Comments on Cory's Curiosities: The Power of Fans (Good or Evil?)

There's a Fanboy brouhaha? Did the Wired article ...

2008-04-12T13:01:00.000-07:00

There's a Fanboy brouhaha? Did the Wired article go to someone's head or something? I didn't realize there was trouble till I read this post.

Actually, I just wanted to use the word "brouhaha" somewhere...

Cory, right on.BTW Adam, I'm choosing to boycott "...

2008-03-28T15:27:00.000-07:00

Cory, right on.

BTW Adam, I'm choosing to boycott "Earth Hour" instead.

That made me LOL... to use another annoying buzzwo...

2008-03-28T09:58:00.000-07:00

That made me LOL... to use another annoying buzzword.

Amen, brother. I especially agree with the concept...

2008-03-28T08:42:00.000-07:00

Amen, brother. I especially agree with the concept of the artist serving the art and not the audience. To haul out the old saw, one wonders what people first thought of Picasso's cubism, and perhaps suggested that it should look a little more naturalistic.

In the case of "Fanboys," I think part of the backlash (if I may be allowed to use that fast-becoming-annoying buzzword) has to do with Harvey Weinstein's reputation as a giant, emotionless, cash-grabbing pair of scissors. Stories of his editing/tampering abound, and I would wager that, to many people, this picture is merely the straw that broke the camel's back.

But hey, who knows whether his cuts made the picture better or worse. It's all up to interpretation anyway--thus is the beauty of art. And the timeless tug-of-war between art and commerce.

One more thing: people are protesting the cuts of "Fanboys" by boycotting "Superhero Movie"? Really? That is..... some kind of sacrifice, you guys. Seriously. I don't know how you can do it.

I feel slightly admonished because I had been one ...

2008-03-27T07:02:00.000-07:00

I feel slightly admonished because I had been one who was "worried" about the Fanboys movie. I found myself muttering "so true" to many of your points. Good words.