Those taglines just crack me up.

Simon | August 16, 20:27 CET

Huh. I'm not especially familiar with the site and I can't find links to it at all. I am logged in. Any suggestions?

April | August 16, 20:29 CET

Funny taglines Joss. Funny taglines.

SpikeBad | August 16, 20:31 CET

April, if you are logged in, just come back to Whedonesque and go through the link again, it will take you there. At least that works for me everytime!

spikeangellover | August 16, 20:32 CET

April if you've just logged into the Browncoasts forum to read it, close down that particular browser window and then click on the link again. It should bring up Joss' post.

Simon | August 16, 20:32 CET

Oh Simon, great minds think alike!

spikeangellover | August 16, 20:34 CET

That they do :).

Simon | August 16, 20:35 CET

I actually prefer all of Joss's faux taglines to the real one. Ah well.

And it is grand to be live again.

SoddingNancyTribe | August 16, 20:40 CET

I liked "Mal takes his shirt off already," but I guess I can see how that might have limited appeal for the straight, male market.

killinj | August 16, 20:40 CET

Hey Simon. How come the site was down for while? I must of hit the refresh button like a million times.

SpikeBad | August 16, 20:42 CET

R.E. Simon and SpikAngelLover

"Oh Simon, great minds think alike!"

And coincedentally so do yours!

(Oh i just love quoting Buffy, especially when it's relevant!)

Apocalypse | August 16, 20:43 CET

Thanks for the help. I only recently joined Browncoats. I swear, that has to be his way of communicating he's not responsible for the tagline. I love him.

April | August 16, 20:45 CET

That's just great, classic Joss humor. Think he may have worn himself out with that marathon 'Varonica Mars' viewing. Well, somethings are worth it.

Madhatter | August 16, 20:46 CET

Yea, Whedonesque is back! Thanks guys, we missed you.

Great post from Joss on the Serenity site. As I said over there, I don't think fans are as worried about these "conventional wisdom" sites as much as when and what kind of marketing to the masses is going to happen. I want to be able to talk up the movie, but at this point I just sound geeky to the people I know if I mention it because none of them have heard of it from any other place. If the marketing is out there and I can say, "Yeah, I saw a preview of that movie. It was really good. You should see it." then I am a normal human being recommending a movie, not someone who freakily knows things most others don't. (Ok, so I already have that reputation in certain specific subjects, but this is not one of them.)

I work in mainstream Corporate America, where the money lives. They don't like things to be freaky, but they do like really good accessable movies that they hear about in conventional ways. I think this could be one of them...if they hear about it.

newcj | August 16, 20:47 CET

Hey Simon. How come the site was down for while? I must of hit the refresh button like a million times.

Problems with Whedonesque's database. Much praise to Caroline for getting it sorted out.

Simon | August 16, 20:51 CET

Thank you, Caroline. You're the sweetest :)

Madhatter | August 16, 20:54 CET

Oh sweet Caroline thank you.

SpikeBad | August 16, 20:56 CET

:) thanks Caroline.

I'm so pumped that he's coming down to Melbourne in september, at a time which coincides with my mid-semester break. Great timing, Joss! :)

non sequitur | August 16, 21:03 CET

Thank you Caroline! I'm lost without this site :)

MySerenity | August 16, 21:31 CET

So Joss says that the media blitz is about to start. Do we have any idea when and how? I'm eager to see things roll out.

binkaboo | August 16, 21:41 CET

BTW, for those of you wondering who the heck Lady Agnew of Lochnaw is, click on the link.

Succinctly put, John Singer Sargent rocks.

bookrats | August 16, 21:57 CET

Joss is coming to Sydney!!!! I've shrieked and squealed for hours now over this! I'm one happy chooky, but oh, what a day for our lovely site to go belly up!

nixygirl | August 16, 22:08 CET

I haven't posted it in a seperate subject, but Adam Baldwin is coming to Edinburgh now, too, according to UIP. With most of the cast, the writer/director and exec producer, and a red carpet, it's now starting to look like a good press event. Oh yeah.

gossi | August 16, 22:14 CET

I actually prefer all of Joss's faux taglines to the real one. Ah well.

Same here. I especially like:

"One Captain. One Psychic. One Assasin. One Doctor. One Shepherd. Another Assasin, but different from the first. One Mechanic. One Companion, which is like a geisha or a courtesan, I guess sort of. One... um... did I do Mechanic? Which movie is this?"

Nebula1400 | August 16, 22:32 CET

Yes, bravo for Caroline!

As for Joss's post: hey, I've made (gained) $1.3M on Serenity on the Hollywood Stock Exchange! And it's my only investment on HSX. I'm glad he reminded me--I haven't looked in a long time.

As for me-tooing: the taglines are classic Joss.

RBB | August 16, 23:41 CET

I too am not a great fan of the real tag-tagline (as I mentioned on page 4 of the thread.)

Whatever happened to "Can't stop the signal"?? I thought that was an excellent tag...

[wcip]Angel | August 17, 01:38 CET

Well, if Mr. Whedon needs a guide around the gallery...

Craig Oxbrow | August 17, 04:09 CET

Succinctly put, John Singer Sargent rocks.

Omigod, yes. My handle on the browncoats site and on various other places is "ladyagnew" and I've loved that painting for years -- it was the painting that made me seek out books of Sargent's work, and generally fall in love with his work. I first saw the painting reprinted on the cover of James' Portrait of a Lady, and I fell in love with James, Isabel Archer (the character) and that painting in one fell swoop.

The painting is more than lovely -- Lady Agnew seems to be looking at the viewer with a secret amusement in her eyes, almost challenging you, and I'll always associate her look with the difficult path a woman has to take to make her own interesting way in the world.

Wow, Joss has like the best taste. (except for, um, Harry Potter -- sorry!)

dottikin | August 17, 07:51 CET

One wonders if he's heard the "Balld of Joss"? :)

NickSeng | August 17, 10:13 CET

Joss in Melbourne! Yay much! I hope, hope, hope he goes on The Movie Show, At The Movies, Triple J... all the cool places where he belongs. Joss, I live just around the corner (and 13kms) from the Melbourne Airport so if you want a driver... I promise I won't squeal or paddle too much. I'm not sure what a proper Aussie welcome entails, but I'm happy to exploit all the embarrasing stereotypes for your entertainment. And I'll show you the croc skin from the one my dad killed (true story) if that helps.

buffbuff | August 17, 11:59 CET

buffbuff - I hope he goes on all/any of those but mostly I hope he goes on Rove (with trailer of course and a lenghty slot!)and on Enough Rope while in Sydney.

purplehazel | August 17, 12:44 CET