It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.

Buffy ,'Get It Done'


Natter 34: Freak With No Name  

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.


DebetEsse - Mar 30, 2005 9:05:02 am PST #1563 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Thanks, Betsy and ita.

Timelies, all.


Kristen - Mar 30, 2005 9:08:00 am PST #1564 of 10001

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.


§ ita § - Mar 30, 2005 9:11:42 am PST #1565 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

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.


Allyson - Mar 30, 2005 9:15:16 am PST #1566 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 feel terrible for the kids who work in Blockbuster, who had to deal with the brunt of rage from angry customers.


Jessica - Mar 30, 2005 9:17:04 am PST #1567 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

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.)


§ ita § - Mar 30, 2005 9:17:04 am PST #1568 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

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.


Jessica - Mar 30, 2005 9:18:11 am PST #1569 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I feel sorry for kids who work in Blockbuster, period. (DH did his stint when we were in college. Not a happy time.)


juliana - Mar 30, 2005 9:18:47 am PST #1570 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I feel terrible for the kids who work in Blockbuster, who had to deal with the brunt of rage from angry customers

The do have their own LJ, though. Some hysterical stories come out of the asshat costumers.


sumi - Mar 30, 2005 9:19:19 am PST #1571 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Jessica! I know - he doesn't seem to realize that this isn't his show -- that he's a hired hand.


Allyson - Mar 30, 2005 9:21:58 am PST #1572 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

You worked Blockbuster, didn't you?

Yep. A company, I might add, that paid a male employee hired on the same day as I, 75 cents more per hour, though he had no retail experience and we had the same title. When I found out and complained, they raised my salary and issued a memo saying that it was against store policy to discuss our paychecks.

Blockbuster should go down in flames.