Ran into a guy from Fox at the airport
POSTED BY: biggestdamnhero
UPDATED: Sunday, June 1, 2008 15:35
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Originally posted by Chrisisall:
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And if Dollhouse is the hit it that just might be, that would also help regarding gettin' more of the 'Verse.
IMHO, as a business woman I know that the happier I am with the parts house that I buy parts from, the more likely I am to buy new parts they introduce me to as well as buying parts they've revamped or improved upon. Savvy? ( sorry, it's one of my favorite words from Captain Jack...)
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Oh grow a sense of humor, willya.
YOU never mentally yanked someones chain to see how they'd take it ?
Please.
Although the very best response I ever got was an Amway exec once..
"I'll give you points on presentation and dramatic effect, but the eye twitch thing is just overkill, you're trying too hard here, son."
I bought that guy a drink when we got done laughing about it.
-F
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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
Oh grow a sense of humor, willya.
YOU never mentally yanked someones chain to see how they'd take it ?
Please.
Although the very best response I ever got was an Amway exec once..
"I'll give you points on presentation and dramatic effect, but the eye twitch thing is just overkill, you're trying too hard here, son."
I bought that guy a drink when we got done laughing about it.
-F
Nope, sorry I haven't. It's not in my nature.
I think I take the chances of Fox doing something for us eventually much too seriously to have been comfortable with "yanking" this guy's chain. And apparently more FF/S is important enough to me to warrant caution if I were to meet a Fox exec.
I'd add something else too. Browncoats have a terrible reputation for being fanatical assholes upon occasion. Whatever happened to deserve it preceded me, but we have it nonetheless. I'd like to see that reputation changed.
I don't lack a sense of humor either. Else I'd not get Firefly at all.
ETA: This is business. I don't "yank" chains when I'm conducting business I want to win at.
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This rant an exec was so ill advised for many reasons.
Point 1 - the FOX development people, Joss is currently working for.
Point 2 - the FOX development execs have changed between 2002 and 2008. This guy had nothing to do with Firefly.
Point 3 - If you want more Firefly, the people who have the power to do it - the ones with the money and the legal rights to the property - are 20th Century Fox.
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Originally posted by biggestdamnhero:
I was in the Charlotte airport a few days ago. I was at the bar sitting next to an older businessman, and made a comment about what was on the news(Fox). He commented he works for Fox. I was like "right" "OK", "whatever", and "I'm with NASA". He produced his business card. His title was senior developement something, if I recall. I gave it back to him, and asked how things were going. He stated alright. I commented that I no longer watch Fox over the Firefly debacle. His demeanor changed, and stated that wasn't Fox's fault. He said the Fox cancelled the show over ratings. I countered it was Fox who aired it out of order, preempted by baseball, 9 episodes, bad time slot, etc. I then stated I knew that Fox "deep-sixed" Firefly from the moment they aired it. Every Browncoat knows the details. I stated that Fox has made nothing but garbage since, and I was behind Joss 100%. He got upset, and said "excuse me", and moved down the bar. TAKE THAT FOX! BROWNCOATS ARE EVERYWHERE.
"They're whores"..."I'm in"!
you sir, are a genius!
Shiny.
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Originally posted by Vertigo:
you sir, are a genius!
Shiny.
I'd like to suggest a self questioning session if you will?
Suppose the exec was on his way to meet with higher up execs after a particularly grand meeting with Joss and his feelings were pretty good about anything Joss did. Suppose he had the opportunity to recommend that Fox execs higher up than he pay attention to Joss' stuff, even former stuff. That that way might lie money and good ratings. But he was accosted at the airport by someone who made him feel exactly the opposite about Joss and Joss' fans and stuff and that now his feelings had totally changed. In fact, he felt like recommending that Fox not even pursue much with Joss because his fans were intimidating, ill-informed and pushy. Therefore any discussions about reviving Firefly would be off the table permanently. Would you still consider him a genius?
I'm not saying that this is so... it's likely not at all. But what if it were?
Each one of us speaks for the larger whole and represents us all.
Is this what we want seen and heard? Really?
Do we want our chances improved or harmed?
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Alright, i get the picture.
i just found it amusing.
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Thank you, FollowMal. I wanted to say pretty much exactly what you have, but couldn't get the words together.
I hate Fox as much as anyone, but being antagonistic to a guy trying to have a quiet beer will get us one thing - enemies. This fandom needs friends. What an opportunity this might have been to get a Fox exec to think well of us Browncoats.
*sigh*
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Mal4Prez, is that Nathan playing Alan's guitar? Where on earth did you get that from?
And yes. If anybody else from here happens to run into a Fox exec, here's what might be a good thing to say - that you loved Firefly, that you own the DVD, and that you'd love more.
I'm serious. That would do more good than anybody here can possibly imagine.
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*sigh* Yes, opportunity missed.
Does anyone remember the scene in "The Big Red One", after the crew of soldiers we're "with" in the movie have shot the German soldier and then they hear that the war is over? What does their beloved sergeant do but order them to help him keep the guy alive!
Yup, I hate Fox too...but it's time to look at it the way it is. Fox canceled Firefly because the ratings weren't what they wanted. Since they paid Joss and company to make it and they owned the rights to it, that was their prerogative. If Joss could go back and work for Fox, I can give them my support and viewership and hope that encourages them to do more stuff with Joss. More stuff with Joss is good in it's own right... if it leads to more FF, I'll be a really happy Browncoat!
Since I can't have that yet....
Mal4Prez-I shall ogle your avatar instead.
Very nice.
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