Matt Stone and Trey Parker on Spiderman TOTD: - Page 3

[Kad]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 11:11am

"A bit ironic that THEIR first preview had a fairly sizable glitch as well."

It had an audio glitch that maybe wasted 5 minutes of the audience's time. They did not have a 3 hour plus first preview, with half-hour intermissions and stalls lasting for 10+ minutes.

They also had a finished book- complete with ending!

And they didn't need an out-of-town opening to get things right. It was all resolved in workshops and rehearsals... rehearsals in studio space that they weren't charging people to see.

I have a feeling that if someone told Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez, "Hey, that song kinda sucks and isn't working," they'll say, "You're right, let's fix it." Which is apparently more than can be said of certain other... artistes.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 11:49am

Some posters in this thread re-iterate the stereotype of musical theatre people as being positively shrill in their stupidity.

[Baileyboo]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 11:55am

When you are on the opposing side of a "conversation" with JC and Snafu, you know you are correct.

Let's assume for a moment that JC is correct, and I actually work for Spider-Man. That would explain why I occasionally pop up on this board. Lets also assume that both JC and Snafu have no rooting interest either way. Why, then, do you two waste such time and effort to pile on at every opportunity? Even if the show is a complete POS, wouldn't once, twice, even 3 times suffice to save the world from this heinous piece of theater?

[Q]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 12:38pm

Just so Baily doesn't feel completely alone, I'll admit I found their comment rather boorish. Do I think it's important? Absolutely not. But there WAS a time when it would have been considered 'showing less than professional courtesy', at least in a public forum. Have others in the past made similar public statements about fellow professional's work? Sure - but they were usually labled as 'outrageous' because of it. Not scorned, of course, but at least acknowledged as having fallen outside the parameters of what is considered 'polite'.

Again, does it matter? Probably not in the slightest. In fact, it could be argued that we're much better off for having a freer society that doesn't restrict itself by such arcane notions of propriety or civility, even in a professional arena.

But, for me personally, I do somewhat miss the more courtly civility of days gone by. That probably has as much to do with my uncomfortableness with the passage of time in general as anything else. Whatever the case, if I ruled the world (HA!) people would be a little kinder to each other, even in a professional regard, and even if it really doesn't matter one way or another.

[newintown]

Posted: 2/26/11 at 3:41pm

"I guess I remember the good ol' days, when people had respect for other's art."

For good art, I have respect. For dreck like Spider-Man, I have contempt.

And, yes, it's perfectly fine for anyone to express their opinion on art, positive or negative.