Veronica Mars is one of those television series that has a small, but vocal fanbase. If you bring the long-cancelled show up to a hardcore fan, you may as well grab a cup of coffee (or a stiff drink depending on the fan) and cop a squat because the conversation is going to be long and one-sided. They are like a smaller version of Firefly fans, but more on that later. The show’s creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell have been desperate to revive the show in feature film form basically since it was cancelled after it initial three-year run. Warner Brothers never believed there was enough of a following for the series to merit the big budget studio affair that comes with the creation of a feature film. Finally, Thomas was able to get the WB to agree to foot the bill for a limited theatrical run, the marketing of the film, and the distribution of the film in digital form (VOD, iTunes), if he could come up with the shooting budget.

Bell and Thomas crafted a film with a minisule $2 million budget. Then they put it to the fans on Kickstarter to make the movie happen. The goal was to get the full film budget in 30 days. The full $2 million was accumulated via Kickstarter in just under 10 hours. Rewards for those who donated were many, starting from updates during production and a copy of the script on the day the movie premieres for just a $10 donation all the way up to a speaking role in the film for a $10,000 donation. So the money is in place and plans to go into production are underway. The movie will be shot this summer and have a limited theatrical release in early 2014 before heading to digital distribution.

The $11 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is a Firefly-themed shirt called “Browncoat Brick” by wuxter.

The sale began at Teefury today, Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site for $11 anymore, though it might continue into the next day for $14 (look for the After Hours bar at the top).

Today, Thursday, February 21, 2013, TeeFury is lowering their usual low price ($10) to the even lower price of $6 for their latest t-shirt Grab Bag sale!

How it works is you select your size and quantity and pay $6 plus shipping per shirt, then Teefury will randomly pick one of their previous limited-edition t-shirts to send you. You can order up to 12 shirts per size. Also, there won’t be any duplicates, so if 12 shirts are ordered, none will be identical.

The $6 Grab Bag deal is only for today until 11:59pm EST, so get in on it while you can! It’s a great chance to get your hands on a hot item you missed out on before.

Today, TeeFury is doing one of their special “Twofury” deals with two themed shirts for only $10 each. One is a Firefly-themed shirt by wytrab8 called “Browncoat Propaganda” (in dark chocolate); the other is a Harry Potter-themed shirt by Matt_Dearden called “Horcrux Collectors’ Club” (in black).

The sale began at Teefury today, Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.

Firefly: A Celebration
(Anniversary Edition)
Hardcover
Written by Joss Whedon
Titan Books
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Cover Price: $49.95

Compiling the three companion books from Titan Books, Firefly: A Celebration is perfectly captured in a leather effect binding that really gives this anniversary compendium that extra bit of oomph. From the moment you first hold this edition in your hands, you know it’s something special.

Spec. Tac. U. Lar. Seriously, this book is the epitome of a Browncoat’s dream. It contains every script from every episode, completely uncut. And if you take the time to read them, you can actually hear the voices, the inflections, the passion. But even better are the blurbs from the cast and crew that are peppered throughout the scripts, revealing their feelings associated with each episode. It really lends some depth to this short-lived series.