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matthewdowsmith.bsky.social • 9 hours ago

This goes for comics, too. And books. And pretty much every creative industry.

In animation we hear "We want the next Bluey". The cost of doing business used to be making a hundred shows to get a Spongebob. All the other shows? A lot will still make money, and the talent who worked on them could give you the next Bluey.

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matthewdowsmith.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Everyone wants the sure thing hit, but if I've learned anything, it's that you can't grow a hit in a test tube. The best anyone can do is put out stuff they really believe in and publicize the living heck out of it so the people it might connect with know it exists and might actually check it out.

bitchinville.bsky.social•3 hours ago

“Publicize the living heck out of it” is the thing that most publishers seem oblivious to.

alzamon.bsky.social•9 hours ago

It all sucks, in short. It used to be that hit shows/bestsellers helped finance taking risks with new, up-and-coming creators in order to find the next massive hit that way. But now they want all tried-and-true, surefire market bangers (how tf actually? beats me)

skyknightxi.bsky.social•8 hours ago

In short, they’ve cursed themselves with an all-or-nothing attitude towards popularity?

alzamon.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Pretty much.

jakeekiss.bsky.social•9 hours ago

What was it William Goldman said about Hollywood? "Nobody knows anything." And it continues to be true.

jakeekiss.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Like, if anyone could know what would be a hit, we wouldn't have money-men in the first place. Artists would just make the hit thing on their own every time and laugh all the way to the bank.

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