Browncoat Army: Serenity Day, June 23rd
POSTED BY: Kaele
UPDATED: Thursday, April 27, 2006 05:25
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Serenity Day must happen.
Volunteer for a mission:
Updated 4/23/06 8:55pm
Website Mission: Seba has volunteered to head up the website. I love him for it and if I weren't happily married, I'd give him a big wet smooch. I may just do that anyway...
Please check out the site now, www.serenityday.org also works. It has my contact information up there and a place to purchase the DVD. We're doing Universal, so THIER site will see a sales spike.
There is also a forum being worked on so we're not cluttering up Haken's poor boards with this. Just don't stop posting HERE about other things or I'll be on Haken's naughty list!
Signature Mission: Please change your signatures to this:
One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
http://www.serenityday.org/
www.serenityjune23rd.com works just as well too!
Banner Mission: All submissions are to be sent to pizzaaoow@yahoo.com MalNourished is in command of this mission. Please have all banner submissions sent to her by April 22nd. Content should include some form of "Serenity Day, June 23rd" and "Browncoat Army".
Avatar Mission: I need submissions for "Serenity Day" avatars, please try to include some form of "June 23rd Serenity Day" OR "Browncoat Army" or both. MalNourished can also take these submissions.
Webring Mission: "Browncoat Army" webring. I've had a few volunteers and I swear I'll get back to you soon!
Webmaster Contact Mission: Any volunteers for this mission, please contact followmal@gmail.com You will be combing the web for all Firefly and Serenity related sites. We're going to start e-mailing those webmasters to link to the Serenity Day/Browncoat Army site and to hopefully display our banner.
FollowMal is prepping her squad and will get a letter to me. She'll then be splitting up mailing assignments for her volunteers to hit them.
Spam Mission: ZISKER has volunteered for this mission. Please visit http://www.geocities.com/browncoatsignalcorps to volunteer to help. This is to get the word out on BROWNCOAT related groups ONLY. (eg. Yahoo groups, Browncoat forums)
Blog Mission: I need a movie submission to be put up on people's Myspace, LJ, blogspot, and any other blog related site for Browncoats to upload to their blogs. I want a mini-commercial. Submit them to me please.
Podcast Mission: Been taken on by Otma. Got a first draft back and we're working on it!
Radio Mission: Chindi will be handling this one. She will be sending care packages of DVDs to radio stations for them to give away on Serenity Day as contest prizes. Anyone who can mail me with information as to the largest local morning radio show in these cities would be greatly appreciated: Washington DC, NYC, Chicago, Seattle, Vancouver, Kansas City, Boston. (We've already got Philly, SF, and L.A. covered) I need to get her a letter and a list of radio stations.
Anyone else who would like to do a care package to another city's radio station, please let me know. I can get you a letter to include and suggestions as to content.
Serenity Day Swag: Being worked on. KuangZheDe is working on an excellent tee shirt design. We've also got someone working on bumper stickers, magnets, and uh...forehead tattoos. (sorry, had to add that one in there! This was getting WAY too serious.)
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I need this. You need this.
WE WILL DO THIS!
~Kaele
One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.
Find Serenity June 23rd, 2006.
http://serenityday.org/
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Signature Mission
Is now under the command of Sergeant MalNourished.
Thank you for enlisting.
Webmaster Mission
Is now under the command of Sergeant FollowMal.
Thank you for enlisting.
I know you two will do excellent jobs. Do us proud!
~Kaele
General, Browncoat Army
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Browncoat MalN reporting for duty. OK, that's cheesy, but I'm trying to get in the spirit here.
Please email signatures to pizzaaoow@yahoo.com, and put "Signature Mission" in the subject header.
MalN -- First Mate of the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew
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Sergeant FollowMal reporting for duty as well.
Will get started combing the web. Saw the other thread had a list... that is a good place to start.
Come on folks, lets really do this thing. You all are so fired up and ready to go. Let's get crews together to help in each stage and let's get going!
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kaele:
Serenity Day must happen.
Volunteer for a mission:
Website Mission: I need someone with the server space and the cashy money to register a domain name. Anyone who can, please e-mail me: ml_mcfadden@yahoo.com Please also consider some form of BB? If you can afford it, wonderful. - Pizmo, gimme a buzz and let me know what you're willing to contribute!
Hi Kaele, and other BCs reading this thread,
Here's what I know: Maxrimstain, the Browncoat who posted the first thread that got us all revved up:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=19719
did step up and did start a web page:
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
Kaele, you have a lot of great ideas, but for the sake of clarity and focus I suggest you can contact him (I'm sure he can use the help!). Domain names and web space have been purchased and a web page will follow shortly (I believe April 20th is the target date).
Scifi movie music + Firefly dialogue clips, 24 hours a day - http://www.scifiradio.net
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May I suggest also coming up with a plaintext signature for people to put in regular email? Just something simple - the date, a tagline, etc - but a consistent wording and layout. Preferably just one or two lines so people can combine it with sigs they already have, even in situations where long sigs are discouraged (I post in a few such).
Not sure whether it fits as the Signature Mission or some other mission, but there ought to be banners people can put on their own homepages. In a variety of sizes but consistent styling...
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How's this sit for a letter to Universal/Sci-Fi Channel? Short, sweet and shiny, methinks.
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Dear {head honcho},
My name is Jana, and I am a Browncoat. If you don't know what that is, you will soon.
On June 23rd, the fans of the TV show Firefly and the film Serenity will be showing their strength in the greatest fan-based advertising and fundraising campaign in the history of television. Browncoats worldwide will be puchasing copies of the Serenity DVD to show our numbers and desire for a sequel and beyond. In addition, charity film screenings and other events - shindigs, as we like to call them - will be taking place worldwide to raise money for several charities including Serenity Now/Equality Now.
Malcolm Reynolds says in the pilot of the TV show, "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty." Half-seasons of TV shows do not make it onto DVD let alone launched onto the big screen. We've done the impossible.
On June 23rd, watch us do it again.
See you in the world,
Jana
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Jana
You can't take the sky from me.
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And of course the original and unrelated plan for June 23: Charity screenings of Serenity to benefit Equality Now.
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/
Thirteen cities currently planning such screenings.
June 23
* Albany NY (USA) - The Palace Theater
* Boston MA (USA) - Coolidge Corner Theater
* Denver CO (USA) - Pre-Planning
* Fresno CA (USA) - Pre-Planning
* Los Angeles CA (USA) - Pre-Planning
* Minneapolis MN (USA) - Riverview Theater
* Montreal QC (Canada) - Pre-Planning (Likely Canadian Charity)
* New York City NY (USA) - Pre-Planning
* Portland OR (USA) - Pre-Planning
* Santa Barbara CA (USA) - Pre-Planning
* Toronto ON (Canada) - Pre-Planning (Likely Canadian Charity)
June 24 (See Note Below)
* Bloomington IN (USA) - Pre-Planning
* Seattle WA (USA) - Pre-Planning
Note: The ideal remains either coordinated same-day screenings on June 23, or screenings on days during the week leading into that day, in order to be able to announce the grand total on Joss' actual birthday. If you absolutely, positively, cannot find a way to avoid selecting June 24 you will still be included as part of this effort.
--
http://www.bigdamncommentaries.com/
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kaele:
Serenity Day must happen.
Volunteer for a mission:
Signature Mission: I need submissions for a "One Army of Browncoats" banner for everyone to add into their sigs. E-mail your submission to me. Please make it flash, include "One Army of Browncoats", "June 23rd Serenity Day" and the picture of the ship somewhere.
~Kaele
General, Browncoat Army
Guess I'll have to try my hand at avatars.
Rimrat
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kaele:
Webring Mission: "One Army of Browncoats" webring. I'm f'ing clueless. Do I need a programmer for this?
Yes. But, it's trivial to do.
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"We're in a giant car heading into a brick wall at 100 miles/hr and everybody's arguing about where they want to sit."
-David Suzuki
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I agree Kaele should try and coordinate with Maxrimstain...
...but I'm glad he/she took this step.
I also realized that voting and all takes too much time and coordination.
Time we don't have, and coordination we CAN'T have without a PROJECT LEADER.
I'm all set for General Kaele!
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Uh... please don't make it 'flash'- those of us on dial-up friggin' HATE it. It's useless to us, and convinces us to turn off sigs and avatars completely.
Nice that we all got a chance to provide feedback on this....
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Finally some action!
But why is it called "Serenity Day" all of a sudden?
On the poll on www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly, FIREFLY DAY wins by far, so what gives?
Better get in touch with Max, boss... 
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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Hello there,
Whats all this then? I need all this explained to me in captain dummy talk.
Whatever it is I agree it should be Firefly day!
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Check out the 'Pretty Lil' Ears' thread for the evolution of the idea. Explains the debate.
Can I recommend that all those getting involved use the below signature? I nicked it off someone else (sorry y'all) but it sums up the action, and will get some continuity going when posting on other threads.
x
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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I wanted captain dummy talk... couldnt you post the link?
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Agatsu, the name being "Firefly Day" may be what is winning on the voting, but it's been used. New folks don't know that... I didn't either, but it's been used with the original push to bring back Firefly. If you'll check out the former thread and read 11th Hours post ( and she's a vet!) you can see that. I know that there's likely to be a struggle about the name. There's thousands of us and all differing opinions, but we have to come back to one solid idea and push.
I have been here for a little while... not a vet, but I love this 'verse. This is the most important idea to come along... we must do this thing. I believe with all my heart and soul that pulling this off as an Army of Browncoats will give us our sequel.
I hope that in that spirit and love we can all agree and make this thing happen.
I'd imagine Kaele and Max will talk about this and all will be agreed upon.
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
Click here http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/index.php?showtopic=478
0 for info about the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew, Mal's Bunk, and how to join.
FM- Shepherd of the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew
" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal
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Calhoun,
Here is the link:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=19782
Click here http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/index.php?showtopic=478
0 for info about the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew, Mal's Bunk, and how to join.
FM- Shepherd of the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew
" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal
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I'm more interested in getting more Firefly TV as opposed to a movie sequel.. therefore I believe the name of this special day thingy should be something with Firefly in it not Serenity.
Its an opinion and its mine.
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This is really exciting. I wish I lived in the US.
When's the deadline for the avatar and signature submissions?
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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Thanks for the link FollowMal, I'm up to speed now.:)
Just throwing a name up here.. what about "This makes us MIGHTY.com" People who dont know Firefly or Serenity might be intrigued enough to check it out.
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Check out Kaele's original post at the top for any deadlines. I'm still reeling from the excitement myself folks! I love how Browncoats respond when there is a mission to do! I'm so proud to be amongst you all!
If you have any questions,allhailjosswhedon, message Kaele, or me or MalNourished or any of the original folks on the starting thread.... I'm sure we'll get back to you.
As for you wishing to be in the US... we're all in this together, allhailjosswhedon... we're one in this. Doesn't matter where we are... just matters that we are. I'm glad you're with us!
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
Click here http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/index.php?showtopic=478
0 for info about the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew, Mal's Bunk, and how to join.
FM- Shepherd of the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew
" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal
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Calhoun,
You're welcome... and I'm glad to have you!
Don't forget to submit your name idea to Kaele, see her above post for how to do that.
She is coordinating this with the guys and gals who first started this we hope and as it comes together... well, lots of stuff will be considered and decided on, and that is a mighty name.
Click here http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/index.php?showtopic=478
0 for info about the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew, Mal's Bunk, and how to join.
FM- Shepherd of the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew
" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal
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I honestly cannot believe what I'm reading. I've read though both of the threads for this "project" and 3/4 of the replies are pointless bickering about what the day will be called? WTF?
WHO CARES!
Dear lord, who gives a flying crap about what the day is called, or what the website address is, or any of the other little things that people keep arguing about. Anyone can offer suggestions, and I will too, but stop ARGUING about little crap.
I give props to Kaele for pushing forward with an organizational setup, which as long as everyone shuts up and just helps (rather than trying to run their own or change it) should prove to be pretty effective.
I give props to Maxrimstain, who has set up a website that will work until we get a dedicated domain name for this.
The few people who have stepped up to run this, we need to let them run it. It doesn't matter if you think they aren't running it EXACTLY the way you would. It's never going to work if they are spending every waking moment explaining why they did something. It's not hard...all the majority of us have to do is go to Best Buy or log on to Amazon on June 23rd and buy a DVD. Just do that and we will be fine.
After we get an offical website up, and ONLY AFTER the site is up...we should get the story over to Whedonesque, Slashdot, and Sci-Fi Brain (IGN).
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i'd be more than happy to make up some banners/ avatars, but unfortunately I don't have the capabilities to make them with Flash, what about gifs?
Want Firefly/ Serenity/ BtVS/ Angel desktop wallpapers? Take a look at the ones I've created at:
http://www.whispergraphics.net
Now hosting the Firefly Extended Gagreel
I have added a forum to my site and now I need some members!
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I've made a dozen banners for june 23rd, still working on more, ill post them when im done, and then you can use them as you wish for any purpose.
OR if you want once done which includes anything which you want just give me a bell....well just send an E-mail: joshua@waltershufflebottom.com (Dont ask, my dad set up all this web stuff ages ago)
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=19782
I have 2 banners posted somewhere in that link.
Greatz!
CaptainJosh
P.S: I have a dozen friends interested in what Serenity and Firefly are, I will ask them not to purchase the DVDs yet untill June 23rd.
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Captain Artcat of the Houston Browncoats www.houstonbrowncoats.com
we have our LoneStar Shindig planned for that same weekend, June 23-25 Greg Edmonson and half of the Bedlam Bards will be joining us. I am spreading the word there, as more info becomes available please let me know I can boost the signal
Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse
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Quote:
Originally posted by TheBBQChickenMadness:
I honestly cannot believe what I'm reading. I've read though both of the threads for this "project" and 3/4 of the replies are pointless bickering about what the day will be called? WTF?
WHO CARES!
Dear lord, who gives a flying crap about what the day is called, or what the website address is, or any of the other little things that people keep arguing about. Anyone can offer suggestions, and I will too, but stop ARGUING about little crap.
Well said - too many cooks right now!
If you have ideas and want to help go here:
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
contact the web master, his email is there.
Quote:
Originally posted by TheBBQChickenMadness:
I give props to Kaele for pushing forward with an organizational setup, which as long as everyone shuts up and just helps (rather than trying to run their own or change it) should prove to be pretty effective.
I give props to Maxrimstain, who has set up a website that will work until we get a dedicated domain name for this.
Yeah, those 2 need to get together! Kaele write Max, Max pm Kaele...
Quote:
Originally posted by TheBBQChickenMadness:
The few people who have stepped up to run this, we need to let them run it. It doesn't matter if you think they aren't running it EXACTLY the way you would. It's never going to work if they are spending every waking moment explaining why they did something.
Yep, and probably the best thing you said:
Quote:
Originally posted by TheBBQChickenMadness:
It's not hard...all the majority of us have to do is go to Best Buy or log on to Amazon on June 23rd and buy a DVD. Just do that and we will be fine.
After we get an offical website up, and ONLY AFTER the site is up...we should get the story over to Whedonesque, Slashdot, and Sci-Fi Brain (IGN).
Thx for the post TheBBQChickenMadness.
Scifi movie music + Firefly dialogue clips, 24 hours a day - http://www.scifiradio.net
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Two questions:
First, are we supposed to buy a Serenity DVD or the Firefly DVD set? I could do either, but I can't afford both. Is this project meant to get another movie, or the series back, or just our crew back in any form? I think the tagline/signature/banners/whatever else you have planned should clarify this.
Second, (this is a nitpick, and you can feel free to ignore it if you like and go on with your planning) do we have to use a military metaphor? I get how that relates to the series, obviously, but signing up for this project as a general or soldier, that disturbs me. And given the debates about the war currently, it might turn off a lot of people who are otherwise interested.
I love the enthusiasm level here, and I don't want to see that go, just the military talk. Just my $0.02.
Julia
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I'll volunteer for the Spam Mission if no one has taken it yet. I'm used to being called all sorts of unseemly things! Plus I have my own meager comp skills and some computer savvy buddies to fall back on.
Fruit's Oaty Bar! Is a person from the mouse! Fruit's Oaty Bar! Makes your bust from yours female shirt! Continuously eats them! Let them cause you to be surprised!
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Ok, this is alot to reply to, and if I don't cover something you've said, I apologize.
I've mailed Max last night. I'm waiting to hear back from him. I cannot wait to get a hold of him and figure out how to do this! This is great!
Someone (was it Pizmo?) suggested BrowncoatArmy.net. I like it and will discuss with Max or whomever else is going to be doing website stuff for us. If anything, I'll purchase the name myself and have to point to the site we do also. It's a generic enough name and can be used to coordinate anything we need to do. I'm thinking along his lines. This isn't just about one day, this is about the long campaign. Serenity Valley wasn't a single day's battle. It dragged on for weeks. Our fight (short as I've been in it) has dragged on for years already. Actions need to be taken and plans need to be coordinated. I feel an Army-type organization will help us. (And no, I'm not in it for a dictatorship, but no one else was stepping up!)
June 23rd IS our current target. Between the charity screenings and the purchase of DVDs (Serenity FIRST please, then Firefly if you can afford it!) this is enough. But the word still does need to get out.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered. For now, I'm taking the first volunteer for a mission as mission commander and assigning them a "Sergeant rank". If another volunteers and you think they will do a better job than you, let me know and you can trade ranks. :) It's not the real army, so there will be lots of pleases and thank you's.
Alot of my organization and mailings will be sent to mission commanders, not to everyone. That will be the job of the commanders to coordinate their volunteers and split up the workload accordingly.
And no, flash is not required for sigs and Avatars. It just popped into mind *shrug* LOL. Submit what you've done and the best will be chosen from ALL the submissions. (And thanks so much for the reminder about our recruits with dial-up!)
This isn't just a U.S. thing. Everyone can be involved. The internet is international and so are Browncoats. Don't be afraid to volunteer if you KNOW you can help. Not everything needs to be done in the US. Viral marketing is universal. (Oh, god, did I just say that?!? LOL!!! The pun! My eyes, my eyes!!!)
Serenity Day MUST happen. And we need that website to coordinate. This works all well and good and e-mails are fine, but we need a 'home'. Home is good!
If I don't hear back from Max by tonight, I'll try other methods of contacting him.
~Kaele
(definately a SHE)
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P.S: I have a dozen friends interested in what Serenity and Firefly are, I will ask them not to purchase the DVDs yet untill June 23rd.
Wrong move!!
You don't know yet if the plan will be successful... let them buy the DVDs now. Chances are that they'll become browncoats and buy MORE copies on the Day
Anyway, people, relax... what's the problem with the military speak? It's a joke, but it has the purpose to remember that we have to work as if in a chain of command...
Otherwise, we'd have THOUSANDS of opinions and thousands of FAILED plans.
So I'll accept anything that will be decided.
ONLY ONE THING I WILL STILL EMPHATIZE:
We should buy the movie, not the serie.
That'd be silly, our target is Universal, NOT FOX.
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Thanks, Kaele, for rethinking the flash requirement.
Gif, JPG, etc, are far easier for those of us with slow connections. These are things we need to take into consideration for any campaign.
I'm on board with whatever comes up. I'm a follower, not a leader.
I'm with Pirata, though. This HAS to be about selling copies of the BDM. "Firefly" as a series is dead until FOX says otherwise, and Joss is tired of the political riot that s television.
We need Universal to stand up and take notes!
-What about commercial sponsor support? I know a number of us own businesses, or work for popular businesses. Just a thought.
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i'll be submitting this one- what do you think?
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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Want Firefly/ Serenity/ BtVS/ Angel desktop wallpapers? Take a look at the ones I've created at:
http://www.whispergraphics.net
Now hosting the Firefly Extended Gagreel
I have added a forum to my site and now I need some members!
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You folks are rocking my world. Will stay informed and jump in if I see anything I can help with.
Two off the cuff suggestions:
1. Can we push to purchase the BDM? It sickens me that Fox is making so much money off of the FF DVDs. Let's give the money to the folks that believe more in the franchise -- Universal.
2. If the Amazon purchases are linked from the sidebar on the FFF.net home page, it supports our site. Not sure how workable that is, but hey.
I'm off to spread the word and save money to buy DVDs.
"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas
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I like it very much. Can the transitions be faster? It'd be cool to read two cycles instead of (waiting to read) the one.
"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas
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Whisper, send that off to MalNourished at pizzaaoow@yahoo.com. It'll be easier for her to keep it all in one place instead of having to search a thread for submissions. :) It looks excellent, thanks for all the hard work!
Serenity Day is about the movie. Arrange a screening, go to the charity screenings already arranged, buy the DVD. We need to try to stay on task here. For anyone who's not near a screening or cannot arrange a screening for whatever reason (like me!), purchasing the DVD is an easy way to do show support. Purchasing the DVD costs less than hubby and I to go to the movies for the night. So in a way, it's all equal in the end.
1) Go to or arrange a Serenity Screening.
2) Purchase the Serenity DVD.
Serenity Day, June 23rd.
~Kaele
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Originally posted by Whisper:
i'll be submitting this one- what do you think?
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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Just some technical suggestions.
Load-time on my dsl wireless connection to my laptop is over 65 seconds- On my home dial-up connection it would be agonizing. Might want to reduce resolution, change the text fade, etc, to speed it up. We live in a world of instant messages- 65 seconds isn't instant.
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good point- didn't even think of that. I'll see what i can do.
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Originally posted by Jana:
How's this sit for a letter to Universal/Sci-Fi Channel? Short, sweet and shiny, methinks.
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Dear {head honcho},
My name is Jana, and I am a Browncoat. If you don't know what that is, you will soon.
On June 23rd, the fans of the TV show Firefly and the film Serenity will be showing their strength in the greatest fan-based advertising and fundraising campaign in the history of television. Browncoats worldwide will be puchasing copies of the Serenity DVD to show our numbers and desire for a sequel and beyond. In addition, charity film screenings and other events - shindigs, as we like to call them - will be taking place worldwide to raise money for several charities including Serenity Now/Equality Now.
Malcolm Reynolds says in the pilot of the TV show, "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty." Half-seasons of TV shows do not make it onto DVD let alone launched onto the big screen. We've done the impossible.
On June 23rd, watch us do it again.
See you in the world,
Jana
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Jana
You can't take the sky from me.
JANA!
This is excellent! This is press-release quality. I love it. Once we get this website moving, would you object to us using a form of this as a press-release? Or would you mind beefing it up a little and making it into something along those lines? I'd really appreciate it.
~Kaele
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Originally posted by Kaele:
Someone (was it Pizmo?) suggested BrowncoatArmy.net. I like it and will discuss with Max or whomever else is going to be doing website stuff for us.
That was me! Just seems that a domain so specific to that particular day would make it only useful for that one day. But, with a more general one, we'd be able to use it for many other things.
I have business class internet (which isn't that much faster than normal but I got a static IP
), so I could host stuff. It also came with a free domain name registration that I haven't cashed in. So, I can check out if that still stands or if its expired.At any rate, I could host the webring if needed. It is simple to do, I just have to find the time. I could probably have it up and running by the end of the week.
Gotta run. Sitting on a bus for 3 hours awaits me.
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Originally posted by Whisper:
good point- didn't even think of that. I'll see what i can do.
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Much better!
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And Jana, your letter brought a tear to my eye!
Let's do the Impossible!
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I agree that the signatures should be simple and text based. We will use this:
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
(Not sure who to credit for that, but good job.)
Everyone should use this as their signature. Please replace your sig with this, do not simply add it on. Our signatures need to show our unity, so they have to be identical. This is a small sacrifice for all of us, and it's only temporary. When the official website is launched, we will add that link to our sigs.
Please use this sig on any boards that you frequent, in your yahoo groups, emails, and anywhere else you can think of.
The Signature Mission is now the Banner Mission. There is a new thread about banners here:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=19846
Please post your banner submissions over there so that this thread doesn't get overcrowded.
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Malnourished, the concern has been raised of the analogy of 'one army of Browncoats" to one of army of Brownshirts during WWII.
We might want to rethink that just a tad.
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trying to do my part. I put the word out on a couple of message boards (non firefly related). I'd be great if you guys registered (free) and said a few words for encouragment. Thanks.
[url] http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67044 [/url]
[url] http://www.theouthousers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=458 [/url]
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Malnourished, the concern has been raised of the analogy of 'one army of Browncoats" to one of army of Brownshirts during WWII.
We might want to rethink that just a tad.
I just decreased my ignorance a wee bit, and googled "brownshirts." It's disturbing and terrible. I have no desire to offend or hurt anyone, and I certainly would not want to glorify such a sick group in any way.
We are Browncoats, though, and I'm very proud of that name. I believe that it is far enough removed in its application from that other word, so that confusion between the two should be minimal to say the least. With regards to the military terminology, it is all in fun. I am a pacifist, personally, but I believe that "Army" conveys how serious we are in our goals. It also suggests that Browncoats are a force to be reckoned with and alludes to the camaraderie that so many of us share.
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Originally posted by Hera:
1. Can we push to purchase the BDM? It sickens me that Fox is making so much money off of the FF DVDs. Let's give the money to the folks that believe more in the franchise -- Universal.
Please don't confuse the evil FOX TV Network with the shiny Fox Home Entertainment, or 20th Century Fox Film Corporation.
FOX Home Entertainment produced the Firefly DVD box set, and made it possible for legions of new fans to discover the awesome show that the slimy, miserable, dim witted, smarmy FOX TV frikken cancelled.
PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE ~
Buying the Firefly DVD does NOT give money to FOX TV... they are not in the money stream on this one anymore. They were just the back birth TV Network that had GOLD in their hands and screwed it up.
FOX Home Entertainment made sure that a show that only was broadcast for half a season, (yet continued to have a VERY dedicated fanbse) got to be made into a DVD boxset.
Can you imagine all the new fans, and the eventual achievement of getting Serenity getting made without the Firefly DVDs to show folk what the fans were so crazy about?
So by all means, if folks can afford it. when you buy Serenity buy Firefly too with a clear conscience. Buying Firefly shows we support the verse in it's multi episode TV presentation too.
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2. If the Amazon purchases are linked from the sidebar on the FFF.net home page, it supports our site. Not sure how workable that is, but hey.
It's always a shiny idea to support this site.
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I'm off to spread the word and save money to buy DVDs.
By all means, spread the word. But remember that it's a good idea to support the Firefly DVD too.
11th Hour
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Originally posted by MalNourished:
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
And what's wrong with
One Day,
One Plan,
Browncoats Unite
On June 23rd, We aim to misbehave.
I think it says what we want to say, without risking comparison to Nazi armies. I know we can't keep changing the plan, and I know we need to maintain uniformity amongs the Browncoat troops, but we shouldn't do it at the risk of turning off potential fans.
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Originally posted by Jana:
How's this sit for a letter to Universal/Sci-Fi Channel? Short, sweet and shiny, methinks.
***
Dear {head honcho},
My name is Jana, and I am a Browncoat. If you don't know what that is, you will soon.
On June 23rd, the fans of the TV show Firefly and the film Serenity will be showing their strength in the greatest fan-based advertising and fundraising campaign in the history of television. Browncoats worldwide will be puchasing copies of the Serenity DVD to show our numbers and desire for a sequel and beyond. In addition, charity film screenings and other events - shindigs, as we like to call them - will be taking place worldwide to raise money for several charities including Serenity Now/Equality Now.
Malcolm Reynolds says in the pilot of the TV show, "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty." Half-seasons of TV shows do not make it onto DVD let alone launched onto the big screen. We've done the impossible.
On June 23rd, watch us do it again.
See you in the world,
Jana
***
Jana
You can't take the sky from me.
The thing I'm wondering is if the tone of the letter is a little too aggressive? Universal/Sci-Fi Channel are folks we want a friendly working relationship with. The letter starts off sounding a bit combative and like they don't know who the heck we are. That can be a bit insulting.
Universal knows very well who the Browncoats are! They reached out many, many times to the fans in the months leading up to the release of Serenity. Universal's reps were always extremely nice to the Browncoats. To address them now like they don't know who we are is a diss.
Please don't address Universal/Sci-Fi Channel as though they are the parents withholding the candy we want... and we're gonna make a big fuss 'till we get it.
There's a difference between being fiesty, and being bratty.
Universal/Sci-Fi Channel are our PARTNERS. We want to have good vibes with them. As folks know, they hold the contracts for two more Serenity sequels and own the Sci-Fi Channel which are valuable beyond words... let's treat 'em right.
The tone of the letter should be more like "we're still holding", and the Browncoats are goin' on a campaign that will bring lots of attention and money(!) to Serenity. Studios just LOVE promotion and money.
Universal has faith in Joss and backed Serenity. The enemy in this battle is folks being unaware. SO MANY people still don't know how awesome Firefly and Serenity are. We are battling to get known to the world.
11th Hour
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Edited to state:
In case anyone is interested, I deleted this post before the following reply showed up. Paths in cyber space must have crossed.
Took my brain a few minutes to realize the connection with was with "brown" not "army.
11th Hour
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11thHour,
The combination of the terms ONE, ARMY and Browncoat, for those of us who actually know our history, is very reminiscent of the Nazi 'Brownshirts'. It could potentially be harmful to our cause.
Now, I'm gettin a little sick of you running in and attacking everything I say. If we're to be "one army", fine, so be it. I'm only saying that it's not the best way to get our point across, and we could very well turn off the very new fans we'd be trying to reach.
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Here's what I've come up with for a letter so far. Any suggestions what to keep, add, or subtract to it?
Dear Universal,
On June 23, we Browncoats, the fans of Joss Whedon’s Serenity, will take action to show our support for this film and all those who brought it to life. This event will be done alongside and in support of the Serenity Now/Equality Now charity screenings of Serenity across the United States.
Our event is an international one. On this day Browncoats around the world will join together to deliver a simple message. We are a strong, existing fan base, our numbers are constantly growing, and we want more.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
Sincerely,
Browncoat ____________
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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P.S: I have a dozen friends interested in what Serenity and Firefly are, I will ask them not to purchase the DVDs yet untill June 23rd.
Wrong move!!
You don't know yet if the plan will be successful... let them buy the DVDs now. Chances are that they'll become browncoats and buy MORE copies on the Day
Goes to show no one knows my friends, they wouldnt buy more than one copy, to be honest i dont think they would become browncoats, just watch the DVD and move on, so the best i can do with them to that they get the DVDs on the 23rd of June, so the plan has a bigger chance of working. It dont matter, they still get to see it, just have to wait alittle longer, i keep feeding them info which makes them want to watch it more and more so they dont give up and forget about it.
Also for everyone else, a list of Firefly Serenity sites:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/
http://www.serenitymovie.org/
http://www.serenitystuff.com/
http://stillflying.net/
http://www.firefly-tvs.com/
http://www.browncoatsriseagain.com/
http://www.fireflyseason2.com/
http://www.donetheimpossible.com/
http://www.browncoats.com/
http://www.chosentwo.com/firefly/main.php
http://www.scifispace.com/index.php
http://still-flying.net/
http://angel-btvs.co.uk/
http://www.sunnydale-slayers.com/firefly/index.html
http://www.bytesend-inc.com/firefly/ff/firefly1.htm
http://fireflyers.net/
http://www.firefly-support.com/
http://fireflydvd.com/wp/
http://www.loony-archivist.com/pretty/
http://www.entil2001.com/series/firefly/firefly.html
http://fireflyfunsite.home.att.net/
http://teland.com/ffrecs.html
http://www.bureau42.com/view/1725
http://afan.dk/firefly/
http://www.davonline.com/serenity/seren.shtml
http://www.fireflywiki.org/pmwiki.php/Profiles/DoyceTesterman
http://firefly.shriftweb.org/index.shtml
http://bigdamnboard.com/
http://www.mts.net/%7earphaxad/firefly.html
http://fireflychinese.home.att.net/
http://www.geocities.com/elaine1899/fireflyfic.htm
http://www.bigdamnchefs.com/
Greatz!
CaptainJosh
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Originally posted by SameErtia:
11thHour,
The combination of the terms ONE, ARMY and Browncoat, for those of us who actually know our history, is very reminiscent of the Nazi 'Brownshirts'. It could potentially be harmful to our cause.
Now, I'm gettin a little sick of you running in and attacking everything I say. If we're to be "one army", fine, so be it. I'm only saying that it's not the best way to get our point across, and we could very well turn off the very new fans we'd be trying to reach.
While you were typing this message I had already gone back and deleted my post. I didn't at first make the connection, then I remembered it was the brown coloring of the uniforms you were referring to. Then it made sense.
I came back to check messages and saw your post, but my post was already gone... it's a timing thing.
I didn't realize that it seemed like I was attacking everything you say. I simply bring up points when I see posts which may take things in an unhelpful direction. If you notice, I've responded to other peoples' posts too.
Maybe it's because I've been around since the beginning, but I see some ideas replayed from the past and I'm just trying to head off potential pitfalls. We fans learned a lot through our campaigns, I'm throwing in my experience when I think it's needed.
I'm not trying to run anything, just offering some experienced advice to help out the cause.
11th Hour
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Originally posted by 11thHour:
PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE ~
Buying the Firefly DVD does NOT give money to FOX TV... they are not in the money stream on this one anymore. They were just the back birth TV Network that had GOLD in their hands and screwed it up.
FOX Home Entertainment made sure that a show that only was broadcast for half a season, (yet continued to have a VERY dedicated fanbse) got to be made into a DVD boxset.
Hey there 11thHour, thank you for clarifying the corporate relationships for me. This is very helpful. If I can swing purchasing the FF DVD, I can now do it with a clear conscience!
"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas
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trying to do my part. I put the word out on a couple of message boards (non firefly related). I'd be great if you guys registered (free) and said a few words for encouragment. Thanks.
[url] http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67044 [/url]
[url] http://www.theouthousers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=458 [/url]
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Holy god!
First I'd like to wish everyone Happy Easter!
I cannot believe how far this has gone since I've checked last night!
I'd like to help, I'm no good with the computer though. I'm going to try to spread the word via myspace (since that's the biggest medium of communication these days) today.
And of course, i'm in the works of my own screening in buffalo, so that's my contribution. I'll be happy to help more though!
The most recent revision of the letter is good but the only correction I can point out is that canada is also part of this effort so maybe you can re-word "United States" to "North America" instead. Otherwise, i think it's gold!
Keep up the good work gents and ladies! If we keep the speed we're at, we'll sure be sucessful come june!
-Ian
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Originally posted by Hera:
Hey there 11thHour, thank you for clarifying the corporate relationships for me. This is very helpful. If I can swing purchasing the FF DVD, I can now do it with a clear conscience!
You're most welcome!
Lots of folks don't realize all the corporate entity relationships... there are so many "Foxes" it can get confuzzled.
We just need to separate the smart, sleek, shiny foxes from the low-down, mangy, skanky, half-wit foxes... heh...
11th
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Originally posted by Dewrastler:
Here's what I've come up with for a letter so far. Any suggestions what to keep, add, or subtract to it?
Dear Universal,
On June 23, we Browncoats, the fans of Joss Whedon’s Serenity, will take action to show our support for this film and all those who brought it to life. This event will be done alongside and in support of the Serenity Now/Equality Now charity screenings of Serenity across the United States.
Our event is an international one. On this day Browncoats around the world will join together to deliver a simple message. We are a strong, existing fan base, our numbers are constantly growing, and we want more.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
Sincerely,
Browncoat ____________
Well done... spirited, affirmative, and showing Universal we're still holding.
Good job!
11th Hour
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If it's okay, I'd like to recapture what the general idea behind this was from a previous thread (and how the slogan thing originated, and I assure you I did not notice the brownshirts analogy.), just so people can get the drift.
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Every one of us could order a copy of the Serenity DVD on Amazon on that day. Not just buy it anywhere, but get it from one source. (I'm not affiliated with amazon in any way, btw. I prefer to use non-mega-corp shops, butheywhatareyagonnado.)
Tens of thousands of people ordering the same title on the same day should get the amazon people into resupply trouble, but I think they won't mind. But they'll notice, and so will Universal.
If we manage to get 50000 browncoats (We're about 18000 active on this board alone) to just buy one DVD for 20 bucks, that'd be a cool mill for Universal right there (not all profits, but hey!). That's just a thought, though, not a telethon pitch.
Anyways, climbing a few ranks on the Amazon charts won't hurt, either.
We probably all own several copies of Serenity already, but I guess everyone can save 20 bucks until June 23rd for another one. Charity-like. And then give it to someone who hasn't seen it yet, or a library - or just leave it on your seat in the bus for someone to find.
That way, we make Universal money, create a bit of a buzz, and we make more people interested in a sequel, since more people will have seen the BDM (and hey, for free!), and I have yet to hear someone say that they didn't like it. The real problem isn't that the BDM sucks, anyway (since it sure as hell doesn't), but that not enough people watched it (duh). Not everyone will turn into a browncoat after watching the movie, but most of them would at least go watch a sequel.
We could maybe get Joss and/or members of the cast to record a video message for our day or something, get them involved as far as they wanna get involved. I'm sure they get requests like that all the time, but this would be the BIG TIME.
(If we're lucky, "Done the Impossible" might come out somewhere around June 23rd, as well - and it's not too unlikely. The shiny Firefly ornament is coming out on june 14th and should sell well. Oh, btw, when is the HD DVD coming out again? If we're lucky, it's June, as well. June is definitely our month.)
Too many of our plans seem to fail because there are too many plans - too many petitions for the same thing (hurting the cause in the end), too many people standing on too many soapboxes calling for too many revolutions on too many days.
ONE is the number here.
ONE day, ONE plan, ONE army of browncoats.
Universal may not notice the drops of rain on their Firefly franchise field, but they'll notice
when it starts pouring, and maybe decide to plow the fields once more.
Yeah, I'm into metaphors, but enough with the pep talk. Is there like an elder council of the fansite webmasters or something? Are they all in touch?
We'd have to be quick, though, if June 23rd is to be it.
And we need some people with more than just enthusiasm to organize this, preferrably veterans.
If all browncoats stick together, we could make this one Big Damn Celebration Day.
So there you go. There have been lots of discussions since then, but I think and hope the above is still the idea we generally agree on.
Now that Kaele took charge, we should be getting somewhere - and we really should concentrate on the goal and not argue over lesser details. This isn't about getting prestige or forcing your ideas onto others, it's about our beloved Serenity!
So if someone wants to come up with another slogan, I don't care, let's just keep on moving!
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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Hey everyone. I really thing this is great what everyone is doing and I hope to help out any way I can. I have a background in graphic design and web design, so if and when the offical site gets going, I can be of help there ( here's a recent commercial site I did: http://www.esbhomes.com/ for proof :p ). I tend to agree that a non-flash banner would be preferable, as not everyone has the connection or plug-in installed -- a simple static graphic would be much easier to send and more people would be able to view it. (That said, I'll get to work on one) Also, as far as the name issue, I'm not sure why it wouldn't be simple enough to resolve the issue with "Serenity Firefly Day". Just trying to be democratic. :)
I'm also thinking of trying to set up a screening at my college in Georgia. We have a few dedicated theaters and a student activies council, so I think this could work.
Keep up the good work!
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Also, just to make sure, this thing is spreading to sites other than Fireflyfans, I hope. At the very least we should have a direct relationship with the official Serenity board.
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Point noted, 11th Hour, so here's a fiestier version. And Kaele, you're absolutely welcome to use it as a press release/blog entry/whatever. Writing for PR is one of a few things I do for a living, so I like that it shows even in my hobbies. :) I like Dewrastler's letter, too, (my only worry is that "We aim to misbehave" sounds like we're going to blow up a building for attention) so maybe there can be 2-3 versions on the site for people to choose from?
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Dear {head honcho},
My name is Jana, and I am a Browncoat.
On June 23rd, we fans of the TV show Firefly and the film Serenity will be showing our strength in the greatest fan-based advertising and fundraising campaign in the history of television. Browncoats worldwide will be puchasing copies of the Serenity DVD to show our numbers and desire for a sequel and beyond. In addition, charity film screenings and other events - shindigs, as we like to call them - will be taking place worldwide to raise money for several charities including Serenity Now/Equality Now.
We want to reassure you that you made a great investment by bringing back the world of Firefly, and thank you for your faith in the 'verse. New Browncoats appear on message boards every day, and veteran Browncoats are converting friends in full force. We want to show you we're here to stay.
Malcolm Reynolds says in the pilot of the TV show, "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty." Half-seasons of TV shows do not make it onto DVD let alone launched onto the big screen. We've done the impossible.
On June 23rd, watch us do it again.
See you in the world,
Jana
****
Now, how's that sit?
--Jana
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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well,
i've spent the last few hours going to forums, myspace, etc and spreading the word. Do you know how many firefly fan groups there are on myspace? good god! i searched firefly to find 19 pages worth.
I also tend to read online comics a lot and I thought to myself, there has got to be a large majority of the readers on these comic sites (penny arcade for example) that like sci-fi
so i took the initiative and e-mailed the web site owners as well as posted in the forums. I still have a lot to go, just thought i'd share my experience.
I've been forwarding them to this site and straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly/ so if we get the main page up, we have to document the new and updated website.
i'll get back to work now!
-ian
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And don't forget, for those Browncoats up to a challenge beyond online action, join the 13 cities (plus a couple others not listed yet) organizing charity screenings of Serenity on June 23.
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/
(Also, FWIW, what exactly is the "Spam Mission"? It has a less than helpful sound to it, all things considered. Does no one recall how angry people were getting when the movie came out and Browncoats were pimping it on unrelated discussion boards?)
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Hey Seba
Talk to Maxrimstain! And check out http://www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly/
I love people with skills!
x
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Ok, I'll work on a Nationstates mission.
Perhaps we could have a day of roaming, where everyone goes out and spreads the word about one browncoat army and what not. Thought I won't promise that, a lot of peeps in my region might take that kinda talk as alliance trash.
If you play Nationstates.net check out the region Firefly.
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TheBBQChickenMadness wrote:
Sunday, April 16, 2006 03:59
I honestly cannot believe what I'm reading. I've read though both of the threads for this "project" and 3/4 of the replies are pointless bickering about what the day will be called? WTF?
WHO CARES!
Dear lord, who gives a flying crap about what the day is called, or what the website address is, or any of the other little things that people keep arguing about. Anyone can offer suggestions, and I will too, but stop ARGUING about little crap.
I havent seen any of the bickering this 5 minute member is dribbling about. I have seen people positing opinions & ideas as should be expected. Or maybe we should just do a half assed job as this guys seems to imply..
WHO CARES! what the day is called you say.. Fine then lets call it "Dank tuft of rectal pubic hair day"
Pfft.. newbs
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Originally posted by Calhoun:Quote:
TheBBQChickenMadness wrote:
Sunday, April 16, 2006 03:59
I honestly cannot believe what I'm reading. I've read though both of the threads for this "project" and 3/4 of the replies are pointless bickering about what the day will be called? WTF?
WHO CARES!
Dear lord, who gives a flying crap about what the day is called, or what the website address is, or any of the other little things that people keep arguing about. Anyone can offer suggestions, and I will too, but stop ARGUING about little crap.
I havent seen any of the bickering this 5 minute member is dribbling about. I have seen people positing opinions & ideas as should be expected. Or maybe we should just do a half assed job as this guys seems to imply..
WHO CARES! what the day is called you say.. Fine then lets call it "Dank tuft of rectal pubic hair day"
Pfft.. newbs
Calhoun, I think BBQ was talking about the bickering found on the original thread devoted to this topic: http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=19782
Chill, dude, it's all shiny . . .
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Originally posted by Jana:
We want to reassure you that you made a great investment by bringing back the world of Firefly, and thank you for your faith in the 'verse. New Browncoats appear on message boards every day, and veteran Browncoats are converting friends in full force. We want to show you we're here to stay.
Malcolm Reynolds says in the pilot of the TV show, "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty." Half-seasons of TV shows do not make it onto DVD let alone launched onto the big screen. We've done the impossible.
On June 23rd, watch us do it again.
See you in the world,
Jana
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Now, how's that sit?
--Jana/B]
Jana, it's pretty cunning, I think. Your prose strikes just the right note between congratulating Universal for their involvement and patting Browncoats on the back for theirs. Well done!
"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas
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By Calhoun
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WHO CARES! what the day is called you say.. Fine then lets call it "Dank tuft of rectal pubic hair day"
Much as that gives me the chuckles, I doubt it'd get us very far. :) Serenity Day is appropriate for two reasons stated above. We're focusing on Serenity as a movie in two specific ways. We can make other Browncoat holidays later, I promise. If you'd like to name one after the hair on your pi gu, then you can celebrate that particular one in style with a visit to the beautician for a wax.
By B!x
Quote:
Also, FWIW, what exactly is the "Spam Mission"? It has a less than helpful sound to it, all things considered. Does no one recall how angry people were getting when the movie came out and Browncoats were pimping it on unrelated discussion boards?
Beans also mentioned this and began doing just such a thing. I'd really rather we not. The Spam mission is for hitting all Firefly and Serenity discussion groups and websites to organize existing Browncoats.
PLEASE PLEASE get in contact with the people listed above so that we're not hitting the same sites. It's a wasted effort and there is so much more we can do! There are other missions I'd like to complete, and hitting sites time and again is wasting our energy. We need to coordinate and attack with a plan. Randomness is ok, but it will accomplish nothing. One drop of rain does not make the grass grow. We need an attack plan that will be effective and focused.
By IanW
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I've spent the last few hours going to forums, myspace, etc and spreading the word. Do you know how many firefly fan groups there are on myspace? good god! i searched firefly to find 19 pages worth.
IanW, would you care to be enlisted? I could sure use some help. E-mail me at ml_mcfadden@yahoo.com and we can discuss.
Jana, excellent job. The tone is so impressive and upbeat. Exactly what we're looking for.
11thHour, Fox vs. Fox LOL!!! I must be the odd woman out, because I don't really hate FoxTV for cancelling Firefly. They DID air it and gave our show a beginning. They took a chance on Joss, offered Nathan a job after 2 Guys and a Girl, and pretty much brought our show to life. People made mistakes and I'm sure their hanging their heads over it. Business is what it is and I cannot bring myself to hate them. Now being disappointed and annoyed, that's a different matter entirely! hahahaha
CAPTAINJOSH06: Thanks for the list! FollowMal's already seen it at the other thread and is running with it. If you'd like to coordinate with her some more, please mail her at followmal@gmail.com
SAMEERTIA: Browncoat Army vs. Brownshirts. Whoa there. This is a whole other discussion and one that should probably be brought up elsewhere rather than on this thread. Joss made that decision, not us. Let me assure you though, I have relatives who were affected by WWII (both US Navy and victims in Germany) and my husband's grandfather has a particular tattoo of numbers on the inside of his arm. I can promise that there is no affiliation with any form of genocide here.
This is about love, not hate. We love our show and movie. We love how the people involved with our show and movie still enjoy what they did. We're working to bring about more of this and nothing else. There is no sinister plan.
Well, other than a chance to see more of Nathan as Mal...er...did I say that?
~Kaele
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Originally posted by Seba:
I'm also thinking of trying to set up a screening at my college in Georgia. We have a few dedicated theaters and a student activies council, so I think this could work.
Whoo-hoo! The South is strangely
lacking in the list of
13 Cities Planning Charity Serenity Screenings
on http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
So Charity Serenity Screening in Georgia
would be great!!!
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Now I feel like I'm a big idiot for asking this but: what significance does June 23 hold? I'm guessing its either the date Firefly was first aired or cancelled...Someone wanna clarify for me please? Thanks.
-Dan
Ain't that just shiny?
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Two reasons i know of are: 1) it's Joss Whedon's Birthday. 2) it was the date of the final round of Serenity pre-screenings last summer.
If there are others- I don't know them.
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Now I feel like I'm a big idiot for asking this but: what significance does June 23 hold? I'm guessing its either the date Firefly was first aired or cancelled...Someone wanna clarify for me please? Thanks.
It's Joss's birthday! You know the guy who
created Firefly and wrote and directed Serenity.
From
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
"We're inviting Browncoats to organize same-day nationwide (and, if it happens, around the world) screenings to be held on June 23, all to benefit Joss' favorite charity -- an event we've therefore dubbed Serenity Now/Equality Now.
So take a look around the site, and join our Yahoo! group. More importantly, start organizing -- because making this happen is entirely in your hands. "
"June 23 is the one-year anniversary of the third and final advance screening of Serenity prior to its release. It's also Joss Whedon's birthday. Will you be organizing a charity screening to benefit Equality Now for that day (or any day during the week leading to June 23)? Browncoats in the following cities are -- so get organizing. "
Worldwide Charity Sernity screenings!!! USA Canada and UK!!!
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
13 Cities and counting!!
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Pfft.. newbs
Ok, I've been watching this thread all day long and seen our shiny friendly ship get more and more unfriendly. I don't like that. Sorry, but when I got here, this place was welcoming and kind. I can't let something like this go by.
One of the things that FFF.net gets compliments for is that it's a wonderful place for newbs. That there isn't any bashing of newbs nor any acting superior and looking down at newbs. I just saw that reversed right there.
Each and every one of us has a right to express ourselves over this. But don't forget that we're all Browncoats first... and we stand together. We are Browncoats whether we've been here 5 minutes or since the beginning. And please note that I said we're "Browncoats", that is the name that Joss gave to Mal's Independents. We adopted it with pride.
We're doing this to bring Mal back.
Someone told me one day when I was blue and holdin' til Mal came back seemed harder than normal for me that we might have to take the ship and rescue Mal and get him back. That is what we are trying to do. We're bickering like Jayne in The Train Job. Let's stop wasting time and rescue the Captain and have our shiny show back.
And no more being mean to newbs!
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave!
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First off, everyone that's trying to make this a reality are officially the shiniest people in the verse!
That being said though, I have a few questions.
First, I was wondering about the screenings. I live in Michigan, and while I'm not able to organize a screening myself, I was wondering if there is someone else in the area that could? I would try to lend a hand the best I could...
Second, does anyone know a way of contacting Joss or the BDM's? I just thought it would be cool to let them know what we are doing.
On June 23, we are gonna make so much gorram noise that they'll have to notice.
At last.
We can retire and give up
this life of crime.
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Originally posted by Rach:
Hey Seba
Talk to Maxrimstain!
Hi. I'm sorry I don't know who that is...have any contact info? Or is it listed on that site?
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Seba,
Get in touch with Kaele, top post.. and she'll put you in touch with Max if need be.
Thanks.
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On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave!
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Welcome, TheBBQChickenMadness!
We don't normally treat newbies this bad.. we're usually quite friendly.
I see that you just signed in today. First off, we're glad you're here, hope you won't leave.
You'll be needin' your browncoat since you've joined this crew...
*hands TheBBQChickenMadness a browncoat*
There you are. I like the way you think and I think we could use your way of thinking, will you please contact Kaele who posted at the top of this thread about the Slashdot and SciFiBrain ideas. She'll put you where we need you.
And we do need you! I am so glad you spoke up the way you did.
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave!
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well I don't think there is any way I can help all of you in your selfless mission. But I will wish you the best of luck and hope you do the impossible again! I also looked around a little and found some Firefly/Serenity related sites that weren't on a list posted before. It's not at all much, but it's best I can do! Give them hell!! ;)
http://www.sadgeezer.com/firefly/
http://www.harsh-light.com/~mal/
http://www.frappr.com/browncoats
http://www.fortworthbrowncoats.com/
http://fan.undercover-freak.net/firefly/
http://www.gateworld.net/firefly/index.shtml
http://forsaken-faith.org/pe/
http://fan.mysticalmagick.com/aflower/
http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/
http://www.cantstopthesignal.co.uk/
http://www.browncoats.nl/
Like I said, it's not much. But it's better than nothing! They are just too pretty for god to let them die!
"Listen, if you got guests I can come back later."
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Well said FollowMal!
Everyone was very nice to me when I first joined, which was not that long ago. Even if we have really differing opinions on something sensitive (i.e. religion etc) we do not flame fellow Browncoats!
That being said, I will explain why I think there has been "bickering" to BBQchicken. In a kind way.
We want to agree on what to call the day so that we can be organized. One day, one plan, one name, one army etc. etc. Organization is key in any huge event, and if it's going to be international it must be even more so. It makes it easier to get things done, easier to tell new recruits what is going on. Just easier. So agreeing on a name, poitless as it might seem on the surface, really is key. Among those who know about it, you can call it anything you want (I call it the Big Damn Promotion myself) but for a website, a gathering, a spam mission, spreading the word in general, everyone needs to know what they're talking about when they say "Serenity Day" (or "Firefly Day" or "Serenifly Day" or "Serenity Firefly Day" or whatever else has been put forward) to avoid confusion.
There, see, that's how we normally respect others. We all apologize for the slur against your newness and hope you'll stick around.
So, anyone know where I can get about a hundred stickers? I'm coming up with some flyer designs in my head, and I'm sure they'll be done in time to pepper my town with them, but I'd like some stickers. Are they sold in bulk?
Oh, and I'll do my best to post some shiny flyer designs here for all to use, assuming I can figure out how to post them (never was that good at getting pics to show up in forums) and it doesn't take my perfectionist self too long to get them done. There will be all kinds, if I have my way. Work begins my next round of days off, so watch for some! (Oh, and anyone who can tell me how to get images from my documents to my posts would really be doin' me a favor)
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Well, Well, whats going on here then!
Everybody seems to have lost direction of what we are trying to achieve!
We have had a sudden change in the ranks (Like that Bloody matters, this is about getting Firefly back on the air, not personal recognition), and bickering on the most important aspect of this project!
The name, the name is the key - how can we spread the word without an official slogan/logo - and more importantly it needs to be directly related to what we are doing, so having a site called browncoatarmy.com or whatever been suggested DOES NOT give the correct impression of what we are doing, 1 day where we celebrate Firefly, simple, thats why fireflyday.com is winning by miles in the poll
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
If this is going to work, and I'm gonna be a nazi and pull ranks, the project I started, we need to come together as a community and help each other out. Why would Fox/Universal/Sci-fi even bother about Firefly and Fireflyday.com, because its not just about the money where going to be giving them NOW by buying the DVD on a set day, its the money that think they are going to make in the future that will decide the fate of Firefly/Serenity, when we are whining and bickering about whos is charge, and what where gonna call it, what is gonna look like. Those things are being taken care of, we need to spread the word.
Simply as that, just spread the word, if you can get word to Joss him self about our efforts great, I have tried but to no avail. For this to work we need 10 to 20 thousand people on board!
Get with the program, and focus your energy and talents on 1 thing, SPREADING THE WORD!!
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Max, you'll notice that I said that the name was key in the post right above yours.
I totally appreciate your enthusism about this, I really do, but please ease off us a little, okay? We haven't lost sight of anything. No need to be a nazi. We are, in fact, trying to avoid that reference as much as possible. We're all on board for this, believe me.
To repeat myself, since my post was apparently missed: Anyone know where I can get bulk Serenity and Firefly stickers? I've only got two months to get together enough to pepper the town with, while designing flyers and trying to hold my job all at the same time.
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On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Max, you'll notice that I said that the name was key in the post right above yours.
I totally appreciate your enthusism about this, I really do, but please ease off us a little, okay? We haven't lost sight of anything. No need to be a nazi. We are, in fact, trying to avoid that reference as much as possible. We're all on board for this, believe me.
To repeat myself, since my post was apparently missed: Anyone know where I can get bulk Serenity and Firefly stickers? I've only got two months to get together enough to pepper the town with, while designing flyers and trying to hold my job all at the same time.
Pheonix, that depends what kind of stickers you want. If you want to buy ones that are already made you can do a search of cafepress.com - I did a quick one and hundreds of designs popped up. If you want customized stickers you can check out websites like http://www.customizedstickers.com but those seem to run about $250 for a 250 sticker print and take a month to get - maybe if you google it you could find a cheaper rate. Hope that helps.
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One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Awesome! I will check cafepress. And if I want custom stickers... Well, I do have a month, after all!
I'd like to have the logos. Have to think those have been made somewhere.
Thank you so much!
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Originally posted by Kaele:
Serenity Day must happen.
Webmaster Mission: Any volunteers for this mission, please contact followmal@gmail.com You will be combing the web for all Firefly and Serenity related sites. We're going to start e-mailing those webmasters to link to the Serenity Day/Browncoat Army site and to hopefully display our banner.
Blog Mission: I need a movie submission to be put up on people's Myspace, LJ, blogspot, and any other blog related site for Browncoats to upload to their blogs. I want a mini-commercial. Submit them to me please.
OK webring I'm in, if you tell me exactly what I need to do. Blog mission, I can do but maybe someone else write it. Or give me more specifics on what you want and I'll write it (I do freelance writing on the side). I admit I've never written a movie review. But I am on LJ, Myspace, Writingup.com, and bloggerparty.com. My space and LJ have hundreds of FF/S groups we could hit up. And there are thousands of blog sites. So this will actually take a few of us. BUt I'm in to help here.
Under a Blag Flag We Shall Sail
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HEY GUYS! been lurking for lthe last few months but I'm bakc with a fab idea for UK browncoats, not sure if this has already been propsed but we could all send letters to Empire mag from now till the big day.
For those of you that don't know what emire mag is I will explain: Empire is the biggest selling film magazine in the UK and they are on our side! their critics have called the BDM "Glorious" and are calling Nathan Fillion and Mal "the new Han Solo". The've printed a 6 page special on the BDM (entitled "Serenity WOW) and the relase of it on dvd over here in the uk was the cover stoy of Empire's "at home" suppliment (it shows a cartoon Serenity smashing out of a TV in space!)
We need to specifically target 3 Empire guys with emails and letters, James Dyer (he wrote the 6 page special) Olly Richards (reveiwed the film and gave it a 4 out of 5 "Very Good" rating (basically meaning that they urge you to go, even if you dont generally like tht sort of movie)and Angie Errigo (she wrote the flattering DVD release article)
The end result of this campagn would hopefully be an artivcle written by us or on behalf of us in Empire Magazine, perhaps even a sponsered event in the uk of some kind. I'm gonna need some help with this so i might make a separate threat for us Brits, wot do you guys think?
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Hey Darklighters,
Excellent idea. Am UK too. Haven't read Empire for ages, but have been following the enthusiasm with they've talked up FF/Serenity with interest.
Move onto the
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=19850
thread: it's working on UK action.
If you've got a postal address, it could be even more effective: hopefully there are some new flyers/graphics coming out soon for June 23. Or if you've got any creative juices of your own...
Speak soon
x
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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Your best bet is getting a graphic desinger to design you a sticker then take thenm to a local printer....If you get about 500-100 you can get em real cheap
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One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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How close are we to the official name or finalists for it?
MySpace has a group I really liked the name of and thought would work for this new cause: Serenity Browncoats.
I thought "Serenity Browncoats Day" has a nice universal intriguing appeal and www.serenitybrowncoats.com isn’t taken.
Just my 2 cents. Any thoughts?
Update: Maxrimstain added the website name as a voting option so ignore this post if you don't like it or vote if you do.
... I'm in.
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Originally posted by IThas2Bme:
How close are we to the official name or finalists for it?
MySpace has a group I really liked the name of and thought would work for this new cause: Serenity Browncoats.
I thought "Serenity Browncoats Day" has a nice universal intriguing appeal and www.serenitybrowncoats.com isn’t taken.
Just my 2 cents. Any thoughts?
... I'm in.
Hi IThas2Bme, There have been a lot of good suggestions made for the site's domain name (yours included), so a poll was set-up to address that question a little while ago here:
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
Results:
125 Votes fireflyday.com
24 Votes reunificationday.com
20 Votes browncoatday.com
6 Votes serenityworldday.com
5 Votes Keep this one
4 Votes fireflyevents.net
1 Votes serenitybrowncoats.com
Based on that the following domain name was registered:
fireflyday.com
Scifi movie music + Firefly dialogue clips, 24 hours a day - http://www.scifiradio.net
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I think fireflyday.com is a good choice.
Combine the banner I saw on this site that had a picture of the ship, "Serenity Day", and the date with this website.
Then you get a concise image that promotes both the series and the movie.
One day.
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One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
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Right now I'm already convincing one of my comrades to become a browncoat.
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Originally posted by deepgirl187:
First off, everyone that's trying to make this a reality are officially the shiniest people in the verse!
That being said though, I have a few questions.
First, I was wondering about the screenings. I live in Michigan, and while I'm not able to organize a screening myself, I was wondering if there is someone else in the area that could? I would try to lend a hand the best I could...
Second, does anyone know a way of contacting Joss or the BDM's? I just thought it would be cool to let them know what we are doing.
On June 23, we are gonna make so much gorram noise that they'll have to notice.
At last.
We can retire and give up
this life of crime.
That would be cool to get an organized screening in michigan on June 23rd. I'm gonna get with a friend who knows a lot of people at the cons and comic shops and see what turns up.. I'm not sure how many of us browncoats are in michigan..
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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Originally posted by Kaele:
Serenity Day must happen.
Banner Mission: All submissions are to be sent to pizzaaoow@yahoo.com MalNourished is in command of this mission. Please have all banner submissions sent to her by April 22nd. Content should include some form of "Serenity Day, June 23rd" and "Browncoat Army".
Does anyone know how to get in touch with 11th hour?
those flyers were fantastic and would look great as banners.. just a thought..
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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Hey Shineyshindug
Does anyone know how to get in touch with 11th hour?
those flyers were fantastic and would look great as banners.. just a thought..
I know - I love them too. I sent her a wee message. General Kaele was thinking along the same lines by the looks of things.
But they're just so sexy! How good would they look as gra...no, I'm not going there. Wasn't me. Honest.
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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FollowMal says jump...I'm already airborne.
Other than buying multiple copies of Serenity on the 23rd, please let me know if there is anything a non-techie can do!
Fight on my beloved Browncoats...fight for your Captain!
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We will hold...we hold till Mal gets back.
"And once you're gone, you can never come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black"
-Neil Young
Wanna fly on Serenity...visit us
http://s12.invisionfree.com/Firefly_RPG/index.php
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
www.straightfromthehorsesmouth.co.uk/firefly
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