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Re: ACK! Bad April Fool's Joke
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 7 Apr 2000 13:19:55 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, John Neal writes:
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> James Simpson wrote:
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> > In lugnet.starwars, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> > > Just an aside, FUT -> .o-t.fun
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> > > I saw the E! site today, on a student's computer, after she gasped and
> > > went "no way." She was showing it around, so I glanced, and the very
> > > professional header in a little side window--hidden in a very authentic
> > > looking manner--was "Lucasfilm signs Leo: DiCaprio to Star in Episode
> > > II." IIRC, it even had an image of Leo's face on a Tatooine-actor body
> > > that looked sort of like his own, so you couldn't quite tell. When the
> > > horrified woman finally clicked on the darn thing, you get an ugly
> > > "Llama segment of the Holy Grail Credits"-like announcement of "April
> > > Fool!"
> >
> > Maybe a month ago I was watching our local Fox news, and they previewed one of
> > the night's entertainment segments with the news that DiCaprio had been chosen
> > to play Anakin by Lucas. Outraged, distraught, morose, I immediately called two
> > friends and shared with them the shocking news. I had to wait a full hour until
> > they showed the segment at the end of the news, but when they finally did, they
> > were completely ambiguous about who or what Lucas had actually decided. They
> > said that 500+ actors have applied for the job, and that DiCaprio had visited
> > Skywalker Ranch, but he was only one of the people being considered. I was a
> > bit upset and relieved on several levels:
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> > Upset: That the previewing news segment had basically lied - the sound-bite had
> > explicitly said that he would be The Man, while the news report said nothing to
> > that effect.
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> > Upset: That I had been hasty in rushing out to call friends about it, and then
> > having to basically say "False Alarm."
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> > Relieved: That DiCaprio doesn't have the job.
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> > Upset:That he may still get it.
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> > I have nothing against the lad personally; I think that he does have real acting
> > ability, but he just has too much of a pretty-boy association in my mind.
> > However, I'm afraid that Lucas might just hire him to try to attract the "Teen,
> > "Bop," and "Seventeen" readers demographic group.
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> > (Sigh) Has it come to this?
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> Has it come to what? You needing to step back? >;^D <evil wink, grin, duck, run>
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> -John
No way. I'm on a crusade. The last thing that I want are minifigs in
DiCaprio's likeness.
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