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eldritchhobbitThe Can't Stop the Serenity event was great fun. There was a terrific turnout, and it's always fun to rewatch Serenity. It was especially nice to meet ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ashesngolddust (who was sporting a terrific Kaylee look) and see estellye again. Good times!
The Charlotte Browncoats also were fortunate enough to get one of the few complete rough cuts of the forthcoming Firefly/Serenity fan charity project Browncoats: Redemption to show at the event. Of course, since it was a rough cut, the film was not polished. It still needed sound editing, as well as the addition of the final musical score and special effects, for example. But we could get a very good idea of how the finished product will look.
Keeping in mind that Browncoats: Redemption is a fan film made solely by volunteers for the love of the story and the cause of charity, I found it to be quite impressive.
Here are some spoiler-free reasons why:
1. Writing. The characters are clearly drawn and interesting, and they speak in the English/Mandarin/frontier Whedonspeak patois that all Browncoats know well.
2. Plot. Not only is there conflict, but the film manages to throw in a surprise here and there.
3. Canon. The action deals directly with the believable repercussions of what happened at the end of Serenity. It moves the larger story of the 'verse forward by building directly on what we already know.
4. Setting. The film has an impressive array of location shots. The frontier town sequences are especially atmospheric.
5. In-jokes. There are plenty of nods to Firefly/Serenity fans, but there are also fun moments for fans of other science fiction texts. One of the last lines, a gift to Trek lovers everywhere, got some of the biggest laughs of the evening.
6. Cameos. If you don't want to know about the special someones who show up in the film, don't click this:
I counted five special cameo appearances in the film, but there may have been more. Here's who I spotted:
- Sonny Rhodes, the blues artist who sings "The Ballad of Serenity" in the opening sequence of the Firefly series
- Michael Fairman, reprising his role of Adelei Niska from Firefly
- Adam Baldwin, in a role that may or may not be Jayne Cobb
- Yan and Rafael Feldman, reprising their roles of Mingo and Fanty from Serenity
- The Bedlam Bards, performing their music in a sequence in the frontier saloon "The Loon"
Proceeds from the DVD sales of the film will be divided equally and donated to Equality Now, Kids Need to Read, The Dyslexia Foundation, The Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center, and the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation.
Here's the latest trailer for the film:
"Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! Wife or no, you are no one's property to be tossed aside. You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people."
- from "Our Mrs. Reynolds," Firefly
ashesngolddust (who was sporting a terrific Kaylee look) and see estellye again. Good times!The Charlotte Browncoats also were fortunate enough to get one of the few complete rough cuts of the forthcoming Firefly/Serenity fan charity project Browncoats: Redemption to show at the event. Of course, since it was a rough cut, the film was not polished. It still needed sound editing, as well as the addition of the final musical score and special effects, for example. But we could get a very good idea of how the finished product will look.
Keeping in mind that Browncoats: Redemption is a fan film made solely by volunteers for the love of the story and the cause of charity, I found it to be quite impressive.
Here are some spoiler-free reasons why:
1. Writing. The characters are clearly drawn and interesting, and they speak in the English/Mandarin/frontier Whedonspeak patois that all Browncoats know well.
2. Plot. Not only is there conflict, but the film manages to throw in a surprise here and there.
3. Canon. The action deals directly with the believable repercussions of what happened at the end of Serenity. It moves the larger story of the 'verse forward by building directly on what we already know.
4. Setting. The film has an impressive array of location shots. The frontier town sequences are especially atmospheric.
5. In-jokes. There are plenty of nods to Firefly/Serenity fans, but there are also fun moments for fans of other science fiction texts. One of the last lines, a gift to Trek lovers everywhere, got some of the biggest laughs of the evening.
6. Cameos. If you don't want to know about the special someones who show up in the film, don't click this:
I counted five special cameo appearances in the film, but there may have been more. Here's who I spotted:
- Sonny Rhodes, the blues artist who sings "The Ballad of Serenity" in the opening sequence of the Firefly series
- Michael Fairman, reprising his role of Adelei Niska from Firefly
- Adam Baldwin, in a role that may or may not be Jayne Cobb
- Yan and Rafael Feldman, reprising their roles of Mingo and Fanty from Serenity
- The Bedlam Bards, performing their music in a sequence in the frontier saloon "The Loon"
Proceeds from the DVD sales of the film will be divided equally and donated to Equality Now, Kids Need to Read, The Dyslexia Foundation, The Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center, and the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation.
Here's the latest trailer for the film:
"Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! Wife or no, you are no one's property to be tossed aside. You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people."
- from "Our Mrs. Reynolds," Firefly
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Date: 2010-06-28 10:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-29 05:38 pm (UTC)Me, too! I think this one holds its own against the best of them. If you see it, I hope you enjoy it, too!
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Date: 2010-06-28 11:28 pm (UTC)It was soooo good to see you! :D
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Date: 2010-06-29 05:39 pm (UTC)I'm so glad you agree about the film. I'm with you: I definitely want to see the finished version now.
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Date: 2010-06-28 11:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-29 05:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-29 03:48 am (UTC)It was so great to spend the day with you both and hope to have the pleasure again before too much longer!
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Date: 2010-06-29 05:43 pm (UTC)And I'm with you: I definitely plan to watch the finished version of the film now. Three cheers for Browncoats!
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Date: 2010-06-29 12:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-29 05:45 pm (UTC)Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course.
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Date: 2010-06-29 08:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-29 12:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-29 05:51 pm (UTC)I was particularly drawn in by the chemistry among the main characters; the viewer feels like they are a real crew who have served time together and know each other's strengths and weaknesses well. Of course, that makes the revelations about your character all the more effective and powerful! Seriously, congratulations to you and everyone involved. You've done something for a good cause - and done it extremely well. :)
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Date: 2010-06-29 06:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-29 03:21 pm (UTC)Did I mention I was not terribly pleased with Serenity?
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Date: 2010-06-29 05:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-29 08:34 pm (UTC)...She's got it where it counts.
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Date: 2010-06-30 04:20 pm (UTC)*mentally pictures police officers trying to fit an Ent into their squad car*
...She's got it where it counts.
I'm going to laugh!
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Date: 2010-07-01 03:53 am (UTC)One day you'll be driving up to your house, and you'll see the flashing lights of a cop car... and you'll know what's going on across the way. That one Ent has been profiled.
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Date: 2010-07-09 09:26 pm (UTC)