The PLAN

[Beth]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:

> Alla:
> 
> Eh sorry, did not mean to reply to myself, but I went on Leaky and 
> saw Alan Horn issuing another statement and I am sitting here 
> giggling like mad woman. Please, please hire PR agent, PLEASE let 
> them write your speeches and statements, OMG.
> 
> I am joking of course, I am aware that the president of multimillion 
> dollar corporation has plenty of those, but boy if they wrote that 
> statement...
> 
> And um, he already acknowledges the letters from fans lol
> 
> http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2008/8/20/wb-in-statement-to-fans-
> move-never-intended-to-upset-our-harry-potter-fans
>

Beth: One can only shake one's head in disbelief. 

At book club tonight I talked first with the hostess's teenage
daughter about the delay and my own "protest" plans and then within
the group when someone else brought it up (I try not to bring up Harry
Potter within the group, but they all ask for my "expertise" when they
have questions.) Everyone who counts themselves a fan was
disappointed, but none of them could fathom waiting a week to see it.
Mostly they don't want to wait because they love the fun of the
midnight releases. Which makes me wonder: Could fans organize to have
events not only on release night but also a week later?

Beth, who's sorry if this is what you meant not to do tonks_op, but
who already marked any DVDs from The Company that Must Not Be Named on
her wishlist "lowest" priority and added the comment asking that they
not be purchased as TCTMNBN delayed release of The Film that Was Not
There. It may be childish, but it made me feel better!