Now that we’re Fully Funded (yay!) here are some questions answered by Bruce.
Q: You’re calling this the “postpartum” Q&A, but you’ve never given birth. Isn’t that insensitive?
A: Oh. Um, I just meant it as a joke.
Q: So motherhood is nothing to you but a joke? What about patriotism? Do you care about nothing but yourself?
A: I sort of feel like we’ve gotten off on the wrong foot, here.
Q: This is obviously nothing but an opportunity for you to brag about yourself.
A: No, look, that’s not right! The only reason we’ve reached our goal and are now post, uh, post-something, is because of literally hundreds of other people—under the rules of Kickstarter, we’re not allowed to contribute to our own campaign. It took our beloved friends and relatives. It took people who care about women being eliminated from important functions in the entertainment business. It took parents who despise the fact that their daughters are growing up in a culture that treats any woman who is anything but thin and flawless as some sort of failure. If not for them, none of this could have happened.
Q: So now what? I suppose you’re just going to sit around congratulating yourself for a couple of weeks.
A: No, not at all. We still have around 24 hours left to go in this campaign.
Q: What’s the point? You got what you wanted and now you’ll just get dressed and leave and never call.
A: Okay, I guess I understand where you’re coming from. But just consider: part of our challenge now is to decide where we’re going to go on our red carpet premiere tour! New York and Kansas City both met the challenge of raising $ 5,000, so they’re promised a visit. Traverse City, Michigan, is almost there with $ 3,650 raised. But now it is more about the votes than the money. If we get a pledge of a dollar from, say, Phoenix, that’s a “vote” for Phoenix. So if you want the red carpet premiere tour to show up in YOUR town, get all your friends to pledge a buck! (I mention Phoenix because there is a “team Phoenix.” They’ve raised 20% of their goal and are presumably very tanned.)
Q: I’d pay a dollar just to never have to listen to you again.
A: When this is all over, we’re going to ask the question, “where did the most pledges come from?” Kickstarter is a way for people to vote for the kind of entertainment they want. Clearly if Little Rock is represented by a hundred $ 1.00 pledges, that’s a hundred people who want us in Little Rock!
Q: Cute, very cute, math-boy, but it still doesn’t explain why people should pledge more than a dollar!
A: Oh! Because we still have a lot of cool rewards left. Like the signed and personalized DVD combined with a first edition of The Dogs of Christmas: great gifts! Or get yourself invited to the premiere cast party, or get a signed movie poster. If you want to increase your pledge, you can do so with a click of the “manage my pledge” button.
Q: What are you going to do with the extra money, buy yourself some pork rinds and sit on the couch yelling for me to bring you a beer?
A: The more we raise, the more cities we can visit on the tour! We’re already looking at adding Memphis, Phoenix, and perhaps a couple places in Florida. Traverse City might still get the votes. We want to do real Hollywood-style red carpet premieres in places that aren’t Hollywood!
Q: It wouldn’t hurt you do to a few sit-ups.
A: Thanks for all the great questions!
Click HERE for the Kickstarter!
Q: You’re calling this the “postpartum” Q&A, but you’ve never given birth. Isn’t that insensitive?
A: Oh. Um, I just meant it as a joke.
Q: So motherhood is nothing to you but a joke? What about patriotism? Do you care about nothing but yourself?
A: I sort of feel like we’ve gotten off on the wrong foot, here.
Q: This is obviously nothing but an opportunity for you to brag about yourself.
A: No, look, that’s not right! The only reason we’ve reached our goal and are now post, uh, post-something, is because of literally hundreds of other people—under the rules of Kickstarter, we’re not allowed to contribute to our own campaign. It took our beloved friends and relatives. It took people who care about women being eliminated from important functions in the entertainment business. It took parents who despise the fact that their daughters are growing up in a culture that treats any woman who is anything but thin and flawless as some sort of failure. If not for them, none of this could have happened.
Q: So now what? I suppose you’re just going to sit around congratulating yourself for a couple of weeks.
A: No, not at all. We still have around 24 hours left to go in this campaign.
Q: What’s the point? You got what you wanted and now you’ll just get dressed and leave and never call.
A: Okay, I guess I understand where you’re coming from. But just consider: part of our challenge now is to decide where we’re going to go on our red carpet premiere tour! New York and Kansas City both met the challenge of raising $ 5,000, so they’re promised a visit. Traverse City, Michigan, is almost there with $ 3,650 raised. But now it is more about the votes than the money. If we get a pledge of a dollar from, say, Phoenix, that’s a “vote” for Phoenix. So if you want the red carpet premiere tour to show up in YOUR town, get all your friends to pledge a buck! (I mention Phoenix because there is a “team Phoenix.” They’ve raised 20% of their goal and are presumably very tanned.)
Q: I’d pay a dollar just to never have to listen to you again.
A: When this is all over, we’re going to ask the question, “where did the most pledges come from?” Kickstarter is a way for people to vote for the kind of entertainment they want. Clearly if Little Rock is represented by a hundred $ 1.00 pledges, that’s a hundred people who want us in Little Rock!
Q: Cute, very cute, math-boy, but it still doesn’t explain why people should pledge more than a dollar!
A: Oh! Because we still have a lot of cool rewards left. Like the signed and personalized DVD combined with a first edition of The Dogs of Christmas: great gifts! Or get yourself invited to the premiere cast party, or get a signed movie poster. If you want to increase your pledge, you can do so with a click of the “manage my pledge” button.
Q: What are you going to do with the extra money, buy yourself some pork rinds and sit on the couch yelling for me to bring you a beer?
A: The more we raise, the more cities we can visit on the tour! We’re already looking at adding Memphis, Phoenix, and perhaps a couple places in Florida. Traverse City might still get the votes. We want to do real Hollywood-style red carpet premieres in places that aren’t Hollywood!
Q: It wouldn’t hurt you do to a few sit-ups.
A: Thanks for all the great questions!
Click HERE for the Kickstarter!
