Kristen, I can be certain that there would be much interest in "Save Firefly" anything.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
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.
Tamara - Dec 21, 2007 11:24:12 am PST #9237 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Polter-Cow - Dec 21, 2007 11:25:53 am PST #9238 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Heh. There would be interest in a dead firefly, if Nathan Fillion had touched it.
Kevin - Dec 21, 2007 11:26:41 am PST #9239 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I was about to suggest somebody knit a Jayne hat and get anybody to sign it, but that's better.
Kristen - Dec 21, 2007 11:49:18 am PST #9240 of 10001
Hmmm. You guys are giving me ideas. Which is always dangerous.
Though none involve dead fireflies because ewwww.
I have a bunch of Hearst stickers and little Desmond Fellows fliers from the Veronica Mars set, but I don't think, even collectively, they would amount to the coolness of anything else being offered.
If you're willing to part with them, we'd be happy to take them. Our goal is to be able to give something to everyone who donated, even if it's just a small token to go along with our thanks.
Polter-Cow - Dec 21, 2007 11:54:00 am PST #9241 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
If you're willing to part with them, we'd be happy to take them.
Okay, I'll contact you after I get back. They're easy to mail.
Kristen - Dec 21, 2007 11:57:42 am PST #9242 of 10001
Cool! Thanks!
Okay, I have sorted my big box o' fandom (which turned out to be two boxes) into two piles. Stuff to maybe give away and stuff to never give away.
I have some really awesome items in the "never" pile. But, even if I could bring myself to part with them, they're not going to be of use to anyone not named "Kristen."
Pix - Dec 21, 2007 12:03:21 pm PST #9243 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
But, even if I could bring myself to part with them, they're not going to be of use to anyone not named "Kristen."t perks up
What? It's only one little letter...
Polter-Cow - Dec 21, 2007 12:13:08 pm PST #9244 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Cool! Thanks!
And I think it's really appropriate, since the stickers and fliers are products of the BTL folk themselves!
But, even if I could bring myself to part with them, they're not going to be of use to anyone not named "Kristen."
Heh, I was thinking that the coolest fandom thing I have is the VM S2 yearbook, but not only would I not want to part with it, but also it's signed to "Sunil" by Kristen Bell.
omnis_audis - Dec 21, 2007 1:02:57 pm PST #9245 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
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.
I got an invite to that as a beta user. As a die hard Apple fan/user/shareholder, I kinda feel like a traitor now. O well.
As for business model. Think about it. If they make $1 per viewing from the advertiser, and $1 per download, it stands to reason you would make more money in model 1, as a fan might be more inclined to watch it over and over again. The iTunes model has the studio's loosing control over it. The Hula is view only, no downloads (as far as I can tell). Also, I imagine there is more direct control on demographic information. You have to create an account, which gives age, gender, location stuff. Basic, but then they can see who likes said programs, and steer ads to them more specifically (and charge more) for when they air on TV. Just theories.
Kevin - Dec 21, 2007 1:12:36 pm PST #9246 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I think you're correct on every account, omnis. For the advertisers (and so studios) it's great as people can't skip the adverts (take that, Tivo generation) and they can demographically tailor the adverts on the fly for the individual viewer.
What they haven't realised, yet, is that their streams can be saved - their digital rights management stuff is broken. (I had a go earlier and got around it in about 4 minutes).