In Line for Episode II

Dave_B93 writes: "They're at it already! According to The Force.net, Two Guys have already started lining up for Episode II (To be released May 16, 2002). Updates will be posted at www.SeattleStarWars.com and at their own website www.WaitingForStarWars.com will be up soon."

Comments

Didn't they learn their lesson the last time ??

[Average_Joe_Sixpack]

Come on I would have committed suicide after waiting in line 3 months and finally seeing "Phantom Menace"

Re:Didn't they learn their lesson the last time ??

[labratuk]

You don't get it: these guys are just really committed NSYNC fans.

*shudder*

Wow!

[zephc]

They must be some really big 'N SYNC fans!

Wow

[ez76]

One day, this will be something they'll tell someone else's grandchildren about.

This is good news.

[empesey]

By having these guys stand in line, they're effectively removing themselves from society where they cannot be a danger to the rest of us.

I wonder if, while they're waiting, they're listening to N'Sync CDs.

wait a minute..

[BreakWindows]

What a scam...if they're standing in line, how are they updating their website?

Uhhh, how are they paying ffor this?

[Geek In Training]

Are these people youngsters living with their parents still? Or "oldsters" living with said mommy and daddy?

They don't appear to have jobs, but yet are tracking everything with "cameras and journals." Is this some sort of government-sponsored "art" project?

Seriously, where does the part about making a living and contibuting to society come in?

Or do they each have to take an hour a week to run down to the unemployment office for their checks, and let the lady know that they applied for work at "Vandelay Industries..." (They make rubber; I'm going to be a rubber salesman.)

Let me venture a guess.

[Lethyos]

I think their girlfriends will keep the site up to date for them.

The truly sad thing is, though...

[Guppy06]

Think about it. They're, what, 20-something? And what they are doing now they will remember as being the best time of their "lives." They didn't cure cancer, they weren't the first on Mars, no, they stood in line for five months for a two-hour movie. They'll be sitting around the "retirement village" and boring those around them with the retelling of what happened on day 37 for the umpteen millionth time.

It's entertainment. It's not real, it's meant as a temporary escape. If you're willing to spend five months waiting for a two hour escape, forsaking all real human contact for a brief work of fiction, what you should be waiting in line for is a shrink.

Seriously, how can these people differentiate what they're doing from what the crack whore is doing just a few blocks away?

Re:The truly sad thing is, though...

[alen]

And the funniest thing is that me living on the east coast, I'll see it before they do. And I'll get the tickets the same day on the internet.

Re:The truly sad thing is, though...

[Stinky Cheese Man]

If you're willing to spend five months waiting for a two hour escape, forsaking all real human contact for a brief work of fiction, what you should be waiting in line for is a shrink.

You are all missing the point.

Take a look at http://www.seattlestarwars.com/.

These are not merely foolishly infatuated fans. This is being done intentionally and thoughtfully as an "art project".

"This project also explores the issue of the pursuit of happiness. It asks how much will a person sacrifice for a temporary acquisition, and questions whether a person can be happy with just food and shelter in pursuit of that acquisition. It also asks, will society as a whole fear or accept people for not desiring the things they desire, or for desiring things they consider frivilous or ridiculous."

Living on the street for five months is hardly "forsaking all real human contact". In fact I expect they will have much more interesting human contact than most of us who are chained to our computers for 40+ hours a week.

Whether you are a fan or not (and personally, I am not) this project does have deeper implications than what you are seeing.

Re:The truly sad thing is, though...

[alen]

Are you refering to being laughed at, ridiculed, and pissed on by drunk college kids while sleeping "real human contact"?

Re:The truly sad thing is, though...

[Guppy06]

"Whereas sitting around on Slashdot posting this drivel about their lack of "lives" will be about all your "life" has to recommend it. I'm not sure who's winning that particular relay race."

I'm reading about them on Slashdot and they're sitting on the sidewalk. I form an opinion of them and post it and they're still sitting on the sidewalk. I go away from my computer and do some other stuff for a little bit and they're still sitting on the sidewalk.

To make a long story short, four months later I'll have forgotten about this whole thing, and we both know where they'll be...

Re:The truly sad thing is, though...

[Guppy06]

"These are not merely foolishly infatuated fans. This is being done intentionally and thoughtfully as an "art project"."

From the looks of it, these two aren't exactly sacrificing themselves for this art. They didn't sit around thinking "You know, somebody needs to sit in front of a movie theater for five months, and since nobody else is doing it, we had better be the ones to do it. It's a tough job, but..." This is "We need an excuse to do this, to make it sound legimitate..."

Just look at the first sentence you quoted. "This project also explores..." not "This project explores..."

"Living on the street for five months is hardly "forsaking all real human contact". In fact I expect they will have much more interesting human contact than most of us who are chained to our computers for 40+ hours a week."

But you know, the people I see on Friday are the same people I see on Monday, and there will be a continuing relationship with those people. That's the real human contact I was referring to. These people will have as much contact with people as caged animals in a zoo. And even then that analogy falls short, as the animals at least have care-takers...

Afraid the MPAA won't let them give them money?

[Robber Baron]

I mean it's not like the MPAA would ever limit it's opportunities to wring every last possible copper out of moviegoers. That's one reason I refuse to line up for movies...or almost anything else for that matter. I'll give someone money for a good or a service, but I sure as hell don't consider it a privlege to do so and won't waste MY time waiting in line just so I can make them wealthier.

No creativity whatsoever

[jpellino]

Hire a battlebot to stand in for you, put a web cam on it, remote it from your cubicle, head over once a day to change fuel, and you can keep your job.

That spinning one made by the nice amish-hat guys would do nicely, methinks.

Can you say "Shill"?

[AlphaGeekDude]

shill (shl) Slang n. One who poses as a satisfied customer or an enthusiastic gambler to dupe bystanders into participating in a swindle. v. shilled, shilling, shills v. intr. To act as a shill. v. tr. To act as a shill for (a deceitful enterprise). To lure (a person) into a swindle. Link

Re:Movie Tickets . com????

[jheinen]

Exactly. I saw LotR on opening day at the same theater these guys are camping out at. I bought my tickets a couple of days before via Fandango, showed up at the theater about two hours ahead of time, got great seats, and enjoyed the movie.

The funny thing is, if these guys are actually waiting to buy tickets, they might not get any. They could sell out on Fandango before the box office ever opens. I know that the first few days LotR was showing everything was sold out well in advance. I can see it now, on opening day the crowd files by them to go watch the movie while they stand outside in the Seattle rain because all the smart people bought their tickets on the internet. 4 1/2 months spent waiting for nothing. I'd pay to see that.