'Watchmen' Fan Cordially Invites Fox to Eat Several Dicks

Dear Fox,
Eat all the dicks.
Love,
-DOB
PS
(Okay, let me clarify a little bit for anyone who might be reading this letter that isn't either a)obsessed with The Watchmen or b) the head of the Fox Corporation.) Back in the 80s, Fox purchased the rights to a Watchmen movie and celebrated by not making it for 20 years. Now, Warner Brothers respected their decision but, oddly enough, felt that a Watchmen movie would look better if it was actually, you know, made. So, Warner Brothers decided to make it. They announced their plans well over a year ago and Watchmen is now one of the most anticipated movies of the year. If you saw The Dark Knight and, statistically speaking, you probably did, then you already saw the trailer.
If you're me and, statistically speaking, you're probably not, then you went back to your apartment and watched the trailer on Youtube over and over again and experienced an odd yet not totally unexpected sense of profound sexual arousal that you could really only describe as spiritual.

If you're Fox, you patiently waited until the excitement over the movie reached a boner-inducing fever pitch, and then you decided to sue Warner Brothers and, according to the New York Times, you won. On Christmas Eve, a judge ruled that Fox has the right to, at the very least, distribute The Watchmen. Will they try to stop the release of the movie? Probably not, (though they certainly could). Will they try to change it? Again, no. Will they make some fat cash off of it? Certainly. Should they eat all the dicks? Without a doubt.
Now, Fox, I know that you didn't technically do anything illegal. In terms of the way the American justice system works, you are completely within your rights to do exactly what you did. You owned the movie rights to The Watchmen, and Warner Brothers made the movie anyway. Without having a real firm grasp on the law, I can certainly understand the concept of someone taking somebody else's thing. Like, if I bought bacon with the intention of cooking it, chopping it up and throwing it into one of my famous omelettes, I'd be real pissed if some jerk showed up, took all my bacon and made their own breakfast with it. Even if that jerk was Warner Brothers, and even if their breakfast looked fucking awesome.
But here's the thing: You weren't going to make that movie. You had the movie rights to the most important graphic novel of all time, and you just sat on it for a couple of decades while you focused on making other hit movies, (though I can't for some reason think of a single one). The difference is that, when I buy bacon, I cook it almost immediately. I never just sit on it. (That's the worst thing you can do with bacon.) And if you did want to make it, you should've spoken up when the movie was first announced. "Hey, Warner Brothers, don't make that movie. We own it, and we will make it, we're just very slow." That would've been fine. But you decided to wait. You waited for Warner Brothers to buy some cheese, fry up some eggs, toast some English muffins cook its bacon, (I'm assuming here that Warner Brothers is making a bacon egg and cheese sandwich), and just when Warner Brothers was about to take a bite, you jumped out of the shadows and said "Hey, that's mine!" Which is why I've popped out, from even darker shadows, shouting "Hey, eat all the dicks!"
You know what bothers me the most, you stupid, shitty bastards? You don't want to crush this movie or stop its release. It's not like you're morally opposed to the subject matter, and it's not like you're artistically offended by the vision and interpretation of the source material by Warner Brothers or director Zack Snyder and as a result want to stop the movie from seeing the light of day. It's not like there are a bunch of Fox employees who worked diligently on this movie; they're not being screwed by Warner Brothers' production. And it isn't like you're lashing out because you were going to make the movie and Snyder beat you to it; you had over twenty years and did nothing.
This is about money. You saw the chance to make a ridiculous sum of money, for no reason, and you're going to take it.
This is Rupert Murdoch. He owns Fox and has more money than you'll ever have. Also, look at his weird face.
And, when the law is on your side, it's easy for you to argue that I don't have a leg to stand on and, at the end of the day, you're right. You're a business, and you made what is perhaps the smartest move a business could make. You struck at the last second, thereby forcing Warner Brothers' hand. They'll have to settle with you, and they'll have to pay whatever exorbitant sums you want, or else they can just refuse to distribute the film, which, given the anticipation, will screw Warner Brothers pretty hard.
But I don't give a shit about the law right now, (or, hey, while we're at it, ever). When it comes down to it, Zack Snyder worked hard on this movie. All of the actors and all of the crew members worked hard on it. The producers took a risk by giving Snyder complete creative control and a buttload of money. This is a movie that fans have been praying and begging for for decades. We want this movie and, more importantly, we want it done right. We want it to be visually stunning. We want to see the book's complex themes brought to life. We want to see Dr. Manhattan's glorious, blue genitals majestically flopping on the big screen.
Flop flop flop flop flop.
A lot of people worked hard to make this movie what the fans want it to be and, based on the trailer, the behind the scenes video clips, most of the early reviews, this is as close as anyone will come.
You, Fox, did not do any of the work to get this movie to where it is, but you're still going to make money off of it. And that's a concept that I don't quite understand, and I never will understand it. I can't imagine that Warner Brothers has money tucked away specifically to pay to you, Fox, so I have to assume that whatever money goes to you was originally intended for someone else, someone who probably actually deserves it. You haven't been able to make a decent hit blockbuster, so you're pulling this crap. And that, Fox, you shameless, opportunistic, greedy, jealous, petty shit-parade, brings me back to my original thesis:
Eat all the dicks. Open your bitter, miserable mouth and eat all the dicks. Stop using that mouth of yours to whine, and get started on all these dicks you need to be eating. Keep eating dicks, even at night, even on weekends. Intuition will tell you that you've had enough dicks, but you will be wrong: You will never have eaten enough dicks. You may complain that what you're doing is perfectly legal, but I'd argue that I've never read a law that specifically prohibits force-feeding a lethal amount of dicks down someone's throat, (though, I'll admit, I'm almost positive there is one). You may say "I don't care what you think, DOB," to which I'd respond, "That's some tough talk for someone with an acre of dicks in their mouth."
And even when you meekly protest that they don't measure dicks in acres, I won't be able to hear you.
Because of all the dicks.









I'm pretty sure there are indeed several laws prohibiting the forcefeeding of a lethal amount of (severed?) dicks.
ReplyOn behalf of the country that spawned Rupert Murdoch, we apologise profusely, and intend to repair the damage caused by dragging his arse back here and feeding him to the crocs. Signed: Most of Australia
ReplyCan I come along to watch?
The only way you could hate this movie is if you just don't understand anything at all, and you hate awesomeness. The people who hate this are the ones who won't ever look at a comic book or graphic novel, but will condemn them nonetheless because they associate a bias with the very idea. Stories like this have shaped the lives of people who are transforming the world; the people who made your computers and heart monitors, the people who will save your miserable life when you are too helpless and pathetic to survive on your own.
ReplyWatchmen is, hands down your pants, one of the awesomest movies(yes, that's a word, because I said it and you know what it meant) ever made. And its been an awesome story for even longer. It is visionary and inspiring. Dark, but enlightening, and the people who hate are the types of people who saw themselves portrayed as worthless, coniving, greedy dickeaters in the movie. The end.
Best way to keep a b***h quiet is with a few acres of dicks, and Fox IS a b***h.
Replyhahahahhahahha couldnt agree more and godamn that last paragraph made me laugh
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hated the movie ... loved the article. DOB doesn't disappoint. ever.
ReplyThis was a delightful escape from finals. The tab is still open, as I may read it again before the night is over.
ReplyThis is a perfect rant. Although this movie was a "flop flop flop flop flop" financially, Snyder put together a pretty damn good movie considering the source material. And Fox has made enough money off of Avatar to buy enough dicks to eat for the rest of their lives!
ReplyAnyone else drew parallels between this and the "Pirate Bay vs RIAA" debate? No, of course you didn't. I'm just nuts. But hear me out. If you replace Fox with Pirate Bay, replace Watchmen with Stuff you Download off Pirate Bay, and replace Warner Bros. and Zack Snyder with Musicians and etc, it's pretty much the same situation, except in the case of the Pirate Bay, it's not legal. Completely off topic, I know, but I've been trying to find a way to word my opinion on that properly for goddamn ages and I couldn't pass up this chance.
ReplySince when does the Pirate Bay make money? That parallel doesn't make any sense at all.
This rant is one of the most ingenious I have even heard. I feel myself privileged to be enlightened by all the dicks being force-fed to fox.
ReplyThat rant at the end is one of the most beautiful things I've ever read; sir, I salute you.
ReplyI am half in religious awe. not at you DOB, you always evoke FULL religious awe. but at the movie. First: ITS THE FUCKING WATCHMEN, but then the ending is FUCKED. They could have made the new Lord of the Rings, but, instead they went for a good/great movie, instead of a GOODLY movie. dillema.
ReplyJust mountains and mountains of dicks in their mouths.
ReplyCheerios for this article; Pete knows that they deserve far worse.
ReplyAlso it made me laught.
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hahaha, i laughed so hard reading this. You do have a way with words...and dicks.
Replyi havethe watchmen on my ipod nano... it.... fucking.......rocks... out....with...its...cock out... which fox should be eating right about now
ReplyThat is the best "Eat a Dick" diatribe that I've read in ever. Great work, DOB. Although you might want to change the title from "Eat Several Dicks" to "Eat ALL of the Dicks."
Replyseconded: this is the best. In retribution I am now going to go pirate and upload every episode of family guy ever, then burn them all to DVD and give a copy to everyone I know, and/or meet on the street. Fuck you, FOX.
win!!
ReplyMost hate mail falls into one of two categories: A) obnoxious as fuck or B) funny 'cause it's so bad. This falls into neither. This is category F) funny as all hell! Awesome article, dude!
ReplyAlso, sitting on it isn't the *worst* thing you can do with bacon.