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POSTED BY: bitty
UPDATED: Thursday, February 6, 2003 07:59
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BITTY

Friday, November 1, 2002 8:46 PM

Hi all,

I'm doing everything in our power to save the show that's become the only reason I stay home on Friday nights. I've done three big mailings so far of postcards and plan to do at least two more this weekend.

What I want to know is if anyone has all the episodes that have aired so far on tape. I missed the premiere and though I haven't missed any since, our tape that had the episodes on them was fried in the machine last night. (Yeah, I'm still trying to recover from that blow.) Is anyone taping the episodes in case (God forbid) the show is cancelled so we don't lose it for all time? If so, I would be interested to talk to you about it and make payment/shipping arrangements for copies.

Keep thinking good thoughts, everyone, and doing whatever you can to save this terrific show.

"Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoe?"
"Had a kinda poetry to it, sir."

HJERMSTED

Friday, November 1, 2002 10:41 PM

I've been taping it!
I tape on EP, tho so they're not of the highest quality (I stack episodes back-to-back editing commercials out on the fly in order to fit 10 episodes per T-160). Don't get me wrong, they look good... the eps are just in EP mode.

mattro

BOBKNAPTOR

Saturday, November 2, 2002 12:03 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hjermsted:
I've been taping it!
I tape on EP, tho so they're not of the highest quality (I stack episodes back-to-back editing commercials out on the fly in order to fit 10 episodes per T-160). Don't get me wrong, they look good... the eps are just in EP mode.

mattro

I've got Matt's tapes of Angel... They look great. :) (at least I think it's this Matt.... Matt, is that you? Hannah's friend?) He even gave me print-outs with summaries of each episode and writer/director credits. Speaking of which... Matt, I was just about to offer a bribe for firefly tapes! What'll it take? More chocolate? or something more substantial this time?

______________
That'll put marzipan in your pie plate, bingo!

BITTY

Saturday, November 2, 2002 1:07 AM

Wow...what a relief!

Once we know the fate of the show, I'd like to get in touch with you about getting a copy of your tape(s) (EP sounds just fine...that's how I was recording them). If you'd be so inclined, of course!

If you're willing, please e-mail me at zuzuspetals@web-ster.com so that we can discuss payment and shipping arrangements.

And thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

bitty

JODA

Wednesday, November 6, 2002 5:43 AM

I have all episodes up to last week. I forgot to set recorder before going to work. If anyone would be willing to sell me a copy or so please email me at gba84@yahoo.com.

-Joda

HJERMSTED

Wednesday, November 6, 2002 5:10 PM

Quote:

I've got Matt's tapes of Angel... They look great. :) (at least I think it's this Matt.... Matt, is that you? Hannah's friend?) He even gave me print-outs with summaries of each episode and writer/director credits. Speaking of which... Matt, I was just about to offer a bribe for firefly tapes! What'll it take? More chocolate? or something more substantial this time?

Yeah, it's me! Thanks for the chocolate. Glad you're enjoying the tapes.

My e-mail address is hjermsted@hotmail.com.

I'm willing to make dubs for kind folk who need them. However, I can tell you right now in exchange for the tape(s), you'll have to prove to me that you have sent pro-Firefly postcards to Fox and to Firefly's sponsors.

(don't worry, everything you need for that is here: www.fireflysupport.com)

mattro

SIGNYM

Wednesday, November 6, 2002 7:41 PM

Tapes! I need tapes!

How many postcards do you want me to send???

HJERMSTED

Thursday, November 7, 2002 10:19 PM

One each to Fox and all of the advertisers (listed at www.fireflysupport.com) is enough for me.

It'll cost you around $10 in postage and a little extra if you print up the cards yourself.

Totally worth it if you ask me.
Helps the cause and gets you a tape full of Firefly!

mattro
hjermsted@hotmail.com

FURYFIRE

Thursday, November 7, 2002 10:35 PM

Yeah i'd be really interested too, my damn VCRS keep screwing up the tapes, so the Serenity crew sound like Alvin and the Chipmunks, and i have to miss parts because of this and that i work on Friday nights. Dam. ope you can drop me a line. toothytheshark@hotmail.com

If you know anyone that can help my screenwriting career, please help! And yes, I am self-advertising here. Hehehe, me such a little devil.

SAINTOFCHEESE

Sunday, November 10, 2002 2:31 AM

eh.. i have everything from Our mrs. Reynolds on... but i need the earlier stuff

~*Saint of Cheese*~

SEVERA

Tuesday, November 19, 2002 4:53 PM

Hello everyone,

I'm new to the group so "Hi". I am also very interested in the tapes. I missed the first couple of episodes so let me know what you need and how much for a copy. I was actually a little worried that I might not be able to find copies. I was very happy to find this thread.

Oh, and I already signed the petition. I'll send out postcards this week.

--Severa
Please contact me at severa327@yahoo.com with the details for payment.

FENSTER

Thursday, December 12, 2002 6:40 PM

Hey Matt!

You've probably gotten alot of requests for you tapes but I would love a copy of them. I was taping the show but my sister accidentally taped over some of my tapes while I was away.

I can Paypal you some money to cover the costs of the tapes.

If you had the time to do this I would really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Fenster

DBLAKE

Sunday, December 29, 2002 9:49 PM

Hello, ive been searching and searching for tapes ,ive all the eposides that aired on television except 2 the train job and buschwacked im willing to trade I bought off of e-bay the train job and serenity which have some diifernt scenes then the episodes that aired,also looking for war stories my tv kept missing up.If not interested in trading im more than willing to purchase please e-mail me with info.....Thanks dblake@frognet.net

PERSEPHONE1113

Monday, December 30, 2002 5:58 AM

I have all episodes and previews (only half of the preview of Bushwacked) taped in EP. Train Job, Bushwacked, and Our Mrs. Reynolds were taped before I got digital cable so they are kinda fuzzy. I can't make copies, but I could loan my treasured tapes to a desperate fan if needed. What about V-CDs? I've seen them on Ebay a few times, but they are in the European format....

-Persephone
-who can't wait for a DVD...*crosses fingers*
-and a UPN pick up *crosses all things that can be crossed*

GUAILO

Tuesday, January 7, 2003 10:34 PM

Well, heck, PAL format doesn't do us Browncoats no good...

For what reason are you unable to make copies? I'd love to get all of them on VHS (EP recordings are great if it's not on TV anymore at all - I'll take what I can get, right?)

Let me know the sitch via e-mail. I have a line on some VCD versions, but don't really have anything to play that on consistantly so I'd prefer VHS, at whatever quality.

GAMBIT3

Tuesday, January 7, 2003 11:41 PM

I have all the episodes in SVCD format, except "Out of Gas" (my favorite!!! >:( ).

I like SVCD better cuz I think the quality's better, it lasts longer, and it's easy duplicatable. Most newer DVD players support SVCD (check your manual), or, failing that all windows PCs should be able to play it, as long as you got a CD-Rom.

Oh, and BTW, VCD is NOT a PAL format. I have copious amounts of VCDs in NTSC. VCD is not natively one or the other. It's how you encode the MPG that determines that. Ok, if you have any questions, want copies, or can provide me with "Out of Gas", leave me your email here.

Cheers,
Gambit.

__________________________
Kaylee, will you marry me? Please?? Peeeeeeeze?

DMANWARLLAMAS

Thursday, January 9, 2003 4:16 AM

I recorded all the eps to MiniDV from my TIVO. I'm in the process of putting them all on VCD and then on DVD. I've got eps 1-6 on VCD, so far. I should have the rest of the VCD's done in the next week or so. I'll work on the DVD's after that, as time permits(I encode 6 other shows besides Firefly weekly). I have 'The Train Job' and 'Bushwacked' on DVD, but I'm not completely satified with the quality yet. email me if you want VCD's.

Thanks,
D-man[WarLlamas]

GIRLIE

Thursday, January 9, 2003 6:50 AM

There are no other shows!

Objects in the mirror may be dumber then they appear.

NOOCYTE

Thursday, January 9, 2003 8:10 AM

I think that having DVDs of FF would be downright shiny! please email me with any details (there are some SVCDs for sale on E-Bay...but my player won't play SVCDs. Go figure.). Please email me with any info on how to obtain.

Thanx!

Noocyte (veteran Fox and UPN letter-writer, BTW)

Department of Redundancy Department

LOSTANGEL

Friday, January 10, 2003 5:32 PM

I don't know if my dvd player will accept vcd. It is 2-3 years old, and practially a dinosaur by today's standards.

Sooooo, I would give you my firstborn for dvds except that 1) I don't have any and 2) who would want more kids than they already have anyway?

But I would use the old fashioned currency of money or chocolate or whatever you ask for a set of DVDs. Especially since UPN turned us down. So email me at bigsister9874@yahoo.com.

Please!

and yes, I'm taking this all personal like.

Lost Angel

Zoe: See Honey, he's putting the hair away
River: But it still be there...waiting.

NADJA

Friday, January 10, 2003 8:58 PM

"I want my
I want my
I want my VCD's..."

Hope in the midst of all this UPN/Sci-Fi craziness, some nice tech-happy Browncoats are still willing to make some VCD copies. I think there are a number of you floating around--please email me!

Thanks--I'll obviously pay for shipping and any other costs incurred!

Keeper of Companion Academy Training & Jayne's loogie

JASONZZZ

Saturday, January 11, 2003 1:58 AM

DVD media is way... too expensive.
For a set of DVD media. You can
pick up a brand spanking new DVD
player that will play just about
everything you put in it.
Those things go for $65 nowadays.

cheap, compared to $3-$5 per DVD.

Quote:
Originally posted by lostangel:
I don't know if my dvd player will accept vcd. It is 2-3 years old, and practially a dinosaur by today's standards.

Sooooo, I would give you my firstborn for dvds except that 1) I don't have any and 2) who would want more kids than they already have anyway?

But I would use the old fashioned currency of money or chocolate or whatever you ask for a set of DVDs. Especially since UPN turned us down. So email me at bigsister9874@yahoo.com.

Please!

and yes, I'm taking this all personal like.

Lost Angel

Zoe: See Honey, he's putting the hair away
River: But it still be there...waiting.

DMANWARLLAMAS

Saturday, January 11, 2003 8:16 AM

What? Come on Jzzz. DVD-R media is <$1 each.(allmediaoutlet.com, yesbuy.net) You can easily put 2 episodes per disc, so that's only 6 discs for all 11 FF eps. Labels are around $0.25 each. Add a DVD 'Amaray' case for $0.30, and print a nice color insert for another $0.25 and there you have it. $15 worth of materials for the whole FF DVD set!

BUT, my labor to do all this? Cha-Ching!!! figure 45 minutes x 12 episodes (Serenity is essentially 2 eps) to capture them. 2-3 hours x 12 episodes to encode the .m2v files. 2-3 hours x 6 discs to layout the menus and sub-menus. 37 minutes x 6 discs to burn each DVD-R @ 2x. Then, 90 minutes x 6 discs to proof the masters for any 'hick-ups'. We have to be getting up around $100 a set by now, right? And they will be 'broadcast quality'!

VCD's are easy! I can capture>edit>encode>burn>label an episode for VCD in 3-4 hours, and once it's done I can duplicate them in any computer with a CD burner. But it will never look better than VHS quality. ( www.vcdhelp.com) Why would want to pay $25-$40 for VCD/VHS quality? You get what you pay for.

SVCD's are better than VCD, but most DVD players are picky about the encoding. The slightest 'hick-up' and the player usually freezes up. Plus, SVCD are equal to S-VHS quality at best.

As for DVD players, if it won't play VCD's, then it most likely won't like the DVD-R media too well either! Check this list for the the current 'Top Rated' players and to see if yours is on it. http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDname=&Search=Search&toprate=T
op+User+Rated

I have a AMPEX AD-1100W with the 'Macro-vision/ Multi region' "Patch" and it plays nearly everything you put in it. $70 @ Wal-Mart.

Good luck! I'll let y'all know when I have DVD's available!

D-man[WarLamas]

DEEMENTEDB

Saturday, January 11, 2003 9:59 PM

Hi just joined, but been reading fan fics here for awhile, I have all episodes on tape except for 'train job'. Anyway, could i get a copy on vhs? I will pay for postage and time if anyone is able to make copies, would be much appreciated. I waited hoping there would be reruns or something. Maybe there still will be, plus the new episodes but just in case...

thanks

Briana

HARRIET VANE

Monday, January 13, 2003 3:00 AM

Hi, I see that you've got all the firefly eps on tape. Someone callusly taped over my "Serenity" with some A and E . . . well, I don't want to talk about it. Is there any chance if I sent you a tape and money for mailing you could send me a copy? And if the annswer's Yes, I didn't get "Train Job" either, could I snach that one off you too?
If Yes, you are my favorite person alive.
If no, thanks anyways

Harri

"So if I spell anything wrong kindly have the kindness to overlook it." -- Franny from "Franny and Zooey"

PIPER

Monday, January 13, 2003 6:51 AM

Hello all! I am hoping some kind soul will take pity on me and be willing to send me the Firefly episodes I managed not to tape. I would be willing to send tapes/money and cover all shipping costs. Thanks in advance for your help. You can reach me at:piper14@ptialaska.net

Keep sending those postcards!!

LIFEOFWILY

Monday, January 13, 2003 9:43 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Gambit3:
...Ok, if you have any questions, want copies, or can provide me with "Out of Gas", leave me your email here.

Cheers,
Gambit.

Contact me here: author@lifeofwily.com

PLEASE!!!

The best show ever made must not be lost!!

~newbs (lifeofwily)
http://www.lifeofwily.com

no power in the 'verse can stop me

LITTLEDUTCHGIRL

Thursday, February 6, 2003 7:59 AM

Hi everyone,

Newbie here! And I'm in desperate need of Firefly tapes. Would anyone be willing make copies for me? Of course I would pay for shipping and whatever work you put into it. Since the show has disappeared, and I was forced to watch Mr. Sterling, I need something to get me through it. I'd be very grateful.

Email: lisamona13@yahoo.com

Thanks! (oh btw, I do live in the states now, so don't worry about shipping to Europe lol)

Dutch ppl; there are more of us than you think