So, someone came up with a movie-studio version of those fantasy-sports games: pick your summer movie slate, compete on profits, etc. I started a league which can be found here, called “Watchers.” The password to join is “arnabpoop”.
Oh: I sent an email to almost everyone, except Sunhee and Michael, for neither of whom I have an email address. But–join! Others? (Lurkers? All welcome.)
21st century scumbag has joined the league. game over, assholes–my slate of sensitive indie films will thrash your blockbusters!
unless lesbiananimegirl sets up a studio….
mike–do you need my email or can I just go there and sign up. I’d put my email here but I worry about the spammers (I get enough penile enlargement and UK lottery scams now, thanks.)
You should be able to create an account and find the league without any email invite–just follow the link.
And I will be sending you more penile enlargement mash notes soon.
Arnab, you’re all talk and no action (unless you’re still competing with that lot who invited you to the Academy Award party back in 2006). That being said, you just play this one the way you played March Madness and we’ll all be reaping the benefits!
i’m afraid i don’t know what you’re talking about jeff–as far as i remember i won the march madness pool for the 12th consecutive year.
and i will crush your heads again in this pool as well, no matter that the wendell baker story only made $48,000 this weekend.
i haven’t logged into this thing in a while–who is winning?
I’m not exactly sure how one “wins.” It seems as if who ever’s slate of films makes the most money wins but I was under the impression that you would factor in how much the film costs vs how much the film makes. For example, if The Lives of Others cost $2 million but makes $12 million domestic then that’s a lot smarter of a choice than Evan Almighty, which cost $175 million to make but looks as if will gross about $100 million. Yes, $100 million is a lot more than $12 million, but it’s the second movie that’s turning a substantial profit. I’ve checked in on this a couple of times, and it only seems to track a film’s grosses . . . and if that’s the case, it’s a stupid game.
i take it you’re in last place, jeff?
See, I think that puts me in first place, but I could be wrong. I’m happy to lose–even be in last place–what confuses me is the site’s inability to communicate the game’s rules. Take last summer, for instance. If one had chosen Superman over Little Miss Sunshine, he would actually win the game. Does that make sense? If it is only about box office, perhaps I would have made different choices, but I thought it was about strategy. Anyway, you’re right–sour grapes–I hadn’t thought about this game for weeks as I think I knew then that it wasn’t going to be fun. I blame Reynolds.
i thought it was about reading the rules. loser.