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

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ZOID

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 1:48 AM

'Lish wrote:

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There's no such thing as "I'm just doing a little prostitution."

Crap!

(Mal-Licious goes off to find a new hobby)

ROTFLMFAO!

And I never say that! That's why I love you, 'Lishus: You complete me.

You had me at 'prostitution'... You had me at 'prostitution'... (*sniffle*)

Maguirely,

zoid
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"Sure as I know anything, I know this: I aim to misbehave." -Capt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity, a.k.a. 'the BDM'

COZEN

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 2:47 AM

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Originally posted by Knibblet:
I despise, loath, hate, detest, condemn and spit upon scalpers.

Little late to this post. My bad.

I'm sorta with ya on this one, only my take runs to not liking scalpers very much. Question of degree. If they're scalping milk to needy single mothers, well then, I say jail the mofos. When they're sucking in otherwise intelligent people based on the vanity of seeing an entertainment event sooner rather than later, then I say, profit as thou wilt.

Does it not bother anyone that we (yup, me too) really like a crew of fictional characters who are thieves (Cap'n Reynolds, TTJ)? Who are crooks (Wash, Serenity / pilot ep.)? We might rationalise along the lines of, "yeah, but they're stealing from bad folk". Well, sure, but if the Train Job had gone smoothly, then thanks to the efforts of our BDHs, Serenity's crew, and that nice Niska fellow, would have garnered some cash profit, and them poor folk on (damnit, forgot the name of the moon) would have suffered for the lack of medicine.

Moral compromises have a nasty way of insinuating into nearly everything. I'd just as soon not be giddyyuppin' off on a moral high-horse. You want morally bankrupt? I give you our "BDHs", and I give you me, the fan.

What these scalpers have done, though offensive to the Browncoat community, is weak tea.

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RANGRBOB

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 3:15 AM

I would have to say that everything is relative. What seems like an absurd amount of money to you may not be to others. What seems crazy to you may not to another. It's just subjective fandom. Why did 5 years ago people spend months of their lives waiting to see a Star Wars movie 3 or 4 hours earlier than anyone else. It's just the nature of being a fan, to want to be in the center of the action occuring with your favorite (whatever). One reason I wouldn't mind spending a larger amount of money for this showing is the possibility of seeing some of my BDH there.

"Now a couple of us might just creep into one of those major metropolitan multiplexes to see if anyone does show up, so remember: swearing in Chinese ONLY." Joss

So I don't mind trying to spend a little extra. That being said everything is still subjective and I won't pay $300 for it either. Maybe as much as $50 a ticket (especialy if others are sharing the cost of multiple tix) but that is pushing it.

SHINY

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 4:47 AM

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myself I would be more than a little worried about being ripped off, paying a lot of money and then not ending up getting in after all...

Now wouldn't it be poetic justice if all the winners of the auctions never paid up? The scalpers would be stuck with all those tickets and nothing to show for it....bwahahahahahahaha!

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

JARED

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 7:05 AM

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Universal is the biggest pimp of all; they're not being altruistic about this one bit.

there is one difference. universal is investing and creating something to sell it, pimps prey on those who need money and cut into their profits by keeping most of the money their "clients" pay for themselves.

how about the guy in front of you at the booth says "all the tickets you got left, please", then turns around and says "who wants tickets? only $50 a ticket." by extension it's like stealing someones stuff and then selling it back to him.

difference: without universal there wouldnt be a movie. without a scalper there would still be tickets and they would sell for their normal price. they are pretty much those that give capitalism it's bad name by forcefully squeezing themselves into the chain. and even doing though to make profit without paying taxes ,-)

so i agree that they should simply sit on their tickets without selling a single one. if they really wanted to see it and now have spare tickets for whatever reason they could still either be nice and give them to a friend or (careful, novel idea ahead) sell them for the ORIGINAL price.

imagine a world where consumers would simply refuse and say "go f%%k yourself", everytime someone tries to screw them? ms would be staring at a mountain of unsold win xp boxes, valve would still be waiting for anyone to buy half life 2 and the whole software industry would be forced to rethink their methods instead of hiding behind the lame "all software has bugs"-excuse. sure it does, but not THAT FRIGGING MANY obvious and severe ones. in short: there is always enough people who just play along with anything to make dubious practices worthwhile and basically ruin it for all, by allowing these practices to establish themselves and spread out.

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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 8:15 PM

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[B "See all the Jedi killed!" or "See the entire known Universe hurled into darkness in the clutches of Evil Incarnate!"... "See Yoda exiled to a swamp! See Obi-Wan marooned in a desert!"... "See Amidala killed and her children separated... Hidden from each other and their monstrous father!"... "Uproarious fun for the whole family!"

Wow. Suddenly I don't really wanna pay to get gut shot. But that's what's gonna happen in the movie. Way you put it, seems like not at all a kindness that the first three chapters were ever made at all. What should be painful backstory has become center stage for these films.

RENTAL

Zoid saved me from a depressing evening Chrisisall

TALONPEST

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 10:30 PM

Now, I'm as opposed to professional scalpers as anyone else. Anyone who buys up tickets with the sole intention of selling them at inflated prices is just being unfair.

However, that's not what I'm seeing when I look at these auctions. There aren't large blocks of tickets like you'd see if someone bought a ton just for selling them. There are single tickets or pairs. The way I see it, the scalpers didn't get in on this. A lot of these are fans who reflexively bought tickets for themselves and then realized they couldn't make a 10pm Thursday night showtime for whatever reason - it's not terribly convenient (believe me I know - I'm going!!!).

And then there are the people that, seeing how some tickets were going for absurd amounts, realized that they'd rather have a couple of hundred dollars than go to the show, and that there were people out there that would rather go to the show than have a couple of hundred dollars. Especially the ones that have the absurdly high starting prices - people are saying "If someone out there wants it that bad, this is my price for waiting 'till September. Otherwise, I'm going."

And yes, the people who can't make it themselves COULD just give the tickets to other people for the face value. But I honestly can't say I would, when given the chance to make a few hundred bucks out of the deal. Would you?

So I don't see it as non-fans cruelly trying to exploit fans. That's how I read it, anyway.

STEVE580

Tuesday, May 3, 2005 10:43 PM

I don't get why everyone's so offended/surprised by this kind of stuff. It's capitalism, people! The 'scalpers' are really just performing a service: getting tickets into the hands of those who want them the most. There’s nothing immoral about purchasing a good with the intent of selling it, even a good of which there is a finite supply. That’s why free-market economies are so much more successful; goods are attained through the most economical means possible, and then distributed to where they are needed the most.

Sorry, I’m just a big fan of capitalism.
-Steve

HORSEPLAYER

Friday, May 6, 2005 10:59 AM

I just came back from the Las Vegas screening, Josh and River came!

I agree with TalonPest, so few tickets were available for resale, I also doubt professional scalpers were involved.

It also looks to me like there is a little exageraton here. I only paid 229.50 total for 2 tickets for me and my wife.

One of the unfortunate things that tends too be true in life, is you either have time or money. I have money, but little time. I am lucky to read this site once a week, although I feel I am as passionate as anyone.

I found out at 10:30 the morning after this was announced. Way too late! Some other Firefly fan with more time than money now has a little more money. I thank him/her!

I was actually hoping that the fact so few tickets were scalped leading to quite high prices would look great and send a message to the good folks at Universal. I was sorry to see in this thread that it has been viewed very negatively.

I couldn't wait 5 more months for this one. I spent months counting the days till April 22nd. I hope that the response to this preview get them thinking about starting up number 2 a little on spec. I have trouble with waiting 3 years for it!

JEREMY757

Friday, May 6, 2005 2:10 PM

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There’s nothing immoral about purchasing a good with the intent of selling it, even a good of which there is a finite supply

Sorry have to disagree with you here, but capatilism is amoral and those who use it have the ability to use for good or evil or something in between. Just because something is leagal to do and fits the priciples of capitalism doesn't mean it can't be exploited or used for evil or ill will.

Slavery anyone?

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