OMG!!! Some people want to see Serenity real bad.

POSTED BY: Jeremy757
UPDATED: Saturday, May 7, 2005 02:00
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JEREMY757

Sunday, May 1, 2005 6:54 PM

I just found these Serenity screening tickets for sale on ebay. All three of these are already up to $150 dollars or more for a single ticket. There are several more that are under that price too. Are people so desperate to see this film that they will pay 10 to 15 times the going rate of a movie ticket just to see the movie a few months ahead of time.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16122&item=6529
092752&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16122&item=6528
858139&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16122&item=6528
858383&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

JAYNEZTOWN

Sunday, May 1, 2005 7:30 PM

that's very mean indeed

making such a profit on somebody's dedicated fan loyalty

Why not just wait a few more days and watch the big Damn movie about 4 more times during the next month, rather than paying over 200 dollars for one ticket

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Sunday, May 1, 2005 7:33 PM

The second and third ones aren't for profit, anything over the original price is going to charity... So he says...

JEREMY757

Sunday, May 1, 2005 7:48 PM

I would be suprised if any of the people bidding on the ticket actually care about the charity.

It isn't the people that are selling the tickets on Ebay that im concerned with. What suprises me is the fact that someone is willing to pay so much for a single ticket when they could wait 4 months and pay $10 to see the movie instead of $100 or $200. Are they that anxious to see the movie to doll out that kind of cash.

I would suggest that anyone who dishes out that kind of money to see an unfinished movie, either has too much money or maybe somekind of addictive personality.

WHOISRIVER

Sunday, May 1, 2005 7:52 PM

Well, let's not forget somebody was threatening theatre staff last week for tickets (see Joss's post on the official forum).

There's obviously a bit of demand to see the movie.

I am concerned how many non-fans will get into the movie. If somebody goes in with the intention of recording the thing (bare in mind the security at all the cinemas ain't exactly amazing) we could have a real problem on our hands... If people are willing to pay $200 to see the movie unfinished early, you can bet your arse they'd download it.

JEREMY757

Sunday, May 1, 2005 8:00 PM

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I am concerned how many non-fans will get into the movie. If somebody goes in with the intention of recording the thing (bare in mind the security at all the cinemas ain't exactly amazing) we could have a real problem on our hands... If people are willing to pay $200 to see the movie unfinished early, you can bet your arse they'd download it.

oh..I didn't think about that. These people buying the tickets for hundreds of dollars might be the ones sneaking video equipment into the theater so they can make bootlegs. Then they set up shop in the local flea market and sell the bootlegs for 5 bucks a pop. Just have to sell 40 to break even, 80 to make a profit.

Yeah, the fact that people were threating theater employees for not selling them tickets does point to the fact that there are some disturbed people among us.

I wonder if Firefly was popular in the local prison TV room. ha ha.

FIREFLYWILDCARD1

Sunday, May 1, 2005 9:40 PM

Yeah I can see people downloading it if someone got a video camera into one of the theaters. However, the movie is unfinnished (special effects still needing some work, I guess), so I'm willing to bet that some people who download it will go pay to see it in September. The other thing is, if they are only willing to see the movie for free, they aren't going to go to the theater in September anyways.

Hopefully nobody makes a bootleg of the movie.

WHOISRIVER

Sunday, May 1, 2005 10:02 PM

The problem with a download copy isn't fans downloading it, it's other people - you know, the people going to see Hitchhikers etc, who see the trailer... if it ends up online in say a weeks time, they'll go "Oooooh! That was the Scifi film!" and download it, and then go "Errrr, the quality is crap, the effects are rubbish, the music isn't finished!!" and tell their friends etc.

I really do hope nobody leaks it: it'll damage things badly 6 months before release.

RANGRBOB

Sunday, May 1, 2005 10:45 PM

You do all know that Firefly has a very good and loyal fan following, right? I don't see why anyone would be surprised that there are fans out there who would pay big bucks to see the movie early. It's no crazier than someone driving 4 hours to see it early with a regular priced ticket, and it's certainly no crazier than fans who would say wait 24 hours or longer in line to see a movie. Fans for the most part are well fanatical, if someone has some extra cash to spend and wants to see the movie early it doesn't mean that they have alterior motives it just means that they really like Firefly. I'm sure there are hundreds of people who frequent this site who would do the same thing if they had the cash. I would.

MSHECUBUSISEVIL

Sunday, May 1, 2005 11:31 PM

In case anyone is interested in other auctions

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