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 mal4prez:
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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I love Fox, they gave us Firefly. I hate what some at Fox did five or six years ago in their handling of Firefly.
Bottom line, Fox is a business. At the time there was not sufficient interest in keeping Firefly on the air and the poor ratings reflected that. Today just might be a different story. It is best to keep that in mind when dealing with the folks that might see fit to give Joss another go at the 'Verse. (The last was not directed at you but the others who thought it all manner of hi-larious to lose friends and alienate people who might help us in our cause. Always remember, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.)
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Quote:Yep - Nathan playing Alan's guitar after the Mutant Enemy strike day last December, taken by a fan trying not to be stalkerish but doing it anyway. By which I mean me LOL!
Originally posted by Gossi:
Mal4Prez, is that Nathan playing Alan's guitar? Where on earth did you get that from?
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Just gonna think out loud (er... out written?) for a minute here. As seen above, my initial reaction to this story was "right on!", but on consideration, followmal certainly raises a relevant point.
But I ask- would one random fan spewing praise really do that much good? They know we're here, they know we're fanatical and that we want more. Sure, they arguably don't know it well, as evidenced by the lack of continuation, but surely one random friendly fan wouldn't tip the scales.
On the same level, how much 'damage' would such an outburst do? Thing is, it gets the "we're here, pay attention to us" message across just as well as being friendly, maybe more- sure, it pisses them off, but are they more likely to make decisions based on a vague resentment over a rude fan, or based on what brings in the coin? I’m thinking the second. The outburst maybe didn't help, but i would be skeptical that it did much damage, either. And god knows it must have felt good :)
So I guess what I’m getting at is, what sort of fans are we? Sure, I would argue that for the most part we're polite, reasonable folk, and that taking a polite view is maybe the best way to get things done; but does that mean that when confronted with, ah, "the enemy", we just roll over complacently and hope that if we smile prettily enough someone'll throw us a scrap? Just doesn't seem right to me.
EDIT: also, it seems like the guy got awfully defensive. If he wasn't involved with the decision, why not say "yeah, that was handled horribly, I sure wish I’d been involved!" Granted I have no idea how such things work, and maybe there's some sort of Thou Shall Not Speak Ill Of Fox rule or something, (or maybe it's the more widely used those-in-power-shall-not-admit-mistakes rule...) but it seams like he coulda been more endearing too. Why mention that you're from fox just to sound off about your own perfection?
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Quote:Whoa. Good stalkin'!
Originally posted by mal4prez:
taken by a fan trying not to be stalkerish but doing it anyway.
Chrisisall
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Quote:It's been my experience that opportunies arise out friendly relationships, not confrontational ones. I think this is especially true in Hollywood, where getting a part, getting your script read, etc, is all about knowing the right people, and having those people think highly of you.
Originally posted by Miramel:
But I ask- would one random fan spewing praise really do that much good? ... On the same level, how much 'damage' would such an outburst do?
Quote:Well... when I'm stuck in an airport trying to have a quiet beer, the last thing I want is to defend myself to a stranger getting in my face with accusations.
EDIT: also, it seems like the guy got awfully defensive.
The exec surely was an idiot to pull the "it's the show's fault the ratings sucked..." line. But here's where a friendly tone, careful words, and maybe a few more beers might have led to enlightenment rather than frigid silence. Maybe the guy's been brainwashed to not know better, to think us fanatics have created excuses for the show's demise. Friendly conversation might have made him consider otherwise, rather than dismissing us even more than he had already.
Chrisisall - I do stalk well, huh?
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fair enough, you've convinced me.
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FollowMal = the voice of reason.
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Quote:Yes, very unobtrusive.
Originally posted by mal4prez:
Chrisisall - I do stalk well, huh?
I once took a picture of Marina Sirtis at a NY convention, she was signing autographs, and I had to hold the camera high to frame her, but she thought I was trying to get a severe cleavage shot (which I did, but that was not my intention- I swear!!), and she called me a little perv...
Bad stalker Chrisisall
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Quote:Photographic Freudian slip?
Originally posted by chrisisall:
I once took a picture of Marina Sirtis at a NY convention, she was signing autographs, and I had to hold the camera high to frame her, but she thought I was trying to get a severe cleavage shot (which I did, but that was not my intention- I swear!!), and she called me a little perv...
You're a bad, bad boyisall.
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Quote:What's the big deal? She's been NAKED in movies...(she did say it with a smile on her face though
Originally posted by mal4prez:
You're a bad, bad boyisall.
)Unintentionally perverted Chrisisall
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