(there was a humdinger of a one that got cons kicked out of Boston hotels for a long time)Oh please tell, or link, Nutty.
My love for me now / Ain't hard to explain / The Hero of Canton / The man they call...ME.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 12, 2006 9:20:26 am PST #9275 of 10001
What is even happening?
Nutty - Dec 12, 2006 9:32:28 am PST #9276 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Oh it was like 20+ years ago. Here we are: [link]
As disasters go, it was self-made, and one of those "Now Timmy has spoiled it for the rest of the class" type of problems. But, let us say that that, and one Baycon (SF area) that had a committee self-destruct, are the only two disastercons that have made it into book format (Camille Bacon-Smith's Science Fiction Culture .)
omnis_audis - Dec 12, 2006 1:31:30 pm PST #9277 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
on the plus side, Sci-Fi channel works in my office.
on the negative side... I forgot about the marathon until 1/2 way thru the last episode
:: sigh ::
I could have had Firefly on all day instead of Christmas songs.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 12, 2006 1:52:24 pm PST #9278 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Wow, it takes me back to the early 90s when a small local gaming group/con turned out to be a scheme to get the lead organizer some quick cash. One of my roomies got a court judgement against him after being wrongly implicated in the embezzlement, but apparently these things are VERY hard to get law enforcement to follow up on.
I don't regret the $ I shelled out for that Creation con with all the Mutant Enemy folks back in 2004 as a one-time experience, but I had more fun at the PBPs for much less money.
Monique - Dec 12, 2006 2:00:40 pm PST #9279 of 10001
I had more fun at the PBPs for much less money.
The PBPs were never something I had much interest in. I had fun helping out Allyson at her parties, but mass chaos just gives me panic attacks. I like the idea of an orderly convention, where you sit and get a chance at asking a question during the Q&As.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 12, 2006 2:12:32 pm PST #9280 of 10001
What is even happening?
Dear me, Nathan is particularly smokin', even in photos where he ought not be. I mean, we can't credit hair, make-up, wardrobe, and lighting.
JenP - Dec 12, 2006 3:15:42 pm PST #9281 of 10001
And, you know, this guy's not exactly uncute, is he? [link]
brenda m - Dec 14, 2006 7:01:13 am PST #9282 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Have we heard about the Fireflyverse RPG? [link] That might actually get me to try out this whole gaming thing.
JZ - Dec 14, 2006 7:09:24 am PST #9283 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Have we heard about the Fireflyverse RPG?
IIRC, Beej, her Fela, and some friends have been playing it and like it quite a bit.
Kevin - Dec 14, 2006 7:11:54 am PST #9284 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
JZ - that's a different RPG (this one is a video game).
brenda m, yeah. I'm interviewing them next week. If you've got any questions you'd like to answers to, shoot them over. It's funded by a bunch of people, and headed by James Cameron and... another famous movie director I've forgotten.
That said, I've had a good look into the technology behind it and it's actually not that great. Yet.
Because I'm such a control freak I've had to stop myself sending them mails saying THIS NEEDS FIXING, THAT'S CRAP etc. I've a pretty good idea of how I think they could make the idea work, but alas, none of the skill to do anything about it.