Aha, I had it backwards. Thanks for the correction. (I knew one of them as a fur-trader!)
Cordelia: I get it now. You're all spies. Probably all Russian. And you've brainwashed me, and want me to believe we're friends so I'll spill the beans about some nano-technology thingy that you want. Gunn: So I look Russian to you? Cordelia: Black Russian. Angel: That's a drink.
'Hell Bound'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Nutty - Jan 27, 2005 9:00:40 am PST #1340 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Gus - Jan 27, 2005 9:00:56 am PST #1341 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Jessica, both delivery methods are digital. One is slower than the other, and has a physical piece. The economic difference is $0.17 for the disc, and postage.
The licence fee is similar or identical, in both cases.
§ ita § - Jan 27, 2005 9:02:31 am PST #1342 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The licence fee is similar or identical, in both cases.
But you're talking about this creator that's getting shafted. If we're concerned about them, we should only buy. PPV doesn't help them any more than Netflix.
Maria - Jan 27, 2005 9:06:09 am PST #1343 of 10002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Even if I could rub shoulders with Astors and Afflecks if I made a million -- I'm pretty much in the no-money class for the rest of my life.
Today, it's the connections that determine which social circle a person will be able to move in, not how much money. If one can cultivate friendships (more accurately, symbiotic relationships) with the right people, the lack of money is no longer a barrier. Money will eventually fall into said person's lap, whether through an advantageous marriage or other means, because of the people surrounding him/her.
Kat - Jan 27, 2005 9:07:08 am PST #1344 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
OMG! KAT! We agree! That is so odd!
WEll, yeah, it's odd. Normally you're on the craxy crack.
Kat - Jan 27, 2005 9:07:32 am PST #1345 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oh wait, did I say that aloud?
Nutty - Jan 27, 2005 9:08:30 am PST #1346 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
isn't it all about if all the hideously rich and/or famous can have access to the same perks? Even if I could rub shoulders with Astors and Afflecks if I made a million -- I'm pretty much in the no-money class for the rest of my life.
Well, yes, except in rare cases. There was a really interesting Sunday Times Magazine article some 5 years ago (I clipped it) about an investor math whiz who lied his way into society and embezzled from his clients. He got caught, but the article ended up being about all those different people who have bamboozled their way into the company they can't enter legitimately -- from that kid who pretended he was Sidney Poitier's son to Jay Gatsby. Sometimes, it was about lying that you have money; sometimes it was about lying about where the money came from.
Maria has a good point about connections, too. Being the classmate of so-and-so from The Right School can get a foot in the door for, e.g., fast-track executive jobs. And while many people at The Right School know each other (or their parents know each other) before they arrive, that's not consistently so (witness yours truly).
§ ita § - Jan 27, 2005 9:09:33 am PST #1347 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Money will eventually fall into said person's lap, whether through an advantageous marriage or other means, because of the people surrounding him/her.
I don't know. I brushed shoulders with millionaires for years, and none of it rubbed off. No one married me, no one bought me more than dinner (admittedly lovely dinner), I didn't reap anything other than the occasional nice vacation, being able to drive lovely cars every now and again, and a fair amount of disdain or inconvenience because I wasn't able to even remotely pay my own way.
So I must disagree.
Gus - Jan 27, 2005 9:09:56 am PST #1348 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
My share of ita's bank account, if I am a creator, is reduced by a sum equal to Netflix's overhead. Direct digital (PPV) has a lower overhead. I win.
If I was a entertainment producer/creator, that is. Tom Cruise not withstanding.
Calli - Jan 27, 2005 9:10:10 am PST #1349 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Can anyone here name a debutante from last season? Who wasn't kin? Odds are greater that your grandmother could have.
I can't. But odds are, neither of my grandmothers could have, either. Both were dirt poor farmers' daughters who were too busy clawing their way up to the lower middle class to care about the age of anyone's money.