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steven_stuart 07:39 pm UTC 12/29/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Meat Loaf's 'other half' - Scaramouche 07:06 pm UTC 12/29/09 |
| > Not really. I bet the producers would love to use Meat as > much as possible in the promo (if he is willing). Its not just if Meat is willing. Its if Jim is willing. I sometimes think that they are like brothers. There is love there but also a sybling rivalry. In one mood they might both be willing. In another mood they might be both unwilling. You are probably correct that the producers would love to use Meat. I think he is more likely to be willing than Jim. He has said that he was very happy to be asked to work on the show (even though there seems to have been some kind of mistake). What about casting Meat as Hook? Wearing that makeup from the Anything For Love video. Its a difficult problem for the producers because, as you say, they would love to use him in some way (like as a talent judge) but there is a history between Jim and Meat. Meat said on one documentary (I think Classic Albums) that Jim was very hurt when Meat's name was made the selling point of the BOOH album. The musical is Jim's chance to reclaim BOOH as "Jim Steiman's". So involving Meat is actually a problem for the producers. How much involvement can he have if the show is to be "Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell"? BTW, can you or any other posters think of other ways that Meat Loaf could be involved in the publicity? What different things could he do? > I'm assuming Jim would still want to call the show > 'Neverland' (if it's still about Peter Pan?) but has had > to compromise with the name change to get investment > and/or personal gain ($$$$). In doing so he has created > the Meat association, which he may or may not want? Yes. You are exactly correct. Calling the show BOOH has both positive and negative results. There is no perfect solution. I don't think they could have raised the money for "Neverland", even though that was the name of Jim's original vision (I think - correct me if I'm wrong). > Well as it is now called BOOH, Meat involvement (in the > promo) is almost inevitable and I can't see it doing any > harm, as long as they emphasise at all times what the show > is about (ie - not the Meat Loaf story). Hopefully Meat involvement won't do any harm. Gosh. I hope people don't think its the Meat Loaf story. There is already a show called that. > I really like the idea of a TV casting show. Be > interesting to know whether the producers are pushing for > this or not. I can see Meat being a guest judge for one > week, but not the whole series. Who would the other judges be? Would Bonnie make a good judge? Or Cher perhaps? > If Jim wants people to know this is his 'baby' then he has > to get out and do a ton of promo, and the easiest way to > get this across is by doing a casting show. He does have to do "a ton of promo". Jim has such a fantastic CV. He's actually achieved a lot more than Meat but he needs a great publicity machine so that everyone knows that. He needs to move to the UK many months before the show opens. Its necessary if people are going to think of the show as his baby. I agree with you about the casting show. | |
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