So I'm not too lazy

[christhecynic]

I wasn't planning on registering here but I've been looking at the forum every day so it seems pointless not to. First I didn't want to register because I was too lazy then because I was afraid that someone I know might spot me (I only ever use one name, I'd feel dishonest if I didn't use it.) It's not that I'm ashamed of being seen here, it's just that I don't like some of the people I know, and the two I dislike the most have good taste in webcomics.

This is the best one I've come across so I figure one or both of them might show up at some point.

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When I was just planning to drop by once in a while it seemed like a good idea to be anonymous, but I have no restraint. Like I said I've been looking in just about every day. So anyway:

Hi, I'm me, I'm also Chris, and you should all watch Firefly and Serenity (in that order) available on DVD now.

Sorry about the last part but it saves me the trouble of wondering if I've earned the credibility to say it later on. Also at one point I was on a forum and I wanted to tell everyone to see it because they all deserved it, that kind of quality is rare and should be treasured (which is why I read From Then On Forth), but I couldn't think of a way to say it that didn't sound like a somewhat rabid and very zealous fan trying to spread the fandom like a plague.

Now I figure I'll just say it up front and you'll all know that I'm a semi-rabid very zealous fan right from the start.

Now that I've gotten that out of the way more about me, if you haven't figured out I'm a strong believer in fiction. Someone once said to me:
"Reality is just a state of mind, something that isn't real may still actually exist. Not physically but in the heart and the mind."

And that's something I've been trying to say in many different ways for ages. The characters in Firefly, From then On Forth, Unwell, and Something may not be physical people, but to me they are real, they matter, and that is why I'm here. I care about what happens to Seth in a way that is probably unhealthy. I know that you're supposed to draw a line between reality and all the rest, but when a Character I care about is hurt it's like a person I care about is hurt, because in a very not-quite-sane way a person I care about is being hurt. Works the other way too, but Seth isn't in a good way at the moment.

Good fiction isn't made up any more than the real world is, when you're writing something that is worth writing you don't control what happens, you don't tell the characters what to say, you know what happens because that simply is how it happens and the characters tell you what they say and do, they tell you what is important, why it is important, and what to say about it.

The other thing you should know about me is that I tend to go on, and on.

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Small recap, what you should know about me:
I'm me.
I care about fiction quite a bit.
I love this comic.
I love Firefly.
I don’t shut up.

And as for the name, it's habit, I'm usually not remotely a cynic. Usually at least.

[Innocent Soul]

Welcome, to the boards. As for who usually come here, not everyone on this board are transgendered or anything (though some are), many of them are just into a good story and like a good conversation. So don't worry about being here if you are worried about things like that. And if you are still worried, I can always change names, and you can also stay as a guest and not login. So little ideas like that help.

As for Firefly and Serenity, my roommate told me to watch Serenity, but I told him I haven't seen Firefly yet and need to watch it first. But since I don't have cable or anything I can't watch it. So I have to probably get the DVDs... but that will have to wait till my bills are paid off. I do want to watch it though, everyone says it is one REALLY good series. If it is popular enough to have a good movie to come out, then it's probably pretty good already.

As for my comic, thank you for the compliments. The characters have become so real to me that it hurts me to hurt them in the comic. But at the same time I know that what must be said must be said. People have wanted me to publish this into print, but I want to keep it on the net and have it free for people to read. Though I might write and publish a side story or two (I have a few in mind actually).

That line that someone said to you sounds like something I've said before, almost word for word. I also say something similar to the word 'perfect'.

Finally, most of us are a little nuts, so you'll fit in fine. And once again welcome.

[christhecynic]

admin said:

That line that someone said to you sounds like something I've said before, almost word for word.

There's a reason for that. You're the someone who said it to me. (I just checked.)

Finally, most of us are a little nuts, so you'll fit in fine. And once again welcome.

Good to know and thanks.

As for my comic, thank you for the compliments. The characters have become so real to me that it hurts me to hurt them in the comic. But at the same time I know that what must be said must be said. People have wanted me to publish this into print, but I want to keep it on the net and have it free for people to read. Though I might write and publish a side story or two (I have a few in mind actually).

I'm not kidding when I say that this is the best I've come across, though to be honest I've not looked at too many. I just sort of stumbled across Venus Envy and kept stumbling from there. Even so that ranks you higher than ones like A Wish For Wings, Closetspace, Venus Envy, El Goonish Shive, and Lean On Me, all of which I consider excellent.

I know what you mean about hurting your characters, but when I try to elaborate on that I make no sense, so take my word for it.

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The rest of this has nothing to do with the comic.

As for Firefly and Serenity, my roommate told me to watch Serenity, but I told him I haven't seen Firefly yet and need to watch it first. But since I don't have cable or anything I can't watch it. So I have to probably get the DVDs... but that will have to wait till my bills are paid off.

Well the DVDs are the best way anyway, also I don't think it is on TV right now.

FOX, the root of much evil, played the episodes in the order of: second, third, sixth, week off, seventh, eighth, fourth, fifth, ninth, two weeks off, tenth, fourteenth, and finally first.

Sci-Fi aired them full screen, which is a big no-no.

No one else in the US ever played the show. (In other countries I'm told it got done correctly.)

I do want to watch it though, everyone says it is one REALLY good series. If it is popular enough to have a good movie to come out, then it's probably pretty good already.

I'm not sure if popular is the right word, then again I don't know the numbers. Even so it is my understanding that it was obsession more than quantity that got the movie made.

An article from the San Francisco Chronicle that I just stumbled on (I stumble a lot) says:
"Some people might question these fans' devotion to a series that ran a total of 13 episodes (of which only 11 aired). Some people have never been in love."
(The reason you see "13" instead of "14" so much is a little hard to explain, but, trust me on this, there is a reason.)

Joss Whedon, the show's creator, said, "...this movie does not have stars. It doesn't have a giant mega budget. It doesn't even have a simple saleable premise. What it has is us—the people who believed unreasonably."

And I think it's really the unreasonable belief that got it through.

The full quote by Joss is six paragraphs long, it is an introduction he gave at prescreening and is also on the DVD:

Hi I'm Joss Whedon. Before we begin this special screening, I have a little story I want to tell you. It's about a TV show called Firefly. Firefly went on the air a few years ago and was instantly hailed by critics as one of the most cancelled shows of the year. It was ignored and abandoned, and the story should end there. But it doesn't, because the people who made the show and the people who saw the show—which is roughly the same number of people—fell in love with it a little bit too much to let it go, too much to lay down arms when the battle looked pretty much lost.

In Hollywood, people like that are called unrealistic, quixotic, obsessive. In my world, they're called Browncoats. Now whether you watched the show on TV or saw the DVDs—or whether you never set foot in the Firefly universe before tonight—the fact that you're here means that you're part of something, something that is a little bit remarkable. This movie should not exist. Failed TV shows don't get made into major motion pictures—unless the creator, the cast and the fans believe beyond reason. That's what I have felt, and that's what I have seen in the DVD sales, the booths at the cons run by fans, the web sites and the fundraisers—all the work the fans have done helped make this movie.

It is, in an unprecedented sense, your movie. Which means...if it sucks, it's your fault. You blew it. You let us down. But let's not dwell on your failures, because the work is not done. I have to finish making it. This is not quite a final cut, and you'll notice some placeholders in music and FX. But we are very close, and once we are finished...you have to get people to see it.

Now obviously the studio will do its thing. There will be ads and trailers and all that joy, but this movie does not have stars. It doesn't have a giant mega budget. It doesn't even have a simple saleable premise. What it has is us—the people who believed unreasonably. If this movie matters to you, let somebody know. Let everybody know. Make yourselves heard.

If you don't like the movie...this is a time for quiet, for months of silent contemplation. But when the unfinished credits roll—if you still call yourself a Browncoat—remember the millions of people who don't...who might. I want us to do this together. The cast will be appearing wherever they can. I will be blogging and stumping and whatever I can think of. We have CantStoptheSignal.com up and running.

I'm fairly certain we're all doing everything we can to make this the event it should be. Because
remember: they tried to kill us. They did kill us, and here we are. We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty. Thank you for helping getting this movie as far as it has gotten. Welcome to Serenity.

[Lucifer]

hmmm... I missed this intro... I must welcome despite he tardiness of said welcome...

Welcome, I am Lucifer, Innocent Soul is your host, we're the inmates, welcome to the asylum

Finally, most of us are a little nuts, so you'll fit in fine.

and a little of us are mostly nuts, just so it balances out and makes for a good bell curve. Enjoy your stay.

P.S.: Don't worry about not knowing if you're supposed to say anything, just figure someone else would say it if they were supposed to, and if they hadn't and you are, then you're doing them a favor. Worst that happens is Ms. Troub blinks a few times at her computer screen, calls us all rabid, and or nuts, and puts off response for some other time.

[christhecynic]

I thought that we were all in the asylum the moment Wonko the Sane built it.

Thanks for the welcome, just as it is good to know that most are a little nuts it's also refreshing to hear that a little are mostly nuts.

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Why'd you name yourself after the light bringer/morning star/planet venus/lord of darkness?

[lurin]

there is nothing wrong with nuts, i find it a great way to be alone, people think your insane or whatever, and they dont bug you

nothing wrong with being lasy eather.. unless your like to acomplish stuff.

[WolfDog]

Hey there.

Firefly... Yummeh, yummeh...

[kalira]

Hello and welcome to the forums. So... the question of the day. Who is your favorite char from firefly?

[christhecynic]

kalira said:

Hello and welcome to the forums. So... the question of the day. Who is your favorite char from firefly?

Not the quickest response of all time, but it would be rude not to answer. River. Without any doubt River.

Don't get me wrong, I love them all, but there's just something about River. Actually according to a few online tests not only am I River, bur River is also my perfect date.

Apparently I'm a narcissist.