Firefly Gingerbread Cookies
The Serenity screening this weekend was great. It felt so good to see the Big Damn Movie on the big screen again and all in the name of a worthwhile cause, Equality Now. Supporting Equality Now by buying a movie ticket is probably the closest I'll get to being a hero.
What happened this weekend was a big deal. Never before have a group of fans gotten together and pulled off an event like this. The early estimate of funds raised is well over $55,000 and climbing. I was actually disappointed that there wasn't more media coverage (although Snakes on a Plane got news airtime).
Of course, I hope that someone in Hollywood will take notice and give Joss the money to make two more movies. This movie and its fans put butts in seats and money in good hands. Browncoats have been clamoring for a Big Damn Trilogy all along. This weekend "Firefly" and Serenity were two of the top ranking DVDs on Amazon.com thanks to a push from fans who know that spending money is one good way of showing support. I own both DVDs, both soundtracks, the Serenity Visual Companion book, a book of essays on "Firefly", and a t-shirt featuring River Tam. My next purchase will either be a set of DVDs to donate to my local library or the new Firefly Visual Companion.
Maybe it's silly to care so much about a movie, but hey, where would Star Wars be without its fans? To paraphrase Shepard Book, I don't care what you believe in, just believe in it. I've had a great time loving Serenity and its crew and I would like to be able to keep it up.
Ok, I'll jump off my soapbox for now and post some of my fangirl creations from a while back.
I thought it would be fun to make the crew of Serenity in edible cookie form. I've never done this type of thing before, but I spent three days on these and everything is homemade. You might recognize some of the character designs I used as the excellent work of AtomicFireball. I made paper cut outs of each character and cut the dough with a knife. Then I used milk and dark chocolate for the browns. I used icing I made myself for all of the colored parts and colored sugar for the textures. The only exception is that for River's skirt I used crushed peppermints. Some of the eyebrows are chocolate sprinkles. Kaylee's Buns, Wash's Shirt, and Inara's pendant are all mini m&ms. I have another picture with Badger, Yo-Saff-Bridge, and Jubal Early cookies here.