Need some help

[rwarner.livejournal.com]

Someone left the below as a comment to an entry, and I can't figure out what it means. I'm thinking it's a colloquial expression I'm not familiar with. Can anyone help me?


Тук-тук :) Firefly - это по адресу? :) Киноманьяки - даешь мировое обЪединение!


Thanks a ton in advance.

Comments

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

"Knock knock. Firefly - is this the right place? Cinema maniacs - long live the global alliance!"

[vakhitov.livejournal.com]

Cinema maniacs - long live the global alliance!

Errr, what about "Cinema maniacs of the world, unite!" or at least "Cinema maniacs, unite globally!"? :-)

[zhenyach.livejournal.com]

For any fan of "Firefly" to say "long live alliance" would be sacrilegious :-)

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

I thought we've been discussing Russian language here, did we?

I have no idea from what part of pop culture "Firefly" is, I just tried to help with Russian language issues. If it's not welcome, well, I'll think twice next time.

[zhenyach.livejournal.com]

No, we are discussing the correct ways of translating this phrase. In Russian, "объединение" doesn't have any unneeded connotations, which are introduced if this word is translated as "alliance" - then it looks like kind of parody.

vakhitov above proposed two variants that don't create the connotations absent in the original Russian comment.

[zhenyach.livejournal.com]

And it looks to me that you've missed my smiley in the comment (this all too serious "if it's not welcome etc.") :-)

Let me explain. In the "Firefly" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/) serial, "The Alliance" is something the heroes battle against, i.e. their enemies.