By Crikey!!! Its an American Firefly! by Luke

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By Crikey!!! Its an American Firefly!

POSTED BY: LUKE
UPDATED: Saturday, August 14, 2004 06:27
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Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:54 AM

Hey guys my names Luke and I live down under. The only reason I know about firefly is I accidentilly copies it across to my computer along with a whole bunch of other TV shows at a LAN party. It sat on my PC for three months before I was bored enough to say "hey, ill give this ago". One episode in and I was hooked. I have found that the show actually has quite a large fanbase in Australia despite the fact that it is not on TV down here - a fact that I am presently working to rectify. I have been bothering the guys at the stations so much that they have finally caved and told me to get the DVDs for them to watch so they can deecide whether they want to go ahead and buy the first season. So I have just bought the DVD boxset and am eagerly awaiting its arival any day now. Of course, the TV execs will have to wait at least a few days for we to watch them myself again (DVD quality - oooooh, shiny!) and create a musical tribute that i have been planning for quite some time now, very much like those Dragon Ball Z music tributes you can get online. Ive always wanted to make one of those but ive never found a show I liked enough to put the effort into until now. I just hope that it will turn out as good as I hope it will and that I can put it on this site for everyone to enjoy. Anyway tell me what you think.

Luke

P.S.
funnily enough, everyone that knows me reckons Id im an absolute shoe in for the part of Vegeta in the new Dragon Ball Z movie. Im toying with the idea of sending in an audition tape, but if i ever make an acting depute, id rather save myself for a part on firefly

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Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:12 AM

LUKE

Oh and by the way guys, Im not exactly what you'd call a classical sci-fi fan, which goes to show how much this show goes beyond the genre to become something more. so some sci-fi references may just fly straight over my head

Ill try to keep up though lol.

Got a job to do? I'll do it; dont much care what it is...

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Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:25 AM

SHINY

Welcome, Luke! Best of luck convincing TPTB in Australia to air the episodes on TV. That would be a great way to increase the fanbase in advance of the movie! (I still say SciFi channel should be showing them here in the states before the movie comes out too!)

"I left my heart in Seren-ity Val-ley..." <-- the farthest I've ever gotten in writing filk. ;)

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Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:47 AM

LUKE

Thanks Shiny. It would be great if it was on foxtel, but there are alot of people in Oz withough Pay TV. And we only have three decent free-to-air stations. im targeting the free-to air ones so that EVERYONE gets to see that show. If I have my way, by the time the movie trailer comes out, my fellow Aussies wont be saying "ooh, that looks like a good movie, I wonder what its about", they'll be saying "oh my god! theyre making Firefly into a movie, Cool!!!"

"Got a job to do? I'll do it; dont much care what it is..."

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Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:49 AM

BROWNCOAT1

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

Welcome to the board Luke. It is always a pleasure to welcome a new browncoat to the site. Hope to see you posting often w/ us.

Best of luck on getting a station down under to broadcast Firefly. It would be great if they did as it would mean a flood of new fans.

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

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Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:54 AM

BELLOVESUS

Welcome to the fold fellow Browncoat. This is one of the best online communities in the world. We all understand that we were in on the ground floor of something VERY special, something that as far as Television goes, probably won't ever be surpassed, and we all love it very dearly. It's good to have another fan on board with us, because one more fan means one more DVD set, and one more ticket to Serenity. And also, one more friend. Welcome aboard.

"Here's a little concept I've been workin' on, uh, why don't we shoot her first?"

"It is her turn."

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Thursday, July 15, 2004 8:32 AM

SCOTTISHBROWNCOAT

Welcome Luke, Welcome indeed !!!!

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Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:18 AM

CHANNAIN

i DO aim to misbehave

Quote:
Originally posted by Luke:
It sat on my PC for three months before I was bored enough to say "hey, ill give this ago".

Best reason I can think of - good on you!

Quote:
Originally posted by Luke:
I have found that the show actually has quite a large fanbase in Australia despite the fact that it is not on TV down here - a fact that I am presently working to rectify.

Bewdie! We'll be cheering for you.

No, not Australian. I did spend 10 months in a cubicle next door to one, however. Learned a bit of Strine, like bewdie, stirling, good on you, crikey and the like. He was sorry to see me go when the contract ended, saying, "She's the only one who understands me." I've since learned what "root" means downunder, which is why I never "root" for anything anymore, I cheer. I also know what it means to get hit by the dunny door - aptly describes what happened to Firefly when it was on the air, don't you think?

Welcome aboard, mate! We need all the battlers we can get.

We have art so as not to die of truth ~ Neitzsche
http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=7922

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Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:06 PM

KASUO

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Originally posted by Channain:
[BI've since learned what "root" means downunder, which is why I never "root" for anything anymore, I cheer.

What does it mean?

________
"Let's moon 'em!"

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Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:14 PM

STLOUISPHILE

Hey Luke,

Welcome to the board!

I think you're doing a terrifc job in getting Oz to have Firefly. Have you thought of pestering your local paper's tv columnist? That's how I got props for TXF in St. Louie back in the day...

Keep up the good work!!

stlouisphile

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Friday, July 16, 2004 7:04 PM

LUKE

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Originally posted by Channain:
What does it mean?

well put it this way... id never root on the first date

Hey thanks for the support guys. Im still waiting for my DVD "grrrrrr" but hopefully theyll be here soon. Anyways guys thanx for the welcome. catch you later

Luke

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Got a job to do? I'll do it.
Dont much care what it is...

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Friday, July 16, 2004 10:31 PM

THEREALME

Welcome, Luke!

Best of luck!

The Real Me

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Friday, August 13, 2004 10:35 PM

YOUNGSPIRIT

Hi, I'm Jak, and I'm a Firefly fan. *waves*

I'm also from Australia, from the southern state Victoria, to be more precise. I heard a fair lot about Firefly but it was finally released on DVD here 10 days ago, so I snapped it up and (wait for the obsessiveness...) watched every single episode and special feature within 24 hours. Hmmm... why are you all edging away like like? =D

I completely agree with Luke, we have to do something here that will get Network attention and make Firefly/Serenity a force to be reckoned with... not that we really need to *do* that much - I firmly believe that if we get Firefly onto TV screens here it will sell itself.

Luke, what are your tactics at the moment Re: the commercial networks? If you'd like to get in contact, see if we can perhaps organise something in concert, feel free to reply here or email me at 12young__spirit34@hotmail56.78com (remove all the numbers from the email addy)

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Saturday, August 14, 2004 6:27 AM

TRUTHSEEKER

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Originally posted by YoungSpirit:
Hmmm... why are you all edging away like like? =D

No edging. I would have done the same if I hadn't had to go to work, (Darn you, adult responsibilities!). Best of luck to in converting folks downunder!

The woods are the only place where I can see a clear path.

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