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Smeghead 06:16 pm UTC 07/22/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Here is what I don't understand... - Scaramouche 05:24 pm UTC 07/22/09 |
| Of course Jim wants all three... but it often seems the fans are discussing how to make it a success in sales rather than artistically. > '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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