Email from the UB by harshcritic

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Email from the UB

POSTED BY: HARSHCRITIC
UPDATED: Saturday, December 31, 2005 03:48
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Friday, December 30, 2005 11:08 AM

Browncoats,

We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty!

Serenity was the #1 DVD upon its release! This was a huge success that would not have happened without the support and dedication of The Browncoats. On behalf or Universal, I would like to thank you all for everything you have done to promote Serenity.

It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that on January 6, 2006, The Browncoats will shut down. We have had some wonderful times over these 19 months: met people from around the world, had interesting discussions about Serenity and every topic under the sun on the message boards, had lots of laughs (“I can’t believe Shepherd Book is Mal’s father *spoiler* ” was a personal favorite), and seen some sadness as well. There really has never been a community quite like The Browncoats.

Of course this is not the end of The Browncoats; there are many other sites that will allow the community to continue on. If you do get nostalgic for these boards, check out http://serenitymovie.org , a forum similar in look to this one set up by Gossi - one of our own.

All of your orders from the store are being processed, and will be shipped over the next 2 weeks. If you haven’t placed an order, please do so - your points aren’t going to be of any use once the site closes down. Remember we are at http://browncoats.serenitymovie.com
Once again a huge thank you from everyone here!
S_L

I got this email from the UB. (Being a new convert, it is just so funny to me I am using all browncoat termnology. I was converted from the film.)

Anywhoo, it says Serenity was number 1 upon its release. Why can't they just tell us how many units it sold exactly?

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Friday, December 30, 2005 11:12 AM

KANGER33

Yeah, I'm confused about that number 1 line because...it wasn't (as far as I know).

I heard somewhere it's a money thing. If they report how many units they sold then the actors etc. involved would cry for a bigger cut (if it sells well, that is). I know nothing about the industry though.

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Friday, December 30, 2005 11:16 AM

CBY

I don't think the actors are payed per sold DVD. This kind of contract usually is made by the big actors who can demand whatever they want.

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Saturday, December 31, 2005 3:48 AM

ETHAN

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Originally posted by CBY:
I don't think the actors are payed per sold DVD. This kind of contract usually is made by the big actors who can demand whatever they want.

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It's not so much getting a cut of DVD's sold, so much as using DVD sales added to box office draw to leverage better future pay by the actors.

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