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merrilyI just bought a Blue Sun t-shirt from CafePress, (this one, but in mint/avocado) and am now, before it has even made it to my house, thinking "How can I wear that?"
My geekdom is private, and I get massively blushy when I have to talk about it. (Conversely, it's delightful when I can get![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
human_loser to geek out with me for an afternoon. 'Cause he _understands_ and it's okay if I talk in whispers. Though I don't. Much, anyway.)
"Are you a ... browncoat?" my friend Liz asked, chuckling, as I was discussing the finer points of Joss's awesomeness.
"Eep! I mean, no! Not, even! No!"
"So," continued Liz, slyly, "how much did you pay, again, for tix to the preview?"
"notofrelevanceshuddupfiftydollarseach" I mumbled.
I love my fandoms, but I'm not all that interested in being an evangelist for them. It doesn't seem to work out. Honestly, I think that Serenity would have raked in more chips if so much of the marketing hadn't focused on the fact that there was a corps of dedicated fanboys and fangirls out there slavering over it. It's certainly a valid press topic (see: Snakes on a Plane), but I think the studio should've steered clear of it in the trailers and print ads. And maybe not bothered mentioning that it was based on a TV series.
Before anyone gets angry, I'm perfectly well aware that there wouldn't have even been a Serenity if it wasn't for the people who mounted booths at cons and wrote letters and generally convinced 'Versal that there was an audience. I am grateful that you made the BDM happen. But I'm not buying a shirt that says "Ask me about Miranda." Sorry.
And my Blue Sun shirt is probably going to be weekend wear. Although I may get a fruity oaty bar one for work.
My geekdom is private, and I get massively blushy when I have to talk about it. (Conversely, it's delightful when I can get
human_loser to geek out with me for an afternoon. 'Cause he _understands_ and it's okay if I talk in whispers. Though I don't. Much, anyway.)"Are you a ... browncoat?" my friend Liz asked, chuckling, as I was discussing the finer points of Joss's awesomeness.
"Eep! I mean, no! Not, even! No!"
"So," continued Liz, slyly, "how much did you pay, again, for tix to the preview?"
"notofrelevanceshuddupfiftydollarseach" I mumbled.
I love my fandoms, but I'm not all that interested in being an evangelist for them. It doesn't seem to work out. Honestly, I think that Serenity would have raked in more chips if so much of the marketing hadn't focused on the fact that there was a corps of dedicated fanboys and fangirls out there slavering over it. It's certainly a valid press topic (see: Snakes on a Plane), but I think the studio should've steered clear of it in the trailers and print ads. And maybe not bothered mentioning that it was based on a TV series.
Before anyone gets angry, I'm perfectly well aware that there wouldn't have even been a Serenity if it wasn't for the people who mounted booths at cons and wrote letters and generally convinced 'Versal that there was an audience. I am grateful that you made the BDM happen. But I'm not buying a shirt that says "Ask me about Miranda." Sorry.
And my Blue Sun shirt is probably going to be weekend wear. Although I may get a fruity oaty bar one for work.
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Date: 2006-08-25 05:04 pm (UTC)I think you're safe with the Blue Sun. People will just assume it's Asian Chic unless they know Firefly (like, REALLY well, since the whole Blue Sun is not overt, and was never really addressed in the series).
yesh
Date: 2006-08-25 11:05 pm (UTC)(And yes, I'm banking on the Asian Chic thing. I'm just amused at how much I don't want people to know that I'm totally, immensely, invested in fandom.)