I feel like we lost the high moral ground on Variety ads right around GBAE.
Now, this would be the perfect time for a swear word.
Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Kristen - Oct 03, 2005 5:40:45 pm PDT #5813 of 10001
victor infante - Oct 03, 2005 5:41:11 pm PDT #5814 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
CHRISTIANDOLLARSTORE WAS MY FAVORITE!
Ahem.
All right, this is way too long to cross post (and I have a feeling the comments will only make it worse) so my thoughts on "Serenity," centering on the political transformation of the crew, are here and all sorts of spoilery.
Kalshane - Oct 03, 2005 5:43:02 pm PDT #5815 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Ah. I'm not talking about spamming people's comment sections. To me, f-list implies these are the people whose LJ's you read. I find it ridiculous for people to gripe about what someone posts in their Livejournal when no one is forcing them to read that person's LJ. It's the same as saying "I'm never going to eat shrimp because everyone on my f-list keeps talking about how much they love shrimp and I'm sick of hearing about it." I mean, WTF? Eat shrimp or don't, and if you'd don't want to hear about shrimp all the time, de-friend the Shrimpistas and be done with it.
Allyson - Oct 03, 2005 5:43:19 pm PDT #5816 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Eh. I'm good with it Kristen. Our point was always to reach industry folk, to speak to them directly, like Kellner, or Emmy voters, or Gail Berman.
This one is to get more people in seats, it would appear. Which I think one can accomplish more realistically by bringing a friend to see the film.
Kristen - Oct 03, 2005 5:48:07 pm PDT #5817 of 10001
Yeah, I know we differ on that score. But it's the one that still sticks in my craw.
Allyson - Oct 03, 2005 5:50:39 pm PDT #5818 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Kalshane, I think Kristen was talking about specific communities on LJ. Like a message board dedicated to one topic. So having several hits to what is essentially an open community by strangers who have no interest in you or your community, is frankly, really fucking annoying and spam. And also rude.
ita doesn't get it, but stuff like that can make me so not want to do what they're asking me to do, even if I would enjoy it. It kind of ruins it for me. I think the reason why I never read Harry Potter is because everyone says I should. And as was mentioned above, I, too, am contrary.
Allyson - Oct 03, 2005 5:52:37 pm PDT #5819 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I'm insanely proud of that Variety ad for Firefly, though. I regretted it for some time, but got over that issue pretty recently.
brenda m - Oct 03, 2005 5:53:31 pm PDT #5820 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I have a whole list of movies and books that I've never checked out largely because I got asked so many times if I'd seen/read them yet. (HP, yup.)
Gandalfe - Oct 03, 2005 5:53:38 pm PDT #5821 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Which I think one can accomplish more realistically by bringing a friend to see the film.
To this I say: maybe. Will a single advertisement that reaches X # of people do more good than directly bringing Y # of people to the movie, with the assumption that X (Variety circulation numbers) is far higher than Y? What kind of actual take on it do they expect? And isn't Variety mostly for industry people, anyway, who are unlikely to be swayed to going to see a movie by a single ad?
I took a total of 10 people to see it, myself. Paid for all but 2 of them, actually, because most of them were my family or people I owed money to.
Kristen - Oct 03, 2005 5:54:13 pm PDT #5822 of 10001
I am also proud of the FF ad. Though, given my feelings about the GBAE ad, I'm kind of surprised I ever signed on to do it.