Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
I don't seem to be very invested in characterization on VM, though I absolutely agree about the Twilight Zone-ness.
It is Van Gogh's birthday! I can't believe the number of times I've looked at Google today and thought "hmm, something's up with Van Gogh" and yet didn't google him until just now. (Oh, thank you Betsy! I had no idea theere was an archive, and I often miss the special logos)
Actually, yes they do, Abi. I forget exactly what search string led me to them (try googling "past google logos" or something to that effect), but they have them all archived by year.
Or, you know, just click on Betsy's link.
The Google artist himself. Holiday logos.
God, I missed the Ray one last year. It's making me tear up.
Thanks, Betsy and ita.
Timelies, all.
sumi, I don't know! In previous trainwrecks, they've let the conductor keep on rolling. But they seem very serious about Making Money this year. In the end, though, I think they'll just threaten him with it and not actually fire him.
There is some right left in the world:
Blockbuster on Tuesday reached an agreement with the attorneys general of 47 states to settle charges that it misled consumers with its "no late fees" promotion. The video rental company agreed to pay $629,000 to reimburse legal costs and to reimburse customers who were misled by the promotion. The case centered around Blockbuster's policy of charging a $1.25 restocking fee if customers returned rentals after eight days. "A fee by any other name is still a fee," Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said in a prepared statement Tuesday. "This case is important to remind advertisers that catchy slogans can be misleading and even violate the law." Blockbuster, however, did not do away with the fees, saying only that it intends to post more signs in its stores that the describe them and to print the information on sales receipts.
I feel terrible for the kids who work in Blockbuster, who had to deal with the brunt of rage from angry customers.
On Project Greenlight, after last week, I thought for sure he'd be fired, but he seems to be able to hang on by the skin of his teeth. If he makes it past casting (which is iffy), I think he'll be in for the long haul. If he keeps pushing the family thing, I think he's gone. He desperately needs to take off the auteur-colored glasses and realize that Director is just a job. It doesn't make him in charge of anything except directing the film. (All the directors he cites as having the kind of ultimate authority he thinks he's entitled to have (a) long track records and/or (b) producing credits, which means they've put money into the project.)
I feel terrible for the kids who work in Blockbuster, who had to deal with the brunt of rage from angry customers
You worked Blockbuster, didn't you? I imagine you get your standard amount of crazy bitchers. Add a bunch of misled customers faced with $100 balances, and owch. They're not being paid enough.
