The Anniversary Job - Stage 2

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 1:26 PM

FOLLOWMAL

I started this thread again copying and pasting TDBrowns words from his latest updated post (see links below). Since this Job now has a renewed focus because of the limited amount of time we now have I thought it was necessary to bring this to everyone's attention and let everyone see the responses and get the info they need to take part in this. This campaign has the full backing of the Event Team here on FFF.net as it is primarily a thank you letter writing campaign. This is what I hope everyone will be doing! It sure is what I'm going to do! My thanks to TDBrown for having this idea and starting to mobilize folks to take part. It's a shiny idea! I'll sure be proud to work with him. The Anniversary Job September 30th will mark the first Anniversary of the American Release of "Serenity". To commemorate this event, we'd like folks to do the following: A few days prior to that date, send a letter to Universal Studios in Hollywood. In your own words, Congratulate them, Thank them for making the film and include any other comments you'd like to make. Contact info is below. On the 30th, please do two things; Send Universal an e-mail of thanks (like the letter), and Celebrate the Anniversary by watching the Series or the movie with someone who hasn't seen it before! This can be anything from a small get-together in your Living Room to booking a Venue and showing the film for Charity. Just let others know about the Serenifly 'verse. Thank you. mailing address: Universal Pictures 100 Universal City Plaza Universal City, CA 91608 Attn: Donna Langley OR Attn: Jon Gordon e-mail address: http://www.universalstudios.com/homepage/html/contact_us/ -Thank you all very much for your help! TD/Tim Brown --- See former thread here: http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=20&t=22978 See thread on serenitymovie.org here: http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/The-Anniversary-Job-t87 12.html See post on Whedonesque and attendant comments here: http://whedonesque.com/comments/11346 --- From here to the eyes and the ears of the 'Verse http://www.geocities.com/browncoatsignalcorps/

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 3:05 PM

TVCHICK

I posted this here a while back. THRILLED to see it in the "news" section! --- [ http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=20&t=22978 ]Join the Anniversary Job!

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 3:19 PM

MIRAMEL

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 3:34 PM

FOLLOWMAL

Quote: Originally posted by TVChick: I posted this here a while back. THRILLED to see it in the "news" section! [ http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=20&t=22978 ]Join the Anniversary Job! I updated it TVChick, thought it was time to connect all the threads and all the addresses in one tidy place. Plus we're getting close to the time to begin to really encourage folks to do this. There was also much discussion on Whedonesque and felt it was important for folks to see what different views were being expressed. Why some folks want only a thank you letter and what their motivation behind it is. Why others are wishing to express their wish for more and why that is. I felt like we needed to have access to it all in one place with all the news as of today.. right here. I linked to your shiny thread above. It had kind of gone off topic a little, although some of the ideas on that thread must not be lost! And I wanted us to focus on just the Anniversary Job from now until the date we do it! From here to the eyes and the ears of the 'Verse http://www.geocities.com/browncoatsignalcorps/

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 4:31 PM

TVCHICK

Quote: Originally posted by FollowMal: I updated it TVChick, thought it was time to connect all the threads and all the addresses in one tidy place. Makes much sense to me! (I was in NO way complaining. I'm really very happy to see this post!) --- [ http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=20&t=22978 ]Join the Anniversary Job!

Friday, September 15, 2006 11:11 AM

KURYA

Saturday, September 16, 2006 9:02 PM

TDBROWN

Sunday, September 17, 2006 2:38 PM

BROWNCOATFOREVER

Monday, September 18, 2006 7:36 AM

MRT

Monday, September 18, 2006 4:32 PM

DOCTROID

Tuesday, September 19, 2006 4:46 PM

LADYKNIGHT

Tuesday, September 19, 2006 4:47 PM

LADYKNIGHT

Tuesday, September 19, 2006 5:48 PM

FOLLOWMAL

Hi Ladyknight! We're glad you stopped by for a visit again. 'Course if you're lookin' to do a little early Christmas shopping now would be a good time to buy Serenity.. you know-- have your shoppin' all done. In fact I'd love it if they'd bring out a Shiny Edition of the BDM, I'm sure we'd all buy the heck out of that! Please take part in the letter writing to say thank you to Universal. Just seeing our numbers should be enough and it's good to say thank you. Get together with friends and have a party ( a shindig, with chinese food and a cake with tall candles?) and invite folks over who have never seen Firefly or Serenity and introduce them to the shiny 'Verse. If you'd like to buy a DVD of Serenity that would be wonderful, that can only do good. If you already have enough copies, gift it to someone. Or give it to your local library. I think I'm going to buy a copy and gift it to www.whedonverse.org. They make sure that libraries everywhere have a copy of Firefly and Serenity and other Joss Whedon works. As to whether or not buying Serenity right now will boost it into the top ten again...if enough folks do it, I'd say yes it will. But enough folks would have to do it. Maybe buy a copy to send home with someone you've invited to a shindig. That'd be a nice gift. Finally another thing that you can do is go say thank you on the website in my signature. It is a website where you can upload a picture of yourself or make up a picture with a thank you to Universal for the movie in it. This doesn't take the place of doing the letter writing but it's fun to do too! Go check it out, there are lots of wonderful pictures over there and they're having a contest. Go to www.bigdamnthankyou.com and check it out!

Thursday, September 21, 2006 3:34 AM

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

Hey, FollowMal, I wasn't sure if you wanted to do a whole separate thread, but I thought I'd post it here, my first completed banner for the event! Hope you like it. I'm trying to come up with a few more, but I think this is one of my favorite banners I've ever made! http://www.bigdamnthankyou.com - show Universal your gratitude! The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows. - Gautama Siddharta

Thursday, September 21, 2006 5:06 AM

FOLLOWMAL

OMG, Miss PR I think you have outdone yourself this time!! That is great! Says it all, in a banner and looks fantastic too! Oh, look there's Mal.. Great job! Thank you ma'am! Folks grab these shiny banners and let's start promoting the Job. Remember we're saying thank you.. that's our Big Damn theme. Browncoats are the bestest folks, and PR you're one of the shiniest! Go to www.bigdamnthankyou.com and check it out!

Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:03 PM

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

Hooray! I'm glad you like it, because I can't think of anything else to do! Everything I think of or try kinda pales in comparison. http://www.bigdamnthankyou.com - show Universal your gratitude! Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. - Gautama Siddharta

Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:56 PM

VERSEEXPLORER

Shiny banner, PhoenixRose, it's perfect as it is. _______________________________ Mal: Saffron, you're pleasing, you're all kinds of pleasing, and uhh...it's been awhile, a long damn while, since anybody but me took a hold of my plow.

Friday, September 22, 2006 5:19 AM

FOLLOWMAL

Yup, you can stop right there, PR.. it's the best! Go to www.bigdamnthankyou.com and check it out!

Sunday, September 24, 2006 11:23 PM

TDBROWN

Is anyone else getting a little nervous about this...? It might be a tad late to mention this, but it occured to me that those who submitted to The Big Damn Thank You site might want to mention it in their letters. First, because it shows just how sincere your Thank You is, and Second because it draws attention to the BDTY website, which we want Universal to see anyway! Anyhow, thanks in advance to everyone who does this! TD/Tim ~"Done the impossible"? Heck, we're still doing it!~

Monday, September 25, 2006 5:35 PM

FOLLOWMAL

Gettin' nervous, but countin' on my fellow 'coats to come thru and do the job. They are mighty! Conversely, Tim... if someone has posted on the BDTY site, don't take it for granted that Universal will see it. They might not. We need those cards and letters to arrive in their mailroom. So they can see that we're grateful. If you'd like to mention the BDTY site in your letter and email, that'd be great. If you'd like to mention the letter writing thank you to Universal in your wave or upload to BDTY that would be shiny too. ( Just remember don't ask for a sequel on the site.. they'll not accept it.) Don't forget, if you're of a mind to purchase the DVD of Serenity for a gift during the holiday season, the 'Versary is good timing for that. Not crowded, does a lot of good, gifts are bought... all that's left is gift wrapping.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 11:02 AM

KURYA

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 11:56 PM

TDBROWN

I was going to speechify a bit, but here's all I really want to say (with apologies to Malcolm Reynolds and Joss ). You all became Browncoats for different reasons, but we all wound up in the same place. We came as Individuals, and Independent we still are. But we are also Family, and Family shares love. That's what we do, that's who we are. Today, we're letting Universal Studios know that they're part of that Family, and that we thank them for it. So... let's get started, and let's aim to Misbehave! **************************************** As a reminder, Here's what we're doing: The Anniversary Job September 30th will mark the first Anniversary of the American Release of "Serenity". To commemorate this event, we'd like folks to do the following: A few days prior to that date {TODAY!!}, send a letter to Universal Studios in Hollywood. In your own words, Congratulate them, Thank them for making the film and include any other comments you'd like to make. Contact info is below. On the 30th, please do two things; Send Universal an e-mail of thanks (like the letter), and Celebrate the Anniversary by watching the Series or the movie with someone who hasn't seen it before! This can be anything from a small get-together in your Living Room to booking a Venue and showing the film for Charity. Just let others know about the Serenifly 'verse. Thank you. mailing address: Universal Pictures 100 Universal City Plaza Universal City, CA 91608 Attn: Donna Langley OR Attn: Jon Gordon e-mail address: http://www.universalstudios.com/homepage/html/contact_us/ -Thank you all very much for your help! TD/Tim Brown ******** "Doing the Impossible"? Heck, we're still Doing it!

Wednesday, September 27, 2006 11:47 AM

TDBROWN

-Time for some Thrilling Heroics! Many thanks to all of you !

Thursday, September 28, 2006 12:24 PM

TDBROWN

Thank you to everyone who sent out letters to Universal. Shiny effort from all involved. Let's not forget phase two: Introduce a Newbie to Serenifly, and send an e-mail to Universal on Saturday!