Firefly
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[edit] Introduction
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[edit] Terminology
Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan community.
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[edit] Timeline
Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in the Firefly fan community.
[edit] 2001
- On March 22, 2001, the mailing list milliways-L was created for the posting of science fiction related fan fiction and discussion. Fandoms represented included would eventually include this one. [1]
[edit] 2002
- On March 6, 2002, the fansite FIREFLYFANS.NET was created. [2]
- On June 1, 2002, the LiveJournal community fireflyfans was created. [3]
- On September 20, 2002, the show premiered on television in the United States. [4]
- On September 21, 2002, the LiveJournal community whedons_firefly was created. [5]
- On September 30, 2002, the LiveJournal community serenityfirefly was created. [6]
- On December 14, 2002, an English language article about the show was created on Wikipedia. [7]
[edit] 2003
- On January 1, 2003, the show premiered on television in Brazil. [8]
- On January 21, 2003, the fansite BrownCoats.com was created. [9]
- On April 15, 2003, the show premiered on television in South Africa. [10]
- On April 2003, there was wank in the fandom called "Like Jesus, in a way." [11][12]
- On May 8, 2003, the LiveJournal community ame_soeur was created. [13] It would eventually host fan fiction from this fandom.
- On May 12, 2003, the show premiered on television in the United Kingdom. [14]
- On August 19, 2003, the last original episode of the show aired on television in the United States. [15]
- On September 8, 2003, the show premiered on television in Canada. [16]
- On September 22, 2003, the LiveJournal community allfandomfics was founded. [17] It would eventually host fan fiction from this fandom.
[edit] 2004
- On March 3, 2004, the show premiered on television in Finland. [18]
- On March 6, 2004, the LiveJournal community _the_firefly_ was created. [19]
- On June 27, 2004, the show premiered on television in Israel. [20]
- On August 18, 2004, the LiveJournal community fireflying was created. [21]
- On November 11, 2004, the LiveJournal community 3_ships was founded. [22] It is a threesome secret santa community. It would eventually host fan fiction from this fandom.
- On December 21, 2004, the show premiere on television in the United Kingdom. [23]
[edit] 2005
- "In 2005, New Scientist magazine's website held an internet poll to find "The World's Best Space Sci-Fi Ever". Firefly came in first place, with its cinematic follow-up Serenity in second." [24]
- On January 14, 2005, the show premiered on television in Sweden. [25]
- On March 31, 2005, the show premiered on television in France. [26]
- On July 31, 2005, there was wank in the fandom that was called "Nathan Fillion tries to exert his starpower to crush a comics store" [27][28]
- On September 20, 2005, there was wank in the fandom that was called "The newsletter should post old stuff so you get my favorite pairing " [29][30]
- On October 3, 2005, there was wank in the fandom that was called "Your fanaticism killed the box-office!" [31][32]
- On October 9, 2005, there was wank in the fandom that was called "Nobody's going to pick up our show and it's all Fox's fault!" [33][34]
- On October 10, 2005, there was wank in the fandom called "The failure of Serenity brings on the stages of grief." [35][36]
[edit] 2006
- "On June 23, 2006 fans organized the first worldwide charity screenings of Serenity in 47 cities, dubbed as Can’t Stop the Serenity or CSTS, an homage to the movie’s tagline, "Can’t stop the signal."[66] The event raised over $65,000[67] for Whedon's favorite charity, Equality Now." [37]
- "Another campaign on June 23, 2006 referred to the date as Serenity Day,[69] on which fans bought—and got others to buy—copies of the Serenity and Firefly DVDs in hopes of convincing Universal that creating a sequel was a good business decision. On this day, Serenity and Firefly were ranked second and third, respectively, on the DVD Best Sellers list. The date for both campaigns were chosen because it is series creator Joss Whedon’s birthday." [38]
- "In July 2006, a fan-made documentary was released, titled, Done the Impossible, and is commercially available. The documentary relates the story of the fans and how the show has affected them, and also features interviews with Whedon and various cast members. A percentage of the DVD proceeds are donated to Equality Now." [39]
[edit] 2007
- In 2007, fans raised over $106,000 for Whedon's favorite charity, Equality Now." [40]
- alien_altars was created on March 18, 2007 as a challenge community for femslash cliches. Some cliches include About to die, must have hot sex, Aliens made us do it, Amnesia, Aphrodisiacs/Sex pollen, Caught masturbating, Everyone thinks we're doing it, Forced marriage, Forced to share a bed/sleeping bag/tent, Fuzzy morning after or "do you remember what we did last night?", Genderswitch (one or both women is turned into a man), Huddling for warmth, Insomnia, Jealousy, Kid fic are just a few of the examples to chose from. Fandoms represented include Firefly. [41]
- "as of May 2007, it was the most popular science fiction show amongst users of tv.com" [42]
- "NASA Browncoat Astronaut Steven Swanson[70] took the Firefly and Serenity DVDs with him on Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-117 mission, which lifted off on Friday June 8, 2007. The DVDs will permanently reside on the International Space Station as a form of entertainment for the station's crews.[71]" [43]
- In August 2007, due to a rumor that Yahoo!Groups was removing users who were lurking on mailing lists in this fandom, a number of mailing lists saw an increase in participation so that would not happen. While this rumor was not true, and Yahoo was only removing people who had e-mail accounts bouncing in excess of six months, it did not stop a certain level of hysteria.
[edit] 2008
- In 2008, fans raised over $150,000 for Whedon's favorite charity, Equality Now." [44]
- On March 26, 2008, there was wank in the fandom called "Serenity is sexist and Joss Whedon rapes his wife" [45][46]
- In September 2008, TV Guide ran an article about fans, including Firefly fans, who helped to save their shows. [47]
- By September 2008, the visibility of the Firefly fandom in the wider Joss Whedon fandom had begun to dim. [48]
[edit] Kerfluffles
[edit] Like Jesus, in a way
On April 2003, there was wank in the fandom called "Like Jesus, in a way." [49][50]
[edit] Nathan Fillion tries to exert his starpower to crush a comics store
On July 31, 2005, there was wank in the fandom that was called "Nathan Fillion tries to exert his starpower to crush a comics store" [51][52]
[edit] The newsletter should post old stuff so you get my favorite pairing
On September 20, 2005, there was wank in the fandom that was called "The newsletter should post old stuff so you get my favorite pairing " [53][54]
[edit] Your fanaticism killed the box-office!"
On October 3, 2005, there was wank in the fandom that was called "Your fanaticism killed the box-office!" [55][56]
[edit] Nobody's going to pick up our show and it's all Fox's fault!
On October 9, 2005, there was wank in the fandom that was called "Nobody's going to pick up our show and it's all Fox's fault!" [57][58]
[edit] The failure of Serenity brings on the stages of grief.
On October 10, 2005, there was wank in the fandom called "The failure of Serenity brings on the stages of grief." [59][60]
[edit] Serenity is sexist and Joss Whedon rapes his wife
On March 26, 2008, there was wank in the fandom called "Serenity is sexist and Joss Whedon rapes his wife" [61][62]
[edit] The Fandom
[edit] Charity Work
- "On June 23, 2006 fans organized the first worldwide charity screenings of Serenity in 47 cities, dubbed as Can’t Stop the Serenity or CSTS, an homage to the movie’s tagline, "Can’t stop the signal."[66] The event raised over $65,000[67] for Whedon's favorite charity, Equality Now. In 2007, $106,000 was raised,[68] with a goal of $150,000 in 2008." [63]
[edit] Influential Fanworks
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[edit] Influential Communities
On January 24, 2008, misskitten on FanLib said of this community,
- It may be for some fandoms, but not all. Some of my fandoms are well-repressented on LJ, but I wouldn’t say any of them are the main channel for that fandom’s fanwork. For Firefly I would say the main channel is Fireflyfans.net, for Gilmore Girls I would say Fanfiction.net and BWR are the main channels. Firefly seems well-repressented on LJ, at least to my impression, though I’m not an LJ user, but I can’t say GG has that strong a presence on LJ, at least not that big a group… [64]
[edit] Fandom Members
Below is a partial list of fans of Firefly.
See also Firefly fans.
[edit] Pairings
- River/Jayne aka "Rayne"
- Kaylee/Jayne aka "Jaylee"
- Mal/River
- Mal/Inara
- Simon/Kaylee
- Jayne/Simon
- Jayne/Mal
- Mal/Simon
- Inara/Kaylee
- Kaylee/River
[edit] Kerfluffles
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[edit] Fandom size
[edit] November 2006
As of November 22, 2006 there are 132 stories on Twisting the Hellmouth [65] and 2,334 stories on FanFiction.Net. [66]
[edit] Misc
See also Firefly fan fiction community size.
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
Below is a partial list of articles and academic sources to help you continue to learn about this community.
- Becque, S. (2007). Big damn fans fan campaigns of Firefly and Veronica Mars. Undergraduate honors paper--Mount Holyoke College, 2007. Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology.
- Loyd Case "The Death of Fandom". ExtremeTech. August 2007. FindArticles.com. 03 Dec. 2007. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zdext/is_200708/ai_n19427213
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