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An article I wrote about videogame movies that shouldn't be made.
Anthony Burch | 12:56 PM on 06.16.2009 27 comments


You know they're still allegedly in preproduction on Sims movie? Ridiculous.

Just so this blog isn't an entire waste of self-promoting space, I have an almost-amusing story from E3 that I never really found the right place to fully tell.

So, on Tuesday Davis and I met Carlos Ferro, the guy who plays Dom. He was cool.

A day or so later, I'm walking through E3 and a guy notices me. "Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin!," he yells. And I say yeah, and he says he wishes he had a camera so he could take a picture with me. I say that I have a camera, and I could just email him the picture if he can find someone to take it for us. He begins looking around and sees a group of younger, nerdy-looking guys talking to a slightly less young, less nerdy looking guy.

The dude I'm talking to asks the guy if he'll take a picture of us, and when he turns I see it's Carlos Ferro.

I try to stop the guy from asking him, but it's a little too late. "Alright," Carlos says, "am I taking the picture with you, or you?"

The guy says, "No...I want you to TAKE the picture of us." Carlos starts laughing really loud, and tells the guys he was just talking to what happened. Then they start laughing really loud.

"Why are they-- ," he begins to say, before I interrupt him.

"He plays Dom, from Gears of War."

"Oh," he says before shrugging. "I'm a Sony fanboy."

Carlos and the group are still laughing.

"I feel like a dick," he says.

"Yeah, me too."

In hindsight, that story wasn't interesting at all. At least I don't have to add [shortblog] to the blog title, though.



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phantomile's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 13:36
phantomile
That may be the most awkward story I've ever read.
Kris S's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 13:38
Kris S
That made me laugh.
Sims movie did not
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 13:45
Elsa
LOL! It made me laugh!

... and at least the guy was honest in admitting to being a Sony fanboy and didn't try to awkwardly cover up the faux pas!
:)
Dimly's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 14:12
Dimly
Smells like ego. Ferra should get it under control.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 14:15
Monodi
To make The Sims movie, just stick a green diamon above everybody in American Pie.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 14:16
PappaDukes
What if they make The Sims movie like Jumanji? They don't make the movie about the actual sims, they make the movie about some people playing the sims? and then the sims come to life, and step out of their monitors a la weird science; and hilarity ensues.
Technophile's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 14:22
Technophile
Good lord, I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought bioshock was a completely useless movie idea.
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 14:23
falinter
you should tell AMC to implement OpenID so I can comment on your shit.

Otherwise I be too lazy yo.
ZombiePlatypus's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 14:24
ZombiePlatypus
So, did he take the picture?

I've played and enjoyed both Gears games and I have no idea what Carlos Ferra looks like, even though I'm postive I've seen his face in the credits.
Anthony Burch's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 14:31
Anthony Burch
Yeah, he took the picture 'cause he's a Pretty Cool Guy. There are pictures of him here, at the same link which proves I misspelled his fucking name: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0274967/
Raneman25's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 14:42
Raneman25
I'll be there next year. Look for the geeky blond 13 year old with a northern accent.
Raneman25's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 14:43
Raneman25
Or will I be 12....
JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 14:59
JLanphear
As long as he actually still took the picture it's cool. If he would've laughed the guy off completely and just left it would've been kinda rude, and a dick move. But he seems like a cool guy.

I know that would definitely be an awkward situation though.
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 15:41
Chris Carter
Haha awesome situation. Did the guy really say "oh, I'm a Sony fanboy" in such a nonchalant, cavalier manner? It makes it that much better!
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 15:57
Maurice Tan
Heh, that is amazing.

Also about the Sims movie, it sounds like a Truman Show kind of thing. A Sim finding out he's being controlled by a human bored wife who's husband is always on long business trips. Then they fall in love thanks to TECHNOLOGY.

I also just read about the Mass Effect movie being produced by Avi Arad... Mehhhh!
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 18:39
wanderingpixel
JOURNALISM!!!
peachboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 18:42
peachboy
had to:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/01/24/
lovemana23's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 19:13
lovemana23
Meh, celebrity ego bullshit. If he`s a voice actor, surely he`d have his multiple slices of humble pie ready, as people might well ask him for 'civilian' things like that, cos he`s a fucking voice actor. Not many people will know his face, right?

And anyway, even if he was the biggest voice actor in gaming, he`s still small-fry in the (very, very gay) pecking order of mainstream celebrity.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 20:29
Darren Nakamura
Why the hate for Carlos Ferro in the comments? He took the picture, and he's a really nice guy to meet. I talked to him at KarE3oke, and he remembered me from the Gears 2 launch, where we hung out for a bit toward the end of it.
Sentry's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/16/2009 23:28
Sentry
That is such a great story. Also it totally segues nicely into a conversation regarding status and how people aren't really all that unapproachable depending on your perception of them. I mean, hypothetically, somebody could have no idea who Christopher Walken is (absurd) and casually ask him as a passerby to please take a photograph.
KyleGamgee's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/17/2009 01:35
KyleGamgee
That's HILARIOUS
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/17/2009 16:03
Darren Nakamura
Hahah, I just realized, since this wasn't a shortblog, I read it, commented on it, and forgot about it without actually going to the AMC link. I'll go now.
ScottyG's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/17/2009 21:37
ScottyG
I don't get it... Carlos Ferro thinks he's so famous he doesn't expect to be asked to take pictures of other people?

What a cunt... You should've started going on and on to him about how much better John DiMaggio is.
kalidanthepalidan's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/19/2009 00:10
kalidanthepalidan
He just voices the character of Dom. Does he really expect everyone to know what he looks like?

Lame.
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/19/2009 10:45
Brian Szabelski
Good artcile once again, Anthony, though I argue no video game movies should be made. Period.
alex1314159's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2009 07:40
alex1314159
That he actually took the picture is cool
seems like a nice guy
becuase I know very little about gears of war I can only picture this guy as being wider than he is tall and in full power armour
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