Firefly viral marketing campain U-turn

[Ingafgrinn Macabre]

Well, Universal gives "change of mind" a whole different meaning.

After they encouraged the fanbase to start viral marketing, they now pulled a U-turn and start sue'ing the actual viral marketeers (is that a word?)
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/28/1253206

Love this one comment on slashdot:

Step 1: Get fans to promote us
Step 2: Allow viral marketing to create a demand for our product
Step 3: Sue the people from step 1
Step 4: Profit!

This has to be the most cynical thing I've ever seen.

 

[Raven]

greedy fuckers, another company i wont be buying from (will ofc DL anything i want of there's, would be rude not to)

 

[Dukat]

I lol'd at this:

http://www.browncoatinvoice.com/

 

[Jeremiah]

That is just crazy! I was so wanting a series 2 to be made!

 

[Kagato]

Giv more Inara !

 

[Calaen]

Its not necessarily a bad thing, Im a massive fan and have spent fucking loads on random everything to do with FireFly.

However If Universal are cracking down on the sales of this stuff so they themselves can start making cash from it it could lead to them deciding there is a profit to be made from the verse.

 

[Nate]

will be fun to hear if universal back down because of the invoices ;p

 

[Amanita]

Hehehe, fantastic stuff. Hope those guys get a piece of the greedy Universal pie.

I'm dying to see more of Firefly though, it was a crime that it was cancelled.

 

[Dukat]

I recently finished watching the whole series, I now see what all the fuss is about

Want to see the film next though!

I hate the way they cancelled it even though there is such a massive following for it. If they made a new series they'd surely make loads from it? Just strikes me as bad business sense tbh but then I guess I'm no businessman

I had a thing for kaylee too

 

[Golena]

I hate the way they cancelled it even though there is such a massive following for it.

The problem was the massive following only turned up a year after the show was originally canceled.

 

[Jeremiah]

I had a thing for kaylee too

Ditto

 

[Raven]

sorry about picture size

(just for those who dont know who she is )

 

[Huntingtons]

i dig prostitutes (i know thats not her!)

 

[Corran]

Giv more Inara !

The lass that plays Inara also stars in Series 10 of stargate. Still looks as good as ever

 

[Kagato]

The lass that plays Inara also stars in Series 10 of stargate. Still looks as good as ever

yummy, problem is I HAVE to watch things in the correct order, just how I am, so im not going to sit through 10 series of stargate just to see Inara again.

Awefully tempting though...


Unfortunately I watched Serenity before Firefly, still awesome though, havent quite finished watching there series yet, about half way through, im taking my time as I don't want it to end