Fade Away...

Do Chinese people eat the food that they make?  

Chopsticks are a lot of fun.

Anyways, it's amazing how many TV shows and films fade in and out of the public spotlight.  I'd like to think that the people in charge of picking which shows make the air know what they are doing...but it appears that they don't.  It's really a crapshoot for them.  

How could they possibly know what shows are going to be popular or even good?  How can they possibly predict which ones are going to have substance past year one?  On the film end of things, how can the executives know if they are sitting on the next Matrix, or The Day the Earth Stood Still?  Most executives would like to think they know how to play the game, but most don't.  

Sinking millions of dollars into a film is never easy.  When you are about to put that much money into something that has an opportunity to fail miserably, it has to be stressful.  But, on the other hand, there are so many movies the make millions of dollars and are complete masterpieces, due to hard work and not a gaudy budget, that didn't need the financial help of the executives.  

That should just go to show you that money in the entertainment industry isn't everything.  Typically, the more over-hyped something is, the worse it is going to be.  However, when something that is really hyped impresses you, it really is great.  I was really skeptical that the Dark Knight was going to be as good as people thought it was, but somehow it surpassed my expectations.  

Cheers.

-Nick