"Star Wars" geeks line up at wrong theater

[Up2Late]

(From the :wtf: department)

"Star Wars" geeks line up at wrong theater. 46 days before "Star Wars: Episode III" opens, fanatics are already lined up at the Chinese theater. Unfortunately, 20th Century Fox doesn't plan to open the film at the Chinese, opting instead for the ArcLight a few blocks east.

Inside Move: Fanatics laying it on the line
'Star Wars' fans stew in queue

Tue., Apr. 5, 2005, 10:00pm PT

By GABRIEL SNYDER

If a movie isn't playing at a theater, will its fans still line up outside? For "Star Wars" fans, the answer is a befuddling yes.

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.

Underneath a make-shift awning yesterday afternoon, 11 people were in line doing what appeared to be homework, pecking at laptops and talking to members of the media. "We've heard all this before," said Sarah Sprague, one of the designated spokesmen for the group. In 1999 and 2002, there were plenty of rumors (ultimately false) that the previous two pics weren't going to open at the Chinese.

(more at link above)

[mattclearing]

1. The headline should be: Fox Books Star Wars at Wrong Theatre.

Every Star Wars movie has opened there, and it is thought of as the central location of Star Wars madness when it hit in 1977.

The geeks have it right.

[Endangered Specie]

2. Isn't this proof that Star Trek fans are smarter?

:evilgrin:

[mattclearing]

3. You must not have seen the last two Star Trek movies.

:D

[Endangered Specie]

6. Yeah, they made very little money

I rest my case. :)

[Mutley]

4. 46 days before it comes out????

hell i like star wars but I HAVE A LIFE PEOPLE!!!! most of us could never spend 6 weeks waiting in line for movie tickets!

[RBHam]

5. You're killing me!

:spray: