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"

Wow

[ez76]

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

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...

[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...

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.