Alphagaia wrote:HunterCC wrote:Good on the comic, if true. I'm just talking about the movie.
Why shrug off the comic selling out for the first time for a while as irrelevant? It's a positive indication people like the movie and the new part of the franchise. (And kids buy comics as well).
So Alph......... if you trying to say that comic sales are an indicator of people's opinion of the movie, are you finally willing to accept that the box office, disc sales, and merch sales (stuff going on clearance early and lack of hard numbers in retail) are strong indicators of the public's opinion of the movie as well?
And is the comic just GB16 stuff, or some kind of crossover, or just something based off of GB16? Sort of like sure RGB could be considered just a part of GB84, but EGB really was more of it's own thing, even though it was a straight up continuation of the series.
And what I was saying about "only talking about the movie" was that the voting on Nick was about the movie, not any comic, radio show, or theater play. But sure, I'm eager to discuss all sales numbers involving GB16. So how is the comic selling compared to other titles?
Alphagaia wrote:Also, I believe Halloween helped GB:ATC gain traction as well, with a lot of new people buying the costumes and going ghosthunting!
Just look at all those pictures of kids having fun! (And these are just a handful Feig retweeted, on his Twitter are many, many more).
http://ew.com/article/2016/10/29/ghostb ... -costumes/
But ehh, I don't think anything we say will convince you, or vice versa.
Let's respectfully agree to disagree and leave it at that..
GB16 certainly sparked sales of GB84 related merch. And it's an open question how much stuff like Stay Puft and the "no ghost" labels are GB16 or nostalgia GB84 related.
Showing pics of kids wearing GB16 merch does pale in comparison to hard numbers, and lack thereof, that show GB16 wasn't popular.
Kingpin wrote:Only to a handful of folks, and that's partly motivated by some who make a big deal about their not understanding how anyone can like the reboot. let's be honest here, most of the support for your theory has come from people who aren't fans of the reboot, and have a somewhat vested interest in undermining what accomplishments/accolades it wins.
Umm, KIngpin? The support I've repeatedly cited comes from the box office and disc retail and merch news and Nick's own statement of how they pick winners in their contest. Please show how those sources have a "have a somewhat vested interest in undermining what accomplishments/accolades" (of GB16).
Kingpin wrote:Of course, my dismissal of the theory can (not wholly unfairly) be chalked up to a bias in favour of the reboot, but I'm not advocating that a conspiracy took place.
Kingpin, you just said: "most of the support for your theory has come from people who aren't fans of the reboot, and have a somewhat vested interest in undermining what accomplishments/accolades it wins."
It really looks like you're decrying conspiracy theories, while advocating your own.
Kingpin wrote:Would you be willing to consider that nothing improper actually went on?
Sure it's possible, but not likely. Just like it's possible that Trump did nothing wrong despite available evidence:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/ar ... ls/474726/ But neither case is likely. In both cases, the Nick voting and Trump, the evidence looks sleazy.
Kingpin wrote:As for the screen grab, it's of a small portion of the crowd, rather than a wider selection. I forget if it was stated which segment from the show it came from, and we also need to remember that kids are less skilled at masking their boredom than adults, some parts of the show probably were boring for the kids, which may account for why those pictured look uninterested in what's going on.
Sigh, I think I made it clear in that post (though is that the post gone now?) where I reposted a screen grab Spaceballz put up:
I'm not saying this picture is actually showing the audience reaction to the award in question. I'm just saying it fits the situation. The pic is a pretty good metaphor of adults overwriting a "kid's choice" award, which seems to be the case here.
EDIT: Tried to fix quotes of who said what. Anybody spots a mistake on my part, plz let me know.