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Scaramouche 05:24 pm UTC 07/22/09 |
| In reply to: | Here is what I don't understand... - Smeghead 03:54 pm UTC 07/22/09 |
| 'Success' is measured in different ways, depending on your perspective? I think everyone that's a fan of Jim's work wants this to be a great piece of art, first & foremost. In turn it is fair to hope that if it is a great show, then it will run for a decent period of time (at least 2-3 years) and that many people get to see it (which should please the theatre owners). The producers would hope to at least recoup their investments, and then some. I would suggest Jim wants all three? > I don't understand why the people on this board would care > if the show was successful. I mean that would be nice for > Jim... but it is much more important to get a great show. > Plenty of great pieces of art were not successful when > they first appeared, but they have stood the test of time, > where as crap that gets promoted enough to make money yet > ends up being forgettable. So many great things I'm > showing my daughter now (many Disney movies like Sleeping > Beauty, Bambi, Pinnochio... many others all lost money > upon initial release. Willy Wonka. Wizard of Oz only > broke even. It's a Wonderful Life) All of these were > failures but stood the test of time because they were > great art. Promote the hell out of a turd, paint the turd > green and red so everyone thinks it is a Christmas turd > and rushes out to buy one... even if it makes money and is > a "success" in a few years it is forgotten. I would > rather have a financial failure like Pandora's Box that I > can listen to and enjoy then have a crappy Jim album that > makes money but that I have no desire to ever put on. | |
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