So here´s our recap:
It's over. Almost a year after the idea first occured to us, the very first official CSTS-Screening in Germany has been held. Though the preperations didn't start till early in 2009, it still was a lot of work – but boy did it pay off!
When the doors opened at 6:00 p.m., we welcomed about 25 Browncoats, Supporters and Helping Hands. Some just had to walk down the street, some even journeyed from other countries. While everybody was setteling in and examined the merchandise, we managed to resolve the last-minute technical breakdown that took place just minutes earlier. Everything up and running again, the evening could commence.
Roman, Jane, Marv & Henny from the Hambrg CSTS Team
The curtains were drawn and after a quick introduction, Dr.Horrible's Sing Along Blog was shown. Even though nobody actually sang along, you could tell from the laughter that the people were having a good time watching this – at least over here – not widely known musical.
Not wasting any time on the thight schedule, the feature presentation followed shortly after a quick break. The Audience – a mix of die-hard fans and people who had never seen neither Serenity nor Firefly before – all seemed to be thrilled just as planned.
Still pumping adrenaline from the movie, the browncoats then had the chance to convert that energy into raw brutality by bashing the reaver that had been hunted and caged especially for this event. The Browncoats got prices, the reaver got bruises – it was jolly good fun for everyone. Watch our Gallery:
The lottery was also very popular as well as the merchandise that was for sale. Due to the closing hours of our main venue, we then relocated to the cosy Makrele where the remaining items were auctioneered, a quiz was held and the remaining folks had a good time chatting and drinking.
Apart from the wonderful fact that we were able to donate $239.52 USDs (170 Euro) to Equality Now – the evening itself was even better. Self knitted Jayne-Hats, technical advice, good mood, each other– all those things you guys brought along made the the event what it was supposed to be: a real success and a great evening.
See you folks next year!
PS: Don't miss Holger's Report on the event :