Who's been a member of FFF.net the longest?

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TIGER

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:06 PM

I was looking over my profile today and noticed I've been a member since August 22, 2002. I was wondering how many of you signed up here even before that?

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...In pleasant peace and security
How suddenly the soul in a man begins to die.
He shall look up above the stalled oxen
Envying the cruel falcon,
And dig under the straw for a stone
To bruise himself on.

SOUTHERNMERC

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:08 PM

Isn't that Haken?

Seriously tho, this site has been up since before FF was on the air. Speak up, old timers!

Jayne: "See, Vera? You get dressed up, you get taken someplace fun!"

DRACOS

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:10 PM

Oh, I was here long before the site was even founded.

Wait a second...

Oh my, I'm being dellusional again.

"Dont ask me silly questions.
I wont play silly games."
-Blaine
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"Somebody tries to kill you you go ahead and try to kill them right on back!"
-Mal
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"I'm gonna kill you with my tea-cup."
-Riddick

TYMEN

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:17 PM

Member Since: Friday, May 31, 2002 11:46

I've been here, a long time.

Tymen

JASONZZZ

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:34 PM

I believe that honor belongs to M31,
Member Since: Sunday, June 18, 2000 14:11

http://www.fireflyfans.net/showprofile.asp?u=14

Haken is actually here...
Member Since: Monday, March 11, 2002 06:39
http://www.fireflyfans.net/showprofile.asp?u=739

And then right after that looks like it's cwcandromeda,
Member Since: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 22:43

http://www.fireflyfans.net/showprofile.asp?u=726

but I think the most currently active member *and* the oldest member goes to Novagrass:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/showprofile.asp?u=745
Member Since: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 17:39

DRACOS

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:46 PM

This used to be an Andromeda site? Huh.

"Dont ask me silly questions.
I wont play silly games."
-Blaine
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"Somebody tries to kill you you go ahead and try to kill them right on back!"
-Mal
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"I'm gonna kill you with my tea-cup."
-Riddick

HAKEN

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Dracos:
This used to be an Andromeda site? Huh.

Yup. The initial core code, which has since been rewritten, was originally developed for an Andromeda site. Without going into the details, the production company that produced Andromeda, imho, betrayed the fans by doing a lot of crappy things that ruined the series. So I (and likely many others) stopped watching the series and yanked my support.

I've since heard the series was cancelled because the production company went out of business (gee, I wonder why). And I've also heard that the writing was so bad that even the series finale sucked pidan (Chinese thousand years old egg).

Man, I better stop here before I start ranting about all the crap that went on with that series.

JASONZZZ

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:03 PM

Some of the early beginnings of this board's software and backend was andromedatvfans.net.

About the time that sort of crapped out, Haken saw the early seedlings of Firefly and converted and used the same software for this new website. It has grown a lot since then.

I think that, for a long while, andromeda remained a forum within this site, but was let go eventually.

JASONZZZ

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:05 PM

What's with all of the blank members?

TIGER

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:06 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
I believe that honor belongs to M31,
Member Since: Sunday, June 18, 2000 14:11

Is this a mistake?

[never mind. Just read Haken's post about this site originally being an andromeda site. I assume M31 was a member of that forum.]

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...In pleasant peace and security
How suddenly the soul in a man begins to die.
He shall look up above the stalled oxen
Envying the cruel falcon,
And dig under the straw for a stone
To bruise himself on.

HAKEN

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:08 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
About the time that sort of crapped out, Haken saw the early seedlings of Firefly and converted and used the same software for this new website.

I didn't want to waste good code.

Sure, I could have sold the code and bought a BMW, but then, there wouldn't be a great Firefly site with a great family of Browncoats.

I'm definately sure I made the right choice.

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
Without going into the details, the production company that produced Andromeda, imho, betrayed the fans by doing a lot of crappy things that ruined the series.

Concensus is that the root problem was hiring Sorbo to be both the lead actor and the Executive Producer. He had too much power and thought he could run the whole shebang.

Quote:
I've since heard the series was cancelled because the production company went out of business (gee, I wonder why). And I've also heard that the writing was so bad that even the series finale sucked pidan (Chinese thousand years old egg).

Actually the 5th season is in production, without the currenly very pregnant Lexa Doig (I'm happy for her and wish her dozens of fat children). How they're gonna do "Andromeda" without Andromeda herself remains to be seen. They'll probably just call it "Captain Hunt Saves The Universe!" or something.

And yes, the season finale did suck (they finally gave up pretending and had Dylan deus ex machinaed into a god

).

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

HAKEN

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:

What's with all of the blank members?

Blank members?

JASONZZZ

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
About the time that sort of crapped out, Haken saw the early seedlings of Firefly and converted and used the same software for this new website.

I didn't want to waste good code. Sure, I could have sold the code and bought a BMW, but then, there wouldn't be a great Firefly site with great family of Browncoats.

I'm definately sure I made the right choice.

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that the code (or the site) was crap. I meant that about the time the show crapped out.

Hey, all programmers are "lazy" by trade. Who wants to rewrite code that has been written already? People who keep rewriting the same stuff over and over and over again are crazy and inefficient.

JASONZZZ

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:13 PM

Yeah, like:

http://www.fireflyfans.net/showprofile.asp?u=13

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:

What's with all of the blank members?

Blank members?

HAKEN

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Actually the 5th season is in production, without the currenly very pregnant Lexa Doig (I'm happy for her and wish her dozens of fat children). How they're gonna do "Andromeda" without Andromeda herself remains to be seen. They'll probably just call it "Captain Hunt Saves The Universe!" or something.

Oh...I learned something new. So who's the dad? SG1's Michael Shanks? I know they were dating for a while.

And a 5th season? Man, that just makes Firefly's cancellation hurt a bit more.

MALCOLM

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:27 PM

Member Since: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 07:29

I mostly lurk, but I'm an oldtimer!

-MBS

DRACOS

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:30 PM

Quote:
Oh...I learned something new. So who's the dad? SG1's Michael Shanks? I know they were dating for a while.

And a 5th season? Man, that just makes Firefly's cancellation hurt a bit more.

Yeah, I'm kind of curious about the pregnancy too as I hadnt heard about it and they dont have a bio for her in the IMDB.

The fifth season is going to be on sci-fi which leads me to want to withhold judgement until it starts up. Sci-fi Channel can be pretty hit and miss about quality and I'm willing to hope that they can pull off a good last season and let the show die in peace.

You know, especially since it was a good show in the begining.

"Dont ask me silly questions.
I wont play silly games."
-Blaine
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"Somebody tries to kill you you go ahead and try to kill them right on back!"
-Mal
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"I'm gonna kill you with my tea-cup."
-Riddick

ANNIK

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
Without going into the details, the production company that produced Andromeda, imho, betrayed the fans by doing a lot of crappy things that ruined the series.
Concensus is that the root problem was hiring Sorbo to be both the lead actor and the Executive Producer. He had too much power and thought he could run the whole shebang.

Quote:
I've since heard the series was cancelled because the production company went out of business (gee, I wonder why). And I've also heard that the writing was so bad that even the series finale sucked pidan (Chinese thousand years old egg).
Actually the 5th season is in production, without the currenly very pregnant Lexa Doig (I'm happy for her and wish her dozens of fat children). How they're gonna do "Andromeda" without Andromeda herself remains to be seen. They'll probably just call it "Captain Hunt Saves The Universe!" or something.

And yes, the season finale did suck (they finally gave up pretending and had Dylan deus ex machinaed into a god ).

Got to agree with both of you here: Andromeda had the potential to be a great show, and then became horrible beyond belief. And the finale was one of the worst-ever I've seen ... arrogant doesn't even come close.

Thanks for the segue from Andromeda to Firefly, Haken! Muchly appreciated.

Cheers,
Annik
... my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.

CYBERSNARK

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
So who's the dad? SG1's Michael Shanks? I know they were dating for a while.

Married, in fact. Tied the knot sometime last year, IIRC.

Update, apparently Lexa's Head will be appearing on the show, as the viewscreen AI and possibly with her head mounted on someone else's body (via special effects, of course

) for the holo-rommie. She'll probably also be doing voice work (as the ship's intercomm). No actual Ship-Made-Flesh android, though.

On occasion I like to look forward a couple of decades to the potential Andromeda remake (a la Battlestar Galactica 2003).

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

HAKEN

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 6:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cybersnark:
On occasion I like to look forward a couple of decades to the potential Andromeda remake (a la Battlestar Galactica 2003).

With Robert Hewitt Wolfe back at the helm I hope, along with his cohorts, Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz.

HJERMSTED

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 6:52 PM

Member Since: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 12:29

Wow, has it really been over two years?

I remember visiting this site and seeing non-Firefly head shots of all these strange actors who'd been singed (most I'd never heard of) and wondering what Joss was getting himself into. LOL

mattro

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
And a 5th season? Man, that just makes Firefly's cancellation hurt a bit more.

I seem to remember some years ago, when Andromeda was first starting, it had a huge committment for several seasons - something similar with Earth:Final Conflict I think.

Having finished sobbing at the injustice of Kevin Sorbo's continued employment, it got me wondering, why can't good TV shows get this level of backing up front.

Anyone wonder whether Roman Abramovich could be persuaded to purchase the Whedonverse (we could start looking forward to De Niro playing the Master and Pacino as a very shouty member of the Watcher's Council).

Let's see how far that quip travels...

"I threw up on your bed"

MAKEROFPATHS

Thursday, July 1, 2004 6:54 AM

Lexa "Married, in fact. Tied the knot sometime last year, IIRC."

. . . sniff! . . . snort! . . .

She's a fellow Canadian, too. I coulda made 'er happy.

. . . >adjust hair< . . . >sniff . . . danged alergies<

For confirmation, go here: http://www.lexaonline.com/

I thought co-creator Fireworks Prods. went tango uniform and took the show with it? But anyway, Lexa does mention a fifth season is underway.

Anyway, it was the self-important Kevin Sorbo that made it difficult for me to watch Andromeda at first. But the stories seemed quite good. However, it wasn't too long before I simply didn't care anymore.

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"When one man chases a hare, he finds a hare. But when many men chase a hare, they find a dragon."

PEAK

Thursday, July 1, 2004 10:54 AM

I've been here for a while... ;)

Not that I'm that active, unfortunately, but...

//Peak

CYBERSNARK

Thursday, July 1, 2004 1:34 PM

Fireworks is indeed belly-up (and not in the good way), but Andromeda production has shifted to Sci-Fi, apparently.

It'll still be syndicated, but the syndication airings will be a week or so behind.

Quote:
Originally posted by Haken:
With Robert Hewitt Wolfe back at the helm I hope, along with his cohorts, Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz.

Who knows, in a couple of decades, I just might be able to contribute.

(Yeah, I'm already planning the Firefly references.

)

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

CARDIE

Thursday, July 1, 2004 1:54 PM

And I know the mystery of M31--that was Haken's screen name in Andromeda fandom.

Like a glutton for punishment, I still watch Andromeda, but it has sucked since they let Robert Hewitt Wolfe go.

Here from Sept. 21, 2002.

Cardie

HOLLISGREEN

Thursday, December 3, 2009 10:02 PM

HollisGreen Sez:
'am wondering who's been here the longest and still around'... besides Haken.

MOOSE

Thursday, December 3, 2009 11:16 PM

Talk about a thread resurrection!

Whoops! Forgot my stats::smile:

Member Since: Monday, October 14, 2002

KWICKO

Thursday, December 3, 2009 11:23 PM

Wow - this IS a necropost. This post was over and done before I ever joined, and I've been here since Ought-Five!

Mike

Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Thursday, December 3, 2009 11:38 PM

They ain't gonna see this coming.

Perfect reminder that I need to introduce my better half to Firefly in the New Year...

"I threw up on your bed"

SHINY

Thursday, December 3, 2009 11:43 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by HollisGreen:
HollisGreen Sez:
'am wondering who's been here the longest and still around'... besides Haken.

Member Since: Monday, November 18, 2002 14:52

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I don't need a gorram back-spaceship driver!!!

RALLEM

Friday, December 4, 2009 12:37 AM

I've been here since four foot 1

ECGORDON

Friday, December 4, 2009 12:48 AM

Member Since: Saturday, January 31, 2004

Member Number 4452

Even though I watched Firefly from the beginning on FOX, I did not sign up here until after the DVDs were released. I got them through amazon.com shortly after the December 8, 2003 release, but by the time I joined here I had watched them at least four times.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

KAREL

Friday, December 4, 2009 5:12 AM

Blast from the past!

I started lurking in Jan 2003, joined Sept 2005.

Those still here since 2002... whoa.

"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

KWICKO

Friday, December 4, 2009 5:31 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
Member Since: Saturday, January 31, 2004

Member Number 4452

Even though I watched Firefly from the beginning on FOX, I did not sign up here until after the DVDs were released. I got them through amazon.com shortly after the December 8, 2003 release, but by the time I joined here I had watched them at least four times.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

How'd you find your member number? I used to know, but I've slept since then!

Mike

Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

KWICKO

Friday, December 4, 2009 5:32 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Karel:
Blast from the past!

I started lurking in Jan 2003, joined Sept 2005.

Those still here since 2002... whoa.

"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

Funny - I joined Sept '05 as well. Started lurking in July of that year, I think it was. That was when I "discovered" Buffy, Angel, and Firefly. Never saw a single episode of any of them when they were new. :(

Mike

Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

FILLYGIRL

Friday, December 4, 2009 6:33 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:
Member Since: Saturday, January 31, 2004

Member Number 4452

Even though I watched Firefly from the beginning on FOX, I did not sign up here until after the DVDs were released. I got them through amazon.com shortly after the December 8, 2003 release, but by the time I joined here I had watched them at least four times.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

How'd you find your member number? I used to know, but I've slept since then!

Mike

Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

Kwicko, put your curser on your screen name, (in a post) and look at the bottom left side (where DONE usually is) and it will show your number I'm 13405--10-2005 , I lurked for a long time then I joined, in 2005.

Chaplain of the 76th Independant Battalion

Do not bother dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!

...it's worse than you know...Operative
...it usually is.....Mal

KWICKO

Friday, December 4, 2009 8:00 PM

THANK YOU!

I'm # 12119. I really didn't lurk that long before joining up. :)

I noticed that the newest member is number 38508, so I guess I'm in the first third of membership here...

Mike

Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

JAMERON4EVA

Saturday, December 5, 2009 1:00 AM

Hello all i've been a member since 1992, and i, no wait..... Oh darn it, i've mixed my Trekkie membership card again, favorite shows of the 90's. AHHH........ here it is, okay let's see, OH! i've only been on since early 2009, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a new guy!!! Well at least i can take solice in the fact that i battled with Kwicko before everyone else. Thanx for the welcoming buddy. AMERICA, AMERICA, AMERICA.

"Mom, he has her chip. He has her."
John Connor,"Born To Run", TSCC EP 2x22

FREMDFIRMA

Saturday, December 5, 2009 4:06 AM

April 23, 2003, Member 2632.

I signed up about five minutes after watching a preview daily someone put up of the confrontation in the bar from The Train Job.

I went diggin for a fansite right off and found this one, mostly lurked a while, occasionally throwing a philosphical grenade here and there.

Place grew on me, what can I say ?

I also got lucky and saw one of the ultra-rare promo spots for it on someone elses TV and it hooked my attention instantly, which is what drew me to the preview daily in the first place.

-F

JAYNEZTOWN

Saturday, December 5, 2009 7:54 PM

The old timer list would look something like this

SignyM
GinoBiffaroni
Furyfire
Shuggie
Malcolm
Moose
Mojoeca
Haken
Novagrass
Pandora
Kaythryn
Talrius
Succatash
WildHeavenFarm
Channain

That's when firefly was on air,
nobody wanted to invade Iraq and this website discussed Andromeda, Dead Zone, the cancelation of Farscape and 'Mal said what in Chinese?'
Until we got a few Mandarin sepakers to log on
About 50% of the names I mentioned no longer post on FFF.net anymore
The creator of this thread hasn't logged on since March 2007

SIMONWHO

Saturday, December 5, 2009 8:02 PM

Member since: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 17:56

I consumed the DVDs in a week and then had this site recommended to me. Scary to think that it was only three months after joining that I saw the movie (albeit the rough cut).

RALLEM

Monday, December 7, 2009 10:26 PM

Member since: Monday, October 29, 2007 13:22, and I am member #28751. I suppose I am not an old time at all.

STORYMARK

Monday, December 7, 2009 10:32 PM

Ooh, ooh! NOT ME!

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

IREMISST

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:36 AM

Is this the part where everybody whips out their "rainsticks" for a good measuring contest?

CHRISISALL

Thursday, December 9, 2010 2:03 AM

Very early 2005 for me. I'm a young'un.

The laughing Chrisisall

MOOSE

Thursday, December 9, 2010 7:58 PM

This thread has been here longer than you, Chrisisall!

CHRISISALL

Thursday, December 9, 2010 8:13 PM

By some seven months!!!
Where's my bib? I need my Mama.

The laughing Chrisisall

DREAMTROVE

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 10:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by rallem:
I've been here since four foot 1

Jolly long time!

That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

MYOWNKNIGHT

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 4:42 AM

sadly enough, I do own an actual rainstick. worst vaca sovenior ever. even worse, I got it in San Fransico. dont ask.

"I don't wanna rain on your crazy parade, buddy. But I don't think we can fix this thing."

HARDWARE

Thursday, April 14, 2011 8:35 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by JaynezTown:
The old timer list would look something like this

SignyM
GinoBiffaroni
Furyfire
Shuggie
Malcolm
Moose
Mojoeca
Haken
Novagrass
Pandora
Kaythryn
Talrius
Succatash
WildHeavenFarm
Channain

You might be missing a name on that list.

Man, those names do bring back memories. I was a lot more active on the board then.

The more I get to know people the more I like my dogs.

...and he that has no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. Luke 22:36