Red Mosquito

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I'll wait for Netflix. I get why he's charging $30, but...no.

Does he have plans for a Netflix release?

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:He's so brilliant. Just a genuine artist and a true inspiration. $30 is an easy price to pay to support one of the true innovators and genius of our time.

Yes and no. What I'd really love is an in-depth look at his profit margin, though I doubt that will ever happen. I appreciate the DIY nature of it all, and that making a high-quality episodic project with talented people is fucking expensive. But why is his the only one that goes for $30, while the ROI for Kimmy Schmidt is just bundled into your monthly Netflix subscription?

I do believe that Louis is one of the most talented artists of our time; and he's shown terrific financial management in the past (for those who don't know, his operating budget for his first couple seasons of Louie was absurdly low). So I'm looking at this thing that yes, does look like a stage play, and I'm genuinely curious if he hasn't gotten a little greedy, or if Jessica Lange demanded an absurd salary, or something like that. I am suspicious of the finance-to-technical quality ratio, and am worried that the $30 cost he originally stated was based on his not finding a wide audience for it. But in the wake of the show's relative success, I can't help but think a cheaper ticket price might cover his expenses just fine.

Self wrote:Listen to the podcast. Because of his deal with FX, he could only release it on his website. No marketing; limited audience, he financed it himself, etc...I got $15.75 in empties, if you need some assistance.