Have you EARNED a Browncoat??? Do you need a new one?

POSTED BY: Chindi
UPDATED: Monday, July 24, 2006 06:23
VIEWED: 17948
PAGE 1 of 1

CHINDI

Friday, July 21, 2006 5:57 AM

Well now...

FollowMal has been handing out new Browncoats left and right (and rightly so!) but I was suspecting.. does everyone who posts here deserve a coat? (well, now of course they do, but hear me out..)

Browncoats/independents.. they don't give up, and they earned the title.. so how about, to get a Browncoat (new or replace a tattered one) from here on out.. you have to say how you came to love the 'verse... that should give FM a chance to catch her breath between running back and forth to the bunk and the storage locker.. and it will be an inspiration to us all...

So... for me.. opening scenes of Serenity... when Mal "volunteers" Zoe to go into the fray.. and is so tickled to shoot down that ship... all good. Got me interested. Watched them all in a mad dash one right after the other... got to OoG and keened over my own self.. the music, the heart, the story.. well. That was it for me. Browncoat for life. No matter what may come.. Browncoat for life and happy to be among my fellow travelers

Chindi. (no, got engine grease in my eye.. that ain't no tear)

PHOENIXROSE

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:11 AM

Well, I was a late bloomer, didn't discover this grand ol' verse until the movie. I'm not sure exactly when I fell head over heels; somewhere between "let's be bad guys" and "Eta kuram na smekh". I was hooked by the end. Then I watched the show after my dad bought it. Then I watched it again. Then I bought it and watched it again. Well, you get the picture.

**********************************

**********************************

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:55 AM

once while visiting some cousins one said "wanna watch something cool?" or something to that effect I said "yeah" so they popped in Disc 1 and at "We shall rule over all this land, and we will call it... This Land" I was hooked

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama.php
-try it out, I dare you

98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature

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

TEACHDAIRE

Friday, July 21, 2006 4:18 PM

My brother was spending a lot of time in his room watching some tv show on dvd (I mean, nobody had seen him apart from kitchen raids or bathroom breaks for a week), so when I was visiting, I stuck my head around the door, just in time to catch "the hero of Canton", with my bro giving me a quick lowdown to explain everybody's reatcions.

He lent be the set, and and withing a week, I had bought my own. And before the movie had come out on dvd, I'd seen it on pay per view on cable a dozen times.

For every battle honour, a thousand heroes die along, unremembered and unsung...

ODDSBODSKINS

Friday, July 21, 2006 4:23 PM

rather boring really, i'd seen and loved the movie, and when i learnt it was based on a series (convienently just before i went on night shift and needed a good way to kill time) i thought well, what the hell, and, it turned out to be bloody incredible xD

have since been looking into the 'verse as much as possible, in liue of any more actual movie or series to vegetate in front of, and am still loving the fact that it's so character-driven, instead of the usual sci-fi thang

MIRAMEL

Friday, July 21, 2006 4:52 PM

i was a little late, came to ff last summer (before i new anything about the movie, tho), i went to gen con and everyone was talking 'bout the serenity rpg, so i managed to get into a session of that, and that was enough; just gaming w/ 6 other 'coats, knowing nothing at all but was keenly aware that i wsa missing out. so i went home, rented the series, and was pretty much hooked by the end of the pilot. so then i kicked into fanatic mode, did my veary best to make up for the years i missed by way of massive guerilla marketing (and to think, all my friends hoped i was finished w/ my "x days 'til ________" sign-on-shirt phase when the last lotr movie came out :P ), and now.... here i am. come to think of it, i never made an official "hi im new" thing, or got a coat, some large number of months ago, so good, now i'll 'earn' my coat

~~~~
98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature
~~
Fear is the Mind Killer
~~~~

ONEMANSHORT

Friday, July 21, 2006 5:03 PM

When the movie Serenity came out I had never heard of Serenity or the Firefly world, my dad told me it was a show that had been cancelled so all I thought was that it was curious that it should be made into a movie. I didn't even see it in the theaters and decided that seeing Flightplan would be a better idea for my birthday (big mistake) and my parents saw Serenity. They came out saying it was great but I wasn't convinced, hearing that a 90 pound girl killed a bunch of people just sounded irrealistic and stupid honestly. Then it came out on dvd and my dad rented it, honestly I wasn't crazy about it, not knowing the whole back story, but to be honest, Nathan's hotness is what got me hooked. ;) I also didn't like that it changed into a zombie movie, because I like zombie movies but it just didn't seem to work. I later saw Slither, decided Nathan was even hotter, and then father's day roled around. Well I knew my dad liked the show, and also that Nathan was hot, can I stress that enough? So I decided to buy it for him (best choice ever). He watched it without me, so I dragged it into my room and watched the entire series in 2 days. I was hooked. I then said that I hadn't seen the whole series, (yes I'm a dirty liar) and watched it again with my parents. I later decided I like Jayne more than Mal, but that's not how it started.

Copied that from my profile.

PENGUIN

Friday, July 21, 2006 5:09 PM

I vaguely remember watching some of the shows when they were first on, but when I heard that the series was coming out on DVD something told me I HAD TO HAVE THIS SERIES! I realized I was right in the first few minutes of the show. Firefly is the only TV series I have on DVD.

MYCROFTXXX

Friday, July 21, 2006 5:11 PM

Been a browncoat since it originally aired way back on F**. Had my Tivo by then so I kept ALL of the episodes queued up on that as there wasn't anything better to save it to (was a DirecTV Tivo, super high quality). Talk about dedication. I could only record 30 hours on my initial Tivo so nearly half the space on the unit was permanently dedicated to the show! Threw away each new episode of Enterprise once I watched it but NEVER our beloved Firefly episodes!

Was in mourning a long time after the show was cancelled ( F**) so came late to FFF.net just before the BDM hit the big screen. Did convert several Browncoats just before the movie by replaying the Tivoed episodes.

Alas, the Tivo HD gave out recently so my record of the original episodes bit the dust. That's okay 'cause I've got three sets of the DVD series (two for loaners) three copies of the BDM (two in letterbox, one in fullscreen for loaners to those not blessed with large screens or home theaters).

Almost got my significant other convinced to let me buy that gorgeous top Kaylee wears in the BDM for sale over at Propstore (already have the genuine prop money).

Have bought darned near every T-shirt Jayne ever wore (including the "risque" one with the mostly nekkid girl on it) and am ordering the pistol prop. Having good metalworking skills am in the process of creating a stainless steel version of River's axe from the BDM (already have an authentic looking Batleth from ST).

Recently purchsed Lightwave 3D for the sole purpose of generating the ships of the 'verse (already have strong CAD skills, wrote books on the subject).

Donate when I can to FFF.net and other sites when the Misses ain't looking.

One last thing... I ALWAYS end my email messages at work with:

宁静

Like moths to a flame, a small thing like this has generated more interest in the series and movie both within the company and without. It is unobtrusive so I've not gotten in trouble at work by management (and it has been seen by the CEO and others .

With that said, yeah, I think I qualify for a shiny new browncoat. Wadda ya say?

Given a choice between the Earth-that-is and the 'verse-that-will-be I choose the latter.

METTASUTRA

Friday, July 21, 2006 5:14 PM

Quote:
GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 - 02:44

if you don't mind my askin' how did you come across Firefly?

-------------------------------------------------

METTASUTRA
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 00:54

Don't mind a bit, though it's no great tale.

Bought Fireflyfor someone off their Xmas list this year, then rented the movie and series out of curiosity.

I'll be buying them for myself, now.

The BDM by itself didn't trigger the ... what do you call this feeling? Obsession? Rapture? Pressing desire to wrap myself up in the 'verse like a down comforter and never come out? Anyway, there was something in the series that pulled at me more, at first. Two reasons I can think of, so far:

1) In Firefly, I see these people getting to know each other as I get to know them. There's something lovely about the discoveries we all make together.

2) There's no wistful and paradoxically pre-industrial violins and banjos in Serenity. I really miss the soundtrack!

Huh. Hadn't thought through those things, before. Thanks for askin'.

So, what's this about a coat? Like, there's really a thing you give out? Or is it more like the naked people who keep streaking through various threads (or, er wait; maybe that's over at the Prospero forum...)

METTASUTRA

Friday, July 21, 2006 5:16 PM

Edited: Oops. Double posted.

PHOENIXROSE

Friday, July 21, 2006 5:20 PM

Naked people.
Virtual coats. Though I have a real one. Had to buy that, though.

**********************************

**********************************

DQBABY76

Friday, July 21, 2006 5:42 PM

well, this past Xmas my mom-in-law picked up a copy of Serenity at the store. She wanted us to watch it but we needed to see a few episodes of the show so we could understand what was going on. I'm not into sci-fi shows that much so I thought I would just take a nap on the recliner during it. (my mom-in-law tends to get us to watch every sci-fi show possible)

Well during the first 5 minutes with the battle of Serenity I was thinking "Oh, great! another war on a sci-fi show." but when Mal turned to Bendis and told him "We are so...very...pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die." I fell in love with Nathan.

Then when Mal shot the Fed,that was awesome!! I loved their dialogue and the chemistry. I was even surprised that I liked all the characters. I usually dont like women characters because they can be annoying.

I only watched five episodes:Serenity(p.1 &p.2), Our Mrs. Reynolds, Trash, Out of Gas, and Objects in Space before my mom-in-law popped in the BDM. After that I was in LOVE! I went out and bought my own copy of Firefly and Serenity. Watched them all over again and again and again. Thats when my obsession began.

I could kick myself for not watching them when they were on Fox. I remember seeing the commercials for them and saying to my husband "I'm not watching that stupid show." Yeah I feel bad about that one. But now I have dedicated all my free time to reading fanfic, watching YouTube videos, buying Firefly merchandise, my Myspace page is practically a shrine, I fell in love with Jayne, I also turned my mom into a Browncoat. That was awesome! I'm seriously thinking of getting a tattoo, which is a huge thing cause I dont like pain.

Damn... I miss them!!!

-------------------------------------------------
Shepard used to tell me...can't do something smart, do something right.
I'm so into Firefly, my butt glows in the dark.

CHINDI

Friday, July 21, 2006 5:54 PM

Whoa! Somebody get in here with those new BROWNCOATS!!! FOLLOWMAL!!! I'd say everyone here should get one...

thanks for the replies.. It always warms the heart to relive the virus er introduction to the 'verse

Chindi

PONYXPRESSINC

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:02 PM

It was somewhere back in 2003 when my daughter was a baby. She'd just grown out of the nightly screaming session between 10pm and 2am phase. (The Doctor said it was 'just colic'. To that I say HA! YOU GIT! You try living with that and THEN call it just colic and THEN cut out your tongue AND shove it where the sun don't shine. (I was peeved, could you tell? I think you could tell.)).

So anyway, I was just getting to the point where I could get a reasonable amount of sleep by going to bed at 8pm to give me a cushion of unconsciousness to tide me through the 10.30pm and 4:30am feedings.

One night I was just drifting off when my husband leeps into the bedroom like an over excited gazelle to tell me about the fantastic programme he just saw on the UK Sci-fi channel.

I was not at my most receptive.

Once I'd stopped swearing and crying, I told him that I would watch the next episode if he would just go the hell away and let me sleep now.

So I stayed up especially for the next episode with a 'this better be good' expression on my face.

Oh my... It was good.

I can't remember which episode it was because I'm not sure if the Sci-fi channel showed them in the right order, but the one I slept though was the Train Job.

From that point onwards I caught every episode and when the Sci-fi channel had a Firefly weekend I got to see them all. Then I brought the box set and watched and watched them, then I saw the movies, then I brought that on DVD and the book and watched and read and watrched and read...

Why did I fall in love?

1. I have a passionate sentimental attachment to Sci-fi and Westerns, I watched them both on my fathers knee (I will always remember watching Logan's run with him in the kitchen when I was about nine and him freezing with horror when the female character took her top off . I also remember watching anything with John Wayne in it because at that age I wanted to grow up and marry him ).
2. There were characters!
3. There was Plot!
4. Everything wasn't alright in the end!
5. There were no bumpy headed aliens!
6. There was drama!
7. There was humour!
8. There was Adam Baldwin! (Oh my! Oh my! Oh my!).
9. It wasn't all moralistic and telling us how to be good little humans!
10. It wasn't all clean and shiny!

I think ten will do, but I could go on... and on... and on...

Can I have a browncoat now? Pretty please with sugar on top... honey too if you like... sprinkles, you'd like sprinkles? Cos you look like you'd like sprinkles. How about Ice cream? Chocolate?..

Hopefully yours

Pony

BENSHEPHERDSON

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:03 PM

I was at the theater (by myself, actually) inwardly moaning about the quality of movies today, when suddenly Summer Glau was hurting people. For some strange reason, I felt nostalgic. And then I remembered War Stories. And Serenity. And everything else I had forgotten about in the last few years.

Feeling clever, I whispered "Firefly," to the person sitting beside me. The Serenity logo appeared on the screen, and they replied "Or not."

SUNNYJ

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:12 PM

Like many being quite new to the 'verse' i was introduced to it by the BDM. Previously i hadn't heard much about the series. When i first heard about the film last year (small article in Total Film magazine) i thought 'that looks up my street' and was quite looking forward to seeing it on the big screen. To my dismay my local multiplex pulled the film after a couple of weeks (boo UCI...boo). I waited patiently for the DVD and brought it on release, very impressed and after my first viewing i wanted more. Brought the series and the opening sequence of the pilot sealed the deal for me, just the sheer spectacle of the 'battle of Serenity Valley' topped off by Mal's 'We're too pretty' speech. I thought 'wow i'm already hooked and ive got about another 620 mins of this...great'! The more i watched and the more i got to know the characters the more hooked i became and before i knew it the ending credits of Objects in Space were there staring back at me and i thought to myself'What that's it...no more...nuts!'. I must admit that to grow so close to the characters, only for them to be snatched from me after 14 episodes so early on got to me more than any show or movie ever has. I know it sounds a bit tacky but it did hurt a little, well to be honest quite a lot. However after finding this site it did cheer me up knowing that i wasnt the only one affected by this Gorram fine show and movie. I guess the BDM was the hook and the series was the line and sinker. Proud to be a Browncoat and still hoping.

LISSA37

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:17 PM

I don't remember if I ever told my story of how I found the 'verse or not, but perhaps if I tell/retell it here... I'll get my Browncoat? Maybe?

We shall see.

I was at a friend's house working on a project and she'd been yakking about this awesome show that got cancelled for weeks. She wanted us (the group) check it out and watch the Pilot on her DVD set. Well, as if you couldn't guess, the show was Firefly.

I have to say, I don't recommend trying to win new fans while multitasking. I was totally lost as to what was going on because I was focused on our project. So, I can't say I really came to love it that night.

But, a coule of months later, another friend -- my best friend -- who was also a Firefly fan said we should rent Serenity and watch it.

Well, I was instantly intrigued but still a little... well, not lost... just a bit confused. It was hard to get used to the 'verse. But, once I got into it, I was hooked. It happened so fast I didn't even realize it. I was infatuated long before this moment, but the moment when I realized how much I was loving this movie was when Wash died. (Don't take that the wrong way: let me explain.) I nearly jumped off my couch and screamed out, "NO!!!! Not Wash!!! He can't die!!!" My reaction clued me into something: I love these characters, their story, their whole world! Next time my friend and I went to rent videos, it was me insisting we rent Serenity again.

Now, I've seen Serenity four times, two of which were sharing it with my brother and mom who are now also fans. I watched the Firefly marathon on Sci Fi last week as well as taping most of it, so I've now seen almost every episode and enjoy rewatching them. (The ones they did not air, I'm trying to catch up on through my friend's DVD set until I can afford to buy my own.)

That's about it for me.

*****
"I'm a leaf on the wind..." - Wash

Please -- check this out, especially if you live in California!
http://www.everwoodmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1316
We could use your support and, as people who know the pain of not-so-bright TV execs killing great shows... I think you just might feel for our cause.

FOLLOWMAL

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:19 PM

Oh, Chindi, this was such a wonderful idea!

Pony, just about every one of your ten reasons.. except substitute Mal for Jayne is my list verbatim!

Each one I read...I said "YES!" to.

Uhhh, don't remember the topless part of Logan's Run, but I'm not sure how you were gonna be married to John Wayne, cuz I was.
Oh, how I cried when they killed him in "The Cowboys"!.

One browncoat comin' right up!

*hands Pony a browncoat from the storeroom, proud to see she's a member of the crew!*

What is there about the stories.. they draw us in and let us remember those moments when we first fell in love too. It's such a drug.. ahem.. I mean good show!

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

FOLLOWMAL

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Chindi:
Whoa! Somebody get in here with those new BROWNCOATS!!! FOLLOWMAL!!! I'd say everyone here should get one...

thanks for the replies.. It always warms the heart to relive the virus er introduction to the 'verse

Chindi

Ok, Chindi.. now it's your turn.. hand over that old battle scarred browncoat... I know of no one more deserving of a fresh one.. we'll send the old one to DonCoat for refurbishing.. he takes most excellent care of them.

*hands Chindi a new browncoat to keep her warm thru the coming battles for our show*

Thank you my friend.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

FOLLOWMAL

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Lissa37:
I don't remember if I ever told my story of how I found the 'verse or not, but perhaps if I tell/retell it here... I'll get my Browncoat? Maybe?

We shall see.

Of course you do, Lissa.

Hands Lissa a browncoat of her very own*

I'm glad you're one of us!

It's wonderful how we each say we love Firefly and Serenity. We don't just like it or think it good tv.... we love it. Makes me happy.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

FOLLOWMAL

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by sunnyj:
I must admit that to grow so close to the characters, only for them to be snatched from me after 14 episodes so early on got to me more than any show or movie ever has. I know it sounds a bit tacky but it did hurt a little, well to be honest quite a lot. However after finding this site it did cheer me up knowing that i wasnt the only one affected by this Gorram fine show and movie. I guess the BDM was the hook and the series was the line and sinker. Proud to be a Browncoat and still hoping.

Ahh, but you see SunnyJ.. we all felt exactly the same way.. it does hurt quite a lot. That deep love you feel for the characters then to not know what happens to them...I have it still. It won't ever go away.. it's why I fight so hard for more. It's why I hold.

*hands SunnyJ a browncoat* I'm proud to have you holdin' with me.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

MYCROFTXXX

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:34 PM

PONYXPRESSINC,

Your mention of Logan's Run brought back fond memories. That was the very first movie my wife-to-be and I went to in the theater (dating myself severely here) when we were first dating. It has now been 26 wonderful years of marital bliss. BTW, she is a Browncoat through and through!

Thanks for the memories!

--

Given a choice between the earth-that-is and the 'verse-that-will-be I'll take the latter.

宁静

FOLLOWMAL

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:35 PM

You too Ben? Welcome to our shiny site! We're glad you're among us!

*hands Ben a browncoat, fresh from the storeroom*

Try that on for size... looks great.

Make yourself to home and talk often. You suppose that Bun and the crowd of folks who put on the spread for all the newcomers are ever gonna show up in this thread? We need strawberries, I'd reckon.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

TRISTAN

Friday, July 21, 2006 6:36 PM

When I first showed up on this board back at the beginning of April (wow, that wasn't very long ago, was it?), I am sure I told everyone how I came to love Firefly...but seeing as there is this pretty thread with so many touching stories, I'll throw mine back in. Oh, and my FollowMal coat is still like new to me!
I did not want anything to do with Joss because of Buffy...couldn't stand the show, made the mistake of thinking anything that man did would be the same BS. So, when I heard about Firefly, I decided to skip it. My loss, as it turns out. Years later, the preview for Serenity shows up. As a fan of sci-fi, my reaction was "cool"...then the wife informs me it's a movie from the series Firefly. Intriguing. So, I watch the movie, fall in love with it, borrow the DVDs from a friend, watch them in a two-day period, and now a Browncoat I shall be until they pry it off my dead body. I even went so far as to research and build my very own Browncoat (sorry for this, I'm still proud... http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=11621). I lurked around this site for awhile and finally joined...and discovered that I have a very large extended family!

______________________________________

FOLLOWMAL

Friday, July 21, 2006 7:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tristan:
I lurked around this site for awhile and finally joined...and discovered that I have a very large extended family!

That's right, Tristan doesn't need a 'coat.. he can make 'em. If we ever go into battle he's our armourer and 'coat maker! I've seen that browncoat and it's awesome!

Tristan, the part where you said "I have a very large extended family!" I like that part. I feel the same way too. Thanks.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

MELANGEFREAK

Friday, July 21, 2006 7:18 PM

well, i had seen a few shows while it was on tv, and i really liked it, then it was canceled and i was pretty mad, F** always cancels my favorite shows. Then i kindof forgot about the series and i never even heard there was a movie coming out, then i went to my uncles adn he said " hey you want to watch a cool movie' and the for the first half hour i kept thinking, " where have i seen this? then it hit me and i fell in love all over again and went out and bought the series and watched the whole thing straight through. now i cant get enough an wish that there could be more.

- Alex
" Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic"

TRISTAN

Friday, July 21, 2006 7:19 PM

FollowMal, Tristan reporting as armorer and maker of RL Browncoats!
*snaps off a very sharp salute*

I feared jumping on a board that has existed this long, only to find the people had been 'waiting' for all of us to show up. It's a good feeling.

______________________________________

LISSA37

Friday, July 21, 2006 7:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FollowMal:
Of course you do, Lissa.

Hands Lissa a browncoat of her very own*

I'm glad you're one of us!

It's wonderful how we each say we love Firefly and Serenity. We don't just like it or think it good tv.... we love it. Makes me happy.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

You're right: We do love them. They're special and they deserve our love. <3

And, thank you very much for my Browncoat!

It's quite shiny and I'm proud to wear it.

*****
"I'm a leaf on the wind..." - Wash

Please -- check this out, especially if you live in California!
http://www.everwoodmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1316
We could use your support and, as people who know the pain of not-so-bright TV execs killing great shows... I think you just might feel for our cause.

FOLLOWMAL

Friday, July 21, 2006 8:03 PM

Melangefreak... for falling in love twice and harder the second time! You deserve a browncoat!

*hands Melangefreak a browncoat*

We're glad you're with us.

Is your name a reference to Dune permaybehaps?

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Friday, July 21, 2006 8:10 PM

My journey starts with a mistake. I was flipping chanels and stopped on a strange man singing some song about someone named Jayne who was a man. Kindof freaked me out so I didn't want to find out what's up. Later, a friend of mine found out I liked Buffy and Angel and told me about Joss's third series. I watched Ariel and fell in love

johnttf

FOLLOWMAL

Friday, July 21, 2006 8:15 PM

Since you're a captain, John, you definitely need a browncoat! Wouldn't do otherwise.

Hands John a browncoat of his own.*

There you are. Love is the word isn't it.. truly.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

TEACHNDOC

Friday, July 21, 2006 8:18 PM

I watch the show from the beginning just because I saw that Joss was the creator and I had enjoyed Angel and Buffy.

I knew I was a browncoat--well at least a fan since we weren't calling ourselves that just yet--when Mal decided to give the meds back in the Train Job.

I was disappointed that the show had been cancelled. I didn't find out about the internet support and fanbase until the movie was released. I hadn't realized that so many other people loved FF as much as I did. That is also when I found out what being a Browncoat meant.

SUNNYJ

Friday, July 21, 2006 9:16 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FollowMal:

*hands SunnyJ a browncoat* I'm proud to have you holdin' with me.

*Gratefully receives browncoat* Thanks for the shiny browncoat FollowMal, I shall wear it with pride and will keep holdin till i'm dragged away by the soles of my boots, and even then i'll be clawing my way back.

'Poor little thing. Never even saw the light of day, now it's in showbusiness!'

SIRIUS

Friday, July 21, 2006 9:27 PM

I never got a browncoat in the first place! Is this a metaphorical browncoat we are talking about?

Anyway I first saw Firefly when it was originally aired on FOX on Fridays. Yes, hard to believe I actually saw it on tv and I liked it but forgot all about it once it disappeared and I wondered what happend to it. Well, I was reintroduced to it about the time Serenity came out and I can't stop thinking about it!

I have also converted a new browncoat or 2. And I religiously check the forums for any news on a sequel or second season.

Keep flyin'

"And if wishes were horses we'd all be eating steak"

DONCOAT

Friday, July 21, 2006 9:58 PM

I've told my story before. Saw the very first episode on gorram ruttin' Fox and then lost track of it... twice... before it was finally canceled. Preordered the DVD set before it was released and ate it up like a starving llama. Found FFF.net, but never actually registered until shortly before the BDM came out. Have my share of conversion stories. One of the folks I converted was with me at the recent Boston screening, and won one of the major door prizes -- woohoo!

Followmal, I've been thinking... I have a small stack of patched-up, more-or-less cleaned-up used browncoats now. Maybe if I run across a new recruit that you haven't coated yet, I'll loan them one to tide them over. Won't ever exactly fit, and won't be as shiny and nice-smelling as one of yours, but should be good enough for a short while.

What do you think?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm pointin' right at it!

CHINDI

Friday, July 21, 2006 10:04 PM

Hey Thanks for the new coat.. it looks all SHINY! (or is that the old coat...? but I digress) FollowMal, thanks for being sure everyone who deserves a coat gets one.. you work tirelessly.. good thing you got that nice bunk to flop in...hehehe
=
did you get one for MYCROFTXXX back up yonder?? He had a most impressive tale....

happy to be with all the browncoated folk

Chindi

SERYN

Friday, July 21, 2006 10:39 PM

ok, I new about Firefly, and always had intentions of watching it. then i saw the movie and thought it was the coolest thing since sliced bread.

watching the series, it had me at 'This Land' and OoG just confirmed it. TV never touched me until that very end scene where he's stood in the yard looking at the ship. The whole show clicked into place and Made Sense.

And of course, watching it all over again now, especially the Big Wooden Stick of Doom scene in the movie.

I think i actually care.

its been a long time.

Your robot reminds me of you. You tell it to turn it stops. You tell it to stop it turns. You ask it to take out the garbage it watches reruns of Firefly.
http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

CAPTURE

Friday, July 21, 2006 10:52 PM

I have been waiting for my Brown Coat for some time now!!! I have been here for several months (despite what my profile says, error thingy happened....anyways) and still no Brown Coat. I know FallowMal is busy, so here is why FallowMal should run to the coatery and get me a nice shiney one...

I LOVE Firefly, I know everyone here does, but hey it's my opening line! I got hooked on it about 2 years ago when a friend forced me to watch it. After the first 10 minutes I was hooked! When I found out the show was gone, I was furiously pissed with my friend for letting me become so infacuated with it when there was nothing more to come! After a year of deep dark depression a shining light in the form of the BDM came and I was excited beyond the point of any normal person. I went on opening night and was first in the theater! Iwnt and saw it 3 more times in theater to help support Joss and when it came out on DVD I bought it right away instead of waiting a couple of weeks for th eprice to go down. I try to convert as many people as posible and have even broken up with guys who didn't like it (no that is commitment!) I am also tying to get the phrase "thats shiney" to repalce Paris HIltons "thats hot" and it is actually catching at my college *yeah*

So that is why I deserve my brown coat!!!! I know FallowMal is busy, so I will wait here patiently for it to arrive!!!!

Kisses

Capture

Capture me if you dare.

DALILABA

Friday, July 21, 2006 11:07 PM

Origional Browncoat. Channel surfing when The Captain caught my eye. It was the bar scene in The Train Job and Mal was at the bar, talking to that big "unification day" bully. I couldn't take my eyes of the Captain and I thought I was watching a Western, until Mal came crashing through the bar window. I loved that the woman with him was an awesome fighter, but the thing that really hooked me was the spaceship rising up behind them......it just took my breath away. I still get a chill watching that scene.
I knew the show was in trouble when I could't find any one at work who watched it. I started calling family and friends, begging them to watch or at least turn the show on if they were going out. The cancellation was painful.

RODWY

Friday, July 21, 2006 11:18 PM

Well I originally watched Firefly when it was on Fox, it was different and I was hooked. I Saw most of the series and loved every moment. I missed it when it was gone. Then went on. Until I got the series on DVD a couple years later when it came out and re-watched the series along with a couple extra episodes I hadn't seen before and fell in love with Firefly once again.

I have seen every episode at least 20 times and the Movie at least 15 times. I came here shortly after seeing the website url pop up breifly in one of the extras of the movie and have been here ever since.

I will never let go of Firefly no matter what Joss says. I would love to see the BDH's agian in a new season of Firefly of in the next Serenity.

---
http://usera.imagecave.com/Rodwy/FIREFLYTINSIG.JPG
http://www.phpbbforfree.com/forums/theinvaders.html

RODWY

Friday, July 21, 2006 11:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by seryn:
ok, I new about Firefly, and always had intentions of watching it. then i saw the movie and thought it was the coolest thing since sliced bread.

watching the series, it had me at 'This Land' and OoG just confirmed it. TV never touched me until that very end scene where he's stood in the yard looking at the ship. The whole show clicked into place and Made Sense.

And of course, watching it all over again now, especially the Big Wooden Stick of Doom scene in the movie.

I think i actually care.

its been a long time.

Your robot reminds me of you. You tell it to turn it stops. You tell it to stop it turns. You ask it to take out the garbage it watches reruns of Firefly.
http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

Wasn't that quote in you sig from Bones? I remember seeing that part and laughing.

---
http://usera.imagecave.com/Rodwy/FIREFLYTINSIG.JPG
http://www.phpbbforfree.com/forums/theinvaders.html

STINKINGROSE

Saturday, July 22, 2006 12:32 AM

Rented BDM about three weeks ago, no previous exposure. Opening sequence grabbed me, it was different. I was hooked from the first scene on the bridge. After watching the bonus material and finding out there had been a series I wasted no time making sure it resided in our home. I went through a disc a night and suddenly found myself unable to not write a fanfic script for an episode. This is not like me. The characters get into your head and won't get back out again. You want to know what happens to them next. "Tell us a story Pappa Joss!"

JIGMAN

Saturday, July 22, 2006 12:34 AM

One day, I was watching SciFi, waiting for SG-1 to come on, when I saw this ad for a new show called Firefly coming on the Friday lineup. I though it seemed alright and decided to give it a chance, even though it was made by the same guy who did Buffy, and I hated that show. Watched a episodes every once and a while, and while the guitar backrouds irritated me, it did not seem to bad to me. Then I found out there was a movie already being made based on the show. I thought this seemed a bit premature. After all, the show had only been airing for a few weeks now, hadn't it? Then, watching the SciFi exculisive peek at Serenity, I found out that the show had been cancelled a ways back on Fox, and I was watching the reruns on Scifi. I liked the show pretty good now (not tremendously though), and I enjoyed the romantic idea that the fans fought back enough to get a movie. So, when the movie was in theatre, I thought about going whenever I had time, but I was not much to go to movies honestly.

One Friday, I had some spare time, and a bit of coin as well, so I had two options before me: I could go and lose the money paying with my poker buddies (I suck at poker, but it's fun), or go to the movies and see Serenity. It looked interesting enough, but I had heard nothing of it, except from scifi, so might totally suck. Drawn over it, but leaning slightly more towards poker, I decided to flip my lucky coin for what I would do with my evening. Two out of three flips, movies won on the first two. Looking back, I consider this fate, because if I had gone to poker, I problably would never have gone to the movie, as I do not have coin and time at the same time usally, and Serenity and Firefly would have disappeared into nothing for me, most likely.

I grabbed my old brown leather coat I have worn for years now (it was cold out, not becuase of the movie. Had that coat way before I even heard of a browncoat) and rode my bike to the theatre.

Where my life as I know it changed.

The opening sequence with serenity entering atmosphere, it just...smacked my soul like a sledgehammer. The whole movie caught me and would not let go. The end was incredible; an end where heroes are mortal, and for the first time in a long while, I had no idea who was going to survive. I LOVED it.

I walked out of that theatre feeling...insane. I wanted to do something, draw something, work out, scream on top of of my dorm roof. Anything to keep this feeling inside me. It was unbelievable.

I told everyone I knew about this movie, and that they should go see it. A few days later, I decided to look up the movie on the web, and was pleased to find that few reviewers, if any, didn't like the movie. Then I found the link to this site, and decided to lurk for a while. This is the first fansite I have ever been on. It took me quite a few months before I actually created my account and started posting here. First time to ever post anywhere, as well.

Soon as I had the chance, I bought the series on DVD and rewatched it. Somehow, the second time around, the show just buried me and I knew for certain. Now and forever, untill the sun goes dead in Earth's sky and long after, I will be a Browncoat. I was from the time I developed a personal philosophy on life, it just did not have a name untill recently

Have been on the site for something like four months now, posted a fair few times, just started putting things into the Blue Sun room, But I have never formally introduced myself before. Sorry about that.

So, that is my story of how I came to this verse. Don't know how interesting it is, but it's engraved on your braincells now if you read this, so you're stuck with it.

-------------------------------------------------
All good things must come to an end.

13

Saturday, July 22, 2006 12:36 AM

10 reasons? Alright:

1. Summer Glau
2. Summer Glau
3. Summer Glau
4. Summer Glau
5. Summer Glau
6. Summer Glau
7. Summer Glau
8. Summer Glau
9. Summer Glau
10. Summer Glau

MISSTRESSAHARA

Saturday, July 22, 2006 12:59 AM

Well I'll play if I have to.

The first (second) episode the day it came out. Saw the trailers (yes, I was one of the rare few who saw the commercials and thought NO WAY am I watching this. Cowboys in space? Horses? WTH?) But it came on before another Fux casualty John Doe which I was really interested in and decided to watch it. I don't remember the exact time I thought this is special, I can't say when it was I thought I'd like it better than JD, but what sealed it for me was Mal's responce to Crow. The rest was history for me.

Which is why it confused me when I couldn't find it (not knowing Fux's reputation for screwing shows) and with Baseball and Adam Sandler? movies replacing it you can imagine I was getting quite hysterical wondering what was going on and where my beloved show had dissapeered to.

Then I came online, found this place, and learned to my horror it had been cancelled and I'd never see it again. After that even JD lost interest in me. It was my favorite line-up. Firefly straight into John Doe. It was perfect.

Then Fux fuxed it up.

Damn you to Hades people at Fux. May all your suits wrinkle and may you never get the perfect Mocha late.

If I'm a bitch, then life just got interesting

Just a quick edit. Space the imagination station got the rights to air the whole series and unlike Fux they put it in order WITH the 2 hour pilot first and the 3 unaired episodes. This was before news of the DVD's coming out, so I got to tape everyone (with the opening speach by Mal and Book, I don't know if they were different from the originally aired ones or changed slightly) so while most were in withdrawel waiting for the DVD's I got to watch them whenever I wanted on my VCR. (just wish I hadn't cut off the opening song for all of them.) And even though I didn't have a DVD player yet, my top wish for xmas that year was the set, which I got (and a DVD to boot. Woohoo.)

But if ever my player breaks down I won't have to worry about not seeing my BDH's. I'll just pop in my video tapes.

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, July 22, 2006 3:34 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Capture:
I try to convert as many people as posible and have even broken up with guys who didn't like it (no that is commitment!)

So that is why I deserve my brown coat!!!! I know FallowMal is busy, so I will wait here patiently for it to arrive!!!!

Kisses

Capture

Capture me if you dare.

*FollowMal strides back into the thread and looks around at all the deserving Browncoats in this thread and sets down her plan book, and her ever faithful funny Farside calendar ( without which she'd be lost

) and her big ole stack of yellow sticky notes which contain too much info for her brain tonight!*

Capture, for being a tried and true Browncoat and waiting and waiting for me... here is your very own browncoat!

*hands Capture a browncoat that fits perfectly*

There, your patience and virtue has paid off.
Keep recruitin' and I'm glad you're on our side.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, July 22, 2006 3:38 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonCoat:

Followmal, I've been thinking... I have a small stack of patched-up, more-or-less cleaned-up used browncoats now. Maybe if I run across a new recruit that you haven't coated yet, I'll loan them one to tide them over. Won't ever exactly fit, and won't be as shiny and nice-smelling as one of yours, but should be good enough for a short while.

What do you think?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm pointin' right at it!

DonCoat, I'd be honored if you'd do that.

In fact I'd wager there'll be Browncoats, including me who would fancy one of those used and full of stories browncoats. And if you run out of 'em, or fall behind patchin' 'em up, why you just come over to the storeroom and get some of the new ones and hand 'em out. We can't let new recruits go without their duds. It just wouldn't be right.

I'm so proud you asked me.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, July 22, 2006 3:58 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jigman:
I grabbed my old brown leather coat I have worn for years now (it was cold out, not becuase of the movie. Had that coat way before I even heard of a browncoat) and rode my bike to the theatre.

Where my life as I know it changed.

The opening sequence with serenity entering atmosphere, it just...smacked my soul like a sledgehammer. The whole movie caught me and would not let go. The end was incredible; an end where heroes are mortal, and for the first time in a long while, I had no idea who was going to survive. I LOVED it.

I walked out of that theatre feeling...insane. I wanted to do something, draw something, work out, scream on top of of my dorm roof. Anything to keep this feeling inside me. It was unbelievable.

I told everyone I knew about this movie, and that they should go see it. A few days later, I decided to look up the movie on the web, and was pleased to find that few reviewers, if any, didn't like the movie. Then I found the link to this site, and decided to lurk for a while. This is the first fansite I have ever been on. It took me quite a few months before I actually created my account and started posting here. First time to ever post anywhere, as well.

Soon as I had the chance, I bought the series on DVD and rewatched it. Somehow, the second time around, the show just buried me and I knew for certain. Now and forever, untill the sun goes dead in Earth's sky and long after, I will be a Browncoat. I was from the time I developed a personal philosophy on life, it just did not have a name untill recently

Have been on the site for something like four months now, posted a fair few times, just started putting things into the Blue Sun room, But I have never formally introduced myself before. Sorry about that.

So, that is my story of how I came to this verse. Don't know how interesting it is, but it's engraved on your braincells now if you read this, so you're stuck with it.

-------------------------------------------------
All good things must come to an end.

Serenity "smacked my soul" too, Jigman, and I'll never be the same, never. Well, since you already have a browncoat that you came with, do you want a virtual one? Seems to me you are a browncoat in every sense of the word.

If you want a 'coat from me, just ask.. I already have one that'll fit you perfectly.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

PHOENIXROSE

Saturday, July 22, 2006 3:59 AM

I want a browncoat tooooooooo!

**********************************

**********************************

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, July 22, 2006 4:35 AM

PR.. you don't have a browncoat? Our very own PR?!

That's terrible.

*hands PR a browncoat of her very own*

There, now enjoy how happy your smiley's will be. I love you guys smileys.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

PHOENIXROSE

Saturday, July 22, 2006 4:43 AM

Sqeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

**********************************

**********************************

SPASSJUNGE

Saturday, July 22, 2006 4:51 AM

I would have to say I'm about as new to the 'verse as one could be. I had never heard of Firefly, since Fox isn't on my usual list of channels to watch (network TV tends to blow hard IMO), and I have been in Europe for a while, so I was never exposed to Serenity. A couple weeks back, a buddy of mine who knows my interests and has similar ones, lent me the Firefly DVDs, describing it just as a sci-fi western, but he said he thought I would like it. I started watching Serenity a couple days later and had watched all 14 episodes within 3 days. I've probably watched them all at least twice now. I bought Serenity a couple days ago and watched it once, then again with Joss' commentary. Part of this is 'cuz I have a lot of time on my hands, but it is also a bit of an obsession now. Best dialogue in a TV show since the first few seasons of West Wing, and the action is great, I can't say enough about the show. Anyway, that's my story.

That's my first post BTW...haven't been a board whore in a while.

TRAVELER

Saturday, July 22, 2006 5:02 AM

I'm one of those channel surfers and accidently came across a show with Ron Glass on a spaceship. Seemed pretty good. But as usual a didn't pay any attention to what network I was watching or what night. Since I don't get a sunday paper or TV Guide I had no clue as to where to find this mysterious show again. I typically don't have a clue. But I never forget a movie or TV show I've seen even if I don't remember its name. So I'm assuming it went off the air before I could find it again. About a year ago I was at Best Buys looking for movies or anything that might enterain me and I saw the cover of the TV series Firefly and recognized the characters from the scene I watched years before. Being a science fiction nut and knowing that I enjoyed the short portion of the program I grabed the set and bought it. I really didn't know what to expect because I had seen so little of it before. As you all know it was a pleasant surprize. I have watched the series several times since I bought it and continue to enjoy how refreshingly different it is over other space travel type shows I've seen. When I saw Wash playing with dinosaurs and talking to himself I was sold. And every scene after that just drew me in more and more. I just sit back and wait for a Jayneism to make my day. Can you imagine any of the captains in a Star Trek series running up to their engineers and proclaiming "Were there space monkeys"? No. Heaven forbid if anybody on the Enterprize had a personality. Firefly is original. The people are real. They're just trying to earn their daily bread like the rest of us. That's what I enjoy the most. Makes them one of us. Mal wanted to get away from everyone after the war, so he bought a rundown old pile of junk and Zoe followed him. I think Zoe and Mal must of shared a lot of rations during the war. But look at the crew now. Mal didn't escape. He has, or until the movie, had eight people on his ship. Some drive him nuts, but what are families for but to drive each other crazy. Now you got me all weepy. I'm going to need a coat to use the sleaves to wipe off my tears. Preferably brown in color. A little worn. I like my clothes broken in. Buy a lot a stuff from secondhand stores. Oh I'm not done yet. This site is really great. I've been apart of this site for about three or four months and have read your thoughts and insites about Firefly. When I return to the series I watch for these new realizations and they make the show new again as I discover what all of you have shared on this fansite. So thank you for making Firefly even more special for me. And those limericks. God it takes me hours to come up with one. I don't know how some of you create such great ones. I nearly split a gut reading them.

Thanks again for a great site;
Traveler

PEULSAR5

Saturday, July 22, 2006 5:51 AM

I still have the browncoat Followmal gave me six months ago. It has gotten so comfortable I just can't see replacing it!

HEIGHTSRAIDER

Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:33 AM

I was channel surfing one Friday night, waiting for the wife to get ready, as we were going out for drinks with some friends. Saw the opening sequence of the Train Job, and it caught my eye.

I was a fan of Star Trek, and Trek TNG, and Battlestar Galactica from way back (was a kid when the original BSG was on tv), and have read Scifi/Fantasy for as long back as I can remember. So I was already set up emotionally as a fan of this type of show. Let's just say I have no problem suspending disbelief!

I had never seen Buffy or Angel, and had never heard of Joss Whedon before, so I had no preconcieved notions about what this show would be like.

I was hooked immediately. I remember distinctly saying, "Wow, what a cool show!" to my wife as she finally put her shoes on to go out as the credits rolled. I knew that I would be watching this show for a long time.

I caught every episode aired by fox, and then couldn't find it anymore. I was shocked. I couldn't believe this show wasn't on anymore.

But, life goes on.

Not so long after that, I noticed in my Amazon recomendations the DVD box set for Firefly. I immediately put it in my cart to buy, but as I usually buy about 15-20 hardback books at a time, it sat in my cart for a while. And then other books came out that I needed to buy, and since my cart was running at about $300, I needed to trim some of the fat. Unfortunately, some of that fat was FireFly.

So it was again forgotten for a while. Well, not forgotten, but it took a back seat to some of my other passions.

Then, while watching BSG on Sci-fi, I saw that they were going to re-run the series in a run-up to the BDM. Movie? Cool, they are going to release a movie, and I get to watch the series again! So I DVRed the series, and watched, loving every minute of them, and swearing to myself that I was going to see the BDM in the theater the weekend it came out.

But as the wife and I are sporadic movie goers, and it was her turn to pick the movie, I missed it.

I bought the movie on DVD for myself for Christmas, and as I had been given a gift certificate, I finally bought the series on DVD.

Yet, they sat, languishing on my TV, waiting to be watched....

A month or two goes by, and, after the wife had gone to bed (she goes to bed early, as she has to be up a lot early than me) I popped in the first episode, wanting to watch them all again before seeing the BDM. I was up until 2 am for about 3 nights watching the shows.

And finally I get to watch Serenity. And while I enjoyed it thoroughly, I was a tad disappointed. My characters (I have always felt like they were MINE, even though I know they are not my creation) didn't have the same feel, didn't have the same comraderie. In other words, it didn't feel like the SHOW.

I don't know how I found out about FFF.net. I must have done a google search on Firefly and found it. I lurked here for many months, and FollowMal gave me my coat after finally declaring myself, and posting my letter to Sci-fi after the last Frefly Marathon.

A luker no more.

SERYN

Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:41 AM

yup, er Hodgins and Zack if i remember the names properly.

I meant to change it actually, kept hearing great lines in Dr Who, and now can't remember any of them.

We all know Firefly eps of by heart now, and I like surprisin folks.

Your robot reminds me of you. You tell it to turn it stops. You tell it to stop it turns. You ask it to take out the garbage it watches reruns of Firefly.
http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt

SHINYALORA

Saturday, July 22, 2006 7:56 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jigman:

I walked out of that theatre feeling...insane. I wanted to do something, draw something, work out, scream on top of of my dorm roof. Anything to keep this feeling inside me. It was unbelievable.

That's the exact feeling i've just never been able to put it into words right. I still feel it even now anytime I so much as think about firefly or serenity. LOVE it with a passion and an obsession that I think sometimes scares my friends but I just cant seem to let it go. Hopefully I wont scare too many of them away.

Anyway heres my conversion story:

I'm a big tnt and usa junkie and most times its just easier to leave my tv on those chanels. So, unfortunately that meant that I missed even hearing about firefly when it was on fox originally (and we didnt have sci-fi till bout a month ago).

My boyfriend at the time was over hanging out one day and had heard about the movie and we decided to check out the website. It was extremely well done and by the end of looking around at all of it I was sure that I wanted to see the movie and that I'd like it. We went a little while later and I absolutely fell in love with it. To this day I can name many reasons that I love the movie but I still can't pinpoint exactly what it is that got me hooked for life, but the feeling is there and its impossible to ignore.

He got the series and we started watching it in order and I was just continually more hooked as we went along. I now tell people about it all the time, listen to the signal podcast, play the text based rpg leaf on the wind, and turn on serenity and replay it over and over. And while I don't own the series yet I borrow from a friend disk by disk and am working on getting it once I have money. Went to the screening here in arizona and took my sis along who I've now converted. And soon I will be GMing Serenity and adding it to the roster of RPGs that my friends and I play and will hopefully turn them into full and obsessive browncoats or convert the newbies.

I love this 'verse, and us browncoats are absolutely amazing, and very very mighty. I love our community and our spirit and am glad to be a part of such a fine group.

stay shiny, and by all means keep flying,
love ya browncoats,
aubrey (aka alora)

(Ps sorry it was so long, after reading all the wonderfull stories i was kinda gushing lol)

CAPTURE

Saturday, July 22, 2006 2:39 PM

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

*giggles*

I am extra happy now!!!!

Capture me if you dare.

MICJWELCH

Saturday, July 22, 2006 2:40 PM

I guess I never actually introduced myself when I joined this site... So I never got one either. Does my idea for the letter writing campaign earn me one? I have a nice black coat (from Equilibrium), but a brown one would be so nice...

"We may experience some slight turbulence, and then... explode."

DONCOAT

Saturday, July 22, 2006 3:28 PM

Spassjunge, Traveler, Heightsraider, ShinyAlora, and micjwelch,

Welcome!

I see that FollowMal hasn't caught up with you yet, so let me offer you each one of my patched-up, brushed-off, previously-loved browncoats from the repair shop. They won't fit like FM's, and definitely don't have that new-leather smell (don't ask!) but you're welcome to use them as long as you like.

Just drop 'em off in the storage locker when you've got your official coats, so the next new recruits can use 'em.

Glad you've found your way home. Now you're here, don't be strangers!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm pointin' right at it!

JIGMAN

Saturday, July 22, 2006 5:13 PM

I would be honored to have a coat of my own in the virtual verse. Thank you, Followmal.

-------------------------------------------------
All good things must come to an end.

MICJWELCH

Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonCoat:
...let me offer you each one of my patched-up, brushed-off, previously-loved browncoats from the repair shop.

Actually, I've been here for almost a year. And I think I might like one of those well loved coats. One that's been through a few battles. Thanks.

"We may experience some slight turbulence, and then... explode."

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:17 PM

Sure, happy to do it, Jigman.

*hands Jigman a browncoat of his own*

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

DEEPGIRL187

Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:32 PM

I was first introduced into the Firefly Universe after seeing a comercial for Serenity. I was so curious about the film that while I was waiting for the movie to go to the cheap show, I rented the series on DVD. Have been a slobbering fan ever since.

I found the site while I was looking for fanfics to read. I lurked for a few months until I finally decided to post. It was one of scarier things I've done, in a way; I've heard how mean people can be on other forums. But coming to this site has been one of the coolest things I've ever done. I've met a lot of really wonderful people here, and it's great to feel like a part of something.

*************************************************

"These words are all I have so I'll write them."

CHRISTHECYNIC

Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Guywhowantsafireflyofhisown:
once while visiting some cousins one said "wanna watch something cool?" or something to that effect I said "yeah" so they popped in Disc 1 and at "We shall rule over all this land, and we will call it... This Land" I was hooked

The few people I've converted were all converted at that moment as well.

-

For me, I've told this story enough that people are probably sick of it, it was being stubborn that got me into it.

See I had switched the TV to the tv guide channel because nothing was on but, because I wanted background noise, I wanted to leave the TV on anyway. They were doing an editor's pick thing where they said, "We've sifted through everything and watched every show in existance and here's what we think you should watch sometime in the semi-distant future."

I didn't pay all that much attention to it so I didn't catch when it was coming, but I did pick up that it was called Firefly, on Fox, and on Fridays. I also saw, for the first and only time, the comercial that said things like, "A cosmic hooker," and, "A girl in a box."

So the impression that I got from all of that was that a really mediocre sci-fi show (have you guys seen that commercial?) was coming to Fox. I decided I'd watch it anyway, partly because I had been bored lately, and partly because in my experiance sci-fi shows only get good durring or after season two but it's interesting to watch them mature before that.

With me so far?

Here's the problem, I knew what night it was coming on, and what channel, but not what day. I had no idea what month the show was coming in.

So I looked into it, and found nothing.

I watched Fox associated channels looking for commercials for it, I looked on the fox website, I did other stuff and finally decided that I must have been wrong about what network was showing it.

So I looked on other networks, I searched waited for comercials saying, "Watch Firefly, ____'s great new show coming to friday nights in ____." Not a one.

By this point I didn't really care about seeing the show so much, I just wanted to be able to finish what I started: finding out when it was on.

Every Friday I ran through the guide on every channel. And I searched major TV sites for any information on an upcoming show called Firefly.

A whole lot of nothing.

Then one day it was on, so I watched it, sill expecting it to be a show that was so mediocre it made it look like average and unremarkable was their goal, partly because of the, "Cosmic Hooker," commercial and partly because with the exeption of the TV guide channel's single peice (I had watched them hoping for a repeat of that thing, and there are few things more tedious than watching that for any length of time) no one thought it was worthy of being mentioned eve once.

So basically I was watching it so I could justify to myself the time I spent trying to find it, feel good about doing what I set out to do, and enjoy an MST3K like experiance of making fun of it.

Well I justified the time I spent trying to find it, and I felt good about completing my goal, but I didn't find anything worth making fun of. I was hooked from the second episode, which the bastards played first.

SIMONB

Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:35 PM

Told this story before, but will tell it again...

A friend of mine urged me to watch the show (I'd heard of it, and I liked Buffy - but Firefly had been cancelled, right? I mean...how good could it be?)

My friend was mighty persistant - TOLD me to watch it (he posts here sometimes as MMMWIFESOUP btw) and so one lunch time I was wandering through the shops near where I work and saw the set for sale. Figured I'd give it a go, even though I didn't have high hopes for it. Took it home and watched the whole thing in three days. Loved it - mourned it's loss, then loved (and hated) the film (film was awesome, but nooooooo!!!! I think you know why).

Now, I am a fan of the show and am doing my best to spread the words to friends, associates, work colleagues and anything sentient that will listen.

Also got me a virtual browncoat and my own real one too. And found this here home full of gorram shiny folk.

Now, if we can just get the series back, or a new film......

- Shiny. Let's be bad guys.

That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die

TRAVELER

Saturday, July 22, 2006 10:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonCoat:
Spassjunge, Traveler, Heightsraider, ShinyAlora, and micjwelch,

Welcome!

I see that FollowMal hasn't caught up with you yet, so let me offer you each one of my patched-up, brushed-off, previously-loved browncoats from the repair shop. They won't fit like FM's, and definitely don't have that new-leather smell (don't ask!) but you're welcome to use them as long as you like.

Just drop 'em off in the storage locker when you've got your official coats, so the next new recruits can use 'em.

Glad you've found your way home. Now you're here, don't be strangers!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm pointin' right at it!

DonCoat;

Thank you. I like my coats with a few miles on them. Feels right.

Thank You;
Traveler

ASORTAFAIRYTALE

Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:01 AM

I actually hadn't heard of firefly until a few months ago when I watched an episode with my brother, who started watching it when he found out that Serenity was based on a series. Then I proceeded to watch all the episodes and the movie a bunch of times, and now I'm kind of obsessed with it.

SERENITYVAL

Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:21 AM

I've been mostly lurking here for over a year now. My best friend had always been a Joss friend, but I resisted (my bad). One night in June 2005, she forced a promise out of me to give this show called Firefly on Scifi a try. I did. My initiation episode was Bushwacked. I LOVED the Jayne/Simon spacesuit scene, even more Kaylee's "you got this on wrong." I thought it a pretty dark episode, but definitely worth another chance.
The next episode I caught was Shindig. Ggg. I had to do a doubletake, was this even the same show! It was such a different feeling episode from the previous one. I was hooked! I hadn't felt such enthusiasm for a show since the original Star Wars.
I couldn't wait a week to see more, so dear hubby went and got me the DVDs. Sigh. He got hooked too, but would only let us see an episode a night, rationing out the shiny goodness!
One little side note, I am a mother of 3 young-uns, 10, 8, and 4. I actually made them learn and SING the "Hero Of Canton" to get some cookies one time. Jayne! The man they called Jayne...
I use Dong ma with them ALL the time. They give me a Shrrr ah, most of the time. Another favorite is Bi zui! And my 4 year old at Disney World made a Chinese Castmember's day with his Xie Xie!
So FollowMal, have I earned my browncoat? Wouldn't mind some smaller ones for the up and coming recruits too! Better send one for the hubby too!

I'm seeing the how, I'm just not getting the why...
Mal, Shindig

SUZFROMOZ

Sunday, July 23, 2006 1:05 AM

its funny, I kinda came to the verse later than I should have. I knew there was a new Joss series coming out, but because we are so behind here with series in Oz, by the time it was going to air, I already knew it was cancelled. So I didnt watch it, on purpose. I knew I would love it, and I didnt want to get hooked on it and then it would be gone..... Maybe backwards logic, but I was right..... Anyway, one night I accidentally watched one episode - I have no idea which one, but near th eend of the series I think. And it just confirmed my theory. I had no idea who anyone was, or the story, but I still loved it.

Anyway, when I heard there was a movie coming out, I borrowed the dvd of the series, rounded up 5 friends who I knew liked Joss's work, and we watched them all in 2 days the week the movie started, because we wanted to get the full movie experience. And the rest (the buying of the dvd's, the obsessive watching, the quoting etc) as they say, is history.

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by christhecynic:
Quote:
Originally posted by Guywhowantsafireflyofhisown:
once while visiting some cousins one said "wanna watch something cool?" or something to that effect I said "yeah" so they popped in Disc 1 and at "We shall rule over all this land, and we will call it... This Land" I was hooked

The few people I've converted were all converted at that moment as well.

Something neat: The week after that visit was the week Sci-fi started airing the show in prep for Serenity and phrases from their commercial for it like "If someone ever tries to kill you, you try and kill 'em right back!" reinforced my resolve to watch the whole thing (missed "The Message" somehow though).

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama.php
-try it out, I dare you

98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature

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

BABYWITHTHEPOWER

Sunday, July 23, 2006 9:20 AM

I have been a fan since the show first aired, but I was hooked the moment Mal kicked Crow into Serenity's engine at the end of 'The Train Job'. It showed that even though Mal was the good guy he wasn't necessarily a 'good' guy. Plus it kinda threw me because me and my buddy Jay were both thinking 'hey, here's the big bad for the season' and Joss threw us a curve ball. It was great, one of my favorite moments in the whole series.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I'll be in my bunk.

"Live with a man forty years. Share his house, his meals, speak on every subject. Then, tie him up and hold him over the volcano's edge--and on that day, you will finally meet the man." ~ Shan Yu

MYCROFTXXX

Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:16 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Chindi:

=
did you get one for MYCROFTXXX back up yonder?? He had a most impressive tale....

happy to be with all the browncoated folk

Chindi

Thanks for the kindness Chindi! Haven't got my browncoat yet but I'm very patient. A trait all Browncoats share (how many years has been since Firefly's 1/2 a season?).

One suggestion to all Browncoats who have to commute on a regular basis. Take your set of Firefly episodes and capture the audio to MP3s. I'm lucky enough to have a CD player in my Vue that plays MP3s directly from CD so I just burnt me one and I listen to the eps on a very regular basis. They all fit on one CD in full 128MBs stereo. Funny thing... you hear things in audio-only play you don't "see" when watching the waves. Subtle things, timing, sound effects etc. BTW, if you are wondering how to easily capture audio, use a program called Total Recorder. It will copy ANY audio that streams out your speaker (not all audio recorders can do that).

--

Given a choice between the earth-that-is and the 'verse-that-will-be I'll take the latter.

宁静

FOLLOWMAL

Sunday, July 23, 2006 2:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by mycroftxxx:
Thanks for the kindness Chindi! Haven't got my browncoat yet but I'm very patient. A trait all Browncoats share (how many years has been since Firefly's 1/2 a season?).

Ahh, Mycroftxxx you have been very patient! Thank you for that.

Recording them to listen to huh? Never thought of that, but I'm gonna do it. I listen to the movie soundtrack in my car whenever I travel... the eps would be an even better treat!

Ok, you need your 'coat!

*hands Mycroftxxx a browncoat that fits just right*

There you are. That one gets worn out, you be sure and turn it over to DonCoat for refurbishing and come see me in the storeroom for a new one.

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

FOLLOWMAL

Sunday, July 23, 2006 2:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SerenityVal:
So FollowMal, have I earned my browncoat? Wouldn't mind some smaller ones for the up and coming recruits too! Better send one for the hubby too!

I'm seeing the how, I'm just not getting the why...
Mal, Shindig

*FM walks into thread, sets her coffee cup down on the galley table and sorts thru the 'coats over her arm.*

Let me see here...

I have a two adult size browncoats here and then I have a size 4, 8 and 10. That get us close?

*hands SerenityVal the browncoats and watches as she tries on her own....*

Yup, that looks mighty fine to me.

A whole family holding the line with us. Now that's a thing to be reckoned with!

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

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

FIREFLYGAL

Sunday, July 23, 2006 2:44 PM

What a great thread this is! Not many folks fall in love with a TV series, let alone after just 1 episode but we did.

My story goes back to 2002. I was at a sci-fi con and Zoic showed a little clip of a sci-fi show they were working on (Firefly). All I saw was Inara's shuttle docking with Serenity, no people no dialog, just the docking. Ok, I didn't "love it" from there but I wanted to watch it cause I'm a sci-fi geek. Watched Train Job when it aired and they had me at "well, I've given some thought to movin' off the edge". Then when Zoe cracks the drunk in the head with her rifle and it was love with the Chain of Command line. Damn near fell off my couch.

My Browncoat's about 4 years old and gettin' a might ragged about the edges. Time for a new one maybe?

I aim to misbehave!

Firefly items:
For lapel pins and badge holder lanyards
e-mail FireflyGal1@hotmail.com
www.outtotheblack.com
www.cafepress.com/fillies
www.cafepress.com/fireflyflan

DONCOAT

Sunday, July 23, 2006 2:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FollowMal:
A whole family holding the line with us. Now that's a thing to be reckoned with!

Whoa, hold on there a mo, FM! I'm thinkin' the young'uns ought to be kept back a ways from the line. It can be a dangerous place!

'Course, there's no reason they can't wear coats of a brownish color back there. Plus, they can keep themselves busy with the reloadin'.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm pointin' right at it!

MYCROFTXXX

Sunday, July 23, 2006 9:07 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FollowMal:
Ahh, Mycroftxxx you have been very patient! Thank you for that.

...

*hands Mycroftxxx a browncoat that fits just right*

There you are. That one gets worn out, you be sure and turn it over to DonCoat for refurbishing and come see me in the storeroom for a new one.

Much obliged! Fits perfect... easy to hide my sidearm under. But I won't be bringin' it in to DonCoat anytime soon. Them bullet holes just give it some character if you know what I mean.

--

Given a choice between the earth-that-is and the 'verse-that-will-be I'll take the latter.

宁静

GENETRIX

Sunday, July 23, 2006 9:26 PM

The first time I heard of Serenity or Firefly was on a Harry Potter forum, though someone's signature. It had a picture of River and the words, "This is River Tam. She can kill you with her brain." And I thought it was cute and funny, so I looked up River Tam and found that she was in a movie and decided I should probably see it.

I didn't know there was a television show until I was just bored one day and accidentally came across a Firefly marathon on SciFi, and I think the first full episode I ever saw was Out of Gas. Before I fell in love with the characters, I immediately saw three huge selling points: Gina, Jewel, and Alan. I saw Gina in '24,' and she killed someone I didn't like, so I loved her. Jewel was in a show a long time ago with Ben Foster ('Angel' in X-Men III) called 'Flash Forward' which was one of my favorite shows a while ago. And Alan, well I already loved him from Dodgeball and A Knight's Tale. But then I fell in love with every single character. =)

SERENITYVAL

Sunday, July 23, 2006 9:26 PM

Quote:

*hands SerenityVal the browncoats and watches as she tries on her own....*

Yup, that looks mighty fine to me.

A whole family holding the line with us. Now that's a thing to be reckoned with!

Shiny FM! Can't say I have EVER had a better fit! Mighty grateful!

We are a PROUD Browncoat family! I'm a mighty protective ma, but these young-uns are our hope! Raise 'em up right, teach 'em independence! Won't have them turning into purple bellies! Firefly- The Next Generation! Gggggg

I'm seeing the how, I'm just not getting the why...
Mal, Shindig

SERENITYVAL

Sunday, July 23, 2006 9:38 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonCoat:
Quote:
Originally posted by FollowMal:
A whole family holding the line with us. Now that's a thing to be reckoned with!
Whoa, hold on there a mo, FM! I'm thinkin' the young'uns ought to be kept back a ways from the line. It can be a dangerous place!

'Course, there's no reason they can't wear coats of a brownish color back there. Plus, they can keep themselves busy with the reloadin'.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm pointin' right at it!

Don't you worry none DonCoat, they're a wiry bunch, fast and quick! Ain't EVER too early to learn to take a stand for what's right. I figure you raise 'em up right, they'll be able to hold the line!
For now we'll keep em in back, teach em how to reload, make em useful!

I'm seeing the how, I'm just not getting the why...
Mal, Shindig

ESTHER

Sunday, July 23, 2006 10:21 PM

I wanna browncoat!

So here's my story:

Firefly was never shown on German TV (that's where I live), so I had no idea. I sneaked around Serenity in the DVD store a few times and decided to buy it, when I realized, that it was a Joss Whedon. And then I watched it. That's now about 3 weeks ago.

Within the next 10 days or so, I had
- bought and watched firefly (some episodes over and over again)
- read the comic (those left behind)
- bought a bigger TV as to enjoy the show better (no kidding - well the purchase was somewhat planned already, but actually scheduled for later this year)
- got for the first time ever registered at a fan site.
- read my first fan fiction ever
- started to write my first fan fiction ever (I'm at page 15 now and will post it here, as soon as I'm through)

Say, it is possible to buy one of them brown coats somewhere? I mean, the real ones?

Esther

They can't take the sky from me.

CALLAHAN

Sunday, July 23, 2006 10:24 PM

I haven't gotten a Browncoat yet, but I've only posted in one other thread so far. I've been here as a BDLurker for a few months though.

First time I heard of Firefly was back during the original airings. I over heard some talk/message board posts about Fox having this new sci fi. I didn't really think much into it, as I was never a fan of sci-fi TV series. I tended to like my sci-fi in movie or book form. So, I didn't look into Firefly. BAD mistake. It went under my radar for the next 2 or so years, until I heard a mention of the plot and I watched the trailer. This was a movie I *had* to see. It looked so good. Seeing the trailer it hinted to me that it was based off of something else, although not directly mentioning anything in particular, so I just patiently waited for the movie. It came out. I saw it. I fell in love. I had to know what it was based on, I wanted to know how this all started. I found out it was Firefly, the show I had ignored before. I downloaded the episodes and watched. At this point I knew this was the best damn story ever. I ended up buying the dvds, and when it came out, the Serenity DVD. Flash forward a few months, I'm lurking on this board. Flash forward a couple more months, I now I have an account here. Figured I should say something sometime. Here we are.

---

"It's a Callahan full-bore auto lock. Customized trigger, double cartridge thorough gauge...
It is my very favourite gun."

101STAIRBORNE

Sunday, July 23, 2006 10:54 PM

I'm a Sci-Fi guy when I saw the previews for teh show on fox before it came out I cleared time to see it. Sadly I wasnt able to keep up with the show as much as I wanted to and it was cancelled before I knew it. Then Serenity came out and I went to the Theatre and saw it (which I never do because I have to go at night and spend like 10 dollars for just a ticket!!!). Instantly fell in love again. I Netflixed all the episodes and now i want to buy them. Thats how I fell in love

SHINYALORA

Monday, July 24, 2006 6:02 AM

*hugs her browncoat then slips it on*
Thank you DonCoat! This one fits quite well and I'd be glad to wear one thats already broken in with its own story for a while.
*twirls around in it, grinning like a moonbrain*
stay shiny,
aubrey (aka alora)

BABYWITHTHEPOWER

Monday, July 24, 2006 6:23 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Esther:
Say, it is possible to buy one of them brown coats somewhere? I mean, the real ones?

Ask and ye shall recieve.

http://www.abbyshot.com/products/ps-firefly-browncoat.php

And for the ladies:
http://www.abbyshot.com/products/ps-zoe-vest.php

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I'll be in my bunk.

"Live with a man forty years. Share his house, his meals, speak on every subject. Then, tie him up and hold him over the volcano's edge--and on that day, you will finally meet the man." ~ Shan Yu