It's so cute, but itty bitty small! Do you have a bigger version? I want to steal it.

Sorry love, i don't but you can magnify it in Paint i should imagine. Minipops are supposed to be as small as possible tho' so i was trying to emulate the finery here.
http://www.flipflopflyin.com/minipops/index.html

Sefi x

Flip Flop Flyin' is such a brilliant site.


I must try to track down my old Spaced minipop...

Just noticed they had Firefly (The Complete Series) at Target for $19.99 for anyone who sadly does not own it yet.

Teehee, that's brilliant.

Miniature genius, Sefi. That can work with or and without the comma if you like.



I always wondered where this concept originated. Great link, great site. Aaaaaace!

Serenity beats Star Wars to No.1 Sci-fi film in SFX poll.

I think I'd have to agree not being a massive Star Wars fan

What the article doesn't make clear is that this was a web poll on their homepage - hardly a reliable gauge of public opinion . . .

For the first few days it was up Star Wars was in front by a country mile (48% of the vote at one point), and then - presumably when the Brown Coats Old Boy Network found out about it - Serenity suddenly jumped up from third or fourth to first.

Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike Serenity, but I don't think this poll is very representative of true public opinion.

Neither is it clear that SFX cream their week-old Y-fronts at a mere whisper of Whedon.

Alliteration intended.

's'all right, the alliteration doesn't go overboard. You could have written:

Worshipful web wimps wet with wanting for Whedons work

Now that would be too much alliteration.

Own up, how long did that take you?

You should write for a British tabloid.

No more than 15 minutes. 5 for the majority of it, 10 rearranging words and searching in vain for a synonym for "erotic obsession" that starts with a W... I suppose I could have worked in "wanton" somewhere.

Or Wonton.

But if he ever got wind of it your arse'd be grass. And he's got a lawnmower. Ya dig?

According to the SFX site, Serenity won with 61% of the vote - Fix! I cry!

The Beeb are now running one of their straw polls on the above article and it doesn't look as though the Brown Coats have got to it yet as Star Wars is leading with 43.90%, Bladerunner is on 22.83% and Serenity is currently in third on 18.14% (The Matrix is on 12.41% and The Planet of the Apes has 2.72% with 4713 votes cast).

It may be the result of block voting, it maybe a surprise result, but still, Serenity is better than Star Wars (in fact I would put all the Top 10 above Star Wars except for FP & 2001).

Going from Star Wars with 48% of the vote to Serenity with 61%, I know which I'd put my money on!

SFX poll result sends Serenity DVD rocketing up the charts!

Words fail me . . .

They get a load of press for an obviously flawed poll and instead of being suitably embarrassed about it they are patting themselves on the back . . .

I guess the ole adage that any publicity is good publicity shines true for the folk at at SFX Towers.

I still haven't seen Serenity, but regardless of whether anyone here thinks it's great or not, I'd think Star Wars would be the better known (and seen) film in the world at large.

Looks like the Brown Coats could be on the move again - Serenity is now up to 26.96% and Star Wars has dropped to 37.13% in the BBC's poll (the other three films are about the same as yesterday).

Considering Serenity barely made $40 million at the box-office and Star Wars is (with inflation) somewhere around the billion mark, you'd be right. However, it depends on how many of those people would actually be bothered to vote in a poll about it. I think a higher proportion of Firefly/Serenity fans are passionate enough about it than Star Wars fans. Then again, there are more Star Wars fans, so it all evens out.

I must admit, I'm not overly worried about the poll results whatever the general consensus, although I have to agree I'm a little surprised that Serenity has garnered such a solid percentage - this may be due to it's recent popularity. In a way, it's kind of like comparing, say, The Departed with The Godfather, you know?

From my own perspective, I think it's encouraging that this controversial poll helps to perpetuate positive interest in the Firefly/Serenity franchise. If it ultimately helps contribute to convincing Universal or A.N.Other Studio into investing in a second film, then I'll be happy. But that's just my single-minded view.

I know what you're saying but I just can't bring myself to feel bad about it, sure fans rigged a poll, but it must have taken them such a lot of effort, and SFX is right to be proud to have been hijacked because something interesting has happened in the banal world of film polls for once, hence all the publicity. The net result of all of this will never shake Star Wars dominance, but it will do a power of good for Serenity, and I think that at this stage it is Whedon and not George Lucas who could make the next significant contribution to Sci Fi; so give him all the attention that you can.

You Can't Stop The Signal

I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me there.

What Lewis said, yes.

Woo! Yeah!

(We just got a few advance copies of the volume 2 companion in - shiny!)

Have I ever told you how jealous I am of your job? I have? Well, I still am.

*seethes*

You lucky ducky, mei-mei!

And what all have said. Not take sky from us. Or something.

Sefi x

The vote is for the best sci-fi film, so maybe, just maybe, some of the voting may be down to the fact that Serenity is a better film than Star Wars regardless of its place in history.

Its 30 years old now (shouldn't there be an anniversary DVD/re-release out by now?). Perhaps people not brought up on Star Wars have not been that impressed by it. Maybe some Star Wars fans saw in Serenity an improvement on the benchmark. Or maybe people are just sick to death of Star Wars.

Just because Serenity had pretty poor box office means very little in the age of DVD. Shawshank Redemption didntt do well at the box office but look how popular that is.

The voting is more than likely down to "organised" voting, but can and should Star Wars always be on the top of these sort of polls. I welcome the day where it gets knocked off of a "top spot" and there is no fuss about it.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not campaigning for Star Wars here (I actually voted for Bladerunner myself).

Whilst I would agree that publicity for Serenity/Firefly is probably a good thing, I just don't like the way this has come about.

SFX have a habit of trying to be controversial with their polls and this time it looks like it has paid off for them, but I don't feel so much attention should be being given to something that has been so obviously fixed.



When is that out?

It's been a good couple of days.

On another thread I've had to mount a vigorous defence of Serenity.

I'm quite proud of myself as I managed it without once using the word 'pretty'.

Official pub date is April 27th, but since we're not expecting them into the country from the printers until the 25th, they won't make it into shops til a week or so after that.

The first volume of the companion won the SFX Best Non-Fiction Book in the readers poll.

Cheers!

I'll wait for my local bookshop to get a copy as I got the first volume for £10 from them.



I had that down as my choice for best non-fiction book, when I filled out the voting e-mail, but then I found I had missed the closing date for entries - Doh!

What Ade said.

What Sostie said.

Gawd, we're getting lazy at expressing individual opinion, ain't we?

Well, I am.

I have finally come full circle.

First I watched the film in the cinema, then a few months later I bought the soundtrack, and this week I now own and watched within 24hrs all the episodes of Firefly.

I am complete.

And Summer Glau is the bendiest person on films.

Sefi x

And just as you say that, the bit in the bar has just happened.

When she bends down to pick up the branch/gun in 'Objects In Space'.............

I love the pan-down to where she's got an ear cocked, eavesdropping, and she's casually balanced across the cargo bay platform like it's not a precarious 50 feet or so in the air...

Hee.

One of my fav bits too.

Sefi x

Can you believe it...

Yep, it's a Fox show.

Yep, it's Fox.

Edit: Raven beat me.

Cha, I forgot to cross-post the cancellation news.

Still, even for Fox, it's shocking how fast they pulled the plug considering how much money they poured into promoting the thing.

Over here, the Brits would be happy to get atleast five million viewers.

Outrageous! I never laid a finger on you!

Now I check the other thread. Woops.

I must stop looking behind the counter when I'm in Forbidden Planet

On a related note, how cool would it be to have this little fella sat on your desk:



or this one:



Now that's cool!

Joss discussing Serenity: Collector's Edition DVD

Possible Serenity sequel?

Good-oh!