Hairspray Screening Disaster - New Line Responds to the Plebians — Page 3

Did you not read my post?

I really don't think he is reading anymore. No one is that dense.

Uh, anyone who has ANY sense of comprehension could understand that the seating was not a guarantee because it was first come, first serve. That's common sense (something that you seem to have none of).

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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ... we can argue this til the cows come home... the point is there was a disclaimer prined in 2 places on the entry... once in BOLD LETTERS over where you put in your personal info..and once at the bottom under the submit button.

So no one has any legal recourse here. There were no damages except hurt feelings and bruised egos.

Someday you might want to read the legal jargen on the back of a theatre ticket. THat wuld prevent you from ever trying to see another broadway show again.

Yes I saw that.. AND iI also saw the SEAING IS NOT GUARANTEED... that was a red flag to anyone WITH common sense. So I chose to not play this game of chance and who knew.. I WON.! My time was not wasted.

Updated On: 7/25/07 at 12:39 AM

The seating was not guaranteed because it is on a first come, first serve basis.

Is it really *that* hard for you to understand?

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OK I went back and reviewed the entry form. While it does say twice that seating is not guaranteed, it also says twice to arrive early and qualifies it with the theater capacity/first come, first served fine print. So they lied on the entry form and the pass.

Flaunt it, I think everybody here understands that seating was not guaranteed. I don't think anyone here thinks the pass gave them a right to a seat. We all understand that there was a chance that we would not get in even with a pass. Why are you so hung up on that one phrase when no one is disputing it?

The issue here, which you don't seem to be able to see, is that any reasonably interpretation of all the wording on the form, including the phrase you keep beating us over the head with, would lead any reasonable person to assume that at least a portion, if not all, of theatre would be for pass holders on a first come first serve basis. That implies that you have a decent chance of getting in if you get their early enough.

The reality though, is that only a tiny portion, or none at some theatres, was given to pass holders. So, the problem we have is not that we were denied a seat. The problem is that we feel the chances for getting one were misrepresented. Thus we made the choice to waste three hours of our lives in line based on the false impression given that we actually had a chance to get in.

If they did allocate some or most of the theatre to passes and we still didn't get in, I think there would be no complaints here because we do all understand that SEATING IS NOT GUARANTEED!

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Has anyone from the SF screening received an email? It sounds like they're only responding to NYC attendees.

So I'm gonna have to spend $0.50???? Outrageous!

I was at the San Francisco screening fiasco and didn't get in, of course. I sent an e-mail, but have received no response.


I am in SF and I wrote and heard nothing!

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My friend (BIG Mac (haha)) had a meeting with his lawyer and he thinks he can win. Something about loss of potential income versus a contractual promise? I don't understand it but he was very excited about it.

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I know someone (in NYC) who received the voucher in the mail, it's Hollywood Movie Money, admits one person, up to $10.50...

Well that kind of sucks, as the screening passes were good for two people each so my partner and I only signed up for one pass for the two of us. But it's better than nothing, I suppose.