I voted Rick Astley also, just because I thought it'd be hilarious, but yes, Serenity FTW!
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Feb. 26, 2009 11:20 p.m. amaff HalfDork
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Feb. 27, 2009 9:31 a.m. Coupefan New Reader
neon4891 wrote:
Thankfully the SciFi geeks have kept the name away from something "Star..." based.
Side note, I still feel that Serenity was the best SciFi movie of '05. Much bettery story and space sceens than SW Ep.3
It wasn't just a movie. It was a short lived series called Firefly. A Josh Whedon production. Excellent writing and characterization. Not the typical one brain celled production that comes out of Hollywood these days.
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March 5, 2009 9:14 p.m. Osterizer HalfDork
Update: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/220492/march-03-2009/name-t...
Not even the 'chan can compete with THAT voting block.
Coupefan wrote: It wasn't just a movie. It was a short lived series called Firefly. A Josh Whedon production. Excellent writing and characterization. Not the typical one brain celled production that comes out of Hollywood these days.
That's Joss Whedon to you, you band wagoner!
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March 5, 2009 9:19 p.m. DirtyBird222 HalfDork
berkeleyin' a---but it states only 194 thousand have submitted a name your own...hmmm
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March 5, 2009 10:44 p.m. neon4891 SuperDork
Coupefan wrote:
neon4891 wrote:
Thankfully the SciFi geeks have kept the name away from something "Star..." based.
Side note, I still feel that Serenity was the best SciFi movie of '05. Much bettery story and space sceens than SW Ep.3
It wasn't just a movie. It was a short lived series called Firefly. A Josh Whedon production. Excellent writing and characterization. Not the typical one brain celled production that comes out of Hollywood these days.
i know, I have both series and movie on DVD. the only thing i like better is SG1
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March 6, 2009 3:40 p.m. ultraclyde New Reader
4chan.....wow, I always learn so much on this forum...er /b/...er whatever.
glad to know there are other geeks racing cars, as if I had a doubt.
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March 6, 2009 10:26 p.m. maroon92 SuperDork
the only thing bigger than 4chan is Colbert Nation. Stephen Colbert mobilized his fans to rename the node "Colbert"...apparently it is working.
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March 23, 2009 11:59 p.m. Wally UltraDork
And the winner is, COLBERT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won.
The name "Colbert" beat out NASA's four suggested options in the space agency's effort to have the public help name the addition. The new room will be launched later this year.
NASA's mistake was allowing write-ins. Colbert urged viewers of his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report" to write in his name. And they complied, with 230,539 votes. That clobbered Serenity, one of the NASA choices, by more than 40,000 votes. Nearly 1.2 million votes were cast by the time the contest ended Friday.
NASA reserves the right to choose an appropriate name. Agency spokesman John Yembrick said NASA will decide in April, but will give top vote-getters "the most consideration."
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March 24, 2009 12:05 a.m. EvanB Reader
That is awesome, I didn't think Colbert would actually come out ahead.
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March 24, 2009 12:07 a.m. P71 Dork
It's going to be named "Serenity". NASA already said they reserve the right to not honor the winner.
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March 24, 2009 9:38 a.m. DirtyBird222 Dork
Colbert is a tool
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March 24, 2009 9:46 a.m. Wally UltraDork
Maybe, but I don't see anyone naming a space station after you
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March 24, 2009 10:07 a.m. fastEddie Dork
I dunno, "DirtyBird" has a nice Node-name ring to it.
[astronaut] Guys, I'm going to go check on the status of Experiment 42 over in the Dirty Bird [/astronaut]
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March 24, 2009 10:47 a.m. fiat22turbo SuperDork
P71 wrote:
It's going to be named "Serenity". NASA already said they reserve the right to not honor the winner.
and give Colbert material for some BS diatribe that his "followers" can eat up and beat NASA over the head with. Those of you who choose to watch that tool, know that I'm right.
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March 24, 2009 2:39 p.m. fastEddie Dork
You can't make this stuff up!
NASA might name toilet for Stephen Colbert: Space agency doesn't want to flush away good will following online poll
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29863574/
MSNBC said:
As it became clear that "Colbert" was likely to win the popular vote, NASA insiders told SPACE.com, agency personnel floated the idea of naming the station's new toilet "Colbert."
"As for the toilet rumor, we don't want to flush away any goodwill by announcing something before we are ready," Yembrick said.
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March 24, 2009 3:28 p.m. fiat22turbo SuperDork
Wow, there are some quick folks over there after all. I'm impressed!
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March 24, 2009 5:24 p.m. PaulY New Reader
Ha, i see it more like he's doing it because he can. Sometimes it seems like he's way more serious about something than he really is. Some people just take it all too seriously. Colbert rocks and NASA is lame if they don't honor the contest. Serenity is lame.
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March 24, 2009 5:36 p.m. mad_machine UltraDork
well, I voted for Serenty...
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March 24, 2009 5:47 p.m. neon4891 SuperDork
this ranks up there with his presidential bid, maybe he can get doritos to sponser a law suit to fight nasa if they disregard the contest.
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March 24, 2009 5:54 p.m. Luke Dork
He should just be happy with the space toilet. That's still pretty darn cool.
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March 24, 2009 6:51 p.m. DirtyBird222 Dork
well Rick berkeleying Astley is left out, can he at least get the tampon trash receptacle?
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March 24, 2009 6:52 p.m. DirtyBird222 Dork
Luke wrote:
He should just be happy with the space toilet. That's still pretty darn cool.
I can see this turning into "Hey do you know where the 'Colbert' is? I had a 7-11 chilly dog and reallllly gotta go."
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March 24, 2009 10:15 p.m. DILYSI Dave UltimaDork
If NASA doesn't name it Colbert, they don't have a hair on their ass.
