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Nerd update
I may have nearly run over a jawa at 10:03 last night driving to get in line for a 12:01 show, but at least I went to the right theater.
This is the situation as of last night at the Chinese Mann.
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In a sign of good will George Lucas offered to send some kind of a freaking battalion of Storm Troopers over to the line to escort the waiters over to the Arclight for the opening. Like a nerd parade. He wasn't even going to charge them or require them to hold up NetFlix logos. And... they said no. They said he could take his escort and shove it. How totally un-fan-like. The thing is, I think some of the linesters wanted the escort, in fact it was their wet dream, but the other nerds killed it for them. Right now the nerds are divided into three groups. Lets look at those.[list=1][*]Nerds who are going to Arclight. We'll call these guys the smart ones since everyone knows Arclight is quite possibly the best theater ever built. These are the people who really want to see the movie the best way it can possibly be seen. This is not an opinion, it's documented fact. So step off. [*]Nerds who are going to the Vista. We'll call these the guys the grumpy ones. These are the ones who are blaming Arclight for Grauman's not showing Episode III, as if there's any connection and refuse to accept that Grauman's lost the movie all on their own. You can recognize these guys by their big frowns - however they still want to see the movie. [*]And finally, and these are really the standouts here - the nerds who are not leaving and will be picketing or something in front of of the Chinese to make sure everyone knows how angry and nerdy they are. They are the ones who don't give a crap about the movie and just want to stomp around and complain about junk. I don't even know what to call this group... except SELLOUTS! Because now, on the last day, they are caving in and joining group #1. Some of them anyway. And now they are letting the Storm Troopers escort them. How shocking. That is from their protest site.[/list=1]
Me? I'm going to see it next week at Arclight when there's no crowds, and no drama.
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This is one of the funniest protests I've ever heard of.
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