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.
Don't kill anyone if you don't have to. We're here to make a deal.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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.
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
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.
Zenkitty - Dec 14, 2006 9:24:44 am PST #9285 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
On a lighter note (and we could probably use one) today's Penny Arcade discusses the Firefly MMORPG. [link]
The picture of Mal giving the stink-eye to a troll cracks me up. But alas, I don't know what "roll shaman" means. Kalshane? Someone? Explain to the RPG-impaired?
Kalshane - Dec 14, 2006 10:06:10 am PST #9286 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.
It's a reference to World of Warcraft. Shaman is one of the character types in that game, and it's referring to the tendency among online RPG players to latch onto the most-powerful character-type instead of making cool and interesting characters.
Basically, they're saying even though playing a WoW-style Shaman in the Firefly-verse would make absolutely no sense, the vast majority of MMORPG players would play one anyway if they could, just because it's stronger than the other options.