Family Via Internet

The video on Firefly and its cancellation intrigued me because of its discussion of "Browncoats". It was very interesting to me that an entire community of people banded together and found a common interest around a TV show. It's like one of the commentators said, "It's not just a TV show, it's about people." We've talked about it before with Star Wars, how a group of people with a common interest, fueled by message boards, fanatic emails, and petitions to television companies, have created "religions" from these shows and movies. Brandon was talking about how people with the same ideas use the viral media for good, and I cannot disagree with that. These people say they have found hobbies, friends, and even husbands and wives because they joined the Browncoats and started "living" for Firefly. Why should they stop? Everyone is having a good time with it and no one is abusing anything or anyone, so why not just let people join the bandwagon? They say that when you meet a Browncoat, you immediately find another family member! It is unbelievable to see how this media outlet spreads like wildfire to people and for the first time, I can see how the viral element of media can actually contribute positively to social networks online, rather than your typical troll or pesky virus.