It would seem that Spielberg and Lucas are essentially describing something like the Fathom Events model, but on 'roids (with all of the associated back acne...) and localized.
I've been to a few of these specialized film events, with either a satellite linkup (a live "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me" taping) or what I'm assuming are DVD's or digital files plugged into the projection system (the roll-out of Star Trek: The Next Generation season sets on Blu-Ray, the 'Black Dynamite' TV show on Adult Swim, The Danny Boyle-directed Frankenstein play at the National Theatre). Tickets are more expensive than a regular evening ticket, but not by much. None of them have been more than twice a movie ticket, but there may well be operas or other symphony kind of performances that approach the $50 ticket level and up. David >________________________________ > From: PGage <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:36 PM >Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] HalfTV: Spielberg, Lucas' doom-and-gloom scenario >for film > > > >n Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >>From my reading of the article Spielberg and Lucas were not making a well >>thought argument. They were just talking off the top of their heads, and from >>their own views of the world, something that might happen. For me, a $50 or >>above ticket means that casual moviegoing will stop and parents will no >>longer be able to afford to take children to the movies. And if children stop >>going to the movies, theaters will resemble symphony concerts - where the >>average age of the attendees is retired, and young people never think of >>going. How sustainable is that model? > > >Its not. > > >Maybe Spielberg at least was influenced by his insider knowledge of this deal, >announced yesterday: >http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/dreamworks-animation-sees-100m-revenue-this-year-from-netflix-other-tv-deals-1200498406/ > -- > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
