mildly hurt feelings

POSTED BY: Caite
UPDATED: Saturday, December 18, 2004 18:52
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CAITE

Friday, December 17, 2004 3:04 AM

I'm kind of hurt that there were people who went to the pre-screening of Serenity, and yet no one posted the exact when and where of the screening---at least not that I've been able to find. ONE person posted a thing that they thought it was gonna be one day this last week, but I didn't see a single announcement about the screening people went to in LA. Why? Why would people NOT share this information?

Honestly, from the spoilers thread, it seems as though some people are getting off on the fact that THEY got to see a sneak peak and others didn't. Someone else mentioned that the hints and innuendos are kind of annoying, and I agree.

I'm not trying to be mean, but I'm hurt that the information wasn't really shared, and now that some people have seen a sneak peak, I'm hurt that they're giving those hints and innuendos.

Sorry, but I just wanted to make my feelings known.

::runs and hides because she's afraid of the repercussions of this posting::

KNIBBLET

Friday, December 17, 2004 3:11 AM

It could have been something you needed advance tickets or other invite to get into. I'm pretty sure our fellow browncoats would have spread the word if it had been something anyone could get in to see.

"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

AURAPTOR

Friday, December 17, 2004 3:32 AM

SOME of us live clear across the country and had no shot at coming close to any screening. Do ya see any of US cryin' ?

j/k

I did notice a pre screening post and then not much after that till AFTER the screening. Do they do more than one ? I don't know much about that sort of stuff, but seems that if the 1st one went so well, then they're less likely do do another. ( ? )

I dunno.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

SHINY

Friday, December 17, 2004 5:29 AM

I know how you feel, Caite. :(

Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.

PURPLEBELLY

Friday, December 17, 2004 9:15 AM

In a marketing sense, which for once does matter in this context, the presence of a large number of fans at the screening was a failure of canvassing technique - I suspect wrists have been slapped

KEVINIANBEAUMONT

Friday, December 17, 2004 9:49 AM

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Why? Why would people NOT share this information?

Simple answer: fans.

Without the information online, the place was still PACKED with fans. They can't run test screenings full of fans.

Chris (the producer) was at the screen (As was joss, keeping a low profile), and Chris said they're probably going to run test screenings across the US... Unspoken reason, don't get as many fans turning up then.

The release date is for the fans - the test screenings are supposed to be for the studio.

KNIBBLET

Friday, December 17, 2004 1:40 PM

Crap, I'm going to have to get signed up with one of those marketing groups that has you test everything from soup to toilet paper. This way, I can get into the test screening.

I believe that the imput of "certain" fans is valuable. Not the uber-geeks without a life outside of the fandom but rather, the folk who enjoy the show for its intelligent writing, character development and superior acting.

If it sucks due to bad writing, weak plotline or something else, I'll say it. I won't complain because they put our captain into ankle boots when "everyone knows" he wears knee-high boots.

Knibs

Quote:
Originally posted by KevinIanBeaumont: ...They can't run test screenings full of fans... Chris said they're probably going to run test screenings across the US... Unspoken reason, don't get as many fans turning up then.

"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

DIETCOKE

Friday, December 17, 2004 3:09 PM

I read on another board that the tickets were handed out at a mall and outside a comic book store.

My theater in NJ does test screenings all the time.

They'll be more I'm sure!

THESOMNAMBULIST

Friday, December 17, 2004 3:28 PM

I'm personally going to avoid anything like this. I just wanna watch the film when it comes out, without anybody giving things away before hand.

That's the big drawback in the delay. It just means there's more time for snippets of info to be released before I get to see it.

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TECHIECL

Friday, December 17, 2004 5:39 PM

Yeah, most test screenings of that nature...even the
people who go have no idea what movie their going to see until the very last second.

They are offered tickets to an advance screening and are invited to come. They don't find out what movie their going to see until a small annoucement before the showing.

So its not that those who went actively kept the sercret they were going to see Serenity before anyone. They just got really lucky.

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