Only a week after us, tho. Could be a lot worse.

Joss has posted a couple of times on the Browncoats forum recently, including his top "rejected" taglines for the film:




Classic. Second to last one I nicked for sig - LMAO!

No that's correct Raven...
We get in Oz a day before the yanks...
Yay!
luvs nix

What's the star line-ups like for the UK showings? I know of at least one attending London (I think) and Edinburgh.

Thirty Helens (and anyone else in LA) I caught this on the main board and thought I'd share



I thought that would be pretty awesoem to attend!
luvs nix

woo! going to see Serenity (and the cast!) tomorrow! in edinburgh!

I get to see it a third time in a week and a half then get to hang with Joss for a day! yayayayayayaya!!!
luvs nix

Kris (and I say this with all due respect):

Bastard!

Actually that reminds me - I saw a new episode of Firefly on Friday! (well, it was new to me anyway!).

I have no idea how I did it but it's turns out I didn't watch Bushwacked the first time around.

I put the DVD in on Friday after coming in from the pub and suddenly realised I hadn't seen the episode before - imagine my delight! (it was almost like seeing Serenity - brand new Firefly, hurrah!!).

YEEEEESSSSSSS!!! That is fantastic....I can walk to Grauman's from my work, and I can probably leave the office early (My boss is pretty decent about that kind of thing, provided I get something done to show for the day.)

*plans attack*... Thanks nix! I might have caught that tonight, but you never know; that board moves so fast.

Well thirtyhelens...I expect lot's of pix ok!!!!
Glad I brought it to ya babe
luvs nix

Well that was a lovely way to spend the evening!

The film is excellent, far exceeded my expectations. (ooooh alliterative)

The director of the film festival was just about as excited as all of us, and was a witty compere. He introduced Joss, who then introduced the cast. We watched the film, laughing and clapping in all the right places I do believe.

Then after everyone retrieved their cameras and phones (we were asked to give them up as we went into the screen, just in case anyone decided to film it on their phones or whatever, thus causing babies to die. I blatantly just hung on to mine as I aint trusting no cinema flunky with my technology) there was a question and answer session. Some of the fans really coming into their own

There was a happy dance, the Jayne song and a sing-a-long-a-theme-music. All the cast seemed blown away by the reception and gently ribbed the meandering questions that perhaps went on a bit too long without reaching any kind of point.

I have some quite good photos as we bagged seats in the second row, which I will endevour to post once my boy shows me the magic that it takes to get it out of my camera and on to t'internet

Fantastic! Can't wait to see the photos.

I tried using my press credentials to get into this LA screening tomorrow night and was denied by Uni; not even having plugged Firefly on SciFi and, by extension, the film already helped. I'm beginning to wonder if this isn't a "press" screening at all but yet another canny attempt to drum up pre-release publicity?

I'm still going to try and get in, LOL.

Ack! That kinda sux Thirtyhelens!....and...odd that too???
Maybe your right...or it's just invited press?

And thanx for the little write up tigerlilly!! PLz plzzzzz get those pix up for us soon!

I'm all excited again...I get to see it for a third time next week!
Squeeeeeeeeeee!!!
luvs nix

Sounds like an ace time was had, Tigerlily! Am most green with envy. Piccies soon please!
And nixy - threetimes??!! How the holy hell have you managed that?

Someone obviously has no problem with being selfish.

You should work on that.

Giving me the tickets would be a good start

I was about to ask the same thing. I know there are people coming to the Grauman's screening tonight who were at the May screening, and the June screening, AND saw the finished cut at Comic-Con; I dunno, I wouldn't go yet again if that were the case, I'd let someone who hadn't seen it *cough, cough * take my spot. Esp. considering space is so slim tonight and there are apparently people driving out from Arizona (OMFG!!!...???) for this.

But we'll see; at least it'll take me 5 minutes to walk home if I don't get in, LOL.

Heh heh I'll gladly give up my tix if any of you wanna come over to Oz to see it!

(it may be 4 times if I get a group of newbies to go to the Penrith screening on Sept 5th)

Everytime I see it, it's a 2 hour drive there and back...

1st time was a test screening.
2nd time was 90% finished
3rd to come is the completted movie, including end creds showing in 2 cinemas next to each other in Sydney, complette with press and maybe Joss.

Now....I would not see this that many times...if it wasn't so damned good.

Heheheh Selfish? Moi?

luvs nix

The magic has been worked:



I loaded up the camera with photos as the light wasn't very good, this was one of the best. I've got media files of the Dance of Joy and the Jayne song, but I've yet to work out how to get them up.

Also went to the Joss Whedon talk today and Nathan showed up to that as well. He was a couple of seats across from me and my boy. Must've been a bit jetlagged as he was "resting his eyes" on a number of occasions. Can't have been the Joss talk sending him off as that was really interesting. Piccie of that too:

I'VE SEEN SERENITY!!!!!!

Oh, jesus. I don't think there's a hell of a lot I can say without making a god-awful mess, because honestly? I cannot stress enough how UNSPOILED you should be before seeing this movie. (I'm so, so glad I was.) Plus I'm still getting my thoughts in order (As Ash would say, "I'm still collating") But I'll do my best. Here goes...

- Joss is a bastard. (But in a loveable way.)

- It is, without a doubt, the most entertaining movie I've seen all year. For sheer action, emotion, drama, laughter...Firefly watchers especially, be prepared to run through the gamut of every emotion known to man in the space of two hours and some change.

- If Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau don't have every script in town tossed their way after this, there's something wrong with the 'verse. Don't get me wrong, every single cast member is sublime, they own these roles and all of them shine, no matter what their screen time. But it's Cappy and the Crazy Girl who shoulder the heaviest load, and they are FAN-fuckin'-TASTIC.

- This just in....Joss is a bastard.

- It's not a perfect film. I have a few quibbles here and there, but ultimately, they are nothing that I wouldn't forgive of any Firefly episode and being on a grander scale doesn't make it any harder to forgive of the Big Damn Movie.

- I really need to see it a second time, not only to catch anything I missed. But I went in as a full-on, dyed-in-the-wool fan; I want to watch it next time from a completely objective angle, to try and see it from the POV of a Firefly virgin. Because at this point, I do believe there is enough sheer entertainment value that anyone can enjoy it - if you've never seen the show, it's still a crackin' good time at the movies. But if you have seen the show.....it's...it's...um, would it be completely lame of me to say "transcendent"??? :lol:

- Oh, you know, one other thing...Joss? BASTARD!

(Yet I'm as much your bitch as ever, JW. MWAH!)

OK, I've said enough. As I noted, to say any more would be tricky and I'm looking forward to discussing it too much when it's released. The preview group were wonderful, BTW. (SoCal Browncoats RULE! LOL)

*sigh* Days like this make me glad I'm a geek.

To be honest I think if you've watched Firefly it's going to be very hard to view it objectively. Mainly because you already know the characters, which perhaps gives the film more depth than anyone coming to it fresh will have. You know more about the universe in which they exist and the adventures they've gone through. Which means that when the film begins it's quite "comfortable" viewing (of course then Joss quickly whips away all that comfort. You're never sure of what's going to happen next) I don't know if people coming to it fresh will find it so instantly accesible.

That said, one of the friends that I went with hasn't seen much Firefly at all and he really enjoyed it. Thought it was one of the best sci-fi films he's seen in a long time. Hopefully others will feel the same. And I guess it's very much made as 'Serenity' - standing independently of the series. Joss hasn't been afraid to make changes to the backstory that we already know. Which may annoy some, but if the films going to do well then it's go to be as entertaining a story as it can be. And it is that. In spades, and then some.

Tigerlily, I can host the media files if you want to email them to me ( PM for email address ).

Judging by your pics, I was sat about three rows behind you on the left side, so your pictures are much better than mine (less heads in the way!).

They're running a Standard Life Audience Award at the Film Festival. The audiences are given a slip and asked to indicate whether they thought the film was Excellent, Good, Not Very Good or Poor. They're then handed in after the film.

Guess what's in the lead?

The film also got a 5 star review in the Scotsman today.

Right, that's the plane ticket booked, I'll be in Sydney early Friday morning!

Hammering Kinky Boots somewhat isn't it?!

Well, that's exactly what I meant. I've got all the back story, all the character development, all the emotional resonance of knowing what's happened to this crew before the film timeline and that's not going to change. What I want to do is watch the film, latch onto one moment and try to think "OK, how would I react to that if I didn't know (fill in the blank)." Just this morning I've already thought of one character in particular whose actions likely would not make as much sense to a noob as they would to someone familiar with his/her background. (Although part of that is the character's personality, and part of it is a Joss decision that might have played out differently if this were the show, not the BDM).



Yeah, any of my quibbles that are related to small-to-big-screen changes are scarcely quibbles at all. I know why he made them, they might rankle a little but they are understandable. (And as he's stated many times, his original vision for the series was a lot darker; the network pressured him to lighten it up. What we're seeing now is closer to what he envisioned originally.)

Glad to hear your friend liked it. I'm still trying to encourage folks to Netflix the series or watch it on SciFi to get the full effect of the film, but they shouldn't be lost if they don't.

Excellent...will pick you up at the airport...we'll hit the pubs get pissed, sleep in gutter till screening then walk in and tell everybody we dressed as Reavers..works well for me

Also...fucking AWESOME review by a complete FF newbie!!!
right here baby

luvs nix

Oh man!!!
SO HAPPY YOU GOT TO SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!

Now you know WHAT THE HELL I'VE BEEN SITTING ON FOR FUCKING MONTHS NOW!!!!!!!!

Phew........so was there much of a line up????
luvs nix

p.s...Tigerlilly...please get those media files up!! I can get a friend to mirror them also!!

Indeed.

It's probably slightly unfair to be honest. I doubt anyone that went along on Monday night was going to give the film a poor rating. I can't see the same happening for Kinky Boots, no matter the depth of feeling for Nick Frost.

Hmmm, then again . . .

Tigerlily's media files (right click, save link as)

• http://www.kquery.net/public/Danceofjoy.AVI (9mb)
• http://www.kquery.net/public/Jayne.AVI (4mb)

My pics are up at http://gallery.kquery.net/serenity/ - they're not that good since they were taken with my phone.

Thank you Kris and Tigerlilly!!!!

I hope ya don't mind if I post these around a bit????
I've linked them to the SenOz site...
thanx heaps!!!!
luvs nix

To those who have seen it.

I hate you all.





(BTW Is there much Kaylee stuff in the film? If you can tell me spoiler free, like)

She gets her fair share and undoubtedly one of the best lines.

*sigh*
Not long to go now for me. I've ordered the series from Blockbuster, as I'm too poor to buy it but really need to see them all again before I watch the movie. I'm just ridiculously, ridiculously excited. *hyper*

Just 'cos...

genius!

lmfao Nathan is teh funny
Where did you find that?

A Dutch Browncoats site, of all places:

http://www.browncoats.nl


Mmm, edam and Serenity...

HA!!! Brilliant!!!
I've seen that Nathan fave on Av's but never known where they came from!
thanx babe
luvs nix

Loving the Jayne avatar, nixy!

They were selling Jayne hats at the Serenity stall at the Memorabilia event I was at a couple of weeks ago. I don't for the life of me know why I didn't buy one.

If they are there again in November that wooly hat will be mine.

There are quite a few folks online who sell Jayne hats; over at the official site forum under "Exchange Stuff" you can find umpteen knitters.

(I need one, too...)

Watched the Jaynetown last night, I love Wash's "We've got to go to the crappy twon where I'm the hero" line . . .

"Hamsters is nice..."

So, if you haven't seen them yet, don't forget to check out the River Sessions:

http://www.session416.com/mirrors

Part of the viral marketing campaign for the movie. Session 416 is the first one they released....oooh, creepy.

Look what I made!







The Zoe one is a bit crap because they didn't really have her hair.

God, I was bored today.

Awwwwww. *snuggles SP Wash*

At the screening, some of the fans were handing out gift bags - I got a dinosaur key chain and a Kaylee-inspired Chinese brocade cell phone case on a neck chain. The dino has already been terrorizing my co-workers when they come into my office to bug me.

"I think we should call it YOUR GRAVE!!!"

hehe Yea I made it like bloody months ago and have used it on a few boards...mostly SenOz...I had it on here for a while too...
I just added the Serenity in it last night.

LOVE the ones you've made!!!!!!
Bloody made me gigglel!!!!

Oh and ThirtyHelens...I want me one of those keyrings!!
I'll be on the prowl till I gets me one now!
luvs nix

Well, I made friends with the gal who was giving them out, she plans to launch a website with Firefly-inspired trinkets. I'll ask her to hook you up.

So I spoke with Beverley (waitingforsimon - she hasn't posted here in a while), who saw the film at Edinburgh. She loved it but commented on the fact that it's much darker than the series. I went in expecting that, having already heard about how Joss's original idea for the show was darker but the network asked him to lighten it up. Hmm...I don't think it'll bother the noobs, they might actually find it cooler because of that. *shrug*

Yea...it really is heaps darker hey....
but the highs in it are just soooo damn high...you leave feeling elated!

I rembered both times actually just squirming with the reavers...

and that last little bit at the end...
wanted to write about it but I've forgotten how to do invisitext
but...
aaaaahhhhhhhhh sooooo koool!!!!
luvs nix

do this: [spo iler] HIDDEN TEXT [/spo iler] , but without the space in spoiler.

like this!