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Companion Kate
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We are experiencing technical difficulties. Episode 8 will alas be delayed until we fix them.
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| Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 11:29 am Post subject: |
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Tears!!! I will wait with baited breath...a speedy recovery is wished!
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Companion Kate
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| Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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All better! 
Show notes
More show notes
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Satai
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| Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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Got me all scared there for a moment 
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 4:07 am Post subject: |
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*skips around happily*
another excellent show.
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 11:22 am Post subject: |
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Satai
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 3:50 am Post subject: |
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I've always liked the flavor segments. Tale of the 'Verse and the like. The new one sounds promising indeed.
And did you guys have a segment years back on how to throw a shindig and/or make Firefly costumes. Where to find appropriate items, good music, brownish clothing and so on.
Its been a while since I listened to the early seasons (you've been going strong for quite some time now, come to think of it. Amazing work! ) But perhaps its time for something similar? Back to the Browncoat roots so to speak. Just a thought.
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Lemming
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| Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 5:01 am Post subject: |
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| Satai wrote: | I've always liked the flavor segments. Tale of the 'Verse and the like. The new one sounds promising indeed.
And did you guys have a segment years back on how to throw a shindig and/or make Firefly costumes. Where to find appropriate items, good music, brownish clothing and so on.
Its been a while since I listened to the early seasons (you've been going strong for quite some time now, come to think of it. Amazing work! ) But perhaps its time for something similar? Back to the Browncoat roots so to speak. Just a thought. |
Season 1 did indeed have How to Host a Shindig and Costuming on a Browncoat Budget.
I'm not sure we'd revisit those wholesale as it would end up recycling old material mostly (the options haven't changed that much apart from a wider selection of music and official merchandise being available) I'm not totally discounting some variant of older segments, but it's not something we've normally done. Especially as they sort of came to a natural end. (Been there, done that
Nick
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Satai
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:27 am Post subject: |
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Sounds fair.
Perhaps then "a view from a Browncoat veteran"? Not being able to participate in the whole BC movement thanks to the silly "wrong continent" issue Im quite qurious on how it has changed over time. Does the wellorganised movement of today, with podcasts going strong, a visible presence at cons and so on differ from the newborn BC movement fueled by a "save our show" fever. Have we lost some of the passion in becoming established? I dont think so, but how's the view from over there? And how do we keep it fresh, so that we can not just keep the new Firefly fans, but make them as enthusiastic about it as we are?
Just some ramblin thoughts
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Companion Kate
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 1:15 am Post subject: |
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| Satai wrote: | | Not being able to participate in the whole BC movement thanks to the silly "wrong continent" issue |
What wrong continent issue?  I believe you are on the exact same continent as Nick and I, and it hasn't stopped either of us! And given that we live in the same continent as you, I'm not quite sure what we're supposed to make of the phrase "over there"
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Lemming
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:09 am Post subject: |
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| Satai wrote: | Sounds fair.
Perhaps then "a view from a Browncoat veteran"? Not being able to participate in the whole BC movement thanks to the silly "wrong continent" issue Im quite qurious on how it has changed over time. Does the wellorganised movement of today, with podcasts going strong, a visible presence at cons and so on differ from the newborn BC movement fueled by a "save our show" fever. Have we lost some of the passion in becoming established? I dont think so, but how's the view from over there? And how do we keep it fresh, so that we can not just keep the new Firefly fans, but make them as enthusiastic about it as we are?
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I'll echo Jill's comments. What's "over there"?
The Signal is not and never has been an "American" podcast. While the hosts and a large portion of the crew are indeed based in the US, the show has quite self conciously tried to present itself as an international podcast (trying to reflect the internationl nature of Browncoats) - to the point that we edit/change articles if anyone on the crew considers them to be too US or UK (or any country) centric. (So we'll always qualify what currency units we are using, or alter any phrase like "here in the states..." to "In the United States..."
However, I'll grant that it's not immediately obvious when you hear mostly American voices on the show (though hopefully both I and Helen have manged to redress that balance somewhat
As to organisation...I'm not sure Browncoats are actually as organised as that implies. On a local (as in in limited numbers involved) scale with the various podcasts for example or some of the larger US groups like the Austin, PDX and SoCal browncoat groups (to name just a few), then yes, Browncoast are organised.
The closest thing to a global Browncoat organisation is CSTS I guess, but that is a special case with one particular goal (raising money for Equality Now and seeing Serenity on the big screen) While busy on an international scale, the actual numbers directly involved in organisational activities is quite low.
There's no official fan club (AFAIK) and I'd argue that con wise, things have actually decreased in later years with no new UK cons wholly devoted to Firefly and Serenity since last year (and the UK was probably the more active with cons early on in Browncoat history than the USA (one of the few things that Done The Impossible falls down on IMO: it gives the impression that this was a wholly US based fandom, but given that this was a fan film done with very little budget and time and was of it's moment, I can let that go
So are Browncots organised? Globally, not really.
But we could be if we wanted to
Nick
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Satai
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 3:08 am Post subject: |
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Ah, sorry 'bout that. With "over there" I of course mean in the US.
The Signal always have come across as a splendid example of international Firefly fandom and a beacon of light in the world spanning browncoat movement, and for this I am immensely grateful.
When it comes to actual Firefly happenings, Shindigs, Cons and the like, the impression I have gotten, mostly from The Signal and online, is that its in the US things happen. Unfortunately its often easier here in Sweden to get news of Firefly-related things that happen in the US rather then in the UK. Hence my "wrong continent" statement which in no way was meant to disregard the UK Firefly fandom (of which I'd like to know more, by the way ) It was just a reflection of my own limited knowledge 
When it comes to organisation, from my rather general view, browncoats are organised. Rather loosely compared with, say Trekkies, some Tolkien societies or the SCA, but just the fact that you can find Browncoat groups online, The Signal passes on Firefly news and that the Serenity screenings still exists is an amazing thing for someone like me who lives in a con-free wasteland to far from anything Firefly connected (perhaps Cons in the UK, Denmark or Germany).
But with the exception of a few moments of apathic despair we do what we can with the basics. Organising small home-shindigs, spreading the word of Firefly and The Signal (very few Swedish Firefly fans I have met know about The Signal *gasp*) and fixing the occasional Firefly pub. Still haven’t found a good recipe of Mudders Milk yet though.
And I’m ashamed to say that I haven’t yet gotten my hands on a copy of "Done the Impossible". 
Must stop rambling now, need food.
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Companion Kate
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Satai wrote: | | Unfortunately its often easier here in Sweden to get news of Firefly-related things that happen in the US rather then in the UK |
Well, there's the UK Browncoats forum, the Firefly/Serenity UK Yahoo Group, and the Sending a Wave podcast. (And of course The Signal )
But the way I see it, none of that matters. We Browncoats exist and communicate on the internet, and everybody is home here.
I guess, what you really want to know about is Browncoat activity in Sweden. I googled a few phrases and nothing came up, but you know there's nothing to stop you starting up something of your own. (There's always room for a new podcast! )
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Satai
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 1:02 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | but you know there's nothing to stop you starting up something of your own. |
Im, unfortunately, quite familar with the BC activity in Sweden. Its not so much happening on that front Im afraid, but we do what we can. Togeter with my girlfriend I run run a small Joss Whedon Watchers society and we've had a few home shindigs and helped organise some Firefly pubs, but so far its mostly Buffy oriented (hopefully we will organise our second Buffy mini-Con this year).
Doing a podcast? It have occured to me, but alas no. I havent the time to listen to all the podcasts I would like to listen to, yet alon making an other one.
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