Comments on: New Line to Release Plane Dead as Flight of the Living Dead http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/05/08/new-line-to-release-plane-dead-as-flight-of-the-living-dead/ Blog And Podcast Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sean http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/05/08/new-line-to-release-plane-dead-as-flight-of-the-living-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-118826 Sean Tue, 08 May 2007 21:32:24 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4559#comment-118826 Hey Scott, thanks for the update. I guess in some ways I'm impressed that they actually contacted you first. But of course, it seems pretty clear that they didn't have any intentions of changing the name even if you didn't agree to sign it over. I understand your frustration, but on the bright side, this could be a chance for more publicity for you and you should think about how best to capitalize on it. You could make a big media blitz about how they are stealing the name from you. Digg and other such sites are always interested in stories about corporations screwing over the little guy. Either way, I found your comic because I googled "Flight of the Living Dead", so I think that's proof that it's already giving you exposure. Good luck. Hey Scott, thanks for the update. I guess in some ways I’m impressed that they actually contacted you first. But of course, it seems pretty clear that they didn’t have any intentions of changing the name even if you didn’t agree to sign it over.

I understand your frustration, but on the bright side, this could be a chance for more publicity for you and you should think about how best to capitalize on it. You could make a big media blitz about how they are stealing the name from you. Digg and other such sites are always interested in stories about corporations screwing over the little guy.

Either way, I found your comic because I googled “Flight of the Living Dead”, so I think that’s proof that it’s already giving you exposure. Good luck.

]]> By: Scott Ewen http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/05/08/new-line-to-release-plane-dead-as-flight-of-the-living-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-118815 Scott Ewen Tue, 08 May 2007 21:10:15 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4559#comment-118815 Just to make one thing clear, the producer contacted me trying to get me to sign over rights to the name, I didn't call New Line. And I don't know if you could say I confirmed it's going direct-to-DVD, that's just what I was told, but I haven't spoken to the producers in weeks so I don't know if that's still true. Rian's right, my main problem with this is that my comic is tainted now because of its connection with a movie I had nothing to do with. There are going to be people who assume my comic is a rip-off of the movie, or an adaptation, which is frustrating because mine came first. I tried to explain this to the producers on the phone, but they didn't understand why anyone would confuse my comic with their film, despite both having the same title and premise. Just to make one thing clear, the producer contacted me trying to get me to sign over rights to the name, I didn’t call New Line. And I don’t know if you could say I confirmed it’s going direct-to-DVD, that’s just what I was told, but I haven’t spoken to the producers in weeks so I don’t know if that’s still true.

Rian’s right, my main problem with this is that my comic is tainted now because of its connection with a movie I had nothing to do with. There are going to be people who assume my comic is a rip-off of the movie, or an adaptation, which is frustrating because mine came first. I tried to explain this to the producers on the phone, but they didn’t understand why anyone would confuse my comic with their film, despite both having the same title and premise.

]]> By: Rian http://www.filmjunk.com/2007/05/08/new-line-to-release-plane-dead-as-flight-of-the-living-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-118742 Rian Tue, 08 May 2007 19:54:31 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=4559#comment-118742 Scott was one of my roommates while I was attending the Kubert School for the past three years and I've been keeping up with the news about his online comic. The people responsible for the film have been jerks about the entire situation and refuse to change the name. Since the film doesn't appear as though it's going to make too many waves it doesn't seem like such a big deal, but Scott's comic is always going to have it hanging over it's head whenever anyone hears the name now. It truly sucks to be a struggling artist. Scott was one of my roommates while I was attending the Kubert School for the past three years and I’ve been keeping up with the news about his online comic. The people responsible for the film have been jerks about the entire situation and refuse to change the name. Since the film doesn’t appear as though it’s going to make too many waves it doesn’t seem like such a big deal, but Scott’s comic is always going to have it hanging over it’s head whenever anyone hears the name now. It truly sucks to be a struggling artist.

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