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Star Wars Fans in Line... at the Wrong Theater

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hate-when-that-happens dept.

Rollie Hawk writes "More than a month before the premiere of Revenge of the Sith, fans are already lining up. Outside Grauman's Chinese Theater, eleven diehard Star Wars fans (i.e. lifelong virgins) are waiting for tickets to go on sale. Unfortunately, it appears that the guys with girlfriends will have the last laugh as the Chinese Theater isn't even premiering the film."

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  1. Triumph by The+I+Shing · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can only imagine what Triumph the Insult Comic Dog would to have to say about this group.

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    1. Re:Triumph by Golias · · Score: 5, Insightful

      What kills me about the "nerds" waiting in line for Star Wars prequels is they are such posers.

      When Empire came out, people waited in line days in advance because it was the only sure way to get in on opening night.

      Today, you can buy your tickets on-line in advance and show up just as the previews are starting. There is no reason to camp out for seats other than pretending to be as "hard core" of a fan as those who slept out for the original movies in '77, '80 and '83.

      Hey, you in the Jedi robes! Here's a clue: Real nerds will have already seen the illegal torrent file of the movie before you even get in the theater anyway. There's no geek-cred to be won simply by being the "first" to see the new movie, and all of the prequels are lame anyway. Go home and take a shower.

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    2. Re:Triumph by Golias · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm not being an ass, just being nitpicky

      Hey, don't sell yourself short. You can be both. :)

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  2. Suckers by chrispix · · Score: 5, Funny

    Take that for not having a girl friend!

    1. Re:Suckers by mboverload · · Score: 5, Interesting
      From Wikipedia:

      Pundits and observers dispute the relationship of the terms "nerd" and "geek" to one another. Some view the geek as a less technically skilled nerd. Some factions maintain that "nerds" have both technical skills and social competence, whereas "geeks" display technical skills while socially incompetent; others hold an exactly reversed view, with "geek" serving as the socially competent counterpart of the socially incompetent "nerd", and call themselves "geeks" with pride (compare Geekcorps, an organization that sends people with technical skills to Third World countries to assist in computer infrastructure development).

      Some regional differences may exist in the use of the words "nerd" and "geek". Some claim that on the North American west coast the population prefers the term "geek" to "nerd", while the North American east coast prefers the word "nerd" to "geek" (see Ellen Spertus's page on The Sexiest Geek Alive (http://www.mills.edu/ACAD_INFO/MCS/SPERTUS/Geek/) ). Others on the east coast dispute this, claiming that they have always found "nerd" used disparagingly and "geek" used in a positive light. In Britain, this latter view tends to apply -- "nerd" has more offensive connotations than "geek", which speakers of British English often use affectionately. Compare anorak.

      Nerd appeared earlier and at a time when being good at school was not seen as "cool". Therefore nerd is a derogatory word (although some people now consider it a compliment), while geek appeared later and has thus avoided many of the negative conotations. Geek is a milder version and is also applied to to people who are socially insignificant, while nerd is used more with people who are socially inept.

  3. In other news... by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other news, 600,000 Catholics are in line at the wrong basillica....

  4. haha by Cruithne · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hilarious.



    ... so wait, are they still waiting?

  5. The funniest bit by Blapto · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the article:
    "The telling thing is -- for me, at least -- if the film is not playing at the Chinese ... I have zero desire to see it at all," a fan who calls himself Obi Geewhyen posted on the message board at Liningup.net. "I'm in it for the lineup only and don't give a darn about the conclusion of this lackluster, so-called 'Star Wars' series."

    Not only does he have a bit of a geeky tag, the reason he's waiting isn't to see the films but, well, to wait.
    1. Re:The funniest bit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Obi Geewhyen?

      Either he's a doctor of the female arts and nerd...

      Or else he's a nerd +5 with absolutely no hope of ever glimpsing what a Doctor of Obstetrics and Gynecology sees all day long... ObGyn indeed!

      Nice job getting his handle into print though! ;)

  6. It's the experience that's important! by Minute+Work · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Maybe they are doing this just for the sheer enjoyment of it?

    I saw Episodes 1/2 on opening day and waited in line about 6 minutes combined. So it's not like they NEED to camp out to get tickets. Which come to think of it makes the whole idea of them standing in line for tickets anywhere, let alone a theatre that isn't even showing the movie... downright sad.

    What I'm looking forward to more than the movie is the comedy bit where Triumph the Insult Comic Dog shows up and tells the line camping nerds how nice they are... FOR HIM TO POOP ON!

  7. Re:Not virgins... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, they had to do something while waiting in line.

  8. It's sad... by ral315 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When we're mocking stupid Star Wars fans while we all wait on bated breath for the next story to appear, so we can karma whore.

  9. C'mon, it -has- to be said... by mccalli · · Score: 5, Funny
    This not the theatre you're looking for. You can go about your business. Move along...

    Cheers,
    Ian

  10. Re:Hey, wait a minute by dr_dank · · Score: 5, Informative

    Speaking of call...

    (323)462-9609

    This is the number to the payphone outside of Grauman's Chinese Theater.

    Enjoy.

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  11. Re:Not virgins... by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Those "translation errors" are all deliberate. ALL OF THEM. We're talking about some of the most learned people of their age making these translations, and they're not doing it in a void. They knew exactly what kind of spin they wanted to put on the bible and they disguised their tampering as translation. Witness all the more recent edits to the bible. If that's the word of God, all you people are going to hell for following a deliberately manipulated version of the Word.

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  12. Re:erm by Headw1nd · · Score: 5, Insightful
    When I saw this headline, it really made me wish there was some way I could mod the article itself down.

    This is really a sad commentary on the position of slashdot readers in the social order, and I'll illustrate why with a anecdote from middle school: At recess I often used to watch the field behind the soccer goals, because it's where the social outcasts would go to pick on each other. Day after day they would battle to determine the pecking order of the bottom 5th percentile. Fights like those didn't go on in the upper levels, where looks, money, and prestige determined social rank. It was fascinating, and tragic. In the end, the winners gained nothing, and the stuggle only served to make their lives that much more miserable.

    Now for those that didn't understand the moral, here it is; If you pick on the weakest people you can find, it is because you are yourself weak. If you are actually important or noteworthy in some way, you wouldn't have to point out failings in others to try and aggrandize yourself. Hugh Hefner doesn't need to scoff at other's sexual exploits, because he is legendary in that regard. If you do, you are obviously not.

    So for everyone out there who felt the need to say, "har dee har, at least I'm not those guys", congratulations, but recess is over. So point your eyes back down at the floor and don't bump into anyone in the hall, because to everyone else, you're still at the bottom.