September 23, 2013
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Sometimes, artists say the stupidest things
Glee's Cory Monteith Recalled In Emmy Tribute
Yes, I get it. Your craft is what’s important to you. The skill with which you are able to pretend that you are someone else and do it so that it’s not just believable, but emotional, for your audience is of the greatest import. But you know what? If no one comes to see your show, your craft isn’t worth anything. I hate to be the one to tell you the brutal, cold, hard truth, but there it is.
So some people are pissed that Cory Monteith received an Emmy tribute for his “potential” rather than his actually “achievements”. They say that it lessens accomplishments of other actors/directors that received a tribute and insults the ones that did not – all this, just to “pander” to a narrow demographic of attention-deficient teenagers and young adults.
Honestly, where do they get off being so high and mighty that they don’t need to “pander” to young people? You know who unabashedly panders to young people and is incredibly successful? McDonalds. No one does it like they do. And they are not ashamed of it.
You are the entertainment industry. Your job is to entertain. Your industry is fickle because that’s the world of show business. Without fans (ANY fans), you will either be serving me a latte at Starbucks or playing an extra on that obscure TV show that is paying you with lunch.
I’m not saying Cory should have been included. I’m not saying he *shouldn’t* have been included. I’m simply saying that words like,
“It's an insult and it really seems typical of this youth-centric culture that has an extremely short attention span and panders to only a very narrow demographic [of young adults]" ~Adam Klugman
can only come from a hypocritical snob that has forgotten the fundamental reason film, tv and music industry people even have a career at all.
Without the fiery fandemonium of the youth, tv shows are worthless. And all the talented and gifted actors, producers, writers, and directors associated with these shows will be rendered worthless too.
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