The Greed Machine Rolls On....

I'm finally feeling a bit better after the plague strain that hit me, and many other co-workers and friends, has finally come to pass. This winter is just kickin' my ass. If I'm not sick, I'm shoveling a ton of snow to get my car out of my parking lot. If I'm not shoveling a ton of snow, I'm feezin' my dingle berries off in Hoth like temperatures. I'm totally hoping that the elements of spring come early as I have officially had it with this frackin' winter!


Another thing I've had it with is the Harvey Weinstein Company. Apparently some serious issues have come up with their upcoming movie, Fanboys. Originally this movie was about a group of major Star Wars fans who were going to break into Skywalker Ranch and steal a copy of SW, Ep. I: The Phantom Menace before it was released back in '99. It seems their friend is dying of cancer and they want him to see it before he passes on. Star Wars fans who've seen the original cut of it said that it hearkened back to Stand by Me as a feel good, fun filled, emotionally charged comedy. It was really something special. Sadly, the movie company that's producing it, The Weinstein Company, has decided to completely re-edit it and turn it into a stupid teen sex comedy romp in the tradition of American Pie. Instead of a bunch of caring Star Wars fans trying to help their friend, it will be about a bunch of Star Wars fans portrayed as dorks trying to simply steal the movie for their own selfishness. The whole terminally ill story line has been nixed for a more derogatory image of Star Wars fans feel. Harvey and his corrupt company want to make a quick buck off of the film rather than make a quality picture.

Ok, kids. It's time to educate yourselves. You can read all about the greed filled debacle right HERE! Time to educate yourselves!


In other greed filled news. It looks like the greedy bastages who moved GenCon out of Milwaukee are finally getting their come-uppence. Once they turned GenCon into a corporate entity rather than simply a RPG and gaming convention that was held in Milwaukee every year and moved it to Indiana so they could make more money are now not only filling for bankruptcy, they're also being sued by Lucasfilms for a bunch of reasons. Here's an email that a friend sent me that explains a lot of it......

"Here’s a synopsis of the lawsuit Lucasfilm filed against GenCon (gotten off of The Force.net):

There's some big news that just came onto the radar: Lucasfilm is suing Gen Con over issues with Celebration IV! While the case is stamped January 10th, this is the first I've heard anything about it. You can read the full complaint but here are the allegations.

1. Gen Con failed to uphold its legal obligations in terms of financial reporting, accounting and payments to Lucasfilm ($500,000 in damages)
2. Gen Con did not give auction proceeds to Make-A-Wish as they had agreed to do ($150,000 in damages)
3. Gen Con did not give Lucasfilm their share of the auction proceeds ($150,000 in damages)
4. Gen Con did this all unjustly ($150,000 in damages)"

Interesting. The plot thickens…"

Hah hah. The curse for leaving Milwaukee has finally bit GenCon in the ass! Serves them right! Whenever a stupid decision is made by greed, it always has it's karma consequences. Hopefully, The Weinstein Company will feel the same karma sting very soon.

Greed sucks ass!

Zangz.