GI Joe, Meet Aeryn Sun - the SaveFarscape.com Military Project

Jul · 04-28-2003, 05:56 AM

SaveFarscape.com, with the help of ADV and McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey, is embarking on its newest project to help expand the reach of Farscape.

Through the help of the squadrons deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, copies of Farscape that are donated by the fans of Farscape through SaveFarscape.com are going to be integrated into the loaning libraries of our foreign bases around the world. That way, our troops can get acquainted with Aeryn, Chiana, John, D'Argo, Rygel, Pilot, and the rest of the crew of Moya during their free time.

How can you get involved?

The new FWA-associated SaveFarscape.com Projects Fund, the Where's My Riot Fund, is taking donations at this time. We're going to be petitioning the fund as soon as we get a final tally of everything we need to help us purchase the DVD sets from ADV to donate to each squadron at McGuire Air Force Base. It's our plan to buy all available sets [season 1 - season 3] for donation to our troops. Also, as an added bonus, we'd like to make sure the donations of the DVDs include copies of the Illustrated Companions, to help give new fans an intimate view of Farscape. The fund needs your contributions to help make projects like this happen

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Jul at jul@watchfarscape.com.

RescueFarscape · 04-28-2003, 05:58 AM

Thanks for posting, Jul

Jul · 04-28-2003, 06:03 AM

my pleasure

Kerlin · 04-28-2003, 07:21 AM

Hooray for Jul! A wonderful idea; I'll see what I can do about getting some stuff to you...

Dominar of Action · 04-28-2003, 07:41 AM

And can I get a huge HELL YEAH! for our own Twich, who came up with the idea and helped tremendously in organizing it through her military contacts!

P.S. Hey, donors to the Bunny Fund? Y'all remember that "big project" I hinted at? This is it

Dominar of Action · 04-28-2003, 07:46 AM

Oh, and another thing ... this has HUGE potential to reach thousands upon thousands of people, peoples

A new, captive audience, so to speak, for Farscape. And as we know, once a person is exposed to the Farscape contagion, there is no cure.

Our only limitation is the number of DVDs we can pull together! So let's all help spread the word!

Shipscat · 04-28-2003, 07:50 AM

Are people going to be able to donate DVDs directly, or is everything going to be purchased through ADV? And are they giving us a price break?

Twich · 04-28-2003, 08:12 AM

Hey...glad you asked.

Jul has been in contact with ADV about a price break for the project. She has yet to hear anything back from them. We are also talking about adding the companion books as a bonus. Not sure if anyone has been in contact with them about a price break, but I'm sure we can at least try and see what they say.

As for direct donations of DVD's, we had talked about a PO Box for the purpose. We wanted to see what happened with donations first..and sort of go from there. See what folks thought of the idea for the project, etc..before putting that out there as an option. I think Jul has the information on the PO Box if that's a direction we decide to go.

This does have the potential of reaching thousands of people. The sets will be donated to all of the squadrons at McGuire with a note attached saying they are to be designated for overseas. When a squadron gets deployed, they will then take the sets with them and install them in the libraries at those bases. We have pilots and squadrons leaving McGuire all the time to go to bases all over the world. The potential is staggering. The more sets we can get together, the more squadrons that we can reach out to as well..beyond just McGuire's squadrons. (We just needed to start here to eliminate a lot of the red tape. The guy we're working with is a casual 'Scaper and doing his best to rid us of normal hassles involved with this stuff.)

Something else to mention is that McGuire is basically "hooked" to Fort Dix here as well. Though they are two separate installations, they are one large entity. Some of the sets will be going to squadrons that work on Fort Dix. So the sets will get there as well. People are moving in and out of these bases all of the time. The potential viewers is mind boggling. Especially since we will have copies installed in the base library. If things go well, and we get many donations, I can contact the squadrons at Fort Dix as well and see if we want to get copies to all of them.

The idea has limitless potential really. The more we collect, the more people get reached...so there's really no stopping point on it.

I'm very excited about this project. The MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) department told me when I called that they had just purchased personal DVD players to go overseas as well. So when someone has spare time on their hands and wants something to do, they can go to the MWR tent, sign out a player and a DVD or set and take it back to their own tent. It's very cool.

I'm very excited about the potential of this project.

If anyone has any other questions, feel free to email me as well. I'm handling the military side of things and Jul is handling the money end. So ask away!

twich@watchfarscape.com

BlackThorn · 04-28-2003, 08:34 AM

Very cool, guys! I know I would have given an arm and a leg to have been able to watch Farscape when I was stuck in the military hospital for a month straight (as in couldn't even step outside for 5 minutes.) Hell, the only thing that kept me going all that time was knowing I'd be able to watch it when I got home.

I-am-so-Johns-girl · 04-28-2003, 08:37 AM

Another fantastic project!!!

I LOVE this idea!

Will we be able to specify how our donations are used when we give to the new fund?

This idea and the library idea are wonderful

I *bow* to everyone involved!

SWEET!

Dominar of Action · 04-28-2003, 01:16 PM

Hey?! What's this wonderful thread doing down at the bottom of the page all by its lonesome ...

(Can y'all tell I'm stoked about this 'un?

)

PrairieScaper · 04-28-2003, 02:07 PM

Peachy idea! How do we designate our Where's My Riot Fund donations specifically for this project?

NYPinTA · 04-28-2003, 03:15 PM

"Yea" to Twich and Jul!

I love this idea.

AyuRocks · 04-28-2003, 05:37 PM

three words: Twich you rock

oh yeah, and we love you!!!

Ashley

waltersgirl · 04-28-2003, 05:47 PM

Jul and Twich, really, really, really excellent work

Twich, i hope you share with your military contact how very special this makes him in our eyes. the fact that he can back door this for us in a way that becomes effective for military personnel is just frelling fabulous.

04-28-2003, 05:56 AM	#1
Jul Brain Stem/Blossom Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: I'd tell you, but I'd have to kill you Posts: 8,577	GI Joe, Meet Aeryn Sun - the SaveFarscape.com Military Project SaveFarscape.com, with the help of ADV and McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey, is embarking on its newest project to help expand the reach of Farscape. Through the help of the squadrons deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, copies of Farscape that are donated by the fans of Farscape through SaveFarscape.com are going to be integrated into the loaning libraries of our foreign bases around the world. That way, our troops can get acquainted with Aeryn, Chiana, John, D'Argo, Rygel, Pilot, and the rest of the crew of Moya during their free time. How can you get involved? The new FWA-associated SaveFarscape.com Projects Fund, the Where's My Riot Fund, is taking donations at this time. We're going to be petitioning the fund as soon as we get a final tally of everything we need to help us purchase the DVD sets from ADV to donate to each squadron at McGuire Air Force Base. It's our plan to buy all available sets [season 1 - season 3] for donation to our troops. Also, as an added bonus, we'd like to make sure the donations of the DVDs include copies of the Illustrated Companions, to help give new fans an intimate view of Farscape. The fund needs your contributions to help make projects like this happen If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Jul at jul@watchfarscape.com. __________________ Jul Motorpool LFFF #2 "...and that's how Aeryn died" Freedom. Isn't. Free. avatar courtesy of _jems_'s LJ

04-28-2003, 05:58 AM	#2
RescueFarscape Member - Padded Cell Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Always two steps behind and seven states away. Posts: 1,940	Thanks for posting, Jul __________________ SACCer #63 Keeper of John's Sword Browder Brigade - Rear Guard #25 Officer of the Neck Member of the You Ain't Right Club Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead "Ain’t a cure for breast cancer, ain’t world peace, ain’t the Nobel Prize waiting for me at the end. It’s a smile, it’s one evening a week when I can prop my feet up and dream, and it’s a group of people who understand flights of imagination." -- KernilCrash Wanna give someone a good reason to watch Farscape?

04-28-2003, 06:03 AM	#3
Jul Brain Stem/Blossom Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: I'd tell you, but I'd have to kill you Posts: 8,577	my pleasure __________________ Jul Motorpool LFFF #2 "...and that's how Aeryn died" Freedom. Isn't. Free. avatar courtesy of _jems_'s LJ

04-28-2003, 07:21 AM	#4
Kerlin Boston Infidel Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New England Posts: 1,387	Hooray for Jul! A wonderful idea; I'll see what I can do about getting some stuff to you... __________________ You can be more. Boston Scapers NCIS Red Star

04-28-2003, 07:41 AM	#5
Dominar of Action Who you callin' slug?! Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,264	And can I get a huge HELL YEAH! for our own Twich, who came up with the idea and helped tremendously in organizing it through her military contacts! P.S. Hey, donors to the Bunny Fund? Y'all remember that "big project" I hinted at? This is it __________________ "It's absolutely terrific that people aren't giving up." -- Brian Henson (8/2003), on the Save Farscape Campaign "This special television event would not be a reality were it not for the tireless, unwavering efforts of the Farscape fans to bring the series back. ... [T]hey believed that the epic story we were telling was something special and deserved a proper ending." -- Brian Henson (4/6/2004), announcing Farscape: Peacekeeper War.

04-28-2003, 07:46 AM	#6
Dominar of Action Who you callin' slug?! Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,264	Oh, and another thing ... this has HUGE potential to reach thousands upon thousands of people, peoples A new, captive audience, so to speak, for Farscape. And as we know, once a person is exposed to the Farscape contagion, there is no cure. Our only limitation is the number of DVDs we can pull together! So let's all help spread the word! __________________ "It's absolutely terrific that people aren't giving up." -- Brian Henson (8/2003), on the Save Farscape Campaign "This special television event would not be a reality were it not for the tireless, unwavering efforts of the Farscape fans to bring the series back. ... [T]hey believed that the epic story we were telling was something special and deserved a proper ending." -- Brian Henson (4/6/2004), announcing Farscape: Peacekeeper War.

04-28-2003, 07:50 AM	#7
Shipscat Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,594	Are people going to be able to donate DVDs directly, or is everything going to be purchased through ADV? And are they giving us a price break?

04-28-2003, 08:12 AM	#8
Twich Pa'u Zotah Phone Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Just left of the mole in the armpit of the universe.... Posts: 4,337	Hey...glad you asked. Jul has been in contact with ADV about a price break for the project. She has yet to hear anything back from them. We are also talking about adding the companion books as a bonus. Not sure if anyone has been in contact with them about a price break, but I'm sure we can at least try and see what they say. As for direct donations of DVD's, we had talked about a PO Box for the purpose. We wanted to see what happened with donations first..and sort of go from there. See what folks thought of the idea for the project, etc..before putting that out there as an option. I think Jul has the information on the PO Box if that's a direction we decide to go. This does have the potential of reaching thousands of people. The sets will be donated to all of the squadrons at McGuire with a note attached saying they are to be designated for overseas. When a squadron gets deployed, they will then take the sets with them and install them in the libraries at those bases. We have pilots and squadrons leaving McGuire all the time to go to bases all over the world. The potential is staggering. The more sets we can get together, the more squadrons that we can reach out to as well..beyond just McGuire's squadrons. (We just needed to start here to eliminate a lot of the red tape. The guy we're working with is a casual 'Scaper and doing his best to rid us of normal hassles involved with this stuff.) Something else to mention is that McGuire is basically "hooked" to Fort Dix here as well. Though they are two separate installations, they are one large entity. Some of the sets will be going to squadrons that work on Fort Dix. So the sets will get there as well. People are moving in and out of these bases all of the time. The potential viewers is mind boggling. Especially since we will have copies installed in the base library. If things go well, and we get many donations, I can contact the squadrons at Fort Dix as well and see if we want to get copies to all of them. The idea has limitless potential really. The more we collect, the more people get reached...so there's really no stopping point on it. I'm very excited about this project. The MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) department told me when I called that they had just purchased personal DVD players to go overseas as well. So when someone has spare time on their hands and wants something to do, they can go to the MWR tent, sign out a player and a DVD or set and take it back to their own tent. It's very cool. I'm very excited about the potential of this project. If anyone has any other questions, feel free to email me as well. I'm handling the military side of things and Jul is handling the money end. So ask away! twich@watchfarscape.com __________________ Scaping the military one base at a time. Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain Christ's Passion was for you. Icon courtesy of umustbeweasely

04-28-2003, 08:34 AM	#9
BlackThorn Resident Sociopath Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: A dark corner in your mind Posts: 3,299	Very cool, guys! I know I would have given an arm and a leg to have been able to watch Farscape when I was stuck in the military hospital for a month straight (as in couldn't even step outside for 5 minutes.) Hell, the only thing that kept me going all that time was knowing I'd be able to watch it when I got home. __________________ Not a member of any club. "I couldn't beta read the back of a can of beans." -- scrape_medic "Fantasy -- and all fiction is fantasy of one kind or another -- is a mirror" -- Neil Gaiman

04-28-2003, 08:37 AM	#10
I-am-so-Johns-girl FMD Member #861 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Historic Mount Holly, New Joisey (near Philly) Posts: 6,174	Wow!!!! Another fantastic project!!! I LOVE this idea! Will we be able to specify how our donations are used when we give to the new fund? This idea and the library idea are wonderful I bow to everyone involved! SWEET!

04-28-2003, 01:16 PM	#11
Dominar of Action Who you callin' slug?! Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,264	Hey?! What's this wonderful thread doing down at the bottom of the page all by its lonesome ... (Can y'all tell I'm stoked about this 'un? ) __________________ "It's absolutely terrific that people aren't giving up." -- Brian Henson (8/2003), on the Save Farscape Campaign "This special television event would not be a reality were it not for the tireless, unwavering efforts of the Farscape fans to bring the series back. ... [T]hey believed that the epic story we were telling was something special and deserved a proper ending." -- Brian Henson (4/6/2004), announcing Farscape: Peacekeeper War.

04-28-2003, 02:07 PM	#12
PrairieScaper occasional visitor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oh Hezmana, it's Kansas! Posts: 1,173	Peachy idea! How do we designate our Where's My Riot Fund donations specifically for this project?

04-28-2003, 03:15 PM	#13
NYPinTA Delightful Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: I am here... Posts: 5,921	"Yea" to Twich and Jul! I love this idea. __________________ "...the thing I love the most about Ben Browder is that he has sexual chemistry with everyone, it's like he can't not." ~audrey_pitchblack “Then there was *Firefly, the story of a handsome man...no, I’m going to say, an extremely handsome man. Good show.” Nathan Fillion “No one becomes who they wanted to be. Except Nathan, who’s totally at ease with his talent and good looks. I really hate the guy and yet want him to hold and comfort me.” Joss Whedon Last edited by NYPinTA : 04-29-2003 at 01:52 PM.*

04-28-2003, 05:37 PM	#14
AyuRocks Time Lady Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Livonia, MI Posts: 5,099	three words: Twich you rock oh yeah, and we love you!!! Ashley __________________ I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn’t very long Before I would stand with another boy in front of me And a corpse that just fell into me, with the bullets flying round And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on And I bet you’re making shells back home for a steady boy to wear Round his neck, well it won’t hurt to think of you as if you’re waiting for This letter to arrive because I’ll be here quite a while

04-28-2003, 05:47 PM	#15
waltersgirl 3263827 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: the back room junkie joint Posts: 8,871	Jul and Twich, really, really, really excellent work Twich, i hope you share with your military contact how very special this makes him in our eyes. the fact that he can back door this for us in a way that becomes effective for military personnel is just frelling fabulous. __________________ __________________ you can't stop the signal. "I'm not sure that's ethical. It's not. It's vodka." "And then you let people beat you up over it, because for the nine people who beat you up over it, somebody goes, 'Dude, I've never seen that anywhere. That was cool.' And you take it for the one guy, the one guy who actually understands why you did it." -Ben Browder Dani Moure, slightly more important than steak...in bed.

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