Similar thing happening in comics; as the audience has
dwindled, overall quality of writing and art has gone up.
Purely subjective estimation on my part but I don;t think too
many would argue there is more really fine work in comics now
(last 10 years say) than in other eras.
jacquesdebierue wrote:
>
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>,
DJ-Anonyme@... wrote:
>
> > That's an easy one. Corporations, including
media corporations, are
> > only open to innovation when the old models
cease to be as profitable.
> > That's why, traditionally, it was the network
at the bottom that has
> > tried new things. And now that all of them are
taking big hits, they're
> > all scrambling for new successful model, be it
denser plotting (Lost,
> > 24, Seinfeld, etc) or reality shows. A section
of the book Everything
> > Bad is Good for You discusses the increased
complexity in TV (and movies
> > and video games, etc).
>
> So, for hardboiled and noir literature that would
mean that the sales
> in general are falling but the public that remains
is more demanding?
> The quality of the product that does get published
in those genres is
> excellent. I don't know what it is, but it's a
shift. Perhaps talented
> writers who wouldn't have written in these genres
are now choosing to
> do so? Anyway, it's good for those of us who do read
books regularly.
> According to an article that appeared in the
Atlantic a few months
> ago, we habitual readers are becoming
dinosaurs.
>
> Best,
>
> mrt
>
>
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