Thursday, April 07, 2005
The Line Begins Here, It Ends There
Well, it has started happening. Something that has been prophesied about since someone went into Toshi Station to pick up some power converters. Star Wars fans are getting in line. It's only a 7 week campout. They have lined up in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in LA. Now, don't get me wrong, I am a huge Star Wars fan. I own almost all of the action figures and have about 3 working light sabers, but I can't believe people are stupid enough to line up for it this early. When Episode I premiered I ordered tickets online for all of my coworkers and we saw it in a theater that was only half full. However, I suppose if I was out of work I would line up. I bet at least half of the people in line are on unemployment. I remember how here in Dallas for Episode I there was a tent setup outside of the local theater. I remember going to see a movie a week before Star Wars came out and as people passed by the tent some wise cracks would be uttered. "Geeks" and "Nerds" were the most popular. The funniest thing about this is that Grauman's has mentioned that they won't be playing Star Wars when it premieres. So they are lining up AT THE WRONG THEATER. The fans say that is what happened last time, but because they were in line the theater decided to premiere it. But Lucasfilm says they won't be premiering it there as well. I bet the fans would be really po'd if it wasn't premiered. I can just see a deranged fan harassing George Lucas - "I waited for 7 weeks, 7 weeks, and you didn't premier the movie. 7 weeks of my life wasted!" Heh, I think the 7 weeks are wasted even if they do see the premiere. I wonder if I get a line setup at the local Studio Movie Grill will they premier it? Who's with me!
Thought of the Day
"Do or do not, there is no try"
- Fried Green Tomatoes
Thought of the Day
"Do or do not, there is no try"
- Fried Green Tomatoes
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I'll never do it again. For Episode I, Beau started the "in line" shift at 5AM. Josh and I (and I think Mr. T) took over at 6:30 AM. It turned out to be a OK movie, but not worth loosing sleep over. There was almost a fight in line behind us, beacause someone thought someone else cut in line. After seeing it, I'll bet they felt stupid. By the way, I don't think your quote came from "Fried Green Tomatoes."
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