New Firefly Book! "Still Flying" - Page 2

Forbin · May 23 2010, 06:11 PM

FordSVT wrote:

Admiral_Young wrote:

Well now I saw this listed and didn't know what it was until just now....checked it out on amazon and yes Titan Books is publishing it and 160 pages of happy shiny material in the same format as the first two books from them. I loved those books so I'll probably pick this one up too. Thanks for the heads up.

One thing that annoys me as much as BSG fans who insist on using the word "frak" in every sentence is Firefly fans who have to shoe-horn "shiny" into everything.

You could solve that problem by not visiting Firefly threads. Then everything would be shiny in your world.

OmahaStar · May 23 2010, 08:41 PM

Christopher wrote:

OmahaStar wrote:

This might help. There's a new Firefly universe movie, direct to dvd, and it'll be out by September.

That's a fan film, right? It's not like this is anything official.

This has been given the blessing of Fox, Universal, and most importantly Joss Whedon. Stop being so jealous. It's really not a good look for you.

David cgc · May 23 2010, 10:50 PM

So it's not a fanfilm?

Christopher · May 23 2010, 11:00 PM

^It is a fan film, and I wasn't making any value judgment. "Fan film" is not an attack, merely a description. Heck, the film's own website calls it a fan film. It's an amateur, non-profit production rather than a professional, profit-making production by the owners of the copyright, therefore it is a fan film, no matter whose blessing or support it has. I was simply clarifying that this wasn't an official continuation of the franchise, so that nobody would get their hopes up due to incomplete information.

OmahaStar · May 24 2010, 12:17 AM

Christopher wrote:

I was simply clarifying that this wasn't an official continuation of the franchise, so that nobody would get their hopes up due to incomplete information.

Really? Cuz it sure sounded like a typical "Christopher knows better than everybody else and let me tell you why" post.

RookieBatman · May 24 2010, 02:18 PM

Christopher wrote:

Greg Cox wrote:

Valin wrote:

Maybe they can get novelist Richard Castle to write them.

Hah! I'll bet he would have a real affinity for the characters.

Well, we know he's a fan, since he dressed up as Mal last Halloween.

And that other time, like, five years ago.

But seriously, it'll be interesting to see whether there's anything really new besides the short fiction. I'll certainly devour it all, but I'm a little pensive about what new stuff is really gonna come up in the non-fic sections. But hey, I'm big on behind the scenes, so the more the merrier, I guess.

Greg Cox · May 24 2010, 06:15 PM

Forbin wrote:

FordSVT wrote:

Admiral_Young wrote:

Well now I saw this listed and didn't know what it was until just now....checked it out on amazon and yes Titan Books is publishing it and 160 pages of happy shiny material in the same format as the first two books from them. I loved those books so I'll probably pick this one up too. Thanks for the heads up.

One thing that annoys me as much as BSG fans who insist on using the word "frak" in every sentence is Firefly fans who have to shoe-horn "shiny" into everything.

You could solve that problem by not visiting Firefly threads. Then everything would be shiny in your world.

I'm just frelling mad that FARSCAPE lingo never caught on. Dren!

Christopher · May 24 2010, 07:34 PM

Greg Cox wrote:

I'm just frelling mad that FARSCAPE lingo never caught on. Dren!

There was an episode of SciFi's The Invisible Man, back when Farscape was still on, when the comic-relief supporting character Eberts was under the influence of some sort of rage-inducing bioweapon, and he cried, "I'm going to frelling kill you!"

The featured woman-creature-whatever in that new movie Splice is apparently named Dren, according to the ads, and I just find that so bizarre, as in "Don't they know what that word means?!"

Greg Cox · May 24 2010, 07:59 PM

Christopher wrote:

Greg Cox wrote:

I'm just frelling mad that FARSCAPE lingo never caught on. Dren!

The featured woman-creature-whatever in that new movie Splice is apparently named Dren, according to the ads, and I just find that so bizarre, as in "Don't they know what that word means?!"

I know! I keep having the same response!

stonester1 · May 24 2010, 10:02 PM

Greg Cox wrote:

Forbin wrote:

FordSVT wrote:

One thing that annoys me as much as BSG fans who insist on using the word "frak" in every sentence is Firefly fans who have to shoe-horn "shiny" into everything.

You could solve that problem by not visiting Firefly threads. Then everything would be shiny in your world.

I'm just frelling mad that FARSCAPE lingo never caught on. Dren!

Hey, thodo, don't get your meevoks in a twist.

Ethros · May 26 2010, 08:50 PM

There's some cover art and info Here about the upcoming Book backstory graphic novel btw

stonester1 · May 26 2010, 09:38 PM

Kewl!

RookieBatman · May 27 2010, 05:47 PM

Alright! When I heard about "Float Out," I figured that was gonna be instead of A Shepherd's Tale, not in addition to. That's fantastic!

So, I got my copy of Still Flying yesterday. Haven't started reading it yet, but it looks like it's got some good features. I'm curious to see what this legendary practical joke was.

May 23 2010, 10:50 PM	#18
David cgc Vice Admiral	Re: New Firefly Book! "Still Flying" So it's not a fanfilm? __________________ “I come here to have fun and fuck around merrily. I expect to showered by all kind of random crap.” — iguana_tonante

May 23 2010, 11:00 PM	#19
Christopher Writer	Re: New Firefly Book! "Still Flying" ^It is a fan film, and I wasn't making any value judgment. "Fan film" is not an attack, merely a description. Heck, the film's own website calls it a fan film. It's an amateur, non-profit production rather than a professional, profit-making production by the owners of the copyright, therefore it is a fan film, no matter whose blessing or support it has. I was simply clarifying that this wasn't an official continuation of the franchise, so that nobody would get their hopes up due to incomplete information. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

May 26 2010, 08:50 PM	#26
Ethros Vice Admiral Location: 1123 6536 5321	Re: New Firefly Book! "Still Flying" There's some cover art and info Here about the upcoming Book backstory graphic novel btw

May 26 2010, 09:38 PM	#27
stonester1 Rear Admiral	Re: New Firefly Book! "Still Flying" Kewl! __________________ "New and stirring things are belittled because if they are not belittled, the humiliating question arises, 'Why then are you not taking part in them?' " - H. G. Wells

May 27 2010, 05:47 PM	#28
RookieBatman Commodore Location: Out there, thataway...	Re: New Firefly Book! "Still Flying" Alright! When I heard about "Float Out," I figured that was gonna be instead of A Shepherd's Tale, not in addition to. That's fantastic! So, I got my copy of Still Flying yesterday. Haven't started reading it yet, but it looks like it's got some good features. I'm curious to see what this legendary practical joke was. __________________ I disagree with your opinion of the movie, but I will defend to the death your right to watch it!

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