1. While the online lottery may have been less of a commitment (and I prob would have asked everyone in my family to enter) I think that this is fair in the sense that it will curb the cheating by a lot.
2. It does suck, though, for everyone not in the NYC area. Yeah kids will come from LI, NJ, etc but now people who would have flown for the benefit from SF or Chicago or something like that can't. I remember seeing on Craigslist some people from the west coast that really wanted to come to the World Premiere. Now if they can't afford the $1000+ ticket they have no shot.
3. I highly doubt they'll have standing room and even though my only shot is lottery, I don't think they should. If standing room seats were added to the lottery pool, okay. But if SR seats were ones you had to wait for the day of, then that would be the original rush "wait outside like hobos" deal and so everyone standing would be dirty and smelly. NOT a good idea when everyone with gala tix will be dressed in their finest wares.
4. I think maybe 1000 will come out. Tops. For Symphony Space only maybe 30 showed for the 30 tix and I know that's different, but all the original rentheads that eventually went on to the corporate world, etc would rather be guaranteed a $1000 ticket, which they can now afford, than leave work and try their luck at the lottery. Or so I'd guess. There are only so many spoiled brats whose parents cave... I'd say prob the same 500 that were at B&N. And then us college kids who can afford to leave internships/jobs/class for a small chance at seeing this. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
i grew up 13 miles north of bohemia and 31 miles northeast of hicksville.
