My humblest apologies...
SamBeckettfann said:
no at all offense, dman, but you are making me feel even sadder that i did not discover QL when it was new, even if i was only was like around three years old. :cry
I swear, I was not trying to make you upset. I wasn't even making a comment to you specifically. It was meant to be a message to some of the other members at the old EZboard who started "ordering" us to quit complaining because they thought it was unfair that WE should be unhappy with the way Universal is treating its customers. I was trying to very nicely and respectfully say to
those people who might be lurking and reading these topics to please respect the way we feel about this even if
they may think we're making way too big of a deal over it...because to
us, it IS a big deal. This is a major problem that is going to need to be addressed if the TV-show-on-DVD industry has any hope of surviving...because it's all across the board, not just with QL. I've read reports online saying that classic shows like
WKRP in Cincinnati will likely never be released on DVD (or at least not for a very long time) because of the HUGE royalites that would need to be shelled out to keep songs intact (of which they played a LOT, the sitcom
was centered around a radio station after all); even if a song only played on the radio for 2 seconds, it doesn't matter. It's always about money with these big corporations, and I can't stand it. They ruin the experience for all of us. I don't think a lot of younger consumers really get this; all I'm trying to do is "educate" them on the subject and how the industry works.
I have honestly been trying to post my comments in a respectful and calm manner. But every single time I try to express my opinion on something, it blows up in my face. I truly am sorry, Cydney. My intention was not to make you upset...or at least to direct your disappointment to where it belongs, with the movie and music industries, because
they are the ones who constantly and consistently walk all over us and treat us like crap. I, for one, have gotten so fed up with it, but in the same sense, I can't let it bother me anymore, for the sake of my own sanity. I just wish that the younger generation could realize the significance of things like my generation and the generation before mine does. That's why the big corporations are allowed to get away with what they do, because they know that a vast majority of teenagers and young 20-something customers don't even know that something may be missing and/or even care all that much. That's not a crack, I swear. I am making a generalized statement based on the way I observe and view the world around me, that's all.
However, as I said, it seems that anytime I
do speak up, even when I take the time to make sure that what I say will not be misconstrued as being "offensive" or "upsetting," it somehow comes out the exact opposite of how I wanted it to sound. Brian, MJ, Jennie, and the others keep telling me not to worry about it and to just pay more attention to the way I word my responses, but it's not working. I'm not saying anything anymore, even if I have a simple answer to a legitimate question. I'll just wait for someone else to come along and answer it instead. Jennie seemed to have answered Cyd's question just fine without getting her more upset; I should have just left it alone. But, no, I wanted to add my two cents to the issue (I saw her question as a perfect opportunity to try to clarify why I said many of the things I did many months back to people who got offended). So, all I'm going to do is start topics, comment on stories, respond to questions directed solely at me, etc.
I ask that Brian, Morgan, Jennie, MJ, or whoever else not move this topic...at least, not until Cydney sees my apology. I'm assuming she didn't get to see my apology the last time this happened (the Empirical DVD thread), and I'm still trying to think up an appropriate PM to send her (which I will very likely need to run by the mods before I send it, just to make sure I'm not digging a deeper hole for myself).
And Cydney...please don't apologize. You don't need to.
I'm the one who's sorry...okay?
Damon