Thursday, October 11, 2012

Exclusive Buzzword Sh .. enanigans

Oh, I hate this buzzword bingo trying to make us customers pay a premium price for stuff you actually won't want or need:

  • Exclusive Content
  • Premium Access
  • Season Pass
  • ...
The same applies when reviewers uses the following to characterize a movie, book, etc.
  • Instant Classic
  • Cult Movie/Book 
  • ...
And then there's the endless variation of the same story .. err movie.
  • extended edition
  • director's cut
  • extended director's cut
  • alternate endings
  • additional footage
  • definitive edition
  • final version
  • ... ad nauseum
I can't remember which director it was, who said that the cut/version he made for the movie will be the only the version. That this version is the director's cut. Good man, this director.

Can you think of a book which has the same kind of variations? Lord of the Rings -- the definitive version (with 3 extra chapters) or War and Peace -- the ultimate edition (with two alternate endings).



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