Xander ,'End of Days'
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.
Is that recent, Steph? I figure that a true Browncoat saw the movie months ago, not days.
Like I said, I have no idea what qualifies a person as a Browncoat or not. Is it just the people who belong to that website?
Really, I think the fact that the movie came in at #2 is amazing, and yay Joss. All the bitching (a la the CHUD/Whedonesque kerfluffle) is boggling me.
I have no idea what qualifies a person as a Browncoat or not.
I'm just using it as shorthand for mega fans -- not all the preview viewers were Browncoats by my definition, but most Browncoats would go to lengths to see it ASAP.
See, I'm largely insulated. If not for here (and I'm not following links, I like insulated) I wouldn't know a contingent of people were being rabid. I'd know that sure, some of us were less than in love with the movie, for various reasons. I'd know I wasn't alone in being meh and vaguely sad to see the story *I* preferred coming to an end. But that's it.
Heck, there were probably 20 people max in the theater when I saw it. And there was a little cheering at various points from one group behind me, and clapping from them at the conclusion as well. But other than that? It was just a movie.
You could argue that fanatacism is just misdirected passion. Sometimes that passion is properly directed and troops get DVDs and some homeless people get coats. That's what makes it not hilarious. More Browncoats did more good than those who didn't.
A year ago this weekend the top two movies earned $65 million (Shark Tale and Ladder 49) compared to $25 million for Flightplan and Serenity combined this year. Hard to believe all those people stayed home because they didn't want to see a movie with Browncoats. C'mon.
And now, a Variety ad: [link]
Why wouldn't you take your $10 and see the movie again? Wouldn't that be more helpful?
To me, this is an example of the craziness.
And I feel as though I can speak with some authority on this kind of insanity.
No one forced them add those people to their list, no one forces them to read their posts, and no one is forcing them to keep them on their f-list.
I don't see it very differently from christiandollarstore. Who is banned.
You could argue that fanatacism is just misdirected passion. Sometimes that passion is properly directed and troops get DVDs and some homeless people get coats. That's what makes it not hilarious. More Browncoats did more good than those who didn't.
I think you're preaching to the head disciple, there.
I don't see it very differently from christiandollarstore. Who is banned.
I don't get this reference.
A spammer at Buffistas.
I'm a proud browncoat, hopefully sans the craxy (at least this craxy). I've done a lot of recruiting, cheered in the theater and sang the theme song, but I also told my mom she shouldn't see it because I don't think she'd like it. I think the majority are at my level, but there are a few truly craxy people out there, in this fandom and others.
I feel like we lost the high moral ground on Variety ads right around GBAE.