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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.

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Kalshane - Oct 03, 2005 2:51:31 pm PDT #5770 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.

Two different (but positive) takes from the webcomics world:

Tycho of Penny Arcade thinks Serenity is a good movie, but not for non-fans. (Which, he adds, is all the more reason for people to watch the series.)

Meanwhile, Dom at Megatokyo (rant on right side, below the completely unrelated strip) has never watched Firefly (or Buffy or Angel, for that matter) and absolutely loved it.

Mr. Broom - Oct 03, 2005 3:01:36 pm PDT #5771 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor

Tycho of Penny Arcade thinks Serenity is a good movie, but not for non-fans. (Which, he adds, is all the more reason for people to watch the series.)
And his song tag at the end is from the TV theme. That made me happy.

Allyson - Oct 03, 2005 3:31:19 pm PDT #5772 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

The whole Kerfuffle with Whedonesque, Browncoats, Joss and CHUD got fandomwanked. It's hilarious.

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Topic!Cindy - Oct 03, 2005 4:14:04 pm PDT #5773 of 10001
What is even happening?

Oh, as usual, dear. It makes me want to petition to re-name this thread, "Serenity, now!"

Kalshane - Oct 03, 2005 4:19:59 pm PDT #5774 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'm failing to see the humor, personally.

Polter-Cow - Oct 03, 2005 4:21:19 pm PDT #5775 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Same here, Kalshane. I kind of love Joss for defending the Browncoats. He's such a fan.

Kristen - Oct 03, 2005 4:21:33 pm PDT #5776 of 10001
bon bon - Oct 03, 2005 4:25:18 pm PDT #5777 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Anyone wish to comment on this:

and the thing I kept returning to in my head is that the “Browncoats” are seen, by many other genre fans, as overzealous.

§ ita § - Oct 03, 2005 4:29:04 pm PDT #5778 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think it's way odd that so many people are admitting to being scared away from the movie by other people. See the damn movie if you want, skip it if you want, but the existence of Browncoats? They're not in the movie. Get over it.

A friend just told me "It's weird when fans name themselves."
"Uh, D, I'm a Buffista."
"I know!" she said. "But that's different somehow!"
"Because we don't have a dress code?"
"That could be it."

Dana - Oct 03, 2005 4:29:12 pm PDT #5779 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Genre fans in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?

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