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    Welcome to the home of the Melbourne Browncoats. We’re a group of folks set on doin' good works in the 'verse. Every so often, we hold a shindig to try an' get together a little coin for those in need. Our big shindig is Can't Stop The Serenity. We're Browncoats, and we are too gorram pretty to stop flyin'. Come join us!
  • Can’t Stop the Serenity 2010 – A Season of Serenity!

    Posted By Melbourne Browncoats on July 6, 2010

    Join us as we celebrate 5 years of Can’t Stop the Serenity.

    CSTS Launch Party – 14 July 2010 – Featuring Done the Impossible
    CSTS Cosplay Celebration – 4 August 2010 – Featuring Megabot
    CSTS Feature Event – 28 August 2010 – Featuring Serenity and Dr Horrible’s Sing-along Blog
    CSTS Dr Horrible’s Epic Adventure – September – Details Coming Soon
    CSTS Meets The Guild – October – Details Coming Soon

    Click here for more information about these events
    Learn more about Can’t Stop the Serenity in Melbourne
    Volunteer to help out for our events

    Jane Espensen at Film Victoria’s Audiences Summit

    Posted By Jen on September 3, 2010

    Announcing veteran television writer and producer Jane Espenson as the keynote speaker for Film Victoria’s Arresting Audiences, 23-24 September 2010

    That’s right, Jane Espenson – she of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, FIREFLY, ANGEL and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA fame and one of the most talented and prolific television writers this side of Sunnydale – is heading to Melbourne for Film Victoria’s screen audience summit.

    She’s joining Winter Mead, Product Marketing Director for Coincident TV, the company responsible for Superfan, the hugely successful social media campaign for the GLEE television series. Winter will reveal how the Superfan campaign took GLEE to new levels of interaction and audience engagement and led to new marketing and commercial opportunities.

    Arresting Audiences is the first summit in Australia to focus specifically and entirely on audience. It will explore the importance of connecting with audiences, and how to best use that connection to make great product. The sessions, held over 2 days, have been designed to cover a broad range of issues relating to screen audiences.

    Date: 23-24 September 2010
    Time: Thursday: 8.45 am – 5pm followed by networking event, Friday: 9am – 4.30pm
    Venue: Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne
    Tickets: $75 available from Greentix (incl 2 day access to summit, lunch, refreshments and networking event)

    Who should come: Established and emerging producers, directors, screenwriters and script editors.

    What you’ll get: Specialist speakers, international and national practitioners and the latest research into audience behaviours, trends, perceptions and attitudes.

    Jane will be the keynote speaker on Thursday from 3.30pm – 4.45pm on “Capturing Your Audience – Confessions of a Screenwriter”.

    Highlights from Joss Whedon’s MWF Keynote Address (video)

    Posted By Jen on September 2, 2010

    If you missed seeing Joss last weekend or you just want to relive it, here’s a 15 minute video recap with some of the highlights. Enjoy!
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    Joss Whedon Speaks of power point, graphs and other things

    Posted By Jen on August 29, 2010

    If you missed seeing Joss in Melbourne or Sydney, here’s a teaser of what you missed.

    Joss Whedon is better than you are, and he’s here to explain exactly how much better in person.

    The Wonderful Whedon of Oz (Video – 04:44)

    Today’s the day for CSTS Melbourne’s Feature Event!

    Posted By Jen on August 28, 2010

    Today’s the day, Browncoats! Calling all fans of Joss Whedon, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, Dollhouse, Dr Horrible’s Sing-along blog, Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, Gina Torres, Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day, geeks, nerds and everyone in between!

    See Joss Whedon’s “Serenity” and “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog” on the big screen! This year’s event will also feature raffles & door prizes, charity auction and fantastic Browncoat merchandise. Come in costume!

    Doors open at 12:45pm for a 1pm start. Event concludes at 5:15pm
    Union Theatre, Melbourne University Parkville

    Pre-purchase your tickets for just $17 (plus booking fee when purchased via Dramatix) or you can buy them at the door for $20 (cash only).

    Check out some of the prizes you can win in our auctions and raffle.

    You can also stock up on Firefly/Serenity merchandise including souvenir t-shirts, Firefly keychains, DVDs, Books and more! All sales are cash only, and there are ATMs nearby.

    Let’s see how much money we can raise for Equality Now! Last year, we raised over $2,200… can we top that this year? I think we can!!

    Can’t Stop the Serenity supports Equality Now.

    Planning on tramming it to CSTS? Allow extra time for travel.

    Posted By Jen on August 28, 2010

    If you’re planning on travelling to CSTS via Tram, please note the following service update and allow extra time.

    Tram Service Update – Buses Replacing Trams – Affects Swanston Street
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    MWF Joss Whedon Ticket Giveaway!

    Posted By Jen on August 27, 2010

    This just in from the Melbourne Writers Festival e-bulletin! MWF are giving away two tickets to the sold out Joss Whedon keynote address tonight!

    The Melbourne Writers Festival have two double passes to giveaway to tonight’s, otherwise sold out, second Keynote Address An Evening with Joss Whedon: From Buffy to Dr Horrible, Infinity & Beyond.

    Email admin@mwf.com.au with Joss in the subject line and your name and phone number in the body by 4 pm today (Friday 27 August 2010) to go into the running. Only the winner will be notified and the tickets will be available at the Melbourne Town Hall box office for pick up before the event.

    Want even more prizes? We’ve got ‘em at CSTS!

    Posted By Jen on August 27, 2010

    Our raffle is chock full of prizes! There are so many that we could barely fit them into one photograph!! Here’s a sampling to whet your appetite. Tickets are just $2, so make sure you buy a bunch on Saturday! All proceeds go to Equality Now.



    Prizes include:
    - Firefly DVD set signed by Jane Espensen, Brett Matthews, Ben Edlund and Jose Molina
    - Supanova 2008 souvenir poster signed by Jewel Staite and other guests
    - Serenity Issue 1 comic signed by Brett Matthews (First Print Run)
    - StewART Serenity print
    - Chuck / Pushing Daisies Comic-Con 08 souvenir bag (it’s HUGE) plus a Pushing Daisies comic
    - Serenity reaverised ornament
    - Serenity Visual Companion
    plus items from Bones, Dexter, Stargate and more!

    Win Joss autograph at CSTS Melbourne’s Feature Event on Saturday

    Posted By Jen on August 26, 2010

    SERENITY POSTER SIGNED BY JOSS WHEDON

    This poster was signed by Joss Whedon on the set of Cabin in the Woods in Vancouver in 2009. It measures 11″x17″ (29cm x 43cm) and is signed in silver ink. The poster was obtained directly from Universal Studios in 2005 during a pre-release event in Los Angeles.

    Click here to see more prizes that will be up for grabs on Saturday

    All of our auctions will be cash only, so make sure you bring lots of cashy money for charity!

    We’ve tried to find something for everyone’s budget.

    The prizes will go under the hammer in this order:
    - Serenity Poster signed by Joss Whedon
    - Serenity Schematics Artwork
    - Dollhouse DVD signed by Eliza Dushku, Summer Glau and Dichen Lachman
    - Jayne Pack
    - Buffy & Angel Collection
    - Castle Drink Bottle
    - True Blood Pack
    - Dr Horrible Starter Kit

    Tune in to Triple J this Friday for Joss Whedon!

    Posted By Jen on August 26, 2010

    Joss will be on Triple J’s Drive Show with The Doctor on Friday arvo! Tune in between 3-5:30pm.

    @DoctortriplejPM
    Yes, you heard right. Joss Whedon is gonna be on the show tomorrow! Here’s a little prep for you: http://bit.ly/cj33QM

    CORRECTION: Joss will be on Drive, not Breakfast.

    Joss talks about Firefly, The Avengers and more…

    Posted By Jen on August 25, 2010

    Not so shiny: Plenty of drama for Buffy creator Joss Whedon (Sydney Morning Herald, 25 August 2010)

    Bernard Zuel of the Sydney Morning Herald spoke to Joss this week about his wide ranging career in the lead up to his sold out speaking engagements in Melbourne and Sydney this weekend.

    On Firefly:

    The cancelled Firefly (“still the greatest grief I have about my career”) begat his first film as director, the Firefly “sequel” Serenity. It didn’t do Batman business but as a space-western with wit and social consciousness it made money and, along the way, gave him another young female character who – literally and metaphorically – kicked arse.

    And on it’s cancellation…

    The problem can come when you butt your head against a wall and it doesn’t break but you do. He’s often laughed about the pain of scripts in limbo, of films derailed, of utterly ridiculous decisions, such as a network deciding not to screen the opening episodes of a series until after the rest of the show had screened. More seriously, he says that the cancellation of Firefly not only made him “the sourest man alive” but had an unexpected and potentially devastating side effect.

    “I stopped having ideas, which for me is an extremely rare experience,” Whedon says. “It was something much more subtle [than losing hope], it took away my ability to think in terms of episodic television. For years.”

    Read the full article here