Inside info on how WB happened

[stockstar1138]

A friend of mine told me what happened with Fox and WB and HD DVD.

WB was going to the press at CES to announce that they were going exclusive when this occured.

Fox: Oh hey, WB, whats going on?

WB: Just gonna go announce the big news.

Fox: Nice.

HD DVD (in a McLovin voice): Hey guys whats happening?

WB: Just walkin around, seeing things, yeah, how about you?

HD DVD: hey, why don't you dump those blu losers later tonight, and come with Alan Bell, Ken Graffeo, and me out for some drinks.

WB: Nah. I already got plans with the blu-boys.

HD DVD: Thats a shame cause we are going to get SMASHED!

WB: Oh, I'm sure you guys will be drinking pretty hard tonight.

HD DVD: Fox, you wanna come, its gonna be nuts.

Fox: No thanks.

HD DVD: Would you fellas like a Nutty Bar?

WB: No

Fox: Sure!

WB: You know what, if he's gonna have one, ill have one too.

HD DVD: Alright, two Nutty Bars coming right up!

Later that night

Amir: What happened???

HD DVD: We had it all wrapped up with both Fox and WB! At first, WB declined, but then when Fox accepted, WB accepted it too. Sony must have up'd the ante with 500 million Nutt....dollars!

[ikbradley]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

Amir: What happened???

HD DVD: We had it all wrapped up with both Fox and WB! At first, WB declined, but then when Fox accepted, WB accepted it too. Sony must have up'd the ante with 500 million Nutt....dollars!

Very amusing.

I have a feeling that Amir saw the writing on the wall much earlier than we think. His move at Microsoft would be the first indication that all was not well in the land of HD DVD payola.

[SpaceDog]

Where is Universal's nutty bar? The deadline is fast approaching...

[HDJK]

Originally Posted by ikbradley

Very amusing.

I have a feeling that Amir saw the writing on the wall much earlier than we think. His move at Microsoft would be the first indication that all was not well in the land of HD DVD payola.

IIRC he has been re-assigned and did not decide to change responsibilities himself.