{"id":1454,"date":"2008-11-17T15:26:14","date_gmt":"2008-11-17T22:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alertnerd.com\/?p=1454"},"modified":"2008-11-17T15:26:14","modified_gmt":"2008-11-17T22:26:14","slug":"petty-bitchery-trek-trailer-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alertnerd.com\/?p=1454","title":{"rendered":"Petty Bitchery: Trek Trailer Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK. So when it comes to Nerdiquette…y’all know that I generally try to be part of the solution, rather than the problem. I want to be a geek who does not conform to the Mundanes’ general perception of stereotypical geek behavior. I try to use “actually” sparingly. I try not to force people to read\/watch\/consume shit they won’t really like, even if I think it is TEH AWESOME, WOOT! And I really<\/em> try not to whine incessantly about stuff I think I am somehow entitled to just because I’m a fan.<\/p>\n

Right now, however, I’m about to go all nerd stereotype BITCH ATTACK on your virtual ass…because I still haven’t seen the Star Trek<\/em> trailer. And do you know why? Because I went to Quantum of Solace<\/em> on Saturday fully prepared for said trailer — I refused to watch the bootleg Matt posted below, because I wanted to see it on the big screen — and then THEY DIDN’T SHOW IT.<\/p>\n

DOUBLE-U TEE EFF AMC!<\/p>\n

They showed that fucking Will Smith trailer twice<\/em>. I don’t care what the pseudo-mysterious “seven pounds” refers to! I don’t care if this is Oscar bait or just one of those “gritty” thrillers where no one wears make-up! I want Spock! Pointy ears on the big fucking screen!<\/p>\n

The excitement evaporated from my entire form after that. I slumped over in my seat and kept dozing off…and I liked the movie! It was good! There was a lot of awesome in there! But I was so, so deflated. It’s like I just gave up.<\/p>\n

So now the official trailer is out online<\/a>, but I don’t want to watch that, either. Because I am owed. I am owed a Star Trek<\/em> trailer on the big screen and I refuse to watch it on the little bitty one until I get it! Rargh, smash, angry sounds!!!<\/p>\n

I already hate myself for writing this. It stoops to a level of petty bitchery that I thought I had banished from my geekly soul (well, maybe not when it comes Phoenix\/Cyclops stuff.<\/a> But I’m allowed That One Thing, remember). In the end, I am no better than the constant complainers in our fandom, the “actually”-bots, the self-entitled Comic Book Guys (and Girls). A disturbing revelation, but one that I probably just need to accept. (Angry, time-wasting letter to you, AMC!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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