- Browncoat
Browncoat is a term applied to fans of the short-lived television series "Firefly". [cite news | last = Chonin | first = Neva | title = When Fox canceled 'Firefly,' it ignited an Internet fan base whose burning desire for more led to 'Serenity' | work = San Francisco Chronicle | pages = E1 | date = 2005-06-08 | accessdate = 2007-11-22] ["Hungry for the real Roman Cinema FILM OF THE WEEK" "The Herald" (Glasgow); Oct 6, 2005; HANNAH McGILL; p. 8 " [Reviewing the film Serenity] ... [t] he intricacies of the plot, however, are really of interest only to browncoats (yes, there are enough Firefly obsessives that they have their own special name! )"] The name is based on a nickname for the Independent Faction from the series.
Fictional meaning
In the series, Browncoats were named after the simple, brown dusters they wore as uniforms. The simplicity of their gear was greatly due to the fact that technology and resources were scarce on the Outer Planets. Conversely, the Alliance's soldiers were called "Purple bellies", because of the purple-tinted body armor they wore on their chests.
Fans
The original fans first organized to try to save the series from being canceled by
Fox Broadcasting Network . Their efforts included raising money for an ad in "Variety" magazine and a postcard writing campaign toUPN .These fans are also sometimes known as "flans" (IPA /flæn/ - rhymes with American-English "fan"). This originated from a slip of the tongue by actor
Nathan Fillion during an interview, when talking about Firefly fans. ()Notable Browncoats
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Steven Swanson , engineer and NASA astronaut [cite web|url=http://www.breakingatmo.com/status/2007/06/meet-your-browncoat-astronaut|title=Meet Your Browncoat Astronaut|accessdate=2008-02-10]
*Orson Scott Card , writer [cite web|url=http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2005-01-16.shtml|title=Uncle Orson Reviews Everything|accessdate=2008-03-28] [http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2005-09-30-extra.shtml]
*Tracy Hickman , writer [cite web|url=http://signal.serenityfirefly.com/season1/signal_015.html|title=The Signal Season 1 Show 15|accessdate=2008-03-28]
*Dan Roberts , musician
*Matt Kindt , comic book writer & artist
*Randall Munroe , a Web-comic ArtistReferences
*cite book | title=Firefly Official Companion, Volume One | publisher=Titan Books | location=UK | year=2006 | author=Joss Whedon | id=ISBN 1-84576-314-9
*"Done the Impossible: The Fans' Tale of Firefly & Serenity" (2006), directed by Tony Hadlock, Jason Heppler, Jeremy Neish, Jared Nelson, and Brian Wiser, DVD, UPC 822732036221
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