I suppose it’s a curse of my chosen bizarre little profession, dealing with obscurities and oddities of cinema and gaming, but I’m having a hell of a time here.
There are several production companies for movies that I’ve been trying to contact. I have a lot of reasons for wanting to do this, licensing issues and what have you, but naturally, these movies were so shitty and so much time has passed that I can find virtually nothing on them except for the barest of cast and crew information. Take for example Yor: Hunter From the Future, and that’s one of the better-known movies. I can’t find any contact information on the production company, or whether that company even still exists.
At what point is it safe to assume the rights to these things are just up in the air? These companies don’t have any contact info on IMDB, there’s nothing in Internet phone directories, and in some cases, the original rights-holders are probably long dead. I really don’t know where else to go with this research, and I’d like to stay on the right side of the law if at all possible.
Edit: Regardless of how much you think you know about it, let’s just leave fair use out of this discussion for now. I’m talking more about how I can track these people down, if there are other avenues I haven’t pursued. These movies can’t be in the public domain. Someone owns the rights, but how the hell do I find them? At what point can a person reasonably assume the search is futile?
The fair lady Scarlett recently sent me a giddy e-mail demanding that I see about attending next year’s Phoenix Comicon as a guest. She appealed to my own massive ego and cooed things about my burgeoning Internet celebrity status, which was wise, but I strongly suspect that she’s just using me to get close to Wil Wheaton. Fair enough, and well played, but don’t start screaming betrayal when you walk in on me and Felicia Day macking it out behind Lou Ferigno’s booth, you filthy harlot!!
(But seriously, Felicia’s on the threesome list, and if I score I’m totally holding you to it.)
WAIT! I haven’t agreed to anything. Scarlett’s enthusiasm aside, I’m just not sure it’d be a good idea for me to show up. I could reserve a “small press” table for about $300 or a larger exhibitor’s booth for about $600 (after taxes), but either way I’m not sure I’d really fit in with the comic book set. I’m not an artist and I don’t have any products to sell. I could have a bunch of t-shirts made, but really I’d just see myself being relatively anonymous and signing a couple of autographs. It’d be a great opportunity to sell some DVDs, but I don’t have any, so that point is moot. Also, if I told you all where I was going to be, it’d be too good of an opportunity for my enemies to strike…
I don’t know. What do you think?
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A 180 Second Studio Production
A Morivanism Film
It’s been nearly 3 years since The Spoony Experiment began. From Knights of the Dinner Table movie reviews onto YouTube with NES and eventually Final Fantasy VIII and FMV Hell. Noah has managed to be one of the most entertaining and enthralling personalities out there.
Video and Table Top games, movies, music, comics. Science fiction, horror, fantasy, crime, drama. Noah has an expansive and incredibly diverse repertoire, and has shown in both the forum and his videos that he’s always willing to learn and grow. It’s been a great three years for me, longer for some, and we look forward to much, much more.
We welcome you all to create or write your own Spoony Tributes or ribbings, because let’s face it. We’re a community of smart asses, and it’s only best if we all get involved to celebrate three years of excellent snarkery!
Cast (in Order of Appearance)
Lynnie Morivan (as announcer voice)
Griff Morivan
DeanTheAdequate
DarkChiron
Overactor
PushingUpRoses
Covenant
Bennett The Sage
Helldragon
Bonus Footage: Necro Critic Reviews the Top 10 Worst Spoony Jokes!
Thanks to your overwhelming support, your nominations have placed me in the top running for Mashable’s Funniest Person to Follow award. Keep it up, and don’t forget the Nostalgia Critic for Best Video Series!
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