New Recruit and Lurker Welcome Thread

POSTED BY: RMMC
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RMMC

Friday, July 28, 2006 2:34 AM (P)

Wow! Looks like we're getting more new recruits!

YEA!!!!!

I'm thinking that since the BDM (Big D@mn Movie) is showing on cable, we're like as not to get a bit of an up turn in new folks coming in, so....

Welcome to you all! First, we're all glad you fell in love with the show and the movie as we all have. We're doubly glad you've made your way here.

The purpose of this thread is to give ya'll a nice way to come on in and introduce your fine selves to our little corner of the internet 'verse.

You'll find the folks here by and large, happy to meet ya, glad to answer any questions ya got and fun to chat with.

After you've introduced yourselves, our own FollowMal will be along with a nifty and shiny virtual browncoat just for ya!

Lurkers, new and not, come on in and say 'hi!' We'd love to get to know ya as well!

So what are ya waiting for? Come on in!

******
RMMC

ERINANDERSON

Friday, July 28, 2006 4:17 AM (P)

Hi! *waves* I'm Erin and a new Firefly recruit! Fell in love with the show about three weeks ago after finding that I had a little bit of free time (which is rare for me) and decided to head to Hollywood Video and rent something. Saw the Firefly disc set, rented the first disc and then went out the next day and bought the whole thing! Bought Serenity when it came out but the husband kept telling me I couldn't fully appreciate the movie without seeing the series first (and I am inclinced to agree with him now!). He was a fan back when the show was on Fox and was crushed when they cancelled it. Now I can see why!

I love the sense of humor in the show and the nice blending of sci fi and old west. I am a HUGE Stargate SG-1, SGA and BSG fan, and this just goes along nicely with those three series I feel, rounding out my sci fi viewing.

A little whimsical in the brainpan

FLORALBUNNY

Friday, July 28, 2006 4:28 AM (P)

erinanderson: Welcome Home!
Welcome to our shiny Ship.

Have you been invited up to the
galley for a mug of Mudder's and
a dish of strawberries yet? Been
offered a dish of Wife Soup? Ice-
planet?
(We've been racing through the
threads, trying to welcome our
newest, with piecemeal success,
and tend to lose track.)

We love to hear how conversions
occur, and also how they are passed
along.

ßun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-----

ERINANDERSON

Friday, July 28, 2006 4:39 AM (P)

Hide the rum? *giggles*

Anywho, thanks for the welcome! I'd love an ice planet, thank you very much! But I might find it a bit problematic, I tend to be a bit whimsical in the brainpan...*giggle*

Bullet to the brainpan squish.

TROGMAN

Friday, July 28, 2006 5:26 AM (P)

Hey!

I've been lurking for a while (~2 years), posted a few times here and there. My only claims to fame here are 1) posting a Serenity TV Guide article in the runup to the BDM and 2) suggesting a Quantum Leap-Serenity crossover.

In summary: I friggin' love Firefly and Serenity. 'Nuf said.

If there are any new recuits, definitely view the Done The Impossible DVD preview at http://www.serenitymovie.org/mirrors/done-the-impossible, and buy it at www.donetheimpossible.com.

Wish I was As Good At Sign-Offs As Chrisisall TrogMan

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Suucess is like a fart - only your own smells nice.

FLORALBUNNY

Friday, July 28, 2006 5:39 AM (P)

Awww, TrogMan, you're something
around #9850, one of the Venerable
Four Digit Persons.
Must. Post. More. Often.
At least come to the Caption thread
from time to time.
Confession: Captioning was my only
reason for de-lurking, many moons
ago...

ßun, mooning 'em
-----Hide the rum!-------

SOUPCATCHER

Friday, July 28, 2006 7:07 AM (P)

Hey.

I pretty much lurk the main section of the site and do my posting in the RWED. It does my heart good to see all the shiny new faces around here. This home just keeps getting bigger and bigger .

PELL

Friday, July 28, 2006 11:56 AM (P)

I missed the wave due to deployment. Saw Serenity for the first time yesterday and bought the DVD 30 minutes after I finished watching the borrowed one.

While watching the Bonus section, I found out that not only did I miss the movie, but a whole T.V. show as well (also due to deployment). It really gave “out in the black” some meaning for me.

Amazon has confirmed my order for the DVD set and I can’t wait to receive it on this, my latest deployment. The story is awesome and has consumed my imagination.

I look forward to sharing with all involved.

Take care.

DARKFLY

Friday, July 28, 2006 12:14 PM (P)

I've just joined today.I saw Serenity in cinema and then shortly after bought the soundtrack,then the Firefly DVD Box Set(gorram sweet),now I'm off to buy the Firefly soundtrack.

This is about to get interesting...Define interesting...Oh GOD oh GOD we're all going to die.

MAVOURNEEN

Friday, July 28, 2006 12:19 PM (P)

Pell,

Welcome!

I know that soldiers often have down time...(Husband is a former Marine) so please please please throw a Firefly night wherever you are stationed and show the box set to everyone! Firefly parties seem to be a great way to introduce people to the 'verse.

We're glad you're here - stay safe wherever you are going.

"Have you ever been with a Warrior Woman?"

TROGMAN

Friday, July 28, 2006 1:29 PM (P)

Cool! That's one of the shortest Firefly-First-Exposure-to-posting-on-FFF.net times I've seen. However, I'm sure there have been some in the "hours" range...

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Behold the great and powerful HexClock

TROGMAN

Friday, July 28, 2006 1:34 PM (P)

Awww, FloralBunny, shucks. I am all a-blushin' now.

The caption threads have been, great, and on occasion, hilarious. My quick scan of current threads doesn't see any - are they still occurring every once in while?

Maybe. I. Can't. Scan. Threads. Properly.

*************************
Can't. Sentence. Properly. - Best. Nathan. Quote.

PELL

Friday, July 28, 2006 2:35 PM (P)

Thank you Mavourneen for the well wishes.

The funny thing was that today whilst telling one of my men about the coolest movie I had just recently seen, he launched into flurry of quotes. A shin ‘dig should me no problem round here.

See ya on the boards!

TRISTAN

Friday, July 28, 2006 2:45 PM (P)

Welcome to all the new recruits! And the older lurkers (he's a 4-digiter? Whoa).
Glad you found your way home! I hope to have a chance to chat with all of you in the near future.

______________________________________

FELLOWTRAVELER

Friday, July 28, 2006 3:14 PM (P)

With such a kind welcome, who could resist? I saw the show a few times when first broadcast, but it fell off my radar once canceled. I can't remember seeing a single ad. for the movie, so that didn't jog my memory. But a few months ago I caught the back end of a SciFi channel marathon and was hooked. Bought the series DVDs the next day and consumed them ravenous spirt. I was tickled to find the movie a few days later. Happened upon this site looking for news of a sequel or a return to TV (a' la Family Guy). Sadly, I've done enough research to know there's long odds on either. What the Hell, sometimes a longshot pays off...

TROGMAN

Friday, July 28, 2006 3:46 PM (P)

Glad to be de-lurking.

Quasi-Technical web site question, for FB and Tristan - how do you know my ID number, can I look it up? How many are there total now anyway, like 400000000000000000?

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IPv6 - enough IP addresses for 50 Quintillion people to have 50 Quintillion internet addresses EACH. Yowzah. Well, my Fridge HAS been bugging me to get on the net...

TRISTAN

Friday, July 28, 2006 4:27 PM (P)

TrogMan, if you put your cursor over your screenname and look down on the bar above your task bar, you should see your data.

______________________________________

TROGMAN

Friday, July 28, 2006 4:32 PM (P)

Go it. Yowzah, we're up to ~22000!

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

TRISTAN

Friday, July 28, 2006 4:54 PM (P)

Ayup. Our big happy family is growing almost daily!

______________________________________

FLORALBUNNY

Saturday, July 29, 2006 1:21 AM (P)

Wow, Pell, thank you for your service.
And for the story.
Bet you *could* have a shindig right
out there in the black (or tan or
whatever color it is...) and not have
to engage in swordplay.
Yes, indeed, continue sharing the love
and the 'Verse and know that we're
here on the Ship, waiting for your
safe return.
*sends a large aircraft full of the
freshest berries and coldest ice-planets*

ßun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

FLORALBUNNY

Saturday, July 29, 2006 1:33 AM (P)

TrogMan!
Here:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=22398
is the current Caption thread.
Looks as if it's down to the votin' so
let's hear from everybody.
The old CAPTION 2 TIGHTPANTS had to be
retired by TCM because he was so busy
with all the other stuff.
This (above) thread has a habit of falling
off the bottom of the board, even the Top 100.
One of our favorite participants, the Evil
Emma Rigby, knows how to Google and find it
even when it seems to have disappeared.
More posting would keep it bumped.
(Hint, hint, all you creative newbies!)
ETA: 1) Anyone can vote.
2) Each round gets a fresh thread, so the
above is only good for Round 40.
3) The bun never votes for captions which
involve flatulence but recognizes that our
demo is broad and deep. And sometimes
fragrant. Heh.

ßun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Saturday, July 29, 2006 2:12 AM (P)

ahh, seeing so many new ppl brings warm feelings to my heart, feel free to join the Partay thread (which I must now bump)

hope to see you around the site

see the first bit of my sig for something that makes some wonder if I'm evil, and other if I have a death wish

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.

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Saturday, July 29, 2006 2:12 AM (P)

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This is not the post you're looking for.

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Move along.

RMMC

Saturday, July 29, 2006 3:53 AM (P)

Hi Erin! *waves back*

Glad you made it here! So the hubby's a browncoat from way back, eh? Same here. It just took me a few years to hit this site.

Please let me offer you an Irish whiskey to sip while ya wait for FollowMal, who's a wee bit busy these days. She's organizing our Summer of Serenity campaign. If ya want to find out more about that, head for the 'Browncoat Events' discussion area.

Welcome to your new online home.

******
RMMC

RMMC

Saturday, July 29, 2006 4:00 AM (P)

Wow! Hi TrogMan! Glad you decided to delurk and join us a bit.

Wow...you're one of the venerable ones! I don't think I have your will power to lurk. I think I managed for like a day and a half, tops. then I had to open my mouth...and insert my foot firmly into it.

Please let me offer you some fine Irish whiskey as well. I hope you come out to talk a bit more often!

******
RMMC

RMMC

Saturday, July 29, 2006 4:07 AM (P)

Nice to meet ya, Pell! sounds like you're fast making up time for finding the 'verse.

Please let me offer you not only a nice glass of Irish whiskey, but also my thanks for your service to your country. You're awesome!

Did ya just pick up the movie on your own, or did some good friend recommend it to ya?

*****
RMMC

RMMC

Saturday, July 29, 2006 4:12 AM (P)

Welcome to this corner of the 'verse, Darkfly! Let me offer you a nice glass of Irish Whiskey.

Ah, another soundtrack appreciater! You won't be disappointed with the Series soundtrack (except that they didn't include the 'Hero of Canton'), I could (and have) listen to it all day long, every day. yeah, it's darn fine.

Welcome again!

******
RMMC

RMMC

Saturday, July 29, 2006 4:22 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by FellowTraveler:
Sadly, I've done enough research to know there's long odds on either. What the Hell, sometimes a longshot pays off...

And to quote another fun genre movie, "Never give up. Never surrender." It has happened before, and I beleiev we can have it happen again here. We're even trying to do something even as you read this. it's called the Summer of Serenity, and our own FollowMal is doing some organizing for it. If you want more details, take a wander over to the Browncoat Events discussion are.

Welcome to the 'verse, FellowTraveler! Glad you found us. Please let me offer you a glass of Irish whiskey to sip while ya wait for FollowMal.

Yea! More new folks! This is soo SHINY!

******
RMMC

RMMC

Saturday, July 29, 2006 4:28 AM (P)

Hiya Soupcatcher! I don't normally go in RWED, so HI! *waves* Yeah, I pretty much just stick to there with the ocassional forray to 'Talk Story'.

Nice to see ya over here! Let me offer you a glass of the Tullimore Dew to toast your delurking on this part of the site.

*peers at bottle and turns it upside down* Huh. Looks like I'm needing another bottle.

Ain't it grand how much the site population keeps going? Yea!!!!

Looking foward to talking with ya a bit more in the future.

******
RMMC

AKREDHEAD

Saturday, July 29, 2006 4:58 AM (P)

Glad to be here...am enjoying my time so far...

Looking forward to meeting everyone in the 'verse.

ERINANDERSON

Saturday, July 29, 2006 5:36 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by RMMC:
Hi Erin! *waves back*
Please let me offer you an Irish whiskey to sip while ya wait for FollowMal, who's a wee bit busy these days. She's organizing our Summer of Serenity campaign. If ya want to find out more about that, head for the 'Browncoat Events' discussion area.

******
RMMC

I will certainly do that! Thanks for the welcome and the Irish Whiskey. Considering I am half irish, the whiskey is the perfect thing to hit the spot!

KILG3R

Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:17 AM (P)

I've been lurking here for awhile also, saw close the community was and just didn't really know how to jump into things..guess I can start with how I came to love Firefly and Serenity, I remember seeing the ads for Firefly before it debuted but I was in high school at the time and being home on any night for that matter seemed impossible so I didn't get to see it on its original tv run.

Eventually saw that dvds were available but never really had the money available to purchase the set, even though I was interested in watching, caught word of Serenity coming out on the internet I believe and thought I recognized the actors in it, then put 2 and 2 together and realized it was a continuation of Firefly..

Went out the next day bought the dvd set, watched in all the way through, thought it was an amazing series and couldn't believe that it was able to take off..Started lurking around the different firefly/serenity boards, really getting alot of info about everything...

Saw Serenity 4 times in theaters bringing different people with me each time, own the dvd, seems like I watch it once a week...Recently started watching the dvd set again and just decided to finally hop on here and make a post..So hello to everyone here and I look forward to posting more..

SOUPCATCHER

Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:27 AM (P)

Thanks RMMC!

My e-mail notification stopped working quite a while ago so it's a bit hard for me to keep up with the number of threads in the main section. I don't really have much to add most of the time but I enjoy ghosting.

There's actually quite a few FFFn old-timers over in the RWED. We've been carrying on variants of the same discussion for coming up on two years now (the decision back in 2004 to split RWED threads into their own section was a really really really good one, we get a mite testy at times ).

AKREDHEAD

Saturday, July 29, 2006 8:20 AM (P)

I have a question...

I'm interested in participating in this thread:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=22669

But I don't quite know what to do...are we just telling the story in turn? Are we playing roles...???

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Saturday, July 29, 2006 8:26 AM (P)

it's kind of an RPG but minus all the frustrating dice rolls

we're just there to have fun, and we'd be happy to have you, but I would suggest you read some of the backstory first (to avoid sub-plots that don't fit the continuity) so, see you onboard Serenity

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.

PELL

Saturday, July 29, 2006 11:54 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by RMMC:
Did ya just pick up the movie on your own, or did some good friend recommend it to ya?
*****
RMMC

RMMC thanks for the warm welcome.

Our unit doc was telling me about his mission to “convert folks to Firefly/Serenity” and I asked him if I could borrow his DVD. He gladly gave it over and that was the beginning of the end for ol’ Pell. Doc is crazy by the way but that is how I like my friends, makes life loads laughier!

Thanks also to Floralbunny. See you round about.

TROGMAN

Saturday, July 29, 2006 1:02 PM (P)

Whoa. Nice Whiskey. *sip, sip* *sip again* Mmmmm.

Nice welcome too! To be honest, I'm not sure why I waited to de-lurk, but here I am. I guess I am in need to participating in an active, welcoming community of Firefly / Serenity lovers.

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Boats are nice. Especially when they float.

MIMA

Saturday, July 29, 2006 2:34 PM (P)

*Mima pours herself some icewine*

Since I've mostly been lurking lately, I have a question: what happened to the other forum: serenity.browncoats.org?

Cheers to everyone wearing brown!

SINDRA

Saturday, July 29, 2006 4:21 PM (P)

Well, lesse... I've been lurking around here for a few months. Since about March, I think. Joined up in May. We don't have cable. (I know *gasp*) So, we missed Firefly entirely.

But we (the husband and I) are huge Sci-fi fans. (Our 9 month old son is named Anakin. LOL) And we'll give almost anything sci-fi related a try. So when we saw previews for the BDM we thought it was wicked cool!

We ended up not being able to see it in theatres, but rented it the week that it went to DVD. And I believe we bought the box set of Firefly about 2 weeks later. It took us that long to find it here. (We live in a somewhat small town in the foothills of the NC mountains.) We watched it straight for four days and I wanted to cry when it was over 'cause I knew there wouldn't be any more.

I've been re-watching a lot of the episodes lately. I see something new everytime. Plus I've developed an unhealthy obsession for all things Jayne and Jaylee. The Bule Sun Room is my friend. LOL

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Better'n seventy planets spinnin', and the meek have inherited not a one.

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Sunday, July 30, 2006 1:18 AM (P)

This looks like a shiny place to use me new smilie (woe betides ye who nick it)!

A shiny shiny welcome to all of you! Sorry I am late - had to stay at a core hospital for a spell!

Stick around, post often and join in the fun!

one of the Forsaken TM

FLORALBUNNY

Sunday, July 30, 2006 2:42 AM (P)

mima asked:
Since I've mostly been lurking lately, I have a question: what happened to the other forum: serenity.browncoats.org?
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Not sure about that one.
During glitches here some of us have been
using the successor to the original movie
board as a lifeboat:
http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/index.php?
Nice people over there.
Including a passel of rabid Nathan Appreciators
who cross back and forth from here to there.
And fan threads for the rest of the BDHs too.

bun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

FLORALBUNNY

Sunday, July 30, 2006 2:59 AM (P)

Kilg3r wrote:
I've been lurking here for awhile also, saw close the community was and just didn't really know how to jump into things..guess I can start with how I came to love Firefly and Serenity,
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No better way to say hello, Kilg3r,
and we'll welcome you home with a great
warm snuggly-hug.
We are close but fear not; you'll just
sink in as if you'd been dropped into
a huge fluffy featherbed.

Truly, some of us are eccentric (::koff::
RiveR6213::koff::) but we're pretty good
about figgerin' out who's a troll and who
is merely off meds. If the drama gets a
little too intense somebody is likely to
poke the thread back into shape.
Or bring on the llamas.

But that's another subject.
ð¿ð

bun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

PELL

Sunday, July 30, 2006 5:08 AM (P)

Floralbunny, I loved your bit about trolls! Reminded me of that Jayne quote "eating people alive? Where does that get fun?"

Where did I put my meds anywho.....

Take care

PELL

Sunday, July 30, 2006 12:30 PM (P)

anyone...

How do you post a PM to someone?

FLORALBUNNY

Sunday, July 30, 2006 11:37 PM (P)

Best thing for dratted trolls is
to ignore them...

PM instructions (I hope):
Log in.
Find a message posted by your intended
PM-ee.
Click "Profile" where it appears in the
lower left frame of the message.
When you arrive at the poster's profile
there will be a PM space occupying the
left-hand side of the page.
Fill 'er in (non-trollishly, heh)and Send.
Hope they check their e-mail sometime
before Earth is used up and we all have
to leave.

bun and run
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

UNHOLYDOVE

Monday, July 31, 2006 1:15 AM (P)

I'm a fairly new Browncoat recruit. I fell in love with the show early this year and have lurked on this site and these boards for a couple months. I recently got back from Comic Con San Diego. My friend and I went as Wash and Kaylee and we had a great time. We saw a showing of Serenity at the Hyatt and sat in on the Done the Impossible screening (which was very fun). One of those days, Joss the man himself approached us and complimented my Kaylee costume, which was a huge shock! Got a picture with him ( http://images.cosplay.com/showphoto.php?photo=775787). Talk abotu a thrill considering I was a huge Buffy fan when it was on.

Anyway, I wanted to get a little more active in the Browncoat community so here I am!

FLORALBUNNY

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:04 AM (P)

Darling costume, unholydove.
(Anyone who hasn't gone to look
should know there are three photos)
Some Comicon-goers had promised to post
their war stories when they got home
but there hasn't been much. Any good
stuff to report?

So neat that Joss noticed you before
you noticed him. (I'd have been tempted
to pretend I didn't know who he was,
even though that's been done already!)

Love the jacket. Quite literally shiny.
And where did you get the umbrella?

As a newcomer, have you ever been given
your virtual browncoat by FollowMal?

Been invited up to the galley? I've been
washing strawberries while I read the posts
and they're on a bed of ice, waiting to
be sampled by you and anyone else who's
interested. Come on up the steps and mind
you don't get vertigo.

bun with the colander
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

OOKAMIKAWAHARA

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:12 AM (P)

Well, welcome to the verse ladies and gents.
Suppers ready in the pantry, got sushi, mudders milk, and all other kinds of food. If anyone wants the harder stuff from the East let me know.
Sit down and enjoy the place for a spell. Enjoy the posts and banter.

Waves at FloralBunny, don't forget the rum. Can't be letting Elizabeth use up all of the rum.
Savy mate Well, back to the gorram picket line. Can't be letting any of them Alliance Boys or Fox Execs get through

mata, Ookami yori

Surren, I do like to reach out and touch them
Alliance boys long distance like. Its a pity they can't stay and play longer.

I ain't disagreen, I only wanted another drink !!!!

OOKAMIKAWAHARA

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:19 AM (P)

Welcome to the verse Unholydove,
Right shiny picts and that you got to talk with Joss himself !!! Suppers about ready, and FollowmMal will be around shortly w/ the Browncoat for ya. Well sit down and take aload off for a while.

mata, Ookami yori

RMMC

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:20 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by erinanderson:
Quote:
Originally posted by RMMC:
Hi Erin! *waves back*
Please let me offer you an Irish whiskey to sip

I will certainly do that! Thanks for the welcome and the Irish Whiskey. Considering I am half irish, the whiskey is the perfect thing to hit the spot!

Same here, which kinda explains why I give it out.

That and Irish whiskey is fantastic.

*****
RMMC

RMMC

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:34 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by SoupCatcher:
Thanks RMMC!

You're most welcome!

Quote:
Originally posted by SoupCatcher:
My e-mail notification stopped working quite a while ago so it's a bit hard for me to keep up with the number of threads in the main section. I don't really have much to add most of the time but I enjoy ghosting.

Well, at times I kinda have no life, so that explains a lot.

I've tried to 'ghost' or lurk, but I keep seeing things that I just gotta put in my 2 cents worth.

Quote:
Originally posted by SoupCatcher:

There's actually quite a few FFFn old-timers over in the RWED. We've been carrying on variants of the same discussion for coming up on two years now (the decision back in 2004 to split RWED threads into their own section was a really really really good one, we get a mite testy at times ).

I've made a foray there but it weren't the 'old timers' who sent me high-tailing out. Was the troll I encountered. It was my first troll and I said my piece and left. Yeah, I'm a bit of a weenie.

I also tend to stay away from poltiical discussions as I just get all depressed.

Nice meeting ya! Maybe I'll try another expedition there.

*****
RMMC

RMMC

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:39 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by Pell:
Quote:
Originally posted by RMMC:
Did ya just pick up the movie on your own, or did some good friend recommend it to ya?
*****
RMMC

RMMC thanks for the warm welcome.

Our unit doc was telling me about his mission to “convert folks to Firefly/Serenity” and I asked him if I could borrow his DVD. He gladly gave it over and that was the beginning of the end for ol’ Pell. Doc is crazy by the way but that is how I like my friends, makes life loads laughier!

Thanks also to Floralbunny. See you round about.

You're very welcome, Pell. I think I like your doc. Then again, I'm kinda not too stable either.

It also sounds like he's doing his part and then some.

*waves to all over there*

Enjoy your time here and stay safe there!

******
RMMC

FANOFRIVERTAM

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:42 AM (P)

Hello all. I just signed up. Saw all of the Firefly episodes and loved them. Why does Fox cancel everything good while American Idol even has news coverage even during the summer?

Anyway, I hope to be on these message boards alot.

FANOFRIVERTAM

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:42 AM (P)

Hello all. I just signed up. Saw all of the Firefly episodes and loved them. Why does Fox cancel everything good while American Idol even has news coverage even during the summer?

Anyway, I hope to be on these message boards alot.

FANOFRIVERTAM

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:42 AM (P)

Hello all. I just signed up. Saw all of the Firefly episodes and loved them. Why does Fox cancel everything good while American Idol even has news coverage even during the summer?

Anyway, I hope to be on these message boards alot.

Edit: How do I delete double posts on this site?

RMMC

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:53 AM (P)

Hi Sindra! Welcome to you and yours! Please let me offer you an Irish whiskey to sip while waiting for FollowMal to come bestow the browncoats (which will fit ya'll perfectly!)

You're not the only cableless one here 'bouts. I told Comcast what they could do in a corner by themselves about three years ago. I only regret it when SciFi runs FF marathons.

And about no more...well never say never. we're trying to get more shiny stories with our BDH's, a campaign which we're call the Summer of Serenity. Go check out the Browncoat Events discussion area for more details.

Well it only took you a few months to find us...it took me a few years, so no worries. The important thing is we're all here now.

Welcome again!

******
RMMC

SPACECOYOTE

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:56 AM (P)

I just really found out about Firefly two weeks ago and am totally blown away. Just last week I went out and bought Serenity and the complete series. I have never been this hooked in my life. I have been showing the series to my friends and they are becoming just as hooked as me. It’s sad how I have never really heard about the movie or the show until now. It feels like I have a duty to spread the word now.

If we lived here we'd be home

RMMC

Monday, July 31, 2006 2:58 AM (P)

Hi Unholydove! Welcome for FFF.net! Please accept a glass of Irish whiskey to sip.

Your costume was fantastic! Glad you got to meet Da Man himself! (Even better that he came over to you! Wow!)

You're wanting to be more active? You picked the perfect place to come to. We've got all sorts of stuff going on this summer. Go check out the Browncoat Events discussion area for more info.

Welcome again!!

******
RMMC

PELL

Monday, July 31, 2006 3:10 AM (P)

Thanks RMMC, by the way, everyone loves doc, he has the meds! :)

Hello to all the new folks like me. Your posts are great.

SINDRA

Monday, July 31, 2006 3:35 AM (P)

Ooooooh, Irish Whisky, Shiny! Thanks for the welcome RMMC.

I think I'll go meandering over to the Browncoat Events area right now. See if there's anything need tendin' to.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Better'n seventy planets spinnin', and the meek have inherited not a one.

AKREDHEAD

Monday, July 31, 2006 3:47 AM (P)

Man do I feel you...

I saw the movie when it first came out...I really enjoy Sci-Fi...

And I really enjoyed the movie...thought it was a wicket cool time...but then got wrapped up in another fandom (brokeback mountain).

Recently, rented Serenity...watched it twice...

But it wasn't until I watched Firefly that I bought on a whim to give me something to do while I'm stranded visiting my family that I truly, truly fell in love...

I am thinking about having Firefly viewing parties once a week and then showing Serenity at the end when I get back home to Anchorage...

WELCOME!

-Red

Quote:
Originally posted by SpaceCoyote:
I just really found out about Firefly two weeks ago and am totally blown away. Just last week I went out and bought Serenity and the complete series. I have never been this hooked in my life. I have been showing the series to my friends and they are becoming just as hooked as me. It’s sad how I have never really heard about the movie or the show until now. It feels like I have a duty to spread the word now.

If we lived here we'd be home

UNHOLYDOVE

Monday, July 31, 2006 4:19 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:
Darling costume, unholydove.
(Anyone who hasn't gone to look
should know there are three photos)
Some Comicon-goers had promised to post
their war stories when they got home
but there hasn't been much. Any good
stuff to report?

So neat that Joss noticed you before
you noticed him. (I'd have been tempted
to pretend I didn't know who he was,
even though that's been done already!)

Love the jacket. Quite literally shiny.
And where did you get the umbrella?

As a newcomer, have you ever been given
your virtual browncoat by FollowMal?

Been invited up to the galley? I've been
washing strawberries while I read the posts
and they're on a bed of ice, waiting to
be sampled by you and anyone else who's
interested. Come on up the steps and mind
you don't get vertigo.

bun with the colander
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

Thanks for the warm welcome!

As far as Comic Con... I had a great time! There were a ton of Browncoats everywhere and about a gazillion Jaynehats. Every time my friend and I saw one we would well out "Jaynehat!!" and point. We got a lot of laughs. We saw a screening of Serenity at the Hyatt which was awesome (except a homeless guy had found a badge and decided to take a stinky nap right next to me!). Then we saw the screening of Done the Impossible and the creators answered questions and showed some of the special features. There were so many Browncoats there! My friend and I were lucky to get front row seats (We sat through a miserable Touma panel to get them, too. Really, zombie indian chickens?? WTF?) On Sunday, there was a SoCal Browncoat meeting, but after going to every day of Con, including Preview Night, we decided to head home after lunch so we missed it. I'm a little bummed that we didn't make it, but I would have slept through it anyway. The Browncoat booth was awesome and I bought way too much stuff, including a Browncoats rubber bracelet that hasn't left my wrist.

Joss was awesome. need I say more?

The umbrella was gotten here: http://www.asianimportstore.com/whpaum.html and then I grabbed some acrylics at the craft store and painted it. Not easy by the way!

I forgot to mention, I've only been a fan for a few months but I've already converted someone and am working on my second. Mwahaha.

Virtual browncoat? Nope, not yet!

Ooo, strawberries...............

UNHOLYDOVE

Monday, July 31, 2006 4:30 AM (P)

Thanks for the whiskey, RMMC! And thanks for the welcome!

DONCOAT

Monday, July 31, 2006 5:58 PM (P)

Welcome, UnholyDove, FanOfRiverTam, and SpaceCoyote! Glad you found this little corner of the 'verse.

You can't delete a double post, but you can edit it to say "Ahhh! Another double post!". Just click the Edit selection.

FollowMal hasn't been by recently, but if you'd like a recycled browncoat to tide you over, there's a little stack over here that I've been patching up and brushing off as they... become available. Kinda hard to come by as nobody wants to return them! Nobody that's still alive, anyway.

Help yourselves. Might not fit too well, and don't ask about the stains. Once FM hands out your shiny new ones, you can drop these off in the storeroom for the next vict... er, recruit to use.

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I'm pointin' right at it!

PURPLEPENGUIN91

Monday, July 31, 2006 6:54 PM (P)

I'm not really new, but what the hell, here's my story:

I fell in love with the show when it first aired, then kind of forgot about it for a while, but eventually remembered, bought the dvd's, started joining forums, etc. Then the BDM came out, and I was active (in some places, not so much here) for a while, but the BDM gave me a kind of closure, I tried moving on, and I found new television interests. But recently I've started getting active again in the Firefly verse, and I got my copy of DTI. I watched it, and realized I'm not ready to say goodbye to the verse, and I'm trying to become active again in the community.

Anyway, I'm Carrie, and I'm looking forward to that Browncoat I'm supposed to be getting.

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Monday, July 31, 2006 11:48 PM (P)

Wow! I missed a lot *FMF note to self - no more being away!*

A Shiny welcome to all!

one of the Forsaken TM

FLORALBUNNY

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:17 AM (P)

Great report, unholydove. Not likely
I'll ever get to go to one of the cons
so I soak up all the stories and photos.
Too bad no photo of the Smelly Fan. Heh.

Thanks also for the URL for Asian stuff.
Con or not I'd love one of those umbrellas.
I thought at one point that I should go
to the place, wherever it was, that I'd seen
a display of the things hanging upside down
but realized with a jolt that The Place was
on Lilac where the robbery took place in
Serenity. Reality check, anyone? Sheeze...

And I see that DonCoat has been handing out
"refurbs" from the Used storage. No victims
involved. Please. Some of these excellent
garments get a little extra wear during
missions, adventures, or par-tays. So we
have a few trade-ins. All quite innocent.

Greetings and welcomes home and/or back to
FanofRiverTam #21670
SpaceCoyote #21671
Sindra #20704
PurplePenguin #10586.
#10586??

This evening's buffet features the customary
strawberries, brownies from Ravenhair's recipe,
wife soup, kiwis, pineapple, mangos, chocolate
cake, fresh bao, Protein As You Like It, hot
cheese, Captain's Evil Repeating Bean Dip with
reinforced chips, and anything else the rest
of the crew feel like putting together.

And lots of drinkables.

Please take care not to step on the ShipsCat
or into her dish.

bun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

RMMC

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:19 AM (P)

Welcome, Spacecoyote! Wow! You sure are catching up fast!

Please accept a glass of Irish whiskey to sip.

And that thirst for recruitment? Good thing! The more folks who watch, the more likely we are to get more. (Yea!!) And the more new friends we all make!!

*****
RMMC

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:23 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by RMMC:
Quote:
Originally posted by SoupCatcher:
Thanks RMMC!

You're most welcome!

Quote:
Originally posted by SoupCatcher:
My e-mail notification stopped working quite a while ago so it's a bit hard for me to keep up with the number of threads in the main section. I don't really have much to add most of the time but I enjoy ghosting.

Well, at times I kinda have no life, so that explains a lot. I've tried to 'ghost' or lurk, but I keep seeing things that I just gotta put in my 2 cents worth.

Quote:
Originally posted by SoupCatcher:

There's actually quite a few FFFn old-timers over in the RWED. We've been carrying on variants of the same discussion for coming up on two years now (the decision back in 2004 to split RWED threads into their own section was a really really really good one, we get a mite testy at times ).

I've made a foray there but it weren't the 'old timers' who sent me high-tailing out. Was the troll I encountered. It was my first troll and I said my piece and left. Yeah, I'm a bit of a weenie.

I also tend to stay away from poltiical discussions as I just get all depressed.

Nice meeting ya! Maybe I'll try another expedition there.

*****
RMMC

try the Ad-Hominem attack thread.

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.

RMMC

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:25 AM (P)

Welcome FanofRiverTam! Glad ya made it here! Please accept a nice glass of Irish whiskey, if you'd care to indulge.

Ah, the question you've asked is one that just dents the brainpan a bit. But the reason is: they're schmucks.

Double posts: nothing you can do, unless ya want to have some fun. (Hit the edit button on one and post something different. Some folks do SW jokes {this is not the post you're looking for} or various other things.) Double threads are usually taken over by pirates. ARRGGHHH!

Happy posting!!

******
RMMC

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:27 AM (P)

I think I started it.

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.

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:27 AM (P)

like this:

http://starwars.wikia.com/images/thumb/4/4c/Mindtrick.JPG/180px-Mindtr
ick.JPG

This is not the post you're looking for

http://starwars.wikia.com/images/thumb/4/4c/Mindtrick.JPG/180px-Mindtr
ick.JPG

Move along.

RMMC

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:34 AM (P)

Welcome back, PurplePenguin91!! Seeing old friends return is just as much of a delight as meeting new ones!

Please accept a nice glass of Irish Whiskey to sip while waitin' for your browncoat.

I can understand the closure feeling after the BDM even if that's not what happened for me (I just got more of a bee in my bonnet and found here) but glad to see you changed your mind. This 'verse ain't over...not by a long shot. That, and I haven't sung yet. At least not for that reason.

Welcome home!!

******
RMMC

PURPLEPENGUIN91

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:34 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by FLORALBUNNY

PurplePenguin #10586.
#10586??

What is that? My usernumber? And how do you find that?

RMMC

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:41 AM (P)

I'm not bun, but...when looking at the responses, put your mouse curser over the name in yellow. It will tell you the user Reg number. :)

*****
RMMC

PURPLEPENGUIN91

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:45 AM (P)

oh cool. thanks!

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 7:01 PM (P)

one of the Forsaken TM

FLORALBUNNY

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 1:22 AM (P)

purplepenguin91 wrote:
Monday, July 31, 2006 15:45
oh cool. thanks!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Glad you didn't have to wait for me
to straggle back with an answer...
Heh.

It's always fun to see one of the
Venerable Four-Digiters show up, but
there must be a cool category for
Early Fives as well.

And for Returning Prodigals who just
couldn't stay away.

bun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

OUT2THEBLACK

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 4:48 AM (P)

Ni Hao , Shiny 'Verse Fans !

Just want to de-lurk and give a shout to all decent folk hereabouts !

I'm Browncoat by nature , Flan since the promos in the summer of '02 . Eagerly anticipated the premiere on Sept. 20 , 2002 . Lurked about the boards 'til it looked like our beloved 'verse was being threatened by the ' hands of blue '. Sent my post-card to the network that shall live only ' in infamy ' . Never wrote to television
' execs ' before then . Never had a reason to .
' TV Exec ' = ' Idjit ' .

I'll tell you what . All of the newly-minted Browncoats are a source of inspiration to me .
Raise a cup of your favored brew , and repeat in Browncoat solidarity :

" I'm thinking we'll rise again . "

Browncoat Liberty . Browncoat Solidarity . Browncoat Pride .

Never give up . Never give up . Never give up . Never , Never , Never .

Remember , network execs 'killed' Star Trek . Several series and TEN movies later , Trek is looking for an eleventh major motion picture .

Serenity is still flyin' !

Remember , little albatros , Love keeps her in the air . Tells you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens .

Never mind about all the math in the verse . That's for the bean-counters . We're BROWNCOATS , gorrammit !

We're gonna 'choke' the naysayers with their own words !

YINYANG

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 5:23 PM (P)

Guess I should properly introduce myself. I'll do so using my Firefly testimonial from the Virtual Firefly boards:

Well, here goes.

My brother moved in almost three months ago (read: the beginning of May). He bugged me a couple of days later while watching the pilot. It was "Come see Jayne! He's hilarious; you'll love him!" or some such to that extent. I resisted. I was tired, and busy, and most of the things my brother finds interesting I don't. But, I had to go past the TV sometime.

He talked at me some more, made me watch the part where Mal uses the sticky through the "Any one you can walk away from" line. Still a little bored, kind of tired. I don't remember what it was at the time, but I sat down later and popped it in (or my brother popped it in - the details are fuzzy). I'm intrigued, and look - it's the redhead from "A Knight's Tale"! Playing with dinosaurs!

But, the clincher for me (as for a few of my friends) was the moment where Mal lies to Simon about Kaylee's status, and they laugh about it. That was so funny it hurt!

Over the course of the next four days (you heard me, four) I watched all the episodes and the movies. I said I'd watch Firefly until my eyes bled (which hasn't happened - yet). Firefly is like heroin - I was hooked from that first hit. Since then, I have watched the series and the movie nine times (once for every week I've had access to it; I let a friend borrow it for a couple other weeks), with commentary and without. I have found the filk and downloaded it. I have watched all the special features - again, with and without commentary. I have found pictures and pictures and interviews and interviews and articles and articles and bios and bios and reviews and reviews.

In the words of my brother: "You're geeking hard." I admit it. I L-O-V-E Firefly!

---

Forgive me, for I am new.

ISAACSHEPHERD

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7:03 PM (P)

I just wanted to say welcome to all who are new to this site and have come out of lurking. Throughout the summer I've popped in and out of the picture like Niska but I'm trying to stay back in the action. Everyone is pretty shiny here so feel free to speak your piece. Until next time all fellow Browncoats.

IS

The Bible's a bit fuzzy on the subject of kneecaps.

MAL4PREZ

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7:51 PM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by yinyang:
In the words of my brother: "You're geeking hard."

LOL!! I love it, that is such a perfect description!! I've been geeking kinda hard myself...

Welcome yinyang!

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I'm the president. I don't need to listen.

RMMC

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 8:09 PM (P)

Hiya, out2theblack! *waves* Nice to meet ya! *offer a glass of Irish whiskey* Please accept a nice glass of whiskey to enjoy.

Man, a longtime 'Coat are you! I never did see the TV promos, just read all the articles in mag's like 'Starlog' and was hyper about it.

I was still hyper, inspite of the network that shall remain nameless and my local affiliate (who kept pre-empting it...not for local sports, but for ruttin' movies!) when it can on.

And, four years later, am still hyper about it.

And I'd like to add a toast: To our BDM's, JOSS, and all the flans, old and new recruits, we are the shiniest folks in the 'verse!

******
RMMC

RMMC

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 8:15 PM (P)

Welcome Yinyang!

Nothing to apologize for in being new someplace. Everyone has been at sometime or the other. Glad you caved in to your brother and found the 'verse!

Please accept this glass of Irish whiskey to sip.

Quote:
"You're geeking hard."

I like that! I suppose most of us here are guilty of that.

So, come on in, make your self at home, and enjoy!

******
RMMC

KELKHIL

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:09 PM (P)

Howdy Howy All!

Quick intro....

My first experiance with Firefly was the commercials they would run during Buffy near the end of the series. (At least I think it was Buffy). I had been a fan of The almighty Joss from the first 5 minutes of Buffy. (When I finally got around to watching it). I will admit that at first I did not watch Buffy because of all the hype people made for it. Usually when a series is praised that highly it is another boring sitcom.

I digress....

When I saw the first commercial I was perplexed. How does one do a Sci-Fi Western? But I was pulled into the 'Verse in minutes. I have always loved the dialog that Joss writes and this was his best! And then it was gone
I was so confused as to what happened to it.

Then out of the blue Serenity previews showed up on the screen. The warm fuzzy memories flooded back. I was so stoked that I saw it first showing opening day not to mention a few more times after.

I just bought the Series on DVD and I have had the Serenity DVD since X-Mas and I an reliving every episode again and again. I just wish there was more.

Well thats me. Nice to know that there are other 'Verse Junkies out there.

K-

Must...Find...Signature...Phrase

DONCOAT

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:20 PM (P)

Hello and welcome, Out2theBlack, Yinyang, and Kelkhil! Glad you found your way to this shiny corner of the 'verse.

Around these parts we like to greet newcomers (and delurked oldcomers) with a gift of a virtual browncoat. Usually the indomitable FollowMal hands out spankin' new coats that fit perfectly, but when she's busy elsewhere, I like to offer a loan from my stash of recycled 'coats.

They may not fit quite so well, and they have a few miles on 'em, patches and stains and such, but you're more than welcome to wear one until you get your own. Just toss 'em back in the storeroom for the next recruit when you can.

And by all means, join the fun here. There's lots to see and do while we hold the line!

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I'm pointin' right at it!

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:42 PM (P)

Glad to see so many new recruits dropping by. I encourage lurkers to communicate more. Like to know y'all are still out there.

TASIA

Thursday, August 3, 2006 5:16 AM (P)

I saw the movie then fell in love with the series. And of course started looking up everything Firefly/Serenity I could find. Besides this place, I like hanging at CafePress.com and making a wishlist of all the fun merchandise.

I'm in Oregon, looks like we have a pretty active PDX Browncoats group so I'm hoping to get hooked up with them.

I do SCA events as a hobby. Swordfighting mostly.

Looking forward to meeting everyone and chatting.

Tasia

FLORALBUNNY

Thursday, August 3, 2006 5:45 AM (P)

Shiny! More crew!

tasia #19451 de-lurking I assume?
"Use of a sw'what?"
We'll expect to see some photos of
the long 'n' blade-y.

Yinyang #21703 What a classic story
of hook-age. Your bro is right.

Kelkhil #21710 Our newest number on
the thread. Getting on for 22k...

Yep. Grab those coats until the spiffier
ones arrive, and try not to get too
many holes shot in them. From looking
at Captain's coat where Patience shot him
you can tell we lack somewhat in the dept.
of patching skills.

And here are the evening's strawberries,
our best non-alcoholic recruiting tool,
traded in the market for a bag of llama
wool recovered from an old par-tay thread.

Join us in the galley where the golden
light makes us all feel so warm and look
so very good.

bun on the run
~frou-frou sigline~

TASIA

Thursday, August 3, 2006 6:10 AM (P)

yep - I haven't participated that much until now. Honestly the site is initially a bit hard to figure out, but I think I have it down now.

Lots of great info.

T~

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Thursday, August 3, 2006 7:00 AM (P)

Wow, someone from my thousand. shiny!

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.

TASIA

Thursday, August 3, 2006 3:38 PM (P)

yeah it was back in march or early april I joined, I think.

Then just got pulled back in.

You can't leave Serenity and Serenity doesn't leave you.

T~

KINGKILLER

Thursday, August 3, 2006 4:10 PM (P)

Hi, just stopped by to introduce myself. I'm one of those people who discovered the 'verse by watching Serenity and then going back and watching the series (not actually that confusing.)

CAROLJUDE

Friday, August 4, 2006 1:28 AM (P)

Well, here I am...

I've been lurking for about a month. I've been a completely obsessed Browncoat for about a month. I first saw Firefly... about a month ago (I worked nights when it was first on, and feel like I've been in a coma the last 4 years...)

I have to say, this is the show I've been dreaming of since the summer of 1977 (yep, I preferred the scoundrel to the sky walker.) I dreamed of being these people, being with these people (not like THAT! Well, not all of them) for, yipes - nearly 30 years. If Zoe Washburne had existed when I was a teenager, I think I might have turned out... thinner.

I feel like an anachronism in this 'verse. Misplaced, mis-timed, misfired. I tend to live to escape into my mind, and Firefly is the closest to what's in there than anything I've ever experienced.

Also, I have two cats and a closet full of original 'Trek and 'Wars toys that I can't ever find the time to list on eBay. My other great passion is Bruce Springsteen, and I really miss Woolworth's. I guess that sort of sums me up.

I've successfully recruited my boss and his wife, now I'm working on the really excellent young man who works for us. I have no doubt he'll succomb, although he hated Brazil, which I thought would become his favorite movie ever. So I guess we'll see...

I spent my youth wishing Star Trek would come back one day. Spent college waiting for more Star Wars. Hope to spend not too much more of my middle age awaiting the return of the most wonderful universe ever.

Hi.

Walk tall, or don't walk at all...

TROGMAN

Friday, August 4, 2006 1:42 AM (P)

Well said, and welcome!

You've captured the unique feeling of dicovering the 'verse...

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Holdin' till you get back, Cap'n.

FLORALBUNNY

Friday, August 4, 2006 2:10 AM (P)

tasia wrote:
Honestly the site is initially a bit hard to figure out, but I think I have it down now.
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Yepper. It's like the Sereni-Tree: open a
door and find way, way more on the other side
than you expected.

CAROLJUDE #20837 It's hard to imagine how
many new members we've acquired in a mere
month. (Is anybody listening??) Keep those
new recruits coming into this lovely 'Verse.

KINGKILLER #21748 already. Oh, so shiny.
Spread the word, the love...

Strawberries for all. I bought 'em with
cashy money which turned up in the par-tay
thread, so you needn't worry that I had to
use my Persephonian cosh on some innocent
skull. Or even a semi-guilty one. &¿&

Then come to the galley and bask in the glow.

bun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

OUT2THEBLACK

Friday, August 4, 2006 4:45 AM (P)

Quote:
Originally posted by RMMC:
Hiya, out2theblack! *waves* Nice to meet ya!

Man, a longtime 'Coat are you! I never did see the TV promos, just read all the articles in mag's like 'Starlog' and was hyper about it.

And I'd like to add a toast: To our BDM's, JOSS, and all the flans, old and new recruits, we are the shiniest folks in the 'verse!

******
RMMC

Hmm , mei-mei , xie-xie , for the whiskey ! Love that Irish from E-T-W , Bushmills particularly , but Jameson's is fine too ! Not excitable as to choice , just as long as there's some choosin' to be done !

The promos that I recall were set to the Smashmouth tune , ' Walking On The Sun ' . Anybody happen to have the promos on tape ? Or better still , perhaps someone fanvid-ly talented could re-create something exactly similar , so the nameless network could remain infamously nameless . We need something like that on YouTube or iFilm or googleVideo ( No ! How about all 3 ? ) . Gotta call up all the 'Coats in the verse .

I started to try recalling the lyrics to the song , to re-capture the feel of the time , and did a search and found this little snippet :

And they folked out with guitars around a bon fire
Just singin' and clappin' man what the hell happened
Some were spell bound some were hell bound
Some they fell down and some got back up and
Fought back 'gainst the melt down

It instantly evoked that scene on Haven with Kaylee by fireflight , which warms my heart and sets my guts on fire !

And , concerning the shiniest folk in the verse , I second that emotion ! Shiny we are . And so gorram pretty !

Thanks for the BigDamn Browncoat welcome , and now that I'm tipsy with the whiskey , may I have another ? I'll buy this round , here's one for you and all the shiny folk around the fire .

DARKFLY

Friday, August 4, 2006 9:39 PM (P)

I'm a new member I only joined a week ago and already enjoying the company of fellow Browncoats.And what's this about Followmal giving new members virtual Browncoats,cause I want one.
After watching Serenity in the cinema when it came out I was instantly hooked,I've now got the Serenity soundtrack,Serenity DVD,Serenity UMD,Firefly DVD Box Set(yeah now that's what I'm talking about),and the Firefly soundtrack.

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Go to http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=19&t=22697 for more info!

This is about to get interesting...Define interesting...Oh GOD oh GOD we're all going to die.

DARKFLY

Friday, August 4, 2006 9:39 PM (P)

Double post oh bugger!
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This is about to get interesting...Define interesting...Oh GOD oh GOD we're all going to die.

RMMC

Friday, August 4, 2006 11:35 PM (P)

Wow, more shiny new folks! I'm sorry for the delay in greeting, but I'm packing to leave on vacation, so I'll also need to be a little brief.

Welcome to the new folks Kelkhil, Tasia, Kingkiller and CarolJude! Welcome to your new internet home! Please accept a glass of Irish whiskey to sip.

Wow, we such a diverse group. I just love it!

Out2theBlack: Thanks kindly for the offer to buy, here's your Bushmills. I take a Tullimore Dew.

Darkfly: I dunno where FollowMal's gotten to, she's been kinda busy the past month or so. you'll get one...just as soon as she finds you.

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RMMC

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