New Firefly'er reaching out. by Serein

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New Firefly'er reaching out.

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POSTED BY: SEREIN
UPDATED: Friday, February 24, 2012 19:08
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Sunday, February 19, 2012 10:31 AM

I accidentally stumbled across Firefly on the SciFi channel a few weeks ago. I started watching at episode 4. I caught a few episodes on SciFi then switched to NetFlix to finish up these season. I've been hooked ever since. I would actually go beyond 'hooked' and say 'obsessed'. I've seen the entire series 5 times since I first discovered it and I watch Serenity as soon as I finish the series. I guess what boggles my mind the most is that this has never happened to me before. Without trying to sound pompous, I'm an educated, respected, career minded individual. i've never been absorbed into any other piece of media/science fiction, nor have I ever been even the least bit interested in it.

The show has touched me in a way that I never thought a piece of media could touch me. I love every minute of it. What surprises me most is that it's so out of character for me. I just had to reach out and make contact with people that felt the same way.

Sincerely,
Serein, a Virginia Firefly fan

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 10:51 AM

BYTEMITE

Hi!

I know exactly what you mean. I'd been a fan of other things before, but looking back that was really in moderation. Firefly, for me, displaced just about everything else, and was also the first time I ever reached out to talk to other fans of the same thing.

There are times I almost wish I wasn't as interested in it so I could focus more on my career, so it's almost like I've had to split myself into two.

You are in good company here. Welcome.

If you need to find ways to scratch your Firefly itch, there are comic books, some official short stories in the visual companions (which are themselves a great look behind the scenes), and there's always fanwork.

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 10:52 AM

ANONYMOUS1

Welcome aboard!

Nathan Fillion's Castle new episode Monday.

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:00 AM

ANONYMOUS1

Quote:
Originally posted by Bytemite:
...there are comic books...

Here are links to two free online comics. Hopefully, they still work

Serenity: Downtime online comic USAToday
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-11-08-serenity08_ST_N.htm

Serenity/Firefly comic Serenity: The Other Half Online Free!
http://www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=13&storynum=1

You can get the graphic novels at any bookstore.

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:00 AM

WISHIMAY

Quote:
Originally posted by Serein:
I guess what boggles my mind the most is that this has never happened to me before. Without trying to sound pompous, I'm an educated, respected, career minded individual. i've never been absorbed into any other piece of media/science fiction, nor have I ever been even the least bit interested in it.

Yeah, you are not the only one. I never considered myself a "fan" of anything before I came here, associating "fan" with "fanatic", and the obvious connotions that come with. There's just something about Firefly that just is like coming home to the home you always wanted to have, but never knew about...

Anyways, welcome aboard, Serein... Wishy goes and gets a virtual Browncoat from the supply... There. That fits nice!
Feel free to tell us a little about yourself, and if not- I'm sure Bun or someone will be along shortly with the Mudder's Milk and to point you to the buffet... Glad you could make it here!

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:16 AM

TENTHCREWMEMBER

Could you please just make it stranger? Stranger. Odder. Could be weirder. More bizarre. How about uncanny?

Ni hao, Serein!

You've certainly found yourself a home here. There are Browncoats abound in this corner of the 'verse, and we hail from all parts of the globe.

You ever need anything, give me a shout, if I can't help you, I may know someone who can. Love to talk Firefly, especially with new fans who, like myself, as you said, never realized a piece of media could touch them the way Firefly does.

If you want to have some fun, come join us in the Caption Tightpants thread...it's a fun game I've been running for about, oh, 7 years now, and new folk are always welcome to jump in at any time.

Welcome aboard!
See you in the world!

BWAH!

TCM (TenthCrewMember)

http://www.cafepress.com/10thcrew

*Download my Firefly Games for FREE at
http://jonathan.kc8onw.net/TCM%20Firefly%20Games/

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:21 AM

SEREIN

Thank you all for such a warm, quick response. I'm a nuclear engineer (it sounds much fancier that it really is, I'm more like a real life Homer Simpson than anything else :) . I find that the 'Firefly' series is like a comfy pair of pajamas. When I'm sitting in my living room I have 'Firefly' playing in the background (courtesy of Netflix...no advertisement meant).

I feel as though I'm a physical part of the crew, that I know each and every character personally. I still laugh and cheer, I still get sad at the episodes regardless of how many times I've seen them.

It is so wonderful to meet other people who have the same feeling I am. You are all quite wonderful! Thanks again for the quick responses.

Regards,
Chris aka Serien

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:36 AM

TENTHCREWMEMBER

Could you please just make it stranger? Stranger. Odder. Could be weirder. More bizarre. How about uncanny?

Quote:
Originally posted by Anonymous1:
Quote:
Originally posted by Bytemite:
...there are comic books...

Here are links to two free online comics. Hopefully, they still work

Serenity: Downtime online comic USAToday
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-11-08-serenity08_ST_N.htm

Serenity/Firefly comic Serenity: The Other Half Online Free!
http://www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=13&storynum=1

You can get the graphic novels at any bookstore.

They still work! Though it should be noted you'll have to scroll through the menu at the bottom of the Dark Horse page to find The Other Half.

BWAH!

TCM

http://www.cafepress.com/10thcrew

*Download my Firefly Games for FREE at
http://jonathan.kc8onw.net/TCM%20Firefly%20Games/

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:40 AM

FLORALBUNNY

Got us a new browncoat, h'mmm?
I see Wishy has performed Part 1 of the Greeting Ritual: The supplying of the Virtual Browncoat (One Size Fits All) (TM)
So grab your personal bottle of Mudder's Milk from the sign-in desk here (you are # 46683, BTW) and pick up a punnet of strawberries from the stack behind the chair.
Stash your extra stuff in a cargo cage and head up to the galley for a questioning of the buffet.
We have fresh bao for once, and the usual hot cheese and mango setup.
Shimmerwine is in the fountain at the after end of the table - - don't put your feet too far under; one of the teenage flans has taken up residence.
Ice-planets are in the bottom shelf of the cooler. All flavors, at least for now. I've been on a leetle supply-liberation junket. Pickin's was good and damages was minimal.

bun
please join us in captioning
i am so boring i bore even myself

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 1:59 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

Welcome aboard the best boat in the 'verse.

Unlike you, I have been a science fiction and fantasy fan for almost as long as I can remember. I'm old enough to have watched Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Star Trek, etc, during their original broadcasts. I've also been reading SF for nearly 50 years. There are shows, movies and books I've experienced many times over, but it was not until Firefly came along that I became truly obsessed about a show and its characters.

Firefly has touched so many viewers because it is unique. I'm hard-pressed to describe it to anyone, I say they just have to experience it for themselves. It transcends genre, whether you're talking about SF or westerns. If I had to create another genre for it I would have to call it realistic fantasy. Yep, it's set 500 years in the future, in another solar system, on a space ship, and yet the characters and situations are so realistic that almost anyone should be able to identify with it and embrace it.

As others have already mentioned, there are comics and visual companions, but also ship blueprints and maps of the 'verse, action figures, ornaments and apparel, as well as fan-fiction and fan-art in the Blue Sun Room. Plenty of shiny things to keep your attention between watching episodes.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:12 PM

FREMDFIRMA

Quote:
Originally posted by Serein:
it sounds much fancier that it really is, I'm more like a real life Homer Simpson than anything else :) . I find that the 'Firefly' series is like a comfy pair of pajamas.

D'oH!

And yes, I know EXACTLY what you mean, Firefly is a place you could BE, that you might WANT to be, as opposed to most stories which you watch from a distance.

On that note, flannel pants are just awesome, they are...

Welcome to the verse, fella browncoat.

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 7:51 PM

MOJAVE

We know what you mean. So what was the moment that grabbed you?

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Sunday, February 19, 2012 10:04 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht

Don't demean your meaningful passion for Firefly by calling it an "obsession", our society totally uses that word wrong, in real life it comes from the Greek word meaning punishment and refers to something horrid that you don't want to think about but which you can't get out of your head. I think we all love Firefly here, so its a passion, not an obsession.

Just sayin'

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Monday, February 20, 2012 3:54 AM

ZZETTA13

Howdy Serein! Welcome aboard!

It is always pleasant and fun having folk come here and join after just finding Firefly. Their energy radiates like, well, like a Firefly!

Glad that you’re here. And my utmost respect for the folk over at the Science Channel. They play and promote the show as it should have been back in 02.

See ya & enjoy the site. ZBP

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Monday, February 20, 2012 4:00 AM

WISHIMAY

There is a Browncoat charity event in Norfolk on Sept 22, if you should be so inclined!

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Monday, February 20, 2012 6:03 AM

SISTER

Welcome Serein! If it makes sense, Firefly is a family that continues to 'grow' even after a decade!

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Monday, February 20, 2012 6:30 AM

ARTCAT81

Welcome home. Once you've been to Serenity, you never leave :)

I've been here for a long time now (I'm one of the early 'coats that fought to keep it on the air). I know exactly what you mean. This show just strikes a chord with you.

For me, it was their driving survival. At the time the show aired, my mom was undergoing chemo for colon cancer that was found during an ER visit for what she thought was severe food poisoning. Needless to say money was very tight and and Mal's' "we're still flyin'" resonated.

And then, there are the fans. I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet some of my fellow 'coats, and people involved in the show. I've found them to be like reuniting with a long lost friends. I've seen browncoats assist with work searches, throw backup bashes when official events fell through, provide crashspace, weddings,help each other move, get the firefly DVD's into space, stocked on local library shelves, fire departments, etc. I think you will find that overall the browncoat community is full of some of the most interesting and good hearted people around (trolls which are around, do not count!).

_______________________
Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse
www.texasartcat.com/bluesun.html <--my bluesunshop

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Monday, February 20, 2012 7:52 AM

GREENKA61

Welcome, Serein. You are right where I was 16 months ago when I discovered it and nearly flunked out of grad school in the process.

Isn't Firefly grand? I love the crew. I love the ship. No place I'd rather be.

And the folks here are really nice.

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Monday, February 20, 2012 8:09 AM

LIONESS

Quote:
Originally posted by Wishimay:
There is a Browncoat charity event in Norfolk on Sept 22, if you should be so inclined!

The information will show up here[url= http://community.cantstoptheserenity.com/viewforum.php?f=43] soon. [/url]. Can't Stop the Serenity is in its 7th year raising money for Joss's favourite charity, Equality Now. Cities around the world show Serenity in Movie Theatres (and smaller venues)and it is a great way to meet fellow Browncoats.

Celebrating the 7th year of Can't Stop the Serenity

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Monday, February 20, 2012 8:12 AM

YELLOWJACKET

There's no better way to see the Big Damn Movie than with fellow Browncoats while fighting for a cause.

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Monday, February 20, 2012 9:29 AM

DAVCATO

Serein,
Welp, here we are in Norfolk! Find us on Facebook, Tidewater Serenity. We'll have a CSTS event Sept 22. Are you working at Surry? Hit us up! Dave

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Monday, February 20, 2012 11:13 AM

TRAVELER

It is so great to meet another Browncoat.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

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Monday, February 20, 2012 12:48 PM

PIZMOBEACH

... fully loaded, safety off...

Quote:
Originally posted by Serein:
I accidentally stumbled across 'Firefly' on the SciFi channel a few weeks ago. I started watching at episode 4. I caught a few episodes on SciFi then switched to NetFlix to finish up these season. I've been hooked ever since. I would actually go beyond 'hooked' and say 'obsessed'...

Hi Serein - Can't tell you how many people show up here and say almost that exact same thing, like me even.

Here's a fun extra - a script that was never filmed (I believe parts of it were used in other eps, so it was effectively broken up and still used).

http://www.scifiradio.net/dead-or-alive.html

It reads like a real ep of course, so it's kind of like an extra episode - something every fan wants to hear - enjoy!

Scifi movie music + Firefly dialogue clips, 24 hours a day - http://www.scifiradio.com

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Monday, February 20, 2012 5:39 PM

RIVERTAM1

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayl!

Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:
Got us a new browncoat, h'mmm?
I see Wishy has performed Part 1 of the Greeting Ritual: The supplying of the Virtual Browncoat (One Size Fits All) (TM)
So grab your personal bottle of Mudder's Milk from the sign-in desk here (you are # 46683, BTW) and pick up a punnet of strawberries from the stack behind the chair.
Stash your extra stuff in a cargo cage and head up to the galley for a questioning of the buffet.
We have fresh bao for once, and the usual hot cheese and mango setup.
Shimmerwine is in the fountain at the after end of the table - - don't put your feet too far under; one of the teenage flans has taken up residence.
Ice-planets are in the bottom shelf of the cooler. All flavors, at least for now. I've been on a leetle supply-liberation junket. Pickin's was good and damages was minimal.

bun
please join us in captioning
i am so boring i bore even myself

No feet under my table, please...

Two by two, Hands of Blue... Two by two, Hands of Blue...

The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds, given adequate vacuuming systems.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 8:04 AM

MARKOMI

Some people juggle geese!

I like playing Firefly in the background too :) Instead of radio, etc. I've been obsessed with other things before, but it never lasted. Not like this. I'm starting to believe I will never get tired of rewatching it or writing fanfics.

Welcome aboard :)

"Some people juggle geese!"

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:42 AM

BLAZINGUN

Welcome to our 'verse!! Thanks for stoppin in and please join us in our chatroom

!!!!

Lil Gal Big Gun

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:43 PM

YOUMU

Just joined fff.net myself. Been a big fan but didn't realize there was still such a following.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 5:47 PM

WISHIMAY

Welcome to you too, Youmu (rhyme-y much?)

Yep, this is the best kept secret little place on the Webs... All you have to say is Firefly or Serenity and you get a pass to the Unlimited Mudder's milk and strawberries

While I'm in the supply closet already- have yourself a virtual browncoat and size yerself up in the mirror over there, 'K?

So, tell us the when wheres and the hows of how you ended up on our shiny ship, and what you relate to about the show...

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:17 PM

FIREFLYPASSENGER

Welcome Home! It always makes me happy when we have new fans.

I watched Firefly when it aired 9/20/2002 and I still want more. There's a deleted scene from the first ep Serenity between Zoe and Simon, "Once you've been to Serenity you never leave; you just learn to live there."

Joss has a big year with the Avengers movie coming out. He wrote and directed it. He also has Cabin in the Woods coming out that he made a few years ago. To top it off he made is own indie movie- Much Ado About Nothing.

BTW- I was in Serenity as an extra, scene selection 4 after Jayne says "Let's be bad guys." As Mal and Zoe enter, I'm the redhead you see. :) I'm also in the fan documentary Done The Impossible - a must for any fan.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:26 PM

FIREFLYPASSENGER

Welcome home Youmu!

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 1:06 PM

FLORALBUNNY

Mousie says you are #46686, YOUMU!

We are glad to have you in the following.

Prepare for the Ritual. :;-)

Here: put your arms into these sleeves. Ease on in while the virtual fits-all feature gets its rusty self into gear.

There we go. You look great. Don't worry about the pocket-lint. You can keep it or pitch it into the QuickBurn over here.

Mudder's here, strawberries over there, and anything you could dream of up in the galley. Even nice, fresh wife soup and the best bao this side of Ariel. Ice-planets, as usual, are in the bottom shelf of the cooler.

bun

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 1:32 PM

SEREIN

I'm both thrilled and awed at what an amazing community there is here! I never could've imagined a more phenomenal group of people to go along with such a phenomenal show. I feel quite privileged to have been lucky enough to stumble across Firefly and make my way to these forums. A very big "Thank You" to everyone!

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Thursday, February 23, 2012 7:45 AM

FLORALBUNNY

Ahahaha muahaha!!1!
It worked!!
Now we've got you in and sealed up the airlock we'll take off and have you at our mercy...
Heh.

bun
what are your feelings WRT llama-shaving?

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Thursday, February 23, 2012 5:01 PM

YOUMU

If this shows up twice it is because I thought the first one didn't post, so, here goes.

The thing that grabbed me first was the way it felt like reality. Like the original Alien or Blade Runner it doesn't pretend that man will someday fall into John Lennon's imaginary commune. It looks at the imperfect for what it is and simply says what if this were then? Almost like a William Gibson novel we see a future that is gritty and not so...shiny.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012 5:21 PM

CHRISISALL

Hi Chris, another Chris talkin' at ya here, welcome aboard, and for what it's worth, Firefly/Serenity kept me in the sky when I could have keeled.
Enjoy the strangeness of this community!

The Mal-like Chrisisall

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Thursday, February 23, 2012 6:25 PM

EBFIDDLER

Your story sounds a lot like mine. I've never been this taken with a TV show before. Or with a book, or any kind of media thing, really. My husband regularly searches for new Sci-Fi on netflix, and about two and a half years ago, he found Serenity, which we watched and enjoyed. About two years ago, he told me the TV series was on streaming video and we watched them all. He'd started watching without me, so the first episode I watched was "Bushwhacked." The Firefly bug bit me, and bit me hard. I started looking on the internet for more about Firefly, and eventually found fffans here. I lurked about for many months before signing up. I've never gone this crazy over any form of media, and certainly never even considered writing fanfiction before Firefly. Heck, I didn't even know what "fanfiction" was! I just felt compelled to continue the story, and as it appeared that it wasn't going to be happening on TV anytime soon, I started writing. It's a slippery slope, and one that I'm very happy to be sliding on.

Welcome aboard, Serein, and keep flyin'.

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Friday, February 24, 2012 7:08 PM

JO753

rezident owtsidr

Welcome, Serein.

Tell us wut your name meanz.

I'm a relatively new member. Like everybody, I am obsessed with the show, but I control it. I don't want to get jaded, so will only watch it once or twice a year.

Unlike you, I get obsessed with thingz often. I've only missed 3 or 4 original airingz uv The Simpsonz since the seriez began. I saw Star Wars 27 timez at the theater back when it came out. I watched Bedazzled about a dozen timez at the theater and DVD in the year it came out and at least once a year since.

My fave movie seriez iz Terminator, so like Firefly, I limit myself with them.

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