Ran into a guy from Fox at the airport
POSTED BY: biggestdamnhero
UPDATED: Sunday, June 1, 2008 15:35
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NICEly done. he moved, i'd say thats a win for us.
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You are the biggest damn hero! I bet not many Browncoats have had an oppurtunity like that. Bet he got the shock of his life when he found out your a Firefly fan. He'll keep his mouth shut in bars and never tell anyone what he does or if he does he won't do it without first asking "Have you ever heard of a show called Firefly?" If they say yes he'll be saying he tried to stop its cancellation. Maybe the jackass will go back to LA, get Rupert Murdoch on the phone or someone else with juice and tell them they got a bunch a fans out there still rooting for a show that hasn't been on since 2002. Maybe that'll open their gorramn eyes!
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I think we've all learned an important lesson.
Get the card, express disapproval, keep the card.
Nuff said.
Gilead
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Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?
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It could have been an opportunity to put in a good word, letting it fester.
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As Woody Boyd once said: "You attract more Flies with Honey than Vinegar, but you get the most with dead squirrels'.
I am sure the Fox guy in the bar will definitely put in a good word for Firefly now if it is mentioned at a board meeting. After all he was harrassed by a Browncoat, or at that least thats the way he will see it. No reason to be a BDH if you know you've already been rejected by those you might want to help.
You can't blame an individual for a decision that his company made.
Sounds like all he was trying to do was protect the reputation of the company that pays his wages. He obviously underestimated the passion for the subject of the person he was speaking to (Easily done when its Firefly), and reaped the consequences.
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At the very least you've given the man a clue that in spite of their best efforts, Browncoats are here for the long haul. What other kind of business designs a product that makes them real money, has unbelievable - almost imfamous - customer loyalty - and still refuses to tap into that ready made market - only a stupid one looking for its own Darwin award.
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I would have quoted The Operative at him.
"You know, in certain older civilized cultures, when men failed as entirely as you have, they would throw themselves on their swords."
And then given him a creepy little grin and maybe gently leaned in his direction...
Moving down the bar is nice, but I am aimin for that change-of-underwear moment.
Heaven help the F*X exec who winds up catching a certain, particular cab from DTW...
Meh heh heh.
-F
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Odds are though people that this guy had nothing at all to do with the programming on Fox. Sounds like he was in a somewhat important role at Fox News which last I check was, though a really sucky news network, not responsible for the cancellation of Firefly. Still if he ever got a promotion to something more influential he might have a better understanding of the pointlessness of the current rating system. Though seriously I doubt it. If he works for Fox News that automatically makes him either a dupe, an idiot or a liar. Anyone of which wouldn't help our cause if ten thousand Browncoats pissed him off.
Though to be honest I myself would have done no different in your situation. Except like I said before I may have added a jab at Fox News.
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That guy must be delusional. How can they currently think they had made the right decision after all they have subsequently learned about the popularity of FF, and Serenity, and all the products made and sold around the franchise?
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You. Are. Awesome.
That is all.
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