Are too many bands reforming and film franchises being resurrected?

[AB Asks]

A new Indiana Jones film is apparently going to premiere in May and New Kids on the Block have announced that they will be reforming for an album and tour. Is it about time that old franchises and long-defunct bands stopped being resurrected? Or is it good to have old faces return?

[legend006]

Isnt it time yopu reinstigated answering emails ?
Perhaps reform the reply service ?




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[Gromit]

The whole business is profit led.

If no on buys their records or goes to the films then they will stop making them.

They only do it for the money, not the art.

[Octavius]

Most films we see today are a modern remake of old films.

If some pop fan somewhere thinks that a NKOTB reformation is a brilliant idea, then good for them.

Sometimes (although I refrain from including NKOTB here) some retro pop/rock nostalgia is a welcome relief from the x-factor type drivel we are presented with these days.

[~Wingnut~]

NKOTB are reforming!!!!!!!!!!! OMG! That sends me back 15 or so years! (crikey is it really that long ago!) Aww I was their No1 fan back then, not sure if I am happy they are doing this or not.
Hmmm wonder if Marky Mark and the Funky bunch will follow suit too????

;o)

[andy-hughes]

As the 'pop' generation of the 1960's grow up and pass along, a new generation arrives, who'se expectations are very different.

Tribute bands - unheard of twenty years ago are now a staple part of modern entertainment. Likewise 'reality' TV 'talent' shows are hugely popular.

A pop fan from the 80's is now a mum of two / three who likes a night out reliving her youth - an instant concert audience for bands of the day.

The problem is - as John Lennon memorably pointed out when asked about re-forming The Beatles - "It wouldn't be The Beatles, it would be four old guys who used to be The Beatles."

That essentially sums up the 're-form' culture - but because the majority of audiences for this type of concert are not that bothered about the level of performance or the validity of re-cycling hits from twenty-plus years ago, there will always be money to be made, and that is, and always has and will be, the driving force in popular entertainment.

As a passionate music fan, I prefer bands who have simply aged - as we all do - rather than retiring and then coming back to pretend they are hip and trendy.

Stones - fine.

NKOTB - nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!