{"id":2769,"date":"2005-06-08T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-08T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2005\/06\/disney-wants-christians-to-work-for-free\/"},"modified":"2005-06-08T12:54:00","modified_gmt":"2005-06-08T12:54:00","slug":"disney-wants-christians-to-work-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2005\/06\/disney-wants-christians-to-work-for-free.html","title":{"rendered":"Disney wants Christians to work for free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

She\u2019s a Narniac, Narniac at your door
And she\u2019s hyping like she\u2019s never hyped before\u2026<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Ahem. Sorry \u2019bout that.<\/p>\n

The following item related to the upcoming Narnia movie<\/a> was recently posted to a SF-related listserv that I subscribe to, and the person who posted it wasn\u2019t particularly happy about it.<\/p>\n

:::::: Ground Force Network ::::::<\/p>\n

OK, everyone, we\u2019re about to give you the CHANCE OF A LIFETIME. Only a select group of people are being given this opportunity and you\u2019re one of them.<\/p>\n

So listen up!<\/p>\n

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe<\/p>\n

This is the most influential and ground-breaking campaign we\u2019ve ever been a part of since The Passion of The Christ, and we\u2019d like YOU to team up with us from the beginning!<\/p>\n

It will be an exciting adventure you\u2019ll never forget\u2026<\/p>\n

JOIN THE EXCLUSIVE TEAM<\/p>\n

Starting July 11th, Ground Force is going to be working with Disney, Walden Media, & Motive Entertainment to be a part of the grassroots campaign for C.S. Lewis\u2019 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. If you read these books when you were younger, you know they were magical, and the movie will be nothing short of a masterpiece.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be starting a campaign for The Chronicles of Narnia in July, and WE NEED YOU!<\/p>\n

On this campaign, there will be two different roles all field agents can play:<\/p>\n

1. \u201cNarniacs\u201d \u2013 general field agents for this campaign. These field agents will have anopportunity to receive and distribute movie materials, help with special Narnia events in their city, and be actively involved in promoting the December release of this magical film. We\u2019ll have more information about becoming a Narniac in July.<\/p>\n

2. \u201cNarnia Generals\u201d \u2013 a.k.a. \u201cCity Leaders.\u201d This Field Agent will be the leader of all the Narniacs for their city as well as be trained as the city \u201cexpert\u201d on all things relating to the movie. This is a really exclusive position that only 50 field agents will be selected for. Will it be YOU?<\/p>\n

Before we can begin bulding the team of Narniacs in July, we need to select our Narnia Generals. This is where YOUR journey begins TODAY\u2026step inside\u2026<\/p>\n

To find out how to become a Narnia General, visit the following website, and DON\u2019T DELAY!
http:\/\/www.groundforcenetwork.com\/narnia.aspx<\/p>\n

VIEW THE TEASER TRAILER NOW<\/p>\n

Visit www.narnia.com to view the teaser trailer now \u2013 YOU WON\u2019T WANT TO MISS THIS!<\/p>\n

We look forward to hearing from you soon! This is going to be an INCREDIBLE campaign!<\/p>\n

Christine, Susan, & Eric
Your friends at Ground Force Network
narnia@groundforcenetwork.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Make of all that what you will.<\/span><\/p>\n

As my friend put it, \u201cDo we want to be known as \u2018Narniacs\u2019? Sounds a lot worse than Trekkies.\u201d Personally, I\u2019m quite happy to be a \u201cTrekkie\u201d \u2014 and I think those who insist on being called \u201cTrekkers\u201d instead because they think it means they are being taken seriously are just way too anal, but the term itself doesn\u2019t sound so bad \u2014 but I think \u201cNarniac\u201d has to be one of the dumbest names I have ever heard. Especially if what it means in the end is \u201csomeone who is oh-so-happy to be doing Disney\u2019s publicity work for free\u201d.<\/p>\n

And as for whether the movie is a \u201cmasterpiece\u201d \u2026 well, of course, we\u2019ll just have to wait and see about that. Certainly the trailer<\/a> making the rounds is inconclusive<\/a> on this point.<\/p>\n

JUNE 10 UPDATE: BTW, does anyone know where or when the word \u201cNarniac\u201d originated? My friend has been Googling this, and so far all she has found is the product description for this book<\/a> which won\u2019t be out for another three months. Well, that and some other sites of dubious moral stature that have nothing to do with The Chronicles of Narnia<\/i>. But even if we count those<\/i>, there isn\u2019t more than a page of Google results. So it would seem this word is nothing more than a marketing term that has been invented for this film\u2019s release. Heaven help us if it actually catches on.<\/p>\n

Or, as my friend puts it: \u201cBut mostly, fandom is a grass roots phenomenon, and Google doesn\u2019t reference the term \u2018Narniac\u2019 on any fan sites. So I resent the marketing machine conjuring its own label for us, not to mention attempting to exploit us\u2026what makes me sad is that there will probably be plenty of church folks ready to jump on this bandwagon because it\u2019s just The Thing to Do\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

She\u2019s a Narniac, Narniac at your doorAnd she\u2019s hyping like she\u2019s never hyped before\u2026 Ahem. Sorry \u2019bout that. The following item related to the upcoming Narnia movie was recently posted to a SF-related listserv that I subscribe to, and the person who posted it wasn\u2019t particularly happy about it. :::::: Ground Force Network :::::: OK, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1116,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nDisney wants Christians to work for free<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"She's a Narniac, Narniac at your doorAnd she's hyping like she's never hyped before...Ahem. 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