tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post115386461850626281..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: WarningsPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1154021203056505222006-07-27T13:26:00.000-04:002006-07-27T13:26:00.000-04:00That audiences don't want to be surprised seems to...That audiences don't want to be surprised seems to be the case for mainstream movies too (as I suggested in a comment on George Hunka's post, before I read Edgar's article)--look at the way movie trailers tend to give you a number of plot points so you know ahead of time what kind of story you'll be getting. The same thing also applies to movie sequels, and at least partly to book series that bring back the same character(s). Not to mention most TV series. Some of this is new, some of it isn't.<BR/><BR/>My point, I guess, is that all these things are signs of a consumer culture, a society in which most people want to know what they're buying ahead of time. It's certainly worth complaining about, for the sake of allowing us to see the circumstances we live in more clearly. But it seems shortsighted to act as though theater ought somehow to be above this phenomenon, or not even to notice it in other areas of our culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1153868641138539432006-07-25T19:04:00.000-04:002006-07-25T19:04:00.000-04:00In the past few days I've read many lj posts on wa...In the past few days I've read many lj posts on warnings (for fan fiction), but this fits right in. I agree 100 per cent with David Edgar. Thanks for posting this.<BR/><BR/>veradeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com