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Post by Diet Kolos on Jul 5, 2024 19:15:02 GMT -5
Just a person suggestion, but would it be out of the question or too pushy if you could possibly email your back-up source with the digital file to ask for a personal screen shot of maybe a theater segment or any host segment for that matter so we know that this is the real deal and not another K12/310/318 misunderstanding? Cause at least then it won’t feel like it comes off as a nasty surprise when August 1st rolls around. Decent idea.
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Post by CrowTrobotfan92 on Jul 5, 2024 19:22:57 GMT -5
Hopefully that won’t scare him off or aggravate him but knowing ahead of time would help save any time being wasted with this.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Jul 11, 2024 6:11:45 GMT -5
This fudgeking guy...
I sent the original guy a tweet asking about the tape. He DMed back finally:
"I'm sorry man, I don't have an answer for you.I got all of his files but the recording he took of that tape was corrupted and massive."
1. I don't care if the file is corrupted or massive. Storage isn't a big deal and corrupted files can be fixed. 2. I'm getting pretty sure at this point that this guy's a time-waster. The fact he listed both massive and corrupted as reasons he doesn't have an answer seeems very "just say something so he stops asking".
But he did DM me, so I can easily respond back.
I'm thinking of asking for the file, regardless of issues. Or alternatively the tape itself. Or even a contact for his cousin. And if he responds back that he doesn't have the file/the tape anymore, I'll KNOW he's full of BS.
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Post by ds_36 on Jul 11, 2024 7:23:54 GMT -5
I would just ask for the file - and offer to provide an external hard drive / some storage medium. He's already said getting the tape is out of the question. If you want to believe him the file being massive may cause it to seem corrupt if his computer isn't powerful enough to play it. But, yeah if the file mysteriously disappears you know none of this was real.
Same goes for source #2 if he comes up with reasons he can't provide it after 8/1.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Jul 11, 2024 7:39:59 GMT -5
Agreed. Sent a reply DM:
"That sucks. It'd be a shame to lose possibly the last copy of K03 due to glitchy tech.
But a large corrupted file is better than no file. I do have some experience fixing corrupted video files, I'd be happy to try to fix it for you. And File size isn't an issue for me, I have a ton of space on my Google Drive and regularly move 10GB+ files around on it. Could do an easy transfer via that.
Or I can send you a thumb drive or external HDD in the mail to load the file onto and mail it back.
If you don't have the file itself anymore, your cousin still might. Or even the original tape. You could get a new copy of the file from him, or he could even do a new dub off the tape.
I'd be more than happy to compensate you and your cousin for any time, energy and expenses spent on this via PayPal.
Let me know. Thanks"
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Post by CrowTrobotfan92 on Jul 11, 2024 7:45:33 GMT -5
Yeah, if I’m being honest……. That response of his just sounds like a cheap cop-out to just not want to do business with you regarding acquiring this episode.
How exactly is the file “corrupted?” Like….. will it just not play at all if you open it up in like VLC or QuickTime or what?
I understand unfortunate sh*t like this happens but the least he could do is be more specific.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Jul 11, 2024 7:50:10 GMT -5
Well, depending on his response, the last step is to go public so other people can take it up with him.
If he blows me off again, or is just uncooperative, I'll post the whole saga to Reddit and email Garrett Gilchrist, and someone else can pester him until he either coughs up the episode or admits he's a faker.
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Post by CrowTrobotfan92 on Jul 11, 2024 7:59:32 GMT -5
Would perhaps asking Alex for a screen shot (if it can even be possible at this point) of any theater or host segment so we can 1) Know this really is the real deal and 2) See how bad the condition is so we get a better idea be out of the question at all? Hopefully that won’t aggravate or scare him off but at this point, he’s pretty much wasted all of our time with this and while he may not owe us something like this, it would be extremely generous if this is the kind of person he wants to be.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Jul 11, 2024 8:03:05 GMT -5
But, yeah if the file mysteriously disappears you know none of this was real. Same goes for source #2 if he comes up with reasons he can't provide it after 8/1. Source 2 at least said he saved the file to multiple places, so he can't use that excuse, at least.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Jul 11, 2024 8:05:50 GMT -5
Would perhaps asking Alex for a screen shot (if it can even be possible at this point) of any theater or host segment so we can 1) Know this really is the real deal and 2) See how bad the condition is so we get a better idea be out of the question at all? Hopefully that won’t aggravate or scare him off but at this point, he’s pretty much wasted all of our time with this and while he may not owe us something like this, it would be extremely generous if this is the kind of person he wants to be. I don't want to pester him. He stopped responding pretty quick the last time. And by "corrupted" I assume he means can't be opened by whatever video program he uses, so there'd be no screenshot to take. Plus odds are at this point he's a faker, so I'm not going to throw TOO much more effort into chasing after him, depending on if he responds/what he says.
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Post by CrowTrobotfan92 on Jul 11, 2024 8:07:17 GMT -5
Fair points…… well, guess we’re just gonna have to wait and see where this goes at this point…..
Source 2 sounds……. More promising-ish now…..
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Post by Diet Kolos on Jul 11, 2024 8:25:30 GMT -5
"Have you got a copy of K03?" "Yes" "Splendid!" "Its a bit...corrupted." "No matter, hand it over." "It's VERY corrupted, actually." "I don't care how excremently corrupted it is." "Right. OH!" "What?" "The cat's eaten it."
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Post by CrowTrobotfan92 on Jul 11, 2024 8:26:16 GMT -5
At this point how long would you give him time to respond before you say “f*ck it” and just hand it over to the public or move on to source 2? Hope this doesn’t sound like a pushy or demanding question at all, at this point from your last responses it just sounds like you’re done having your time wasted with this guy (understandably so).
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Post by Diet Kolos on Jul 11, 2024 8:29:17 GMT -5
At this point how long would you give him time to respond before you say “f*ck it” and just hand it over to the public or move on to source 2? Hope this doesn’t sound like a pushy or demanding question at all, at this point from your last responses it just sounds like you’re done having your time wasted with this guy (understandably so). Well. Normally I'd say a week. But I don't want to put him on blast publicly until after I see what the Arkansas guy's got. I don't want him getting cold feet because I'm mistreating another potential source. So I may email Gilchrist later next week, then go public on Reddit the first full week of August. But that's if he goes silent again. Which seems a good possibility.
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Post by CrowTrobotfan92 on Jul 11, 2024 8:36:46 GMT -5
Fair enough….. well, again, hopefully the gentleman in Arkansas is a bit more promising…..
K03 could easily be on the same level of K02 when it first came out being EXTREMELY dull with how Joel and the bots just practically sit there eating popcorn and making small little comments here and there since they….. actually REALLY seemed to enjoy watching that one (and as someone who does love “Captain Scarlett” and was VERY excited to see both that and K01 especially as someone who does like “Stingray” a bit more, I can see why, but BOY did I almost fall asleep watching that one the first time), and even then, there would still be some enjoyment factors with hearing more of Josh’s god-awful squeaky Kermit the Frog-type voice, my love for the “Star Wolf” TV series/“Fugitive Alien” compilation flicks overall, and a possibility maybe Gypsy MIGHT have been in a theater segment looking at that opening shot of her in the theater with Joel and Crow.
I dunno…… I’m gonna try not to think about this too much, but again….. it just circles back to the improper care that these episodes overall had under the control of Mallon, and who knows which KTMA episodes “didn’t survive” prior to everything being transferred over to Shout in 2015.
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