Re: Disney exec: Fuck the story, we have money!
But there's no money in that. At least not as much money as the big spectacle tent poles. At least not in the time frame that makes any difference to the studio executives in question.
I dunno, maybe if you tied compensation to an executive for the rest of their life, a la residuals. That way individual agents have an incentive for the movies they green light to have lasting value, i.e. be well told stories. But if you're making hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars a year, how much do you really care about that check for $20 ten years from now?
I see what you're saying. I suppose if we had some kind of magical process to make millionaires at the top do things the way that benefits the guys at the bottom, we not only could have great movies but also could mostly have a solution to, y'know, Republicans in general. Unfortunately that means that fixing the movie industry is pretty much the same task as fixing America.
So... are we prepared to call this Disney Exec Rick Perry, or is that just a little too cruel?
Which is exactly the demographic they care about almost to exclusion. Rise up! Demand better! Grab the pitchforks! Have fun storming the castle!
To my great disappointment, I have found that it's really really hard to rise up by yourself.
...I mean with pitchforks and stuff, I have no problems getting an erection if that's how you interpreted that statement.
Hey you're the guy from that short I watched that time!
Look for me signing autographs at DIFcon, hidden somewhere in the shadow of the Saber Shop booth.
