Mini-rant on the state of TV today...
Looking at the Who\'s Still Standing listing, I notice two things that have become common on shows (and for me annoying):
1) the aforementioned episode title. Dunno what it is, but something annoys me about game and reality shows having episode titles, as if it\'s a sitcom or drama. Maybe that\'s what it is: there\'s already a thin line between fabricated and scripted game/\"reality\" shows...adding a title makes it even more like a sitcom. But I guess for rerun or DVR purposes, it\'s a necessary evil (not really).
2) Ben crossing his arms has become the most overdone photography cliche I\'ve ever seen, esp. on TV shows. The cable channels LOVE doing that shite in their promos.
/Get off my lawn
//I need coffee
///Smush was a fun little show
Mini-rant on the state of TV today...I can see why they\'d do it that way; \"Country Strong\" might give you an idea of who the hero is, and that\'s a better indication than \"101\".
IIRC most, if not all, of the WSS episodes had movie-related titles to them.
Isn\'t it illegal to sell these \"media preview\" DVDs? The WSS DVD I received from work has that warning, and the Money Drop DVD appears to have that warning on the bottom of the pictured disc.
JD
Isn\'t it illegal to sell these \"media preview\" DVDs? The WSS DVD I received from work has that warning, and the Money Drop DVD appears to have that warning on the bottom of the pictured disc.
JD
Probably in the same way that \"Promo Copies\" of 45s and CDs were/are... and I used to see them by the hundreds at record shows. Technically, the listings probably should have been pulled by eBay-- I haven\'t read their list of \"can\'t sell items\" in a long time but I thought this kind of material made the list.
Isn\'t it illegal to sell these \"media preview\" DVDs? The WSS DVD I received from work has that warning, and the Money Drop DVD appears to have that warning on the bottom of the pictured disc.
\"Illegal\" suggests a law is being broken, and I\'m not absolutely sure that\'s the case. The people who send them out certainly don\'t want you to sell them, so they\'re going to put strongly worded language on the packaging. But unlike dishonest-to-goodness bootlegs, these are hardly the sort of things that are going to involve law enforcement authorities. A friend of mine writes about television professionally, and my uncle was in SAG, so I\'ve been surrounded by this stuff for decades.
I can see why they\'d do it that way; \"Country Strong\" might give you an idea of who the hero is, and that\'s a better indication than \"101\".
My episode was titled \"Blonde Ambition,\" because the hero was blonde. That way, the viewer aware of the episode title knew that the contestant standing center stage who was winning all the money and being referred to as the hero was, in fact, the hero.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-NBC-TV-GUIDE-AD-WHEEL-OF-FORTUNE-Sale-Of-The-Century-DREAM-HOUSE-Daytime-/161029069884?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257e149c3c]A TV Guide ad from 1984 touting NBC\'s game shows\' home viewer contests.
IIRC most, if not all, of the WSS episodes had movie-related titles to them.
Isn\'t it illegal to sell these \"media preview\" DVDs? The WSS DVD I received from work has that warning, and the Money Drop DVD appears to have that warning on the bottom of the pictured disc.
JD
There was a 9th Circuit case on this back in 2011: UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto.
Let the bidding continue!
There was a 9th Circuit case on this back in 2011: UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto.
Cool, nice find. It is therefore specifically NOT illegal. Good to know.
There was a 9th Circuit case on this back in 2011: UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto.
The guy on Twitter who told me that it was illegal for me to have a 1980 episode of \"American Top 40\" can go to hell.
Certainly Twitter is the place I go for all of my legal advice. :)
[quote name=\\\"rjagu]There was a 9th Circuit case on this back in 2011: UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto (http://http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=9864676590603387904&hl=en&as_sdt=2&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr).Thanks.The guy on Twitter who told me that it was illegal for me to have a 1980 episode of \"American Top 40\" can go to hell.[/quote]
I know only one person can sell these AT40 shows on eBay, so I can\'t be illegal to own them. You just may have a problem if you want to sell, as this guy will have to sell it for you.
Huh? My Sarcasm Detector must be broken, right?
Right?
Please?
[quote name=\\\"Pyrami]I know only one person can sell these AT40 shows on eBay, so I can\'t be illegal to own them. You just may have a problem if you want to sell, as this guy will have to sell it for you.
I know only one person can sell these AT40 shows on eBay, so I can\'t be illegal to own them. You just may have a problem if you want to sell, as this guy will have to sell it for you.
I know only one person can sell these AT40 shows on eBay, so I can\'t be illegal to own them. You just may have a problem if you want to sell, as this guy will have to sell it for you.
Huh? My Sarcasm Detector must be broken, right?
Right?
Please?
No seriously. Premiere Radio Networks which distributes the old shows for airplay, has some sort of restrictions on the selling of the shows on eBay. If you try to sell one, eBay will take the auction down. Only this one seller can sell them.
[citation needed]
[quote name=\\\"Pyrami]I know only one person can sell these AT40 shows on eBay, so I can\'t be illegal to own them. You just may have a problem if you want to sell, as this guy will have to sell it for you.Wow, it\'s too bad eBay is the only place in the world to sell things.[/quote]