Orange hats!
Genius guerilla marketing idea. I pledge a day of public moving around in my local scene in a truly fetching hat.
Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.
'Shindig'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Gus - May 24, 2005 9:56:49 pm PDT #2445 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
JenskiJen - May 25, 2005 3:05:27 am PDT #2446 of 10001
"Mine is an evil laugh!"
If there are any Aussies out there in the black, we would love you to join us at the first All-Aussie Browncoat Shinding! :D I'm not 100% au fait with the protocol, so forgive me if this isn't done correctly. I'm just a little excited about this super shiny event! :D
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Want to take a break from the real world for some Firefly fun?
Then it's time for the Browncoats Downunder Shindig!
Date: Friday 8 to Sunday 10 July 2005
THE PLAN: The event is totally family friendly, so bring along the whole tribe! There's something for everyone! Friday: Settle in and spend some time with your Browncoat family. Saturday Morning: Try your hand at archery, abseiling or the Low Ropes Challenge course, or just relax in the bush surrounds. Saturday Arvo: Defend your side in battle, armed to the teeth with weapons (read: waterbombs), as either Alliance or Browncoat soldier... just watch out for the Reavers! You will soooo need to bring clothes that can get messy. Saturday Night: Join us for a BBQ dinner, then test your Firefly trivia and knowledge to win some cool prizes! Sunday: Go on a trail ride or try the onsite activities or head out for a tour of Sydney.
Accomodation: Self catered indoor accomodation at Glengarry - situated on the edge of the Ku-ring-gai National Park in Sydney's leafy suburb on North Turramurra.
Cost: $70 per person - includes 2 nights accomodation, BBQ dinner on Saturday night and most activities. Abseiling has small additional charge. Trail ride prices will be available soon.
To secure your place, please email us and send a deposit of $35 per person (cheque or money order) to Leigh Drew, PO Box 167, Enmore NSW 2042 by Friday 24 June 2005. Balance is payable on arrival.
Shindig website: [link]
beathen - May 25, 2005 5:13:52 am PDT #2447 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
(JenskiJen - you might want to post that in Press.)
You are all the devil, all you screening people.
Just think how much better it will be seeing it for the first time with a complete score & all the neccesary tweeks done!
Kalshane - May 25, 2005 5:22:05 am PDT #2448 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I did wonder how many people got tickets to both screenings, but I decided not to dwell on it.
Well, rabid fans seeing multiple screenings is light-years better than people buying up tickets with the intention to sell them on Ebay. I can admire the devotion of the former. The latter deserve to be fed to Reavers.
beathen - May 25, 2005 5:26:14 am PDT #2449 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
rabid fans seeing multiple screenings is light-years better than people buying up tickets with the intention to sell them on Ebay.
I know there was a lot of that with the LOTR Trilogy Tuesday. A pair of tickets started to go as high as $500!
Frankenbuddha - May 25, 2005 5:28:29 am PDT #2450 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The latter deserve to be fed to Reavers.
Just because it can never be said too much.
bon bon - May 25, 2005 5:58:08 am PDT #2451 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Why shouldn't people sell their speed of access to other people willing to pay for it?
Kalshane - May 25, 2005 6:10:12 am PDT #2452 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Why is ticket scalping illegal? It's the exact same thing.
bon bon - May 25, 2005 6:41:19 am PDT #2453 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
That's my question, isn't it? Reselling tickets is not malum in se; it's not even illegal in most places.
Nutty - May 25, 2005 7:25:15 am PDT #2454 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Scalping is illegal in Massachusetts. There was a whole big thing over tickets to Fenway Park -- the Fenway owners will help re-sell unwanted season tickets, but they have to resell them at face value (plus a service charge). Whereas, other parks in other states have their own, corporate reselling service that marks up the tickets like whoa.
In the latter case, although formally 40% of the tickets cost, say, $20 or less, in reality huge blocks of tickets are designated automatically to the reselling service, which sell them at 500% of face value. So, in effect, the "40% of our tickets are affordable!" claim is a lie.
(In the case of baseball, there's a whole "public good" issue, because of the antitrust exemption under which the enterprise works. So, since the public good is not served by tickets being wildly unaffordable to your average Jane, there are constant and persistent rumblings about this. In MA, not nearly the amount of rumblings.)