Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Gotta love those wacky Star Wars Fans...

Back in January, I read a story about a guy who is blogging as he waits in line for the last Star Wars movie to be released in his local Seattle theater. As of Monday he was still waiting and still blogging about it.

Today I read another story from Variety.com of Star Wars fans waiting in line in Hollywood.

Saturday, 46 days before "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" opens on May 19, the trilogy's enthusiasts began their vigil outside Grauman's Chinese Theater.

Problem is 20th Century Fox doesn't plan to open the film at the Chinese, opting instead for the ArcLight a few blocks east.

"Star Wars" or no, the diehards are resolute about keeping their line on Hollywood Boulevard.

So the movie won't be playing there, yet they are going to stay anyway!!!

A media-savvy bunch, those waiting at the Chinese hope press interest in covering (and most likely mocking) them would persuade George Lucas and Fox to move the booking.

The kerfuffle has inspired some soul-searching among the fans, and they have discovered that standing in a "Star Wars" line is actually more important than seeing a "Star Wars" film.

"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."


Yes, you read that correctly. There is a website called Liningup.net devoted to starting lines for the new Star Wars movie!

Hope springs eternal, Sprague said. After the last two "Star Wars" films, "We're all a little beaten down," she said. "But this one could be it!"


God bless them. They are so dedicated in their persuit to stand in a line, they don't even care if they'll get to see the movie! What line will they stand in next? I guess it will for the release of Douglas Adams' cult sci-fi movie adaptation of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" or maybe they will be waiting for Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" follow up, his remake of "King Kong." Or maybe they'll just go wait in line at the bank. I mean if it's all about lines, why not right?

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