Why is everyone (read: the news media and/or the general public who pay attention to news media) so obsessed with the Hollywood Blockbuster?(This could also be any form of, fiction, tvshow etc)? They bemoan when movie X doesn't make a bigger opening weekend than movie Y. Or wonder why move X didn't do as well as expected in the long run.
It seems to me that anything created to try and capture the largest audience possible could not possibly be interesting enough to have the depth it needs to appeal to true fans of any fiction or genre. We've reached a point where maybe people are ready to handle that. The internet is helping that. It's much easier to deliver a niche-based fiction to its target audience with the web than the multiplex. We as consumers seek out the stories and characters that interest us most.
It's better to have 100 different Dr Horribles, or The Guilds than one giant Batman in my books. Much more room for creativity if you're not trying to scoop up the hugest amount of $$ you can. It's silly to trust that the same idea that really hits your core will do so for enough people that Michael Bay can make a movie out of it.
Eye bleach provided at the door.
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