Comments on: Weezer gets it right http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/11/04/weezer-gets-it-right/ Formerly America's Best-Loved Unknown Cartoonist, now independently animating a feature film, "Sita Sings the Blues." Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:51:32 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Terry Hancock http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/11/04/weezer-gets-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-38414 Terry Hancock Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:37:42 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/?p=729#comment-38414 Interesting. I gather they did re-shoot this, right? It's not a "remixed" version of a "Snuggie" commercial -- and they're presumeably sourcing the snuggie from that company anyway, right? ISTM that Fox wouldn't have _any_ basis to censor this, or am I wrong? I gotta say though that there is something very bizarre feeling about this. I'm not really a Weezer fan, so maybe I don't "get" them, but what I've heard sounds very incongruous with the Snuggie image. The words "sell out!" keep bubbling up, even if only ironically, along with "this is a prank, isn't it?". I wonder how well this is going over with their fans? The world is getting weirder every day (suits me). :-) Interesting. I gather they did re-shoot this, right? It’s not a “remixed” version of a “Snuggie” commercial — and they’re presumeably sourcing the snuggie from that company anyway, right? ISTM that Fox wouldn’t have _any_ basis to censor this, or am I wrong?

I gotta say though that there is something very bizarre feeling about this. I’m not really a Weezer fan, so maybe I don’t “get” them, but what I’ve heard sounds very incongruous with the Snuggie image. The words “sell out!” keep bubbling up, even if only ironically, along with “this is a prank, isn’t it?”. I wonder how well this is going over with their fans?

The world is getting weirder every day (suits me). :-)

]]> By: admin http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/11/04/weezer-gets-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-38073 admin Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:54:24 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/?p=729#comment-38073 Not for better distribution, for more money. Musicians know they get the best distribution from people simply sharing their music digitally. Money comes from packaging. Content is free (whether or not they acknowledge that with a free license) but containers are not. Here they are packaging the content in a more valuable container than a mere jewel case. And the "snuggie" is more valuable because of its content - the connection with Weezer. Not for better distribution, for more money. Musicians know they get the best distribution from people simply sharing their music digitally. Money comes from packaging. Content is free (whether or not they acknowledge that with a free license) but containers are not. Here they are packaging the content in a more valuable container than a mere jewel case. And the “snuggie” is more valuable because of its content – the connection with Weezer.

]]> By: Mark http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/11/04/weezer-gets-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-38072 Mark Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:11:09 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/?p=729#comment-38072 So... they are actually selling the CD, but packaging it with a snuggie in order to get better distribution...? So… they are actually selling the CD, but packaging it with a snuggie in order to get better distribution…?

]]> By: Spineless Youtube http://blog.ninapaley.com/2009/11/04/weezer-gets-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-38071 Spineless Youtube Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:27:49 +0000 http://blog.ninapaley.com/?p=729#comment-38071 Fox TV censored the video you embedded. Since you don't say much about why you embedded it, I have no idea whether Fox TV has any actual copy"right" to do that or not. Fox TV censored the video you embedded. Since you don’t say much about why you embedded it, I have no idea whether Fox TV has any actual copy”right” to do that or not.

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