Comments on: Big Al at the Arclight http://blogging.la/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: aninconvenientlady http://blogging.la/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/comment-page-1/#comment-50721 aninconvenientlady Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:08:36 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/#comment-50721 David: Ah, I gotcha. Totally know what you mean... I've had my fair share of glitchy purchasing problems with them. I agree, they are the number one theater of all time and their customer service is always super friendly and apologetic, but maybe they'll get their act together if these glitches occur this frequently. <i>May</i>be. Err... here's hopin'. I did catch the film at Le Arclight opening weekend though, and I'll try my best to spread the word while I'm here in conservative, I.D.-lovin' country. Enjoy the screening, Andrew Burgess and others! (*mini-pout*) David: Ah, I gotcha. Totally know what you mean… I’ve had my fair share of glitchy purchasing problems with them. I agree, they are the number one theater of all time and their customer service is always super friendly and apologetic, but maybe they’ll get their act together if these glitches occur this frequently. Maybe. Err… here’s hopin’.

I did catch the film at Le Arclight opening weekend though, and I’ll try my best to spread the word while I’m here in conservative, I.D.-lovin’ country. Enjoy the screening, Andrew Burgess and others!

(*mini-pout*)

]]> By: Andrew Burgess http://blogging.la/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/comment-page-1/#comment-50720 Andrew Burgess Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:29:46 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/#comment-50720 Please don't hate me, but I was able to get four tickets by purchasing them online around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday morning. And, yes, I am an Arclight member, but with no special connections at the box office. AL GORE ROCKS! Please don’t hate me, but I was able to get four tickets by purchasing them online around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday morning. And, yes, I am an Arclight member, but with no special connections at the box office. AL GORE ROCKS!

]]> By: David Markland http://blogging.la/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/comment-page-1/#comment-50719 David Markland Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:34:21 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/#comment-50719 aninconvenientlady: Basically, the Arclight is the best theatre... ever. That said, their online ticketing system frequently crashes, usually when hot tickets go on sale. I've also frequently not received bulletins about hot upcoming screenings, and then only hear about them after they sell out... Arclight personell apologize for the glitches, but since the Arclight remains the greatest theater ever, they have little incentive to correct these sorts of problems. The Al Gore screening was just one disappointment. But how can I really complain? I get into the vast majority of screenings I want. So, today I'm just pouting and stomping my feet. aninconvenientlady:
Basically, the Arclight is the best theatre… ever. That said, their online ticketing system frequently crashes, usually when hot tickets go on sale. I’ve also frequently not received bulletins about hot upcoming screenings, and then only hear about them after they sell out… Arclight personell apologize for the glitches, but since the Arclight remains the greatest theater ever, they have little incentive to correct these sorts of problems.
The Al Gore screening was just one disappointment. But how can I really complain? I get into the vast majority of screenings I want. So, today I’m just pouting and stomping my feet.

]]> By: James Cooper http://blogging.la/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/comment-page-1/#comment-50718 James Cooper Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:07:48 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/#comment-50718 I checked my e-mail at 6:33 this morning, clicked the link right after and saw it was sold out. I wonder if any of the tickets have shown up on Craigslist or other such resell kinda places yet. Don't feel like bothering to check myself :-P I checked my e-mail at 6:33 this morning, clicked the link right after and saw it was sold out. I wonder if any of the tickets have shown up on Craigslist or other such resell kinda places yet. Don’t feel like bothering to check myself :-P

]]> By: don Hosek http://blogging.la/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/comment-page-1/#comment-50717 don Hosek Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:55:55 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/#comment-50717 Hey Al's going downtown right after that show to make an appearance at the FREE screening of an Inconvenient Truth at Grand Performances. Hey Al’s going downtown right after that show to make an appearance at the FREE screening of an Inconvenient Truth at Grand Performances.

]]> By: aninconvenientlady http://blogging.la/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/comment-page-1/#comment-50716 aninconvenientlady Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:15:24 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/#comment-50716 My morning: Check the email, see this in my inbox, be pissed off that I'm on the East Coast, get my head together and think "my friends would love this," IMMEDIATELY panic and head to the website only to find it's already sold out, and mope my way on over here to blogging.la for some consolation. I figured there was at least one other moper out there. :) Colleen - did you get tickets? I'm a jealous bastard if so! David: I don't understand how the Arclight could have done this any better. They probably have thousands of people on their members e-newsletters list (myself included), and it takes less than a hundred people to snatch up all the tickets and sell out the show. I suppose they could have sent out the email at a more reasonable time, but if I were the planner of this event, I'd want to get this out ASAP. I guess I'm not sure what you mean by resting on their laurels = setting up for failure. My morning: Check the email, see this in my inbox, be pissed off that I’m on the East Coast, get my head together and think “my friends would love this,” IMMEDIATELY panic and head to the website only to find it’s already sold out, and mope my way on over here to blogging.la for some consolation. I figured there was at least one other moper out there. :) Colleen – did you get tickets? I’m a jealous bastard if so!

David: I don’t understand how the Arclight could have done this any better. They probably have thousands of people on their members e-newsletters list (myself included), and it takes less than a hundred people to snatch up all the tickets and sell out the show. I suppose they could have sent out the email at a more reasonable time, but if I were the planner of this event, I’d want to get this out ASAP. I guess I’m not sure what you mean by resting on their laurels = setting up for failure.

]]> By: David Markland http://blogging.la/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/comment-page-1/#comment-50715 David Markland Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:34:24 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/#comment-50715 Ditto. And I checked the Arclight page less than thirty minutes after the email blast. Love the Arclight, but by being the best they continually set themselves up for failure by resting on their laurels. Ditto. And I checked the Arclight page less than thirty minutes after the email blast.
Love the Arclight, but by being the best they continually set themselves up for failure by resting on their laurels.

]]> By: sean bonner http://blogging.la/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/comment-page-1/#comment-50714 sean bonner Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:12:41 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2006/06/20/big-al-at-the-arclight/#comment-50714 I just got an e-mail from Arclight announcing this event as an exclusive members only thing, stating tickets are now available: "To purchase tickets, please <a href="http://www.arclightcinemas.com/do/detail?venueCode=Arclight&showCode=525443&dateText=6/24/2006&forward=/Detail1956.jsp&path=cs" rel="nofollow">click here</a>. During this brief pre-sale period, tickets are available ONLY through this hidden web-page and are not on-sale at the theater or by phone or kiosk." Of course it's sold out already, which is par for the course with Arclight. In fact every time I've ever gotten a "super exclusive, tickets on sale now!" e-mail from them the tickets are sold out. I just got an e-mail from Arclight announcing this event as an exclusive members only thing, stating tickets are now available:

“To purchase tickets, please click here. During this brief pre-sale period, tickets are available ONLY through this hidden web-page and are not on-sale at the theater or by phone or kiosk.”

Of course it’s sold out already, which is par for the course with Arclight. In fact every time I’ve ever gotten a “super exclusive, tickets on sale now!” e-mail from them the tickets are sold out.

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