http://thinkdemux.com/2009/05/06/the-hand-that-fames-you/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:20:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://thinkdemux.com/2009/05/06/the-hand-that-fames-you/#comment-1730 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:59:26 +0000 http://thinkdemux.com/?p=1929#comment-1730 [...] in creativity is a difficult thing to get right – which is why Pot Noodle fails where Flight of the Conchords succeeds. But when it works, it really [...]

]]> http://thinkdemux.com/2009/05/06/the-hand-that-fames-you/#comment-1729 Thu, 14 May 2009 14:21:03 +0000 http://thinkdemux.com/?p=1929#comment-1729 Depends on your status as a celebrity. Ian Wright didn’t get famous for his anti establishment style, or off beat comedic genius. He was born in to the world of celebrity with the hand already inside his belly, or at least half way down his throat. The Iggy pop example affords more direct comparison with the Concords rip off: he’s unlikely to make chart topping music anymore, so why not cash in on his fame as the light dims on his career? I’m sure Iggy and the Stooges purists will be ranting furiously at their television screens across the country (perhaps the world), cursing at this “sellout”. I for one don’t care, I’m not a fan, more importantly I’m not the right generation. Would I be annoyed if “Britt” and Germaine appeared on my computer screen (TVs will be gone by then) in twenty years time, trying to sell me Cambells Soup, or a cereal bar with their inimitable style, and catchy tunes? Hell yes I would. But would someone 10 or 20 years younger than me? Probably not. They’d most likely say something along the lines of, “their probably not going to make any more award winning comedies, so why not cash in on their fame as their careers die”, or something like that. Right?

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