceania" which isn't technically a continent, but a "macrogeographic region".

*shrug*

Dunno how to score all of this for marketing purposes here, heh.

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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 8:02 PM

ANONYMOUS1

Quote:
Originally posted by theonetruebix:
Well, as near as I can tell (New Zealanders chime in here, since you'd know), both Australia and New Zealand are considered part of "Oceania" which isn't technically a continent, but a "macrogeographic region".

*shrug*

Dunno how to score all of this for marketing purposes here, heh.

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Whoo-hoo! For marketing purposes!!!! 4 continents!!!

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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 8:06 PM

THEONETRUEBIX

Quote:
Originally posted by Anonymous1:
Quote:
Originally posted by theonetruebix:
Well, as near as I can tell (New Zealanders chime in here, since you'd know), both Australia and New Zealand are considered part of "Oceania" which isn't technically a continent, but a "macrogeographic region".

*shrug*

Dunno how to score all of this for marketing purposes here, heh.

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More than thirty confirmed screenings in Australia, Canada, and the United States.

Whoo-hoo! For marketing purposes!!!! 4 continents!!!

Well, I try not to lie in my marketing. ;)

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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 8:24 PM

ANONYMOUS1

Speaking of Marketing,

If you don't think New Zealand and Aussieland count as two continents, for marketing purposes
I'm counting them that way (I'll throw in a 4? mark).

I'm sure the Aussie's think of themselves as being on their own continent...so therefore New Zealand must be on another one, right??? What do you mean thinking doesn't count?

For marketing purposes, here is an idea

So maybe someone should go start an argument on a geography website...and spread the word about the Serenity Screenings.

USA, Canada, Scotland, England, Aussieland and New Zealand. June 2006 Serenity Charity Screenings in how many continents?

One? Two? Three? Four?

Be sure to mention it's for charity and link to the press release http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb376866.htm
and the website http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com

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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 8:29 PM

ANONYMOUS1

Quote:
Originally posted by theonetruebix:

Well, I try not to lie in my marketing. ;)

Lying isn't the definition of marketing??

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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 8:56 PM

ANONYMOUS1

USA, Canada, Scotland, England, Aussieland and New Zealand. June 2006 Serenity Charity Screenings in how many continents?

1 continent and 3 really big islands!

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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 10:06 PM

BULLET1510

Unfortunately New Zealand is about the size of a postage stamp

so it does not count as it's own continent (unlike Australia). It is however, full of wonderful intelligent Kiwis (NZers) who love Firefly so I hope that we get a Serenity screening.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2006 12:18 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST

Australia is an island. In fact the biggest I think, or is that Greenland, can never remember...

Anyway New Zealand is a country as is the USA and Canada... wait am I taking this way too seriously....

A continent is a land divided by countries, such as Africa. One large continent with many countries within: Ghana, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Sudan, Morrocco etc

I am taking this way to seriously aren't I ?

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Wednesday, June 7, 2006 1:44 PM

DONCOAT

Unless the official count has changed since I was in school, there are seven continents. In no particular order, they are:

North America
South America
East America... no, wait, that's wrong...
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia (a continent with only one country on it)
Antarctica (a continent with no countries on it)

Clearly we have screenings on at least two continents, N.A. and Oz.

Now, strictly speaking, any body of land that's not a continent is "just" an island. That includes Greenland, Iceland, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, the various islands of Japan, and so on. However, due to proximity and shared history, the British Isles are often considered to be a part of Europe. By the same argument, New Zealand could be lumped with Australia, Madagascar with Africa, Japan with Asia, etc.

So, depending on how you want to classify those islands, it's either two continents and two islands, three continents and one island, or just three continents.

Four is right out.

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I don't disagree on any particular point.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2006 1:56 PM

THEONETRUEBIX

Quote:
Originally posted by bullet1510:
Unfortunately New Zealand is about the size of a postage stamp so it does not count as it's own continent (unlike Australia). It is however, full of wonderful intelligent Kiwis (NZers) who love Firefly so I hope that we get a Serenity screening.

You have two!

Wellington on June 23.

Auckland on June 30.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2006 2:00 PM

SAMEERTIA

You have to call it three, I'm afraid.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

There is still widespread disagreement in the scientific community over what exactly constitutes a Continent. According to Geologists, it's defined by techtonic plate (making India it's own continent). Geographers define them by geographic diliniation (making India a sub-continent).
If you went to school in Latin America, you know very well that there are SIX continents, because North & South America are one continent.

Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Micronesia, etc should be considered part of the Oceania or Australasian continent.

Sorry to complicate the issue, Bix!

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Wednesday, June 7, 2006 10:34 PM

BULLET1510

Quote:
Originally posted by theonetruebix:
Quote:
Originally posted by bullet1510:
Unfortunately New Zealand is about the size of a postage stamp so it does not count as it's own continent (unlike Australia). It is however, full of wonderful intelligent Kiwis (NZers) who love Firefly so I hope that we get a Serenity screening.

You have two!

Wellington on June 23.

Auckland on June 30.

YAY!!!

I live in Wellington and due to New Zealand's population distribution, (in that Auckland is New Zealand's only decent sized city - over 1 million souls), it usually gets all the good stuff and everyone else misses out. I'm so glad that Wellington is getting a screening, and getting one first - it's only proper given that Wellington is New Zealand's capital city and cultural centre.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2006 10:39 PM

AGATSU

You're lucky to live in such a beautiful country, anyways.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2006 10:50 PM

BULLET1510

Yep

Except for when events such as Moonlight Rising and Flanvention II etc are on as it's a little too far, not to mention expensive to travel to

Never mind, one must count one's blessings - which will be very easy on the 23rd.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2006 10:55 PM

AGATSU

Well, I live in Germany, so I got neither the conventions nor the breathtaking landscapes.
Or at least ours are less breathtaking.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2006 11:10 PM

BULLET1510

Our BDHs should be made to undertake a Flanvention world tour that includes Germany and New Zealand

They could enjoy themselves in their downtime looking at our countries' breathtaking scenery and drinking our very fine wines.

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Thursday, June 8, 2006 1:47 AM

KHALOR

Amen to that.

Actually, I was suprised to see how many Browncoats there were to see Jewel at the Wellington event about a month ago. Never though we had that many... I'm happy to be proven wrong.

Firefly is also playing here on Friday nights, as well as Saturday mornings and afternoons at the moment. Pretty bad advertising, and poor time slots, but it seems that's our lot in life.

Quote:
I live in Wellington and due to New Zealand's population distribution, (in that Auckland is New Zealand's only decent sized city - over 1 million souls), it usually gets all the good stuff and everyone else misses out.

Oh, come on! You got Jewel at Armageddon, we got nada. I flew down for that!

'course, we may just be getting Summer in October...

So, who do I talk to about getting tickets to this here Auckland screening?

Kiwi Browncoats rule!

"We want to put you in a safehouse, where you'll be safe."
-- Ryan Templer, Graduate Massacre

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Thursday, June 8, 2006 2:39 AM

AGATSU

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, Wom-bat-maaaaaaaan!

We get nothing in Germany. Joss, Nathan and Summer (CALL ME!) have been here for a pre-screening in october, but that's about it. Not that I don't love them for it.
I wasn't a Browncoat back then so I didn't know, btw. The pre-screening was about 20 minutes from where I live.

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June 23rd - Sept 30th www.FireFlyFans.net
Serenity 'Versary:
September 30th www.FireFlyFans.net
Be there or be a purple-belted poop head. (<- not the official slogan)

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Thursday, June 8, 2006 9:29 PM

BULLET1510

Quote:
Originally posted by Magdalene:
Hey I totally LOVE New Wealand and have amny fond memories of time spent there - BUT I'd dispute the cultural capital tag - isn't Christchyurch where all the theatre and arts stuff happens - having both lived and worked as an actor in Wellington and Christchurch I think I recall this.... however I was working there in 1989 so I might be a tad out of date!

I was actually born and lived for many years in Christchurch so I agree that it is the "unoffical" cultural capital of New Zealand

However, the New Zealand Arts Festival etc is centred in Wellington - probably because is the capital city of New Zealand and the seat of Government. When I lived in Christchurch I used to love to go to the Court Theatre and once saw an amazing production of "Angels in America".

Now I live in Wellington and it's not the same - I miss the wide open avenues and calm sunny days that Christchurch has.

But on the bright side Wellington is getting it's Serenity screening (so it's good for something)

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Saturday, June 10, 2006 3:30 PM

ANONYMOUS1

So New Zealand Browncoats, have you
all seen Nathan (Our Captain) Fillion' NEW move SLiTHER?

Go New Zealand Browncoats!

Remember theaters only guarantee to keep
a movie two weeks!

Pic from http://www.slithermovie.co.uk
And this pic is on the site in the Nathan Fillion section.

June 23 Serenity Charity Screening

Wellington (New Zealand) - Reading Cinemas

June 30 (Straggler Serenity Charity Screening!)

Auckland (New Zealand) - Village Skycity Cinemas

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