Soooo??? Charity Showings? Who Went?

POSTED BY: SameErtia
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SAMEERTIA

Friday, June 23, 2006 4:31 AM

And who's going? Report if you can!

One of the Highlander gals just got back from the Raleigh showing and said it was a rolicking success! Who else was there?

EMBERS

Friday, June 23, 2006 4:42 AM

not until Friday night (Saturday morning) midnight here in San Francisco...
and I think others are scheduled over the weekend...

but we can keep this thread alive for reports when people go.

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SAMEERTIA

Friday, June 23, 2006 5:04 AM

Embers, I am considering trying to make it to San Fran tomorrow night. Any word on what the turn-out looks like?
It means a five hour drive, and I don't get off work until 6- wich leaves me half an hour to find the theater and find parking. EEEK!

The Sacramento one is at midnight, too, but that's basically the same distance.

Why oh why don't we have transporters? It would make my life so much easier!

EMBERS

Friday, June 23, 2006 5:15 AM

The Bridge is at 3010 Geary Blvd,
and a block away, on Anza, there is supposed to be plenty of parking.

All the Browncoats are meeting up at the Pig & Whistle
at 2801 Geary (two blocks East of the theater)
around 8pm

then everyone will head over to the theater around 11pm.

Right now the 'Serenity' showing is only about 50% sold out - so there should be no problem with getting a ticket at the door

so I think it'll be worth the drive!
see you there

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Friday, June 23, 2006 5:47 AM

*sigh* I couldn't find a place that was showing it within traveling distance

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PHOENIXROSE

Friday, June 23, 2006 6:34 AM

Ima going! And I am also very happy to report that one of my state's screenings has sold out! Guess there are more Browncoats here than I figured...

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DRPAIN

Friday, June 23, 2006 6:44 AM

Well I would like to go but I'll be busy on the 23rd. If I could I'd have gone to the screening in Sac which is only 80 miles north of were I live. But such is life, I'll be at the screening in spirit though.

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ARTCAT81

Friday, June 23, 2006 2:01 PM

Screening #1 is tonight, 2 & 3 are tomorrow .... I cant wait!

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

DIETCOKE

Friday, June 23, 2006 2:57 PM

Going tonight to the midnight showing in New York City! Can't wait. We're sold out for both the movie and dinner prior.

NY/NJ/CT Browncoats: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firefly_nyc

SAHARA

Friday, June 23, 2006 3:06 PM

The one in Ann Arbor, MI last weekend went GREAT!!!!

:-)

I'm compulsively watching the tally on cantstoptheserenity.com!

Blackbird fly into the light of the dark, black night.

SAMEERTIA

Friday, June 23, 2006 3:13 PM

I'm concerned that the San Fran one is only half-full as of yet, and the same for the Sac showing! YIKES.

Come on! Didn't ANYBODY go to any of the Thursday showings?

SHINYTRINKET

Friday, June 23, 2006 10:32 PM

I'm being a tourist in New York this week, and I am heading to the midnight showing tonight!

Missed the screening closest to me, in Ann Arbor, MI, but have had my NYC tickets for a couple weeks.

ENGINEANGEL

Friday, June 23, 2006 10:34 PM

i wanted to go tonight...alas, i cannot aw well.....boo....

One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.

On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.

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ARCADIA

Friday, June 23, 2006 10:56 PM

I went to Milwaukee last night (excellent fun, thanks to all the organizers), and I'm going to the Chicago screening tonight!

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SAMEERTIA

Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:09 AM

Bumping!
Come on, gang! Give us the dirt. I must live vicariously through the actions of others this time!

06K64

Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:30 AM

Oxford, England- Biggest little screening in the 'verse!!!!

Complete with dinosaur shadow puppets and fireworks (explosions?) outside the theater during the final battle... Superb!

JAGFAN98

Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:38 AM

Went to the Salt Lake City, UT screening last night. It was my first time seeing the movie in a theater and it was awesome.

She's in Congress?

DAVESHAYNE

Saturday, June 24, 2006 5:55 AM

Just back from the Chicago screening. We got a good crowd though we didn't come close to filling the huge theater. I'd forgoten how good Serenity looks on the big screen. Beautifull.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

BROOKLYNBROWNCOAT

Saturday, June 24, 2006 6:05 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SameErtia:
And who's going? Report if you can!

One of the Highlander gals just got back from the Raleigh showing and said it was a rolicking success! Who else was there?

BROOKLYNBROWNCOAT

Saturday, June 24, 2006 6:15 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SameErtia:
Bumping!
Come on, gang! Give us the dirt. I must live vicariously through the actions of others this time!

went tonight to midnight screening in manhattan with a couple of hookers from craigslist; great time but i don't think they got the movie, except for anara's scenes.
an older married couple behind us complained about the crack smoke but the whores smacked them around a bit and that was that. Overall a great showing; crowd not as friendly as it used to be, but thats ny for you

TWIG

Saturday, June 24, 2006 8:28 AM

I went! I just got back from the Portland one at Cinema 21. Made me happy and, more importantly, giddy enough that I realized I really really wanted to get back into the internet community. So that's why I'm, um, here! Anyway, it was fantastic. I suspect most of the people are still out partying, but my ride had to leave. If anyone went, I was pretty obvious before hand, in the line, what with dancing and running around and being really tall.

JUMPER

Saturday, June 24, 2006 8:44 AM

Pasadena, CA sold out. I just got back.

As a recently recruited browncoat who missed seeing Serenity in theaters the first time (I knew about FF and didn't want to see the movie before the show) I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to all the SoCal Browncoats for making the screening happen.

It was truly a wonderful time!

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, June 24, 2006 1:50 PM

Bumping, so we can hear all the stories!

"You hold. Hold 'til I get back." Mal

MGORMAN

Saturday, June 24, 2006 2:05 PM

Hey all! I went to the Thusrday evening Pittsburgh showing and Shindig. Not sold out but a fine crownd off 100+ Browncoats. It was great seeing the BDM with a large group of just plain folk who "get it!" Stay shiny.

Mark

DONCOAT

Saturday, June 24, 2006 2:34 PM

I'm amazed that nobody's reported in from Boston yet. Well, here goes!

We had an absolutely swai event! Big kudos to the folks at New England Browncoats who organized it.

The Coolidge Corner theater sold out well ahead of showtime. I'm gonna estimate the crowd at about 500 Browncoats... well, somewhat less than that before the movie started, but all 500 were 'coats by the end!

My group of 'coats arrived an hour before showtime. Already by that time, there was a "Sold Out" sign up, and folks were being turned away -- thank Buddha we got our tix in advance! -- and a huge line of fans was standing in the "Serenity Ticket Holders" line. Outside. Down the block and around the corner. In the rain. And all were in great spirits! The line doubled in size before the doors opened. Someone passed a couple giant birthday cards down the line for the fans to sign for Joss. Sorry about the water drip spots, Master!

As the crowd filed in, we got a sneak peek at the upcoming "Done the Impossible" fan documentary. We also got to see a short feature in which Joss was presented an award from Equality Now. He gave an amazing and hi-larious acceptance speech.

NE Browncoats had arranged a bunch of door prizes, ranging from theater passes to actual props from the movie set. My good friend (who has posted here a few times as MakesUsMighty) won a framed piece of Alliance currency from the bank vault scene! 500 Credits. I'm not jealous at all! It's a beautiful thing. It's just amazing the attention to detail that went into our BDM. (IIRC there's a picture of this bill, or an identical one, in the Visual Companion.)

And then, of course, came the screening of some strange little movie called "Serenitance", or something like that. It was so fantastic to see it in a theater packed with 'coats! We laughed, we cried, we applauded... well, you know. The theater was great, with excellent sound and a big (though not gigantic) screen.

There was no announcement of the amount raised for EN, but based on my guess at the size of the crowd I'll estimate it at somewhere around $4000 on ticket sales alone. (Don't know whether the theater took a cut of that for the film rental.) Add to that some direct contributions and T-shirt sales and, well, let's just say I'm proud of my fellow NE 'coats -- I think we held up our end.

Hooray for Serenity Day! Yay Serenity Day!

Note: edited because my Mandarin is embarrassingly weak.
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VOSHEXETER

Saturday, June 24, 2006 2:40 PM

Chicago rocked. I loved the theater. It was vast, with ornate cieling work. I was in awe. I noticed so many little things on the big screen I never saw before. People broke out in applause after Kaylee's "I'm gunna live"-line and also during River's bloody scimitar/reaver carnage - shot. It was so worth driving through chicago traffic. Joss should film in chicago.

"How'd ya like a bite a' this green apple America?"

voshExeter

PAGANPAUL

Saturday, June 24, 2006 2:55 PM

I went last night! The Alexandria VA BDM was a sold out show. It was also held at the Arlington Drafthouse, so there was food and beer as well as the BDM! Thank the BDH's I ordered my tickets on-line the first day they were available!

The entire audience cheered, clapped, laughed, and sighed along with each other. There were several poeple in hand-knit "Jayne caps" and they looked very cunning. I had brought along about two dozen Fruity Oaty Bars and was giving them out with every $5 donation to EN, but they went in about 30 seconds (not an exageration!). People kept on donating anyway.

We were thinking about going out for a shindig after the show, but couldn't find anywhere that would allow "Browncoats - party of 250" after midnight.

Goramit, we had a great time!

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Liou coe shway duh biao-tze huh hoe-tze duh bun ur-tze.
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STEAMER

Saturday, June 24, 2006 3:38 PM

I made it to the Philly one - stadium-style theater that was almost sold out!! Ran into some old friends and some new ones, met some fellow costumers; yes, once again I was in my very nearly complete Mal costume (or Reynolds Wrap as I like to call it ). In fact, pretty much the only crew members missing were River and Book! The guy cosplayed as Simon looked awesome - rosy glasses and all. I'll have to see if one of the pictures taken last night have been posted online anywhere.

And you have truly not seen the BDM until you have seen it on the big damn screen, my friends. Any of you still haven't? Well, Serenity Summer is far from over! Rustle up some 'Coats in your area and try to pull another one together. It'll be worth every coin and that's a fact. Plus, point of interest, it'll be a galaxy of fun, I'm here to tell you!

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'Eta Gorram Na Smech!'
(That's gorram ridiculous!)

MSG

Saturday, June 24, 2006 3:48 PM

Sigh and slight sob- missed it for family trip which my husband got sick on and we came home from way early and if I had known that I would have insisted on staying home and doing the charity showing...however we did buy tickets and our Utah group did raise about $3000 for it so :)

STEAMER

Saturday, June 24, 2006 3:52 PM

Actually, as of the latest tally, 'Coats around the world have raised $28,677.93 for Equality Now and it's still coming in!! That makes us mighty!

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'Eta Gorram Na Smech!'
(That's gorram ridiculous!)

SAMEERTIA

Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:27 PM

I think it's about time for a big Kudos and Bravo to TheOneTrueB!x.

Well done, B!X. You have done the mighty and that makes you impossible. Or somethin' like that.

ZISKER

Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:29 PM

NYC one was a lot of fun - they showed Mosquito before the movie which I had never seen - I almost died. I happened to run into the organizers on the subway and they were the nicest people ever.

Viva Manhattan!

If you can't do something smart, do something right.

LEIASKY

Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:36 PM

I went to the LA screening and it was a lot of fun! It did sell out so that was about 330 fans all in one theater! It was great! The cheering, the clapping, the raffles were all excellent.

And..I looked today...Serenity is #2 on Amazon and Firefly is #3!

WTG Browncoats!

Tammy

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

CHANNAIN

Saturday, June 24, 2006 5:01 PM

Minnesota Browncoats were out in force at the Riverview on Thursday. I got to watch-dog the silent auction items - some pretty shiny stuff!

I've said time and again, and I'll keep saying it. Serenity is good, but it's BETTER when you can see it in a theater full of browncoats.

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JONESTEIN

Saturday, June 24, 2006 7:47 PM

The Dallas Shindig & midnight screening was a huge success! Serenity ended up showing on two screens instead of just one...we had 'Coats coming from all over the place, some even drove down from Oklahoma. It was a shiny night indeed!

:)

-Jonestein
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LITTLEALBATROSS29

Saturday, June 24, 2006 8:02 PM

The NY screening was great fun.
The dinner before the show was a wonderful way for me to meet the local Browncoats & everyone was so friendly.
Seeing the BDM was incredible.The crowd seemed really into the movie & the theatre was nice if not a little small.
I want to do this again next year.
Shiny !

Bryce
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I swallowed a bug.

HERA

Saturday, June 24, 2006 8:27 PM

The June 22nd screening in Austin was a sold out success. When I got there 45 minutes afore show time, folks were already inside (GAH!), so I had to hop to it to find 4 seats together for my pals. Lot's of people were dressed for the occasion, my favorite being a young gal totally decked out as Zoe. Necklace, vest, the whole kit. There were about 4 Jayne hats, which I thought particularly admirable, it being in the 90s and very very humid.

The print was perfect. It was a delight to see the subtle lighting that sometimes gets lost on DVD (you could actually see the Operative's expression in the last scene with Mal). So pretty. Such good cinematography. *sigh*

OK, we doing this again next summer? I'm all over it.

"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas

LEAINA

Saturday, June 24, 2006 9:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by 06K64:
Oxford, England- Biggest little screening in the 'verse!!!!

Complete with dinosaur shadow puppets and fireworks (explosions?) outside the theater during the final battle... Superb!

Hey it was great, wasn't it? I'm Pippa, I was the one in the chinesey top. Who were you? We have to get a few more Londoners down next year though.

Plus we're already talking about doing the same next year!

PAYTHEMAN

Saturday, June 24, 2006 9:57 PM

The San Francisco was kickass! I never would've known the show was only half sold out because there was a lot of people. The preview of the documentary was awesome and the crowd was exciting. Not to mention there was a lot of applause and laughing during the movie. The atmo was perfect.

AGATSU

Saturday, June 24, 2006 10:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonCoat:

We had an absolutely hwai event! Big kudos to the folks at New England Browncoats who organized it.

You DO know that "hwai" means "shit", right?

You gotta pick up on your Mandarin, dude.
On a more constructive note, here's the acceptance speech you mentioned:

I still haven't seen the BDM on the big screen, nor met a true Browncoat in real life... sigh.

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I'm so into Firefly, my butt glows in the dark.

MIRAMEL

Saturday, June 24, 2006 10:41 PM

im leaving for mine in a few minutes. ok, so i'm a day late, sue me; there wern't any in my area yesterday

DERANGEDMILK

Saturday, June 24, 2006 11:35 PM

Tampa screening went down great, not a huge crowd but cantstoptheserenity.com has us listed as bringing in $1,400. Hooray Tampa Bay!!!
I also picked up one of those brown t-shirts that have the equality now logo crossing over the serenity one. How come none of the UK showings are listed on the back?
-e

"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."

RIVERGODDESS

Saturday, June 24, 2006 11:51 PM

Chicago screening was a blast! I'm proud of the people who organized it, I was so excited! They played Joss's speech on Equality Now before the showing, then afterwards played Mosquito, which was hilarious, and then had a shiny prize raffle. Way to go, Chicago Browncoats!

DONCOAT

Sunday, June 25, 2006 12:20 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Agatsu:
Quote:
Originally posted by DonCoat:

We had an absolutely hwai event! Big kudos to the folks at New England Browncoats who organized it.

You DO know that "hwai" means "shit", right? You gotta pick up on your Mandarin, dude.

Yikes. The word I was going for was swai, though I suppose that may not be applicable to inanimate objects. But in any case, the evening was extremely handsome and not shitty at all.

In my defense, I can only plead that I wrote my post after a few hours' sleep following 24 hours awake.

And thanks for making me

... really needed one of those, dude.

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IVY

Sunday, June 25, 2006 12:42 AM

Just got back from Pittsburgh this evening...we flew all the way there from Philly to see the BDM on the big screen!! (Yep - we bought our tickets before the Philly screening was announced.)

Pittsburgh is a GREAT city and the showing of the BDM in Oakmont was a wonderful success. About 100 Browncoats came out and clearly everyone enjoyed the evening. Fun raffle of Serenity/Firefly shirts, a Jayne Hat, posters and key chains. Lots of clapping and cheering and general Firefly enthusiasm.

The two young ladies who organized the event did a wonderful job...THANKS SO MUCH!!

Ivy

I've been sane a long while now, and change is good...

DRU

Sunday, June 25, 2006 12:54 AM

I went to the Chicago screening. Loved it. Didn't win the raffle. Liked the Fan parody-Mosquito.

SUZFROMOZ

Sunday, June 25, 2006 1:10 AM

We had the melbourne screening friday night. Only 5 people dresse dup out of 200, but a couple of them did a really good job - especially 'Kaylee', who won. There were quite a few prizes donated for a raffle - there is a convention here in october with the trio from buffy, and Amber Benson, so a few prizes were tickets to that, couple of signed pics etc.

Anyway, I had fun, it was a good night. Really weird though - 6 people got up and walked out at various times.... Not sure if they were first time viewers who got freaked out (the first people left after Mal made them put the bodies on the boat) and then some more left late after they viewed the recording on Miranda.... or maybe they had somewhere else to be and they just came to support the event...

Apparently raised aprox AU $1600 for Equality Now.....

KHALOR

Sunday, June 25, 2006 1:31 AM

Got a screening in 5 days. Us in Auckland are a little behind the times, but we need the time to sell the remaining tickets.

"We want to put you in a safehouse, where you'll be safe."
-- Ryan Templer, Graduate Massacre

PEULSAR5

Sunday, June 25, 2006 1:56 AM

Congratulations to all. Does anyone know if any of the showings were covered by any news agencies, local or otherwise? I hope it happens again next year so I can try harder to take a couple days off to attend one.

DAUGHTEROFDREAMS

Sunday, June 25, 2006 3:41 AM

Well I went to the one in Philadelphia. I went all alone and knew no one and had an absolute blast! Everyone was so friendly. Plus I got to see our BDH on the big screen! *w0ot!*

Just been to http://cantstoptheserenity.com/ and it says that the Phillie browncoats raised $1,000.25!

^__^

Yay for dedication. Hope to keep in touch with eveyone I met yesterday! And I hope the dvd sales for Serenity keep going up. Does anyone know where Serenity is on the chart at the moment?

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MISBEHAVEN

Sunday, June 25, 2006 4:16 AM

I attended the showing in Cleveland. Ours appears to have been one of the smaller gatherings, but I think it's safe to say that we all had blast.

SASSALICIOUS

Sunday, June 25, 2006 6:08 AM

The Madison, WI showing was a blast, even though I was kind of wet and smelled like a lake. I love my copy of the movie at home, but on the big screen is definitely the best. The 2nd best would be my parents big screen TV with wireless headphones (ends up kind of like surround sound).

Back to packing!

SHINYOTTER

Sunday, June 25, 2006 8:02 AM

I went to the Portland showing, my first time seeing the BDM on the BD screen WOW!! I won a Parasol and a movie poster in the raffle. Browncoats are the best!!!

ShinyOtter

BLUEISHBROWNCOAT

Sunday, June 25, 2006 8:06 AM

My post about the Atlanta GA screening:

The drama for the evening: our film melted! It got caught in the projector and it melted before our eye! It was the scene when Mal is fighting the Operative in the Generator room. The Op. asks what Mal's sin is and it cuts to Mal....and stops and we watched as Mal melted away! Melting film can be a very beautiful thing...but not when its Mal!! see, heres my theory on the film melting....the projector finally succommed to the hotness that is Mal! Just couldn't take it anymore.

So they fixed it and it comes back mid "wrath" so you can now buy a t-shirt that says "Ath: A new Deadly Sin"

I had a great time at this screening. I was so thankful that the organizers were able to put it together in such a short amount of time! (about a week-ish?). They showed the trailer from Done the Impossible, had a small costume contest, a raffle (I won this great shirt. It says "There were space monkeys" on on the back theres a well, space monkey!)and Lilac Trading station was selling his wares. I drove to Atlanta from Savannah to see it (so it was about an 8 hour round trip ) but it was so worth it! ( at least I had company and without him I wouldn't have gone. SO many thanks to my buddy who went with me!) I became a Browncoat a little while after I saw Serenity in theaters so I got to watch it as a true Browncoat (if still alittle green) and it was amazing. I feel that getting to see it last night in a theater with other Browncoats gave me an idea of how all you original 'Coats felt when you saw the preview screenings a year ago. What a rush! Esp. the introduction of Serenity. I get chills everytime I watch that sequence on my dinky computer screen. So seeing it in theaters (again) was amazing! I remember that sequence blowing me away when I saw for the 1st time. To a general movie goer, it was just a kick ass sequence...but at the screening, it was so familar..not quite sure how to describe it...and what blew me away was the context in which I was getting to see it. Very very cool. This film is a big screen film. Its the way it should be watched so my many thanks for the Atlanta Browncoats for getting the job done! :)

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twas a perrty sight as jello was a slingen and the ladies were all in a heap of fun.
Twas a right shiny event for the eyes to feast on.
It was fun!!
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Hoplessly addicted but in that good sort of way. :)

SCAD/Savannah,GA Browncoat

SHINYALORA

Sunday, June 25, 2006 11:26 AM

went to the tucson serenity/buffy sing-along double header and the serenity showing sold out and had to turn poor browncoats away. we also had a guy who said his daughter had been born the day before (ours was the 24th so that would make it the 23rd on joss's birthday) and that she was named mikayla aka kaylee :) i also won a very shiny prize from our raffle that consisted of the buffy core book and the once more with feeling soundtrack, and converted my sister because she had never seen the movie the whole way through or on a big screen. all around it was just a wonderful night! wtg tucson organizers!
aubrey (aka alora)

LIONESS

Sunday, June 25, 2006 4:20 PM

The Toronto screening went really well from my perspective - but I was organizing and had twice as many people show up to buy tickets at the theatre than I expected,so I was very happy.
No costumes that I saw - we hadn't mentioned it and wouldn't have had time to do a judging in any case.
We made just over $2,000 Cdn, with about 220 in the audience. I know there were some people who had never seen it before and many who hadn't seen it on the big screen, and that was very cool too.

SAMEERTIA

Sunday, June 25, 2006 4:31 PM

Lioness!
Well done in Toronto!!!!
I know there were a few Highlander people planning to go to that one.

REAVERINA1985RIVIERA

Sunday, June 25, 2006 4:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sassalicious:
The Madison, WI showing was a blast, even though I was kind of wet and smelled like a lake. I love my copy of the movie at home, but on the big screen is definitely the best. The 2nd best would be my parents big screen TV with wireless headphones (ends up kind of like surround sound).

Back to packing!

It was great seeing Serenity on the Silver Screen again. I was the one driving the Bio-diesel powered antique white Mercedes Benz 300D (the Riviera was in the shop, getting a new gas tank)

I've never seen that theater so full before. I saw V for Vendetta a week before and there were only 3 other people there.

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Two. One to try to put it in and another to find a bigger hammer.

SAMEERTIA

Sunday, June 25, 2006 5:05 PM

Tucson!!!

$5,300? You guys rock!

Man, I am just sounding like a cheerleader today, huh?

RALEIGHBROWNCOAT

Sunday, June 25, 2006 5:07 PM

Here is what I posted to the CSTS yahoo group on Thursday night right after the Raleigh screening (you can find this and other reports at http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/reports BTW):

"Whew -- just returned from the Raleigh screening shindig and it was SHINY!! Our theater was filled to capacity and everyone had a stupendous time. We had door prizes and raffle prizes -- I won a Kaylee gift basket, complete with jacks, tool set, and a teddy bear, which one of my little ones will love! The winners of the costume contest were awarded really shiny trophy plaques that a local Browncoat who owns a trophy shop had donated. He even created a really cool commemorative "thank you" plaque for the theater owners. This theater, Raleighwood Cinema Grill, is one of those places where you can eat food & drink mudder's milk while watching the BDM -- and we sure did!

As an aside, this was the first time seeing the BDM on the big screen for me. And, I took a buddy of mine who had never seen the BDM at all, not even on DVD. (Super props to our respective wives, who stayed home to watch our respective little ones). Anyway, the look on his face, at a particularly ... shocking moment ... was priceless. He had a huge smile, though, on his face as we were leaving the theater, heading home to our families. He thanked me for inviting him and said that Serenity was a truly great film.

All I can say is that the generosity of the Browncoats, the enthusiasm, and the sheer friendliness of the whole gang made this one event I won't forget in a long, long time. I am so proud to be a Browncoat!"

Thanks again, Bix, for overseeing this massive project, and also Flame, our local Cappy, for organizing our Raleigh screening. And thanks to all the other Browncoats who went to the screenings. What a great event!!

MAKESUSMIGHTY

Sunday, June 25, 2006 5:39 PM

My thoughts on the Boston screening of the BDM and on Equality Now.

Not real good with words - Don't use them much myself. But I'm here to say that my first experience with a CULT viewing of any film ever was the MOST enjoyable time I've ever had in a movie theater, even including my long ago teen years in the back row. I join DONCOAT (please see his post) in a JAYNE HATS off to the NEW ENGLAND BCs and Equality NOW for organizing this special event. Not gonna say all the gushing things about Joss, Serenity, Firefly and the BDHs' here, don't need to repeat. You know them all or you won't be here reading this post.
But still I just have to say that it was surely a fine thing to see that beloved ship sail across the big screen once again - that never gets old!

Please forgive me but I feel compelled at this time to remind everyone that Equality Now is just a group of people that have taken on the dirtiest end of the dirtiest stick there ever was in human history, and they just took it. And that's something. If you went to the screenings or not be a real Browncoat, send them a buck or five, support them. Think of all the cultures all around the world that either permits or forces one half of the human population into an existance that you would not tolerate. It happens even in enlightend countries that have laws against it. Be a real Browncoat. Do it.

Thanks for reading this.

MAKESUSMIGHTY

Support the Trillogy, Support Equality Now
It will Make Us Mighty Again!

FOREVERSHINY

Sunday, June 25, 2006 7:26 PM

Did anyone go to the Albany one? I didn't get to ask if anyone from here went...

Honestly, it was almost better than seeing it the first time around, cause the Palace had a better sound system. Surround sound, man! It was great. All hail the Browncoats!

Glad you had such an amazing time, MakesUsMighty, and they did take that stick, didn't they? Thanks for bringing it back to one of the reasons why we did this.

~ForeverShiny~
An Unreasonable Believer
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Can't Stop The Signal.
"Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take a boat in the air you don't love, she'll shake you off as sure as the turning of worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughtta fall down, tells ya she's hurtin' 'fore she keens. Makes her a home."

DARKJESTER

Sunday, June 25, 2006 7:41 PM

I was at the Charlotte screening, and we had a great time! About 150 fans, some absolute newbies as well as old Browncoats. In fact, a young couple traded their MI3 tickets back in to come and watch Serenity with us!

We had a local newspaper reporter, who is also a Browncoat, to draw names for the raffle, but I didn't win anything. I did get some video of the drawings, and the whole theater saying "Happy Birthday Joss!". I also got some video of the fan table with CallMeSerenity, Ash and Jadehand handing out tickets and selling T-Shirts and the like.

I got to see some old friends from the North Carolina Big Damn Movie Premiere Party last September 30th, and meet some new fans/flans/Browncoats. I wish I could have hit the pub afterwards with others, but I was there with my son, and he's 13 - a bit too young for pubbing! There was talk of meeting up at DragonCon this year, so here's hoping!

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

http://www.fireflytalk.com - Big Damn Podcast

MIMA

Sunday, June 25, 2006 8:26 PM

lioness didn't do justice to the description of Toronto. here's the highlights: serenity up on the big marquee outside gave me chills. charming theater, great crowd- atmo was fun but respectful everyone laughed at all the right places, people were quietly singing the fruity oaty bar song (but i was the only one singing firefly at the end of the credits that i heard). tons of great fan tshirts. raffle- I won! they did it really well- simple and quick. they organized a big dinner for everyone who wanted to go afterward. thanks for all you did lioness! great time was had by this rochester browncoat and her husband! i agree with another person- seeing it up on the big screen again was incredible. after watching it for so long on the small screen... it took my breath away. oh and the joss speech at the beginning was awesome.

lioness- post the link for the great big happy bday shout out for joss.

LIONESS

Wednesday, July 5, 2006 1:49 AM

Well shucks, Mima, thanks! Did you come to the dinner afterwards? 'Cause I'm sorry that I didn't talk to you if you did. Unless I did and was just to tired to notice!
I'll post the video including the shout out to Joss once it is done. Our videographer is busy making up something else for a panel we are doing at the TT20 con this weekend. "Serenity: The things that made you go oooh!"
And I was singing the Firefly theme at the end as we rushed to get the door prizes out! But quietly.