Is it strange that I'd rather talk to you guys than my table of friends out back?
Early: You folks are all insane. Simon: Well, my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
Daisy Jane - Apr 05, 2011 1:57:37 pm PDT #1864 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
§ ita § - Apr 05, 2011 1:58:57 pm PDT #1865 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's all Netflix's fault. They made slavering fanboys (I'm one of them), and suddenly the world was a very different place.
Daisy Jane - Apr 05, 2011 2:02:21 pm PDT #1866 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I don't think it's their fault at all. I eat up all kinds of media. I think we did all the things I said above, and I think there's a place for everyone. Competition good!
§ ita § - Apr 05, 2011 2:04:10 pm PDT #1867 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think the kind of people that are going to flock to Netflix are more likely to get territorial about the market space. You're going to get people who think it's important you like Blade Runner more than Serenity.
She says, entirely uncharitably. I don't think the average consumer cares where their movie came from, not passionately. The people who bother to hate Blockbuster or Redbox are probably some sort of avid side-chooser from way back.
Daisy Jane - Apr 05, 2011 2:07:53 pm PDT #1868 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Thanks for the smile!
I think you're right. I think there are people who will go to AMC because they want to see Arthur on Friday, and there are people who will go to Magnolia and see whatever's playing.
Sheryl - Apr 05, 2011 2:18:09 pm PDT #1869 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I'm surprised I'm not more tired than I am, given that a) I stayed up until 11:30 to watch the championship game, b) I had trouble falling asleep, even with the Trazadone and c) I was awakened at 4:30 am by the storm.
And I have to get up early tomorrow for a dentist appointment. Whee.
smonster - Apr 05, 2011 2:23:46 pm PDT #1870 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
DJ, I think it's good you have both virtual and real shoulders to cry on, and I have definitely found Irish punk to be quite comforting myself.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 05, 2011 2:33:39 pm PDT #1871 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I was quite happy to have both Netflix and a local Hollywood Video that I could browse at. The latter had well-stocked foreign movies and cult movies sections, and I could impulse-rent based on my mood of the moment instead of trying to predict what I'd feel like watching several days in advance. My hatred for Blockbster was specific to the chain, and it more than earned it in its dealings with me.
Atropa - Apr 05, 2011 3:00:14 pm PDT #1872 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Help me, hivemind! I need to write a description for a panel I'm hosting at a local convention. It's the usual sort of Gothic Charm School Q&A thing, and the con is an anime/Japanese pop culture sort of thing. Lots of Gothic Lolitas and alterna-kids attend.
I have NO idea what to write for a panel description. Help?
hippocampus - Apr 05, 2011 3:07:17 pm PDT #1873 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
I have NO idea what to write for a panel description. Help?
sounds like a cool moment for some history-of-Goth &/or Anime? Find your family tree/Gothic lineage workshop?