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Hold on to your neck pillow as this could very well be the best plane ticket “add-on” you’ve seen in ages! 

You know how it goes; you’ve waited in line at the airport with a bunch of strangers to board your flight. You’re not even on the plane yet and your fellow passengers are already somehow annoying you... 

The loud group of boys turned animals that have already had too much to drink on a buck’s party trip, the new parents with a toddler and the sound of a screaming baby you can’t even block out with the best noise cancelling headphone money can buy.

Perfect start to your air travel... 

You shuffle down the tight aisle waiting for people to shove their oversized carry-on luggage into the overhead locker whilst revealing way to much hairy belly than you asked for, and then you see it. 

“FML” is the only thing running through your mind as you spot what’s left of your middle seat, between Heather Have ’a’ chat, and one of the armrest-hogging drunk bucks party animals...   

Finally, these days could be over! For just $30, Qantas is now letting you buy the seat next to you on short flights. This revolution in personal space Qantas has called “neighbour free” and is currently being trialled on select domestic economy Qantas flights.  

 

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Of course, this isn’t quite as simple as it sounds…  

Apparently purchasing a ‘neighbour free’ seat is only available by invitation within 48 hours of your scheduled departure time. So yeah, you’ll still have the nightmares of being squished up against screaming baby lady until a couple days out. 

If you ask me, sounds like it’s a last-minute money maker on Qantas’s end to jag a little bit of cash out of the seats that weren’t likely to sell a couple of days prior to take-off. 

Surely this means that you could roll the dice on your chances of that spare seat next to you not selling anyway, and getting the extra leg, arm and possibly sneaky fart room, without being an extra $30 out of pocket? 

That being said, if you’re the sort of flier who would rather not have to climb over a complete stranger to get the bathroom at 36,00 feet, I’d say the “neighbour free” option could definitely personal space saver you’ve been dreaming of! 

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The annual September event, 'Ticketek has crashed' was in full swing today, leaving footy fanatics and concert goers frustrated with extensive wait times.

Now, people have made mistakes before and I'm sure will continue to do so, but are there any bigger mistakes than the the one of self proclaimed 'Global Leader in Ticketing and Technology'  today releasing tickets for AFL and NRL finals as well as a big nation wide concert tour?

Wait times for people have reportedly been over 3 hours just to get into the website.

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Once in the website, people are hit with huge prices and in some cases members of clubs are getting the "worst seats in the house for the biggest price."

Some hopefully event goers were even in the final stages of their purchase, only to be booted form the website, lose their tickets and spot in the queue only to have to try and begin the whole process again.

One particular twitter user was marvelling at the level of genius displayed by the ticket company and said

People also took to the social media platform to offer the company some advice for future planning...

Reports are that the annual event will be able to be viewed around the same time in 2023.

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Marvel was at the D23 presentation over the weekend and pulled out all the big guns by showing an official trailer for the upcoming “Secret Invasion” series.

The series will be based on the popular crossover comic event series that involved a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls having infiltrated Earth for years and take place after the extra events we saw in Spider-Man: Far From Home and Captain Marvel.

Samual L Jackson reprises his iconic role as Nick Fury along with Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Ben Mendelsohn as Talos and Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine/Iron Patriot (Filming has begun on his spin-off "Armor Wars'.

Also joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe is 'Game of Thrones Star Emilia Clarke as well as Olivia Colman, Killian Scott, Christopher McDonald and Carmen Ejogo.

“Secret Invasion” will premiere on the Disney+ service in 2023.

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Move over Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt a new take on the classic Anne Rice story of “Interview with the Vampire,” is coming as a new series for AMC+ and AMC.

In a major acquisition last year, the company acquired the rights to Rice’s iconic works, encompassing 18 titles including the Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches series, which have delighted fans around the world.

“Interview” is the first title in the collection to be developed and greenlit to series. Acclaimed and award-winning film and television produced by Mark Johnson (“Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul,” “Halt and Catch Fire,” “Rectify”), who also has also taken lead in developing the full Anne Rice collection as a TV universe.

Rolin Jones (“Perry Mason,” “Friday Night Lights”), who also has an overall development deal with AMC Studios, is the creator, showrunner and executive producer of this version of “Interview.”

The series will begin with an eight-episode first season and if it looks familiar it's because you've probably seen the movie.

“The challenge of adapting for television the groundbreaking and immensely compelling work of Anne Rice is both intimidating and exhilarating,” Johnson said. “Having previously produced films from such singular works, I recognize both the responsibility and the obligation we owe the material. I strongly believe that with AMC and Rolin Jones we are equipped to meet this challenge and to thrill and entertain both the loyal Anne Rice fan and the viewer who is just now discovering her work.”

“In 1973, a grieving mother and extraordinary writer began what would become the finest Vampire novel ever written (all respects to Mr. Stoker),” Jones said. “Nearly fifty years later we know what’s expected of us. We know how much this book and the ones that follow mean to their massive fan base. We feel you over our shoulders as we tend the Savage Garden. Louis and Lestat are coming out of hiding and we can’t wait to reunite them with you.”

The Anne Rice catalogue includes The Vampire Chronicles Series: “Interview with the Vampire,” “The Vampire Lestat,” “The Queen of the Damned,” “The Tale of the Body Thief,” “Memnoch The Devil,” “The Vampire Armand,” “Pandora,” “Vittorio the Vampire,” “Blood and Gold,” “Prince Lestat,” “Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis,” and “Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat;” The Lives Of The Mayfair Witches Series: “The Witching Hour,” “Lasher,” “Taltos;” and The Vampire Chronicles/The Lives Of The Mayfair Witches- Crossover Novels: “Merrick,” “Blackwood Farm” and “Blood Canticle.”

The Series “Interview With The Vampire” will debut on AMC and AMC+ on October 2nd.