Weird Al Premiere Cancelled Due to Net Leak 266
SilentChris writes "In what's probably a first, AOL cancelled the 'World Premiere' of Weird Al's newest video 'White and Nerdy' due to it being leaked on the internet. Al writes on his MySpace page: 'Apparently, the video has already leaked online, and AOL doesn't feel comfortable doing a World Premiere promotion for a video that a number of people have seen already ... Anyway, it's really a bummer... it would have been great promotion for the album... but hey, life goes on.' As for the video? Arguably Al's best work (but I'm a little biased)."
Hmm... (Score:3, Funny)
And I care why? (Score:5, Funny)
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In what's probably a first (Score:5, Funny)
Isn't that the best premiere a "Nerdy" video can get? Being "leaked" to YouTube, featured on Slashdot?
Overheard in AOL office (Score:5, Funny)
Boss: (annoyed) You mean hackers stole one of our products?
U: Well, not exactly, I mean, everybody's talking about it, this is a great opportunity for promotion. I had this idea for instance, we could let people make their OWN parodies of Weird Al's video and put them up on YouTube with a special tag, then we could give a prize to the best--
B: (more annoyed) What the fuck is U-Tube? A brand of glue? Cancel the premiere of Queer Al's video, that's the only way to show those pirates who's boss.
U: You mean "Weird Al"
B: Hey kid, this is AOL, you think we got this far by being idiots? Now get out of my office.
U: (dejected) yes sir.
Re:done! (Score:5, Funny)
While I must admit that exposure all over is good, it would be MY guess that Slashdot is a better potential buying audience for Al than the typical AOL user.
After all, "White and Nerdy".
Yup. That's Slashdot.
Re:And I care why? (Score:5, Funny)
See, selling CDs is BAD and will make musicians suffer in poverty while illegally distributing their content without any chance for income is GOOD because the magical socialism fairy will appear out of nowhere and shower them with butter and wine.
Don't mind that rabbit hole, Alice, you're not in Wonderland, just Slashdot. It's just as fruity, but much, much stupider.
Re:done! (Score:5, Funny)
Yup. That's Slashdot.
I'm just kind of pasty and geeky, you insensitive clod!
Cliche (Score:2, Funny)
Could somebody do this about gay or black people and get away with it?
The myspace page if nobody has mentioned it yet:
http://www.myspace.com/whiteandnerdy [myspace.com]
Re:No flash... (Score:3, Funny)
You mean that the banana isn't Weird Al? I thought I read somewhere that he recently had cosmetic surgery to look more like a banana.
Re:In what's probably a first (Score:4, Funny)
I found out about this cool store once because I had ran in there earlier to escape the police who were chasing me. So, I decided to hold the place up. After I got home, I realized the store was totally cool, so now I shop there all the time.
Sure, I robbed them once, but I've more than made up for it by becoming a valuable customer! I'm sure they are glad that I know about their store.
Re:And I care why? (Score:4, Funny)
At least it would be more original
Re:done! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Overheard in AOL office (Score:3, Funny)
U: (dejected) sir, we're not in your office.
Re:No flash... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:In what's probably a first (Score:3, Funny)
Re:In what's probably a first (Score:4, Funny)
Re:In what's probably a first (Score:3, Funny)
Time for a slashdot poll! (Score:5, Funny)
[ ] none
[ ] I downloaded a few songs
[ ] 1-3
[ ] 4-6
[ ] more than 6
[ ] all of them, and I could explain all the jokes in "White and Nerdy" and "All About the Pentiums"
I can't be the only one here who would have to check the last option...
Re:Overheard in AOL office (Score:1, Funny)
B: Doesn't matter... your office, Bill's office, Larry's office, Susan's office, they're all *MY* fuckin' offices, as a matter of fact, the whole fucking building is MINE!!! And your office is about to become inside the damn janitor's closet. Capiche you little punk?
Re:Hmm... (Score:5, Funny)
but there are laws against violating copyrights and copying 'protected' media. so your explanation doesn't work.
[rolls eyes]
Re:No flash... (Score:3, Funny)
Isn't that a somewhat nerdy thing to do?