Converts !! by arclight

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Converts !!

POSTED BY: ARCLIGHT
UPDATED: Thursday, July 27, 2006 16:10
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 3:43 AM

I’ve gathered 3 new converts here at the office in the past 4 weeks. I’m having great success by loaning out just the 1st disc instead of the entire box set. I just hand it to them and say “Watch this show when you get a chance.”
The most recent recruit reluctantly returned disc 1 this morning with the words “Thanks a lot buddy, I’m hooked on this show. I’ve already watched the whole thing 3 times.” He watched all of Disc 1 three times in 2 days. HA ha ha. I could only console him the statement that it happens to a lot of people as I handed him disc 2.
This program sells itself. If you can get someone to sit down and watch the first 15 minutes they’re as good as trying on a new browncoat.

Keep Flyin’ everyone!!
Arclight

…pupils were fixed and dilapidated

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 4:14 AM

ZZETTA13

great going Arclight.

I love hearing stories like this. Keep up the good work. I agree with you. The product does sell itself.

Z

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 12:14 PM

LEIASKY

Now just get them to buy the dvd set and the movie :)

"A government is a body of people usually notably ungoverned."

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 6:21 PM

ERINANDERSON

I was like that! I watched the first disc which I rented from Hollywood Video two weeks ago and watched all four episodes in about 4 hours. I went out the next day and bought the whole set, that's how quickly I got hooked. My husband had been bugging me for months to watch the show, ever since Serenity came out and I said I liked the movie. He was one of the original Browncoats, he watched Firefly when it was on Fox and I remember he was crushed when they cancelled it. Now I can see why!

A little whimsical in the brainpan

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 6:34 PM

KANEMAN

I agree..I don't know anyone that has seen the BDS and didn't like it.... I'm amazed that it only rates a 9.4 at Imbd...what more could you want in a series...What do you need a Starbuck?, a Spock?, Raymond's parents?, cartoon characters?, A purple singing dinosaur?, or Donald Trump? .....What the Frak ...Greatest show ever.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 6:40 PM

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Actually, I would have loved to have seen some sort of purple singing dino on Firefly. I would imagine Wash would have to get pretty drunk for his dinos to start singing to him, and that woulda been hi-larious.

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 7:17 PM

STOWEAWAY

I've been working on my sister and parents. We don't live in the same town. So when we all got together a few weeks ago I forced them all to sit and watch a few episodes. The next night they begged for more.
My mom just called tonight and said they watched Serenity on cable last night. Then tonight my dad watched it AGAIN. My dad never watches a movie more than once.
And my sister called to find out if she can got with us to Booster Bash next year.
Hooray!! At least now my family will understand me better. More converts!!

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 8:03 PM

JOSSISAGOD

Well, I'm glad yours is working! The one person I tried to convert began stareing at the the (time coding?) on my VCR after eleven minutes, when they watched "Serenity" the pilot ep. I guess maybe I'll try again one day just not with them!

KANEMAN, my girlfriend doesn't seem to like Firefly, so there's at least one person who has seen it and didn't like it.

JOSSIS(Most Definitely)AGOD

Self appointed Forsaken! Been on the list for a while now!

"Look at me, I'm STUPID!" The Doctor.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 10:46 PM

ARBAS

No accounting for taste mate - he doesn't work for F*x does he?

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Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:55 AM

MAGDALENA

"No power in the 'verse can stop me!"

My best friend zoned out at our first attempt so we switched it off and watched something else - but after she went home I watched the first 3 (4 if the pilot counts as 2) episodes and told her she had to see it all... the next week I loaned it to her - whole series - and then I had to barter with her to get it back! We're both soundly hooked and bought ourselves the series for our birthdays (which aren't till next month but there was no way we were waiting til then!!!)

persistence pays - Magda x x

"I love my Captain!"

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Thursday, July 27, 2006 3:25 AM

ARTCAT81

ok, now the trick is... don't let them borrow the 4th disc :)

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

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Thursday, July 27, 2006 4:09 AM

ARCLIGHT

Quote:
Originally posted by artcat81:
ok, now the trick is... don't let them borrow the 4th disc :)

Oh. artcat you are Too Cruel. LOL

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Thursday, July 27, 2006 4:22 AM

BROWNCOAT1

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

Great job Arclight! Congratulations!

That is exactly what we need! More converts. The more the better. Everyone who gives a good gorram about this 'verse and wants to see it continued in some form needs to be out there as often as is possible telling the uninitiated about the show & the BDM. We need to be getting the DVDs into the hands of new people and introducing them to our 'verse. Fans have been the lifesblood of this show and if not for the fans we wouldn't have even got the BDM.

Now we're sitting here waiting for news. The news is we need to bring new people onboard and do all we can to help boost the sales of the BDM DVD. Wal Mart has "Serenity" in their DVD stands for $13.74. That is cheap. There is no reason why we can't convince people to give it a shot. For those of us without too many money concerns, Serenity will make the perfect gift. Heck, buy a couple of extra copies to keep for loaning out to potential converts so you can keep your own.

It's up to us browncoats. No one is going to help us. No cavalry coming over the hill. Just us. We're all that stands between our 'verse and it fading away.

So, what are you going to do about it?

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

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

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Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:00 AM

EMBERS

after that third time of watching the first disk,
he really should have thought about buying his own set of DVD! LOL

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Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:34 AM

KINROEDARKSTONE

I've been a Browncoat since March but my success at 'vertin' anyone was plum miserable. Till two weeks ago. A group of us went to Australia, (Sydney and Melbourne) for a singing tour. I'm part of my church's singing group and we were out there for two weeks. Anyways, back to the story. I brought the BDS and BDM with me and forgot that Austalia DVD players had a different format, (PAL)-(NTSC-US DVD format). So the first week I was in withdrawl.

While in Melbourne, the brother of a group member asked if I had any DVDs to watch. I handed him Disk 1. I had to watch so we sat down for a Serenity-pilot ep. He was hooked in 10 mins. After the episode, he wanted to see the next one, but we had to meet the group for dinner. So, we watched half of "Train Job" and finished disk 1 and half of disk 2 that night. That was Thursday the 13th. Mind you, the Group sings at night so we watched after the performance,( @ about 11:00 pm). By Sunday, he was ready for the BDM.

Sunday's session another group member joined us. I'll call him Mr. W. Mr. W was hooked by 15 mins. WHoo Hoo! 2 converts!! But wait, there's more. Monday afternoon, before Dinner, Browncoat Brother begs me for disk 1 again. Apparently he wants to watch the series again. Who can blame him. Well, his brother, Mr. J, just so happens to be in his room when we start it, so he decides to stay. About the time Mal finishes with Badger and is walking back to Serenity, another person comes in. We'll call him Mr. B. Mr. B exclaimes, " You're watching this again, 'Browncoat Brother'?" Mr. B grabs a chair and sit s down too.

Mr. B took longer to hook. In fact, at first it seemed he was quite critical about FF. One comment had me wantin' to Reaverize him...sorta. Everything minus the rapin'...and eating...I wanted to knock him on is back, ok!

He said, " What!? There's no translation? No wonder this tanked!" But I realized later it was F#X's fault for doing a half-a## job for the subtitles. Anyway, Mr. B and BB continued to watch more FF on the flight back to the US, (San Francisco) and Mr. B borrowed the whole thing so he counld watch it. Even at home the next few days, his wife could get him outta the house on account of FF. He had to see it.

So, 4 'verts in a week. Makes up for the four months of strange looks.

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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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Thursday, July 27, 2006 1:01 PM

KINROEDARKSTONE

Keep those stories coming! BUMP

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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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Thursday, July 27, 2006 1:28 PM

AMYLISAI

My coworker and manager just got married a couple weeks ago and he had invited me to the wedding. As his job is tech support, I figured he was a target audience and have been itching to get him to try Firefly all the time I've been with the company.

So on Serenity Day 1 in June I bought him Firefly --and couldn't resist buying him Serenity as well, it was so cheap that day-- as his wedding gift.

I feel like I've achieved ultimate geekdom by giving him the BDS and BDM for his wedding, but it was the only thing I could imagine giving him, it just seemed so perfect. I didn't even think of doing anything else :)

Here's to hoping the newlyweds like it!

hehe, Amy

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Thursday, July 27, 2006 4:10 PM

FLORALBUNNY

KinroeDarkstone wrote in part:
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One comment had me wantin' to Reaverize him...sorta. Everything minus the rapin'...and eating...I wanted to knock him on is back, ok!
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Oh, goodness, we're glad you held off
and he was converted! Hehe.
(Do Reavers use patterns when they sew
your skin into clothing?)

I love the virality of the conversion
described here. Too bad the show wasn't
on long enough -- hey, Fox, the word is
"nurture" when applied by other networks --
for it to catch on with the general public.

ßun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

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