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CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar

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This is hilarious to me for several reasons, one of which being Alec used to LOVE to message me privately with attacks, threats, and general nastiness when I refused to drink his Kool-Aid, always making sure to include some schoolyard-level attack tied to my then-username, "doubleohfive" and how I was nothing like James Bond.

I found this amusing for many reasons, largely based in his complete ignorance of why I chose that username when I registered here, but also mainly because it was so transparently such a desperate ploy to try to get a rise out of me. I mean, how old is he? 12? :lol:

Now he's comparing himself to Blofeld? I mean... come on! This shit practically writes itself...
 
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Does anyone have an idea of what the average studio rental cost per day is in LA?

(Of course, the new "investors" still have to have capital to complete the electric...)
 
Someone on the I Stand with CBS FB group (the previous one Squiggy launched) did a breakdown a few weeks ago that was quite telling. I can't recall specifically who, but I feel like there's a chance that the same person did a write-up for Hinman over at 1701 News also.
 
So, if I was looking at facilities to rent in order to build out a soundstage, why would I not look at the important stuff like the existing electrical? Since, and I'm just spitballing here, that might be the most important thing to get my movie made.

But I'm sure that having enough office space to house an existing business would be important, too, because office space is a big deal. You know, to impress people with money to throw at my not-profit-making business. And stuff.

Ok, now I get it. ;)
 
Professor Zoom said:
Does anyone have an idea of what the average studio rental cost per day is in LA?

(Of course, the new "investors" still have to have capital to complete the electric...)
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From this article by an independent filmmaker:
Ballpark soundstage rental in the Los Angeles area is $1,000 a day, plus or minus, with those pluses or minuses derived from the square feet required, number of shoot days, number of construction/strike days (a lesser rental cost), distance from Hollywood proper, time of year, if the production is an indie film vs. studio film, and how the film is paying for the space (cash, as usual, helps). Typically, production offices of some number come with soundstage rental. Plus, most soundstage have suitable electrical systems for film productions, green screen space available as part of the rental, or for an additional cost, the physical grids for overhead movie light installs, and various preferred vendors for all the equipment needed to actually shoot a film.
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Yes indeed, Alec identifies with the villain in the unofficial James Bond film. That's oddly appropriate.

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Alec Peters got it all wrong. Here's the naked (and pathetic) truth:

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EDIT: Damn, how can I get local images up here? Fool, that I am...
EDIT 2: Jespah, you're an angel!
 
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Pardon my lack of thought clarity, but I've just come off a really long work week. Numerous people have remarked about Alec Peters threatening them in some way or other. Can he not be prosecuted for this?
 
If that is, in fact, the case, I have to wonder why he has not been. It is entirely possible that I take such threats more seriously than some, though.
 
I may have stated previously, but if not here it is, people like Alec Peters are one of the two reasons I stopped by and large frequenting fora like this. And if he barks at the wrong person, it could and should result in consequences.
 
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Because he is a toothless Chihuahua.........he barks a lot but never really bites. Just runs away...........
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*engages North of England mode*

Thy bloody Alec Peters is nought but a bleeding wazzock - he's a steaming great pillock! Why this bloomin' numpty ain't in jail, only thee Good Lord Above knows... and he sure ain't telling
 
My thoughts and some predictions briefly before I have to go run my for profit, profitable corporations (Happy St. Patty's Day everyone!)

1. I'm finding it hard to believe there are people who would give $250,000 for renting a warehouse with no assets (things bolted down are the property of the landlord as leasehold improvements). The studio is one big liability, it's not an asset. There's no business there, no profits being made, no signed contracts to count on. It's worth nothing - it has no value as a business. The new investors are enabling a fantasy, not buying a thriving business.

2. The landlord is not going to release Alec's personal guarantee of the lease, but if he does get $250,000 it's irrelevant, as the lease would be paid. That would be a big relief as Alec is shitting his pants right now trying to figure out how to get off the hook personally for the next two years' rent.

3. If Axanar Productions receives $250,000 it will just go to C/P, helping Alec settle the case. C/P doesn't want IKEA furniture, they want the cash in the bank account. If it does survive, what on earth would Axanar make next?

4. If they do get the rent money, the studio will go on as a new entity, limping along in a crowded market for two years. Year three will see Alec putting out his hat again still trying to look like a pro, pretending that his studio is the real deal and he is a Hollywood Executive Movie Producer.

5. Axanar Productions, Inc and Propworx, Inc will never pay rent. Ares Studios will be one big happy sandbox where a few wealthy fans can pretend they know how to make movies. If I liked Alec, it would be a lot of fun! I would totally donate! But I don't.

6. I'm suspicious of this deal because if Ares pays back Axanar all the studio build out expenses and back rent and future rent - AND Axanar gets non profit status retroactively it negates all our reasons for bitching about Axanar. So we would have nothing to complain about. Ta Da! Detractors defanged!! I don't believe it for a second, but if he pulls if off, bully for him. He's good at extracting money from rabid, unquestioning fans.

7. If there is still money flowing into Axanar Productions, Inc Alec will still pay himself a salary, plus phone, auto, travel and meal expenses because he works so hard. Will Diana ever get paid? We will never know.

8. He will never, ever give up control of Axanar or Ares. He will hold at least 51% of the stock and be CEO and President of both. That's the sticky part of going non profit, you have to have a board of directors - and they can fire you. Never going to happen.

9. The new entity Ares Studios, Inc will never release it's books so we will never know what kind of slop there is between Propworx and Ares or how much Alec is paying himself. It really isn't our business anyway. That's the beauty of carving Ares away from Axanar - you don't have to release anything to anybody. It would be a privately held company. He can raise as much money as he wants, spend it as he sees fit - and unless his investors, donors, gift givers or whatever he is calling them at the moment object, he's free to do as he wishes. Which I'm guessing will include travel to conventions to hustle more money.

10. There will never be financial data released by Axanar unless compelled to do so in court. We will never find out what happened to the $519,000 raised in the 2015 Indiegogo campaign.

As a fellow unapologetic capitalist, I think I know pretty well what Alec wants and where he's going with all this. He's no non profit philanthropist. He wants to build an empire. He's a businessman (just not a very good one). And I would be cheering him on if he wasn't such an insecure dick. And an alleged IP thief.
 
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Ah ok. I feel like there was someone before that, but I am probably misremembering because I didn't know Jody at the time until he wrote that article.
 
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