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.)
Mal: That's not what I saw. You like to tell me what really happened? Book: I surely would. And maybe someday I will.
'Safe'
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.
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
§ 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.
Sean K - Mar 30, 2005 9:23:18 am PST #1573 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Okay, I'm very big on the idea of becoming an "autuer" director, but even I know you need to earn it.
Jessica - Mar 30, 2005 9:26:14 am PST #1574 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
but even I know you need to earn it.
Or pay for your own films, which is what he's been doing up until now. If it's your money, it's your show.
Someone else's money means it's their movie and you work for them.
sumi - Mar 30, 2005 9:26:20 am PST #1575 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Hey, we're under a tornado watch!
I think it's our first of the season.
-t - Mar 30, 2005 9:28:43 am PST #1576 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A friend of mine (graduated with me from the MBA program last year) is managing a Blockbuster. I feel bad for her, and all her co-workers, though she hasn't been complaining about the "No Late Fees" thing specifically.