SoCal Browncoats

Over on Whedonesque, Joss Whedon posted news about the release schedule for Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. You’ll want to be at your computer to see Dr. Horrible on the following days:

“ACT ONE (Wheee!) will go up Tuesday July 15th.

ACT TWO (OMG!) will go up Thursday July 17th.

ACT THREE (Denouement!) will go up Saturday July 19th.”

He also wants us to help spread the word across the net and beyond. It’s already got a Digg for you to add your Dugg. Time to get to work, this is a groundbreaking event in the world of entertainment, and we are involved from the start.

“Spread the word. Rock some banners, widgets, diggs… let people know who wouldn’t ordinarily know. It wouldn’t hurt if this really was an event. Good for the business, good for the community – communitIES: Hollywood, internet, artists around the world, comic-book fans, musical fans (and even the rather vocal community of people who hate both but will still dig on this). Proving we can turn Dr Horrible into a viable economic proposition as well as an awesome goof will only inspire more people to lay themselves out in the same way. It’s time for the dissemination of the artistic process. Create more for less. You are the ones that can make that happen.” - Joss Whedon, from Whedonesque

Tim’s unproduced movie adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s 1966 science fiction novel in .PDF format.

Enjoy!

Download PDF

Thanks to Mike in Dallas for getting us a copy!

We are happy to announce a special guest at the Los Angeles Can’t Stop the Serenity screening on Friday June 20th!

Hunter Ansley Wryn

Hunter played young River in Serenity.  She will be at the theater to watch the movie with us.

There will be further details regarding any possible Q&A’s, signatures, etc. at the screening.

Tickets are still available and can be purchased at our table in the lobby before the screening.

We have some new sponsors and donations for the SoCal and San Diego Browncoats CSTS events.

New Local Sponsors:

Alakazam Comics
RagTag Design
Dollrific.com
Avanti Skin and Wellness Center of Del Mar

New Global Sponsor:

Things From Another World

New Prizes for Los Angeles:

Angel: After the Fall #4 Signed by Brian Lynch
$25.00 Gift Certificate to TFAW.com
Browncoat T-Shirt

New Prizes for Orange County:

$15 Gift Certificate for Alakazam Comics
10 Sealed Packs of Serenity Premium Trading Cards

New Prizes for San Diego:

2007 Can’t Stop the Serenity Uncut Tickets Signed by Adam Baldwin
SoCal Browncoats Logo T-Shirt Signed by Mark Sheppard
The Softwire: Betrayal on Orbis 2, signed by PJ Haarsma and Alan Tudyk
Microdermabrasion/Facial ($175 Value) from Avanti Skin and Wellness Clinic
$500 towards treatments at Avanti Skin and Wellness Clinic (More details TBA)

Special San Diego Only Goodie Bag!

Avanti Skin and Wellness Center is donating at least 100 goodie bags filled with chapstick, mineral make up samples, etc.

We hope this makes up for not having an official costume contest. Please feel free to come in costume to any of the screenings!

The SoCal and San Diego Browncoats want you to help us be a sellout.

Of the Can’t Stop the Serenity screenings.

And we’re going to give you an incentive by rewarding the first city to sell out with some special prizes. These prizes will be going into the Thank You drawing so everyone who helped sell out the theater has a chance to win.

We have 2 very cool prizes so far, and hope to add more.

• Serenity Bank Heist Money Uncut sheet donated by Quantum Mechanix
• SoCal Browncoats logo shirt signed by Mark Sheppard

If you are wondering what the status of sales are at this point, Los Angeles is in the lead, followed by Orange County and then San Diego. But LA also has the most tickets to sell, followed by OC and then SD. Any surge of tickets sales for any city will put them in the lead.

Now get out there and get those tickets sold for your city! (Down-loadable flyers are here)

Los Angeles Tickets
Orange County Tickets
San Diego Tickets

Quantum Mechanix is continuing the tradition of the Serenity Blueprint live auction that raised $500 for Equality Now in 2007. Only now it’s going to be twice as big!

QMx is donating 2 rare “Little Damn Hero” Serenity character prototype maquettes (small statues) to be auctioned live during the Los Angeles and Orange County screenings.

• At the Los Angeles screening QMx will be auctioning the “Aim to Misbehave” Little Damn Hero Maquette Prototype (based on our own Cap’n Mal).
• At the Orange County screening QMx will be auction the “My Turn” Little Damn Hero Maquette Prototype (based on River).

More photos of the maquettes at the bottom of this post.

These maquettes are prototypes created by QMx that are based on fan favorite artist Adam Levermore-Rich’s famous designs. The rarity of these items is unbelievable. First, there are only 3 of each in existence, and 1 of each now belongs to Adam. So that means QMx is letting go of 1 of only 2 that they have left. Next, you have the catch-phrases on the base, which will not be on the production models. And lastly, on the River maquette, the axe is being held upside down, and will be turned back up on the production version.

This means you have a chance to own what are likely two of the rarest Serenity collectibles to date. If you don’t have your tickets to the Los Angeles or Orange County Screenings, what are you waiting for?!?!

The SoCal Browncoats are honored that Quantum Mechanix continues to support our Can’t Stop The Serenity screenings with such rare and special items.

If you would like to donate to Equality Now, but can’t make it to one of the screenings, please use a button below and enter any donation amount. Your donation can be credited to the city of your choice, just click the appropriate button below.

Los Angeles

Orange County

San Diego

We are no longer taking pre-orders for CSTS 2008 Shirts and Posters.  Our order was due on May 25th and we had to get it in to the Global CSTS organizers.  We did order a small amount of extra shirts to have at each screening.

Tickets are still on sale!

The SoCal Browncoats would like to thank the following for donating prizes to our event. You can find links to all our sponsors and donors on the Sponsor Page.

The Prop Store of London - Donated 3 Serenity “Heist Bank Notes”. You will have a chance to win one at each screening in the Thank You drawing.

Creation Entertainment - Part of the Global Sponsorship of Can’t Stop the Serenity. You will have a chance to win 2 Gold Weekend Passes to the 2008 Serenity and Firefly Salute. For details on the prize, check out the CSTS Sponsor Page.

76th Battalion - Part of the Global Sponsorship of Can’t Stop the Serenity. Each city will have the Browncoat Essential Kit donated by the 76th Battalion and will be included in the Thank You drawing. The Kit includes: Browncoat Keychain, Browncoat Magnet, Independent Earrings, Independent Patch, Independent Patch Leather Coasters and more!

We are currently trying to get even more prizes for you to win at each screening. We have a few very nice items in the works, so check back for updates.

The SoCal Browncoats in association with the California Browncoats are proud to bring you 2008 Can’t Stop the Serenity Los Angeles.

We are now taking orders for tickets and merchandise for the Los Angeles screening of Serenity to benefit Equality Now. All tickets and merchandise will be available for pick-up at the screening. We will have very limited quantities of shirts and posters available on the night of the screening, pre-ordering here is the only way to guarantee you will get one. Shirts will be $25 at the screening, so why not order one now and save some money too.

Shirt and poster pre-orders must be received by May 24th, 2008.

For information on the Los Angeles screening please go here.

UPDATE June 18: Online ticket sales have been halted.  All remaining tickets will be available at our tables in the lobby of the theater at each screening.

CSTS 2008 Los Angeles Ticket - $12.50

CSTS 2008 Men’s T-Shirt (S-5XL) - $25.00

CSTS 2008 Women’s T-Shirt (S-4XL) - $25.00

CSTS 2008 11×17″ Poster - $10.00

CSTS 2008 24×36″ Poster - $15.00

If you plan to go to either the Orange County or San Diego Screening also, you can buy your all your tickets here

CSTS 2008 San Diego Ticket - $12.50

CSTS 2008 Orange County Ticket - $12.50

When finished please click below to checkout

Here is a mock-up of the T-Shirts

And here is the Poster

If you have any questions, please post them to our Yahoo group.