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Rumbles from my head : a uk post

POSTED BY: STICKS
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 13:45
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Monday, June 14, 2004 12:47 AM

heres an idea all uk browncoats should consider,
we all know how uk released dates of films are all ways screwed around here in the uk for example Hellboy ..april in america/ september in the uk and now to my point if serenity's release date is messed around, a gang of britshbrowncoats should group together and go to the release of serenity in america in april next year.how many of us uk fans are gonna be

if are release date is months after april 22nd in america.

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Monday, June 14, 2004 1:02 AM

PURPLEBELLY

Don't forget your cam, for the folks back home

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Monday, June 14, 2004 1:08 AM

EVILTOBZ

if there is a significant difference between the uk and us release then i'll be downloading it to get my fix, and then head off to the cinema for a showing or two when it finally arrives here.

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Monday, June 14, 2004 3:51 AM

TRASK43

if there is a big difference in the dates it is released I would definately consider a trip to America for the release

www.summer-glau.com

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Monday, June 14, 2004 4:02 AM

ATHERTONWING

Me too. I was hoping Joss would work something into the deal with universal but that may have been pushing an already sweet deal, just something for example like the matrix: Revolutions did it was released all over the world at exactly the same time everywhere but I guess that while joss holds some sway that he doesn’t hold enough to do that...well yet anyway. But although I would 'love' a trip to the U.S.A I’m a very poor student and while going isn’t totally absurd (cos you know I could save) I think I’ll opt for the far more cheaper d/l and then a couple of thousand times in the cinema.

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Monday, June 14, 2004 4:08 AM

RAINEY

that sounds like a grand idea... Needn't be tooo costly either.

Don't know about you, but aside from the torture of having to wait for months, it'd be a problem trying to avoid all the movie talk so that you could watch it fresh and unspoilt by spoilers.

So, fly over and watch it in the US, and then fly back and watch it again (and again) months later in the UK. Sounds like a plan.

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Monday, June 14, 2004 6:38 AM

TRASK43

Quote:
Originally posted by Rainey:
that sounds like a grand idea... Needn't be tooo costly either.

Don't know about you, but aside from the torture of having to wait for months, it'd be a problem trying to avoid all the movie talk so that you could watch it fresh and unspoilt by spoilers.

So, fly over and watch it in the US, and then fly back and watch it again (and again) months later in the UK. Sounds like a plan.

Thats a good point it will be difficult enough avoiding spoilers before the film is released in America but once it it released there it would be pretty much impossible to avoid spoilers without doing something extreme like avoiding every firefly site. I think in the next couple of months a few of us should price everything up and if we can get a low enough overall cost we might be able to make this happen. How good would it be to be on a plane to America surrounded by browncoats.

www.summer-glau.com

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Monday, June 14, 2004 6:48 AM

EVILTOBZ

despite having made my afore-posted, umm, post, i'd be interested to see the results of such an investigation. the concept of hauling myself over the pond to a u.s. premiere aint entirely unappealing :)

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Monday, June 14, 2004 7:36 AM

RUTHIE

Anybody know just WHY there tends to be such a difference in release dates?
My only idea is so that stars can attend premieres in different countries - and it would be shiney if we could turn up in London (or better still, Manchester - MUCH more central!!) to see the BDH at a premiere of the BDM.

But a difference of a few days would still allow that to be possible - fly the stars over here, rather than lots of us needing to go over there!

Films that are mostly British, but are expected to do well in America (like Harry Potter) open at about the same time in both countries.

I suspect the reasoning between the time difference is one of these commercial ones that got the series cancelled in the first place. Bleh.

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Monday, June 14, 2004 12:05 PM

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Quote:
Originally posted by Ruthie:
Anybody know just WHY there tends to be such a difference in release dates?
My only idea is so that stars can attend premieres in different countries

In part that's true - sad to report but we Browncoats cannot make the movie a huge success alone, and the studio will need some crossover appeal. Premieres get column inches.

Another factor is those darn funny tongues people speak over here - hard to justify flying the stars to Europe and not doing all those premieres at the same time - means the dubbing needs doing.

As hinted at above by some naughty people

, the closer global releases are intended to stop the impact of piracy, but againt that's more a factor for those "big" films (that said, Finding Nemo had a huge release gap).

And sometimes, just sometimes, its because they don't know whether the film will have the impact they are hoping, and they rework the marketing outside the US.

"I threw up on your bed"

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Monday, June 14, 2004 12:16 PM

FRED1988

At least there's a pretty good chance it'll show up in English in England. Here in Japan, usually only the really big movies (like LOTR) will be shown in English with Japanese subtitles and only months after their release in the States. As the release date gets closer, I may have to see about a trip back.

All my life I wanted to be somebody. I guess I should have been more specific.

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Monday, June 14, 2004 12:18 PM

DEBBIEBUK1

A trip to the us sounds most definitely shiny, sadly I probably couldn't get anyone to have the kids so I'll wait for the reports (using up all the "brownie" points with parents to go to a wedding this year). However, for those of us who can't, does anyone know how you find out when the premiere is, whether there are showings before general release etc, sometimes there seem to be in some areas. Maybe there will be competitions for seats at the UK premiere, any speculation as to which magasines/ newspapers would run one? Perhaps we can suggest to the "Independent" it would be appropriate :-)

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Monday, June 14, 2004 12:24 PM

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Quote:
Originally posted by debbiebuk1:
any speculation as to which magasines/ newspapers would run one? Perhaps we can suggest to the "Independent" it would be appropriate :-)

Can't recall them ever doing it, but SFX might run something along those lines - or perhaps a preview screener. I smell a mass letter writing campaign....

"I threw up on your bed"

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Monday, June 14, 2004 8:30 PM

MERETEAN

A bunch of Browncoats travelling to the US premiere would probably be a nice news item and might help promote the movie.

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Tuesday, June 15, 2004 1:28 AM

FIREFLEW

Although the question is, what's the cheapest flight from somewhere in England to America?

Jayne: "Know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I beat you with till you understand who's in command."

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Tuesday, June 15, 2004 3:15 AM

TRASK43

Quote:
Originally posted by Fireflew:
Although the question is, what's the cheapest flight from somewhere in England to America?

Jayne: "Know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I beat you with till you understand who's in command."

If I get time I'll have a look at some flights on the web later just to get an idea of the price. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which part of america they would want to go.

www.summer-glau.com

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Tuesday, June 15, 2004 3:26 AM

MANTICHORUS

New York, or some such place. I would prefer somewhere in California, but what with their earthquakes and all, that might not be the best idea... (Plus, I burn real easy.)

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Tuesday, June 15, 2004 3:49 AM

EVILTOBZ

if people are going to be heading over to the states to see it, then it only makes sense that it should be to the official premiere. hang around to see our crew in person and all that, otherwise it might as well be at the hemel odeon or somewhere equally mundane. the expense of flying over to america deserves a little more of the glitz and glamour than just going to a random generic multiplex.

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Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:42 AM

FIREFLEW

Quote:
Originally posted by eviltobz:
if people are going to be heading over to the states to see it, then it only makes sense that it should be to the official premiere. hang around to see our crew in person and all that, otherwise it might as well be at the hemel odeon or somewhere equally mundane. the expense of flying over to america deserves a little more of the glitz and glamour than just going to a random generic multiplex.

Yes indeed - flights are expensive - we deserve Razzamatazz!

Jayne: "Know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I beat you with till you understand who's in command."

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Wednesday, June 16, 2004 1:45 PM

SHINY

Quote:
Originally posted by PurpleBelly:
Don't forget your cam, for the folks back home

Yeah, sure...if you want to get beaten to a bloody pulp by hundreds of angry browncoats! ;p

"I left my heart in Serenity Valley"

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