XKCD on the writers' strike: [link]
Awesome.
Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books!
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Consuela - Dec 20, 2007 8:08:28 pm PST #9212 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Polter-Cow - Dec 20, 2007 8:27:41 pm PST #9213 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I was just coming here to post that, Consuela!
Allyson - Dec 20, 2007 8:28:39 pm PST #9214 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
Sheesh. I'm not copying ALL of these things.
Kevin - Dec 20, 2007 11:31:50 pm PST #9215 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Hulu is NBC Universal and 20th Century Foxes joint venture designed to shut Apple out of the online video market. NBC Universal pulled all it's content off iTunes for it, and Fox will likely follow suit.
Which is interesting, as studios obviously get paid for each iTunes download. It's been reported in the press they get about 50% of the proceeds from each download, which is usually about $2 per episode. If they're happy with streaming media, you have to imagine they're getting at least a dollar per stream per episode -- otherwise they wouldn't go in that direction.
Fay - Dec 20, 2007 11:51:01 pm PST #9216 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Tim's assistant just dropped off a crate of the masters of everything Tim has written since he started on Angel.
Okay, that made me cry.
Go Team Tim!
Tom Scola - Dec 21, 2007 2:59:59 am PST #9217 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Kevin, you obviously don't understand how business works. Business isn't about profit, or even customer satisfaction, business is all about screwing the competition.
It doesn't matter if the studios make good money from the iTunes store, or even if customers like using it, what's most important is that Apple gets shut out of the market.
The same logic is at the root of the HD DVD/Blu-Ray war, and ultimately, it's why there is a writers strike. Those pesky writers need to be put in their place.
Jessica - Dec 21, 2007 3:57:36 am PST #9218 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Tom speaks for me re: Hulu. It's not a business model, it's a pissing match.
Jon B. - Dec 21, 2007 4:25:28 am PST #9219 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Oh, I do think it's a business model. But (surprisingly, actually) they're thinking long term. Don't matter if they make less money now on online streaming. It's about regaining control of the distribution channels so that they can screw the people later with their monopoly.
Stephanie - Dec 21, 2007 4:28:03 am PST #9220 of 10001
Trust my rage
oops...wrong thread
Allyson - Dec 21, 2007 5:10:47 am PST #9221 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
Buffistas, they are everywhere: [link]