Fan Campaigns
Fans required to show up online on April 5th
Fans of Firefly & Serenity are being urged to show their support for a Sequel to Serenity by visiting the Universal HD boards on Saturday April 5th just before 8 PM Eastern Standard Time - nothing else required, just be there.
Ni hao again fellow Browncoats! Operation Full Burn is still underway and as “Lift Off” to the series draws near I want to continue to show Universal that the ‘Verse is worth investing in. To do this I’d like Browncoats to show their support for the ‘Verse by showing up to these forums on April 5th just before 8 PM Eastern Standard Time as Serenity break atmo in High Def for the first time this season.
That’s it! That’s all a Browncoat has to do to show their shiny love for the ‘Verse. Just show up to the forums here as Serenity heads out into the High-Definition black for 14 weeks. It’s a piece of pressed protein cake with chocolaty frosting!
As always folks are welcome to say somethin’ if they got words but the point is to get as many Browncoats on the site as we can at one specific time “Lift Off” time in this case.
As of right now the most folks who have ever been on the Universal site at one time has been 90 folks. Sure it’s a nice round number but I want to blow it up with Browncoats so that Universal will see that we are still here and holdin’ for them to make Serenity 2.
That’s the notion folks. I hope to see everyone there… feel free to bring a WHOLE bunch of friends!
Serenity Day 2008
Serenity Day 2008 is a fan campaign to encourage sales of the Serenity Collectors Edition DVDs. It is hoped that with good sales figures Universal will greenlight a sequel to the 2005 Sci-fi movie Serenity.
Serenity Day 2008 is Sunday, August 17, 2008 the eve of the one-year anniversary of the release of the Serenity Collectors Edition DVD.
The ultimate goal of Serenity Day 2008 is to push initial year-over-year sales figures for the Collectors Edition “off the charts, through the stratosphere, and into the Black.”
- For More Information visit the Serenity Day 2008 Website
How to Get a Serenity Sequel
Movies are business and we all know the bottom line makes all the difference. We’ve heard both Joss Whedon and Alan Tudyk say that “hope for a sequel rests in the sales of the Collectors Edition DVD” so clearly the more money fans spend on the franchise the more hope there is of Universal continuing the story. In addition to buying copies of the Collectors Edition, there’s lots of licensed merchandise available for fans of Firefly and Serenity.
Quantum Mechanix (QMX) offer a variety of officially licensed products for fans to buy - including:
Blue Sun Travel posters & wavecards - Posters (Amazon) Wavecards (Amazon) | QMX
Product Features
- 5 full-color 17″ x 22″ art prints, each with a different design (5x each in wavecard sets)
- Printed on 100-pound, satin-finish paper, suitable for framing
- Images extolling the value of travel to historic Serenity Valley, tranquil Miranda, exciting Persephone, beautiful Sihnon and inspiring Londinium.
- Inspired by the hit movie, Serenity, and classic TV show, Firefly
- Officially licensed by Universal Studios
The VERY shiny Mal Stunt Pistol - Amazon | QMX
Product Features
- Screen-accurate, licensed recreation of the iconic sidearm from Serenity
- Multi-component replica with separately-cast bronze and silver parts and grips
- Parts are infused with metal powder and then aged with colored dyes; minimal paint is used to ensure durability
- Suitable for cosplay or display
- Includes Certificate of Authenticity, Carrying License and a 14″ x 17″ poster of the Barlow’s Guide to Small Arms entry on the pistol
Blueprints Rererence pack - Amazon | QMX
Product Features
- Contains 33 12 x 16 full-color pages printed on satin-finish, heavyweight paper
- Documents the design, systems and layout of Serenity, plus the rest of the Firefly-class designs
- Designed by Geoffrey Mandel, Serenity graphics designer, and Timothy Earls, illustrator for Firefly and set designer for Serenity
- The only official and comprehensive technical manuals covering one of Sci Fi’s most iconic ships
- This is the ultimate resource for Firefly and Serenity fans or anyone who loves spaceship design
Operation Full Burn
Fans of the cancelled TV show “Firefly” and the subsequent big screen movie “Serenity” have begun a new campaign to get the attention of those that may influence any decision to make a sequel to the movie.
The plan is to have fans from all across the web converge on one point - the Universal HD Firefly Message Board - in an attempt to show just how many fans are really out there.
Here’s the post offering the idea up on the Universal HD message board
What is Operation Full Burn?: Operation Full Burn is an operation designed to support the ‘Verse and a Sequel to the BDM.
How does it work?: Simple, between now and the start of the re-airing of the BDS on the Universal HD channel we get as many Browncoats as have ears to sign up to these Universal HD Firefly Fan Forums as we can. It don’t cost nobody a nickle yet it lets Universal (makers of Serenity) know that we are still here and we still want more of the ‘Verse. It’s as easy as lyin’.
Why? How will this help?: As of right now there are 1,738 folks signed up to these here forums and of them I’m going to low ball and say only 1,500 are Browncoats. None the less it’s a micro fraction of the total number of Browncoats out there. Basically, the number of unique users on a website or on a particular forum is a form of ratings all it’s own. We all know that it’s all about ratings and numbers right? So with the Universal HD channel scheduling the BDS again starting in March it would be wise notion and a real display of our love and dedication for the show, the movie, the ‘Verse in general, as well as the sequel that ought be made, if those website ratings jumped up more than a bit before the show starts to re-air. We get enough Browncoats here it would say a powerful lot about us and what we want.
How you can help: JOIN THE UNIVERSAL HD FIREFLY FAN FORUMS! Once you’ve joined help spread the Signal! I can’t go every place in the ‘Verse, I just don’t know where they are. Most folks are members of 2 or more boards so please feel free to re-post this in some of your other boards. Dig it if your a Digger. Blog it if you’re a blogger. I don’t have a Myspace account so it could go up there. Facebook too. Where ever you can think of really. The OB’s. Sci-Fi boards. Doesn’t matter, it’s all good so long as we let every Browncoat on every world spinnin’ know about it. Below I’ve made a few banners. Feel free to use them if you like or make your own if you’re more artistic than me (I won’t be offended in the least).
Jayne said it best I think - “If wishes were horses we’d all be eatin’ steak.” I’m not one to just “wish” something to happen. I want to at least “DO” a little something. Maybe it’s because I missed it all before. I missed the BDS when it was on TV and I missed “Doing the Impossible” and that feeling of being part of getting the BDM made because I’m a newer Browncoat. So I guess I feel like I have to at least TRY to help get it done again. Kind of my own little labor of love perhaps.
Posted by Cordrone
- Universal HD Firefly Forum:
http://boards.nbcuni.com/universalHD/index.php?showforum=4 - For other fan initiatives see: WaveCard for a Sequel Campaign