{"id":19163,"date":"2016-11-29T01:17:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T17:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/star-wars-fans-jam-up-rogue-one-ticket-websites-and-get-new-trailers-to-watch\/"},"modified":"2016-11-29T01:17:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T17:17:52","slug":"star-wars-fans-jam-up-rogue-one-ticket-websites-and-get-new-trailers-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/star-wars-fans-jam-up-rogue-one-ticket-websites-and-get-new-trailers-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars fans jam up \u2018Rogue One\u2019 ticket websites \u2013 and get new trailers to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_292212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292212\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-292212\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/161128-rogueone-2-630x409.jpg\" alt=\"Rogue One trailer\" width=\"630\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/161128-rogueone-2-630x409.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/161128-rogueone-2.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-292212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones, in \u201cRogue One.\u201d (Disney \/ Lucasfilm via YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The past 24 hours have brought good news and bad news for throngs of Star Wars fans who are eagerly awaiting \u201cRogue One,\u201d the next installment in the film saga.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the bad news: Many of those fans faced hours of frustration on Sunday night scrambling for advance tickets. At 9:01 p.m. PT, theaters and websites started selling tickets for the show, including seats for opening night on Dec. 15.<\/p>\n<p>At least that was the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle\u2019s Cinerama struggled with its overloaded online reservation system for hours: Users encountered repeated error messages when they tried to connect \u2013&nbsp;and even if they were able to get through to the website, many couldn\u2019t get all the way through the payment process. \u201cCould Not Get Seat Data\u201d was a frequent response.<\/p>\n<p>For the Cinerama\u2019s harried staff, and for hard-core fans who had a hard time getting opening-night tickets to \u201cStar Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens,\u201d it was deja vu all over again:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleCinerama\/status\/803116967297024000<\/p>\n<p>Some fans played it safe and camped out at the Cinerama, waiting for tickets to be sold at the brick-and-mortar box office.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattDho\/status\/803026209877565440<\/p>\n<p>One of the country\u2019s biggest online ticket-sellers, Fandango, turned to an online website called Queue-It to handle the demand for \u201cRogue One\u201d tickets. When traffic levels spiked, Fandango\u2019s users (including yours truly) were shunted onto Queue-It\u2019s server to bide their time until an online place opened up for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>At least that was the plan. Although I was able to get through, many others apparently weren\u2019t:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=803110579254673409&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fstar-wars-fans-jam-rogue-one-ticket-websites-get-new-trailers%2F&amp;sessionId=823acb2cd3739a45d4b76d17c62cf9e7b8b130cf&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782803838773998567=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fandango crashes after people try to buy Star Wars: Rogue One ticketshttps:\/\/t.co\/9Sl2ie4PVV<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FanSided (@FanSided) November 28, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Today, everything\u2019s back to normal, although the Cinerama is sold out for opening night. The good news is, so many theaters are showing \u201cRogue One\u201d that lots&nbsp;of opening-night seats are available elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s still more good news: Over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, a couple of new video clips were released for \u201cRogue One.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The movie, subtiled \u201ca Star Wars story,\u201d follows the exploits of a band of rebels in the days before Luke Skywalker comes onto the scene in the original \u201cStar Wars\u201d movie (now known as Episode IV).<\/p>\n<p>For this movie, even the trailers have titles. \u201cTrust,\u201d released on Friday, touches on the back story for the film\u2019s heroine, Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones). It also gives screen time to the Death Star and Darth Vader \u2013 plus a silhouetted figure who looks like Grand Moff Tarkin, the&nbsp;villain played by the late Peter Cushing in the original movie. (He may reappear in this one, thanks to computer-generated movie magic.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrust\u201d shows the rebels and their X-Wing fighters battling with Imperial Walkers on a beach: When one Walker refuses to go down, Jyn Erso turns to a teammate and says, \u201cTell me you have a backup plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story &quot;Trust&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YWNvdoRnNv8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A 30-second TV spot, titled \u201cBreath,\u201d made its debut Sunday night. It mostly consists of quick cuts from the trailer, but puts Darth Vader (and his respiratory problem) at center stage:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story &quot;Breath&quot; TV Spot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BBNc7Pz35OA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones, in \u201cRogue One.\u201d (Disney \/ Lucasfilm via YouTube) The past 24 hours have brought good news and bad news for throngs of Star Wars fans who are eagerly awaiting \u201cRogue One,\u201d the next installment in the film saga. 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