Firefly Spoilers.

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Holy ... holy swearword of your choice.

Did I mention already that the movie doesn't have an Israeli release date? At all? Not on any international listing of release dates I've seen so far, and not on any Israeli one?

Now, I'm pretty sure I will get to watch it. I just posted in the Minearverse thread about how I'm pretty sure that the too-prude-to-download me will get to watch "The Inside", as well. I don't know how yet, exactly, but I'm sure there will be a way. It may only take time.

The thing is, I'm completely unspoiled, regarding the movie. And I want to keep it this way. I'm guessing it will be pretty hard, come September. Oh, well. I'll have to be able to be whiney about something, right?

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I love the VJ-Day kiss. It makes my knees weak.

One of the reasons, I think, that MA started restricting scalping was all those concerts in the 1980s where people lined up at the box office days in advance, but all the tickets had sold by phone before the box office ever opened.

I think scalping was illegal here, even then. But it was the kind of illegal that was left alone, unless you walked up to a (the wrong) cop and tried to scalp to his face, with his superior looking on. I think it was the artists and box office folks that started cracking down in response to the camp-out years.

I think scalping is wrong, because of the marketing angle. It's my product, and I get to set price according to my costs, and how much profit I want to make, and the image I want my product to have. Price is part of image. If I don't want to be selling an elite sort of product, you shouldn't have a right to turn my product into an elite product by raising the price I set.

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Thanks for the link, Tamara.

On the scalping thing: If I buy a thing for a dollar and can sell it for seven, I will do so, unless it was really worth eight to me.

The thing is the ticket. Not the movie.

A thing has the value it will bring.

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Exposing kids to second-hand smoke, exploiting folk, and torture is harmful and all sides are not willing and consenting adults. If you ask me to sign something that says the government shouldn't do that, I'll sign it; put it to a vote, I'll vote for it.

Scalping is depraved, as is the Fox reality show The Swan; but all sides are willing and consenting. I choose not to participate, and may miss out on some entertainment or money. What's the fuss?

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Scalping is depraved, as is the Fox reality show The Swan; but all sides are willing and consenting. I choose not to participate, and may miss out on some entertainment or money. What's the fuss?

For some reason this sounded like the argument for legalized prostitution.

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If anybody tries to spoil you, kill them dead. Repeatedly. Go see this on opening day so that the HSQ can be fully appreciated.

Yes, ma'am.

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If anybody tries to spoil you, kill them dead. Repeatedly. Go see this on opening day so that the HSQ can be fully appreciated.

This is what I've been waiting for someone to say! Yeah!

(I am firmly resolved to not visit the Firefly spoilers thread)

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Don't spoil yourself.

Go in fresh, be shocked and amazed, and then see the movie about three more times opening day.

I hear it's better the second time around. Can't imagine what the third will be like.

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and then see the movie about three more times opening day.

Sounds like a good plan to me!!

(126 more days to go!)

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