I imagine a theme as being like a good song on the radio...it can be the greatest thing since sliced bread at first. People all over love it. The radio plays it at least once every hour. At its peak, it's everywhere you go, which inevitably is the problem. It gets killed off by overuse. A few years ago in the US, a song called 'Who Let the Dogs Out' came out and followed said path. I worked as a server at weddings and stuff. I grew sick of it rather quickly as it was played every frickin night, and especially because 80 year olds started singing it karaoke. Then, my friends, it died all of a sudden (the song, not the old people).
When a certain style proves to be popular, it becomes repeated ad nauseam. Remember how much boy bands were loved when they first came out? First there was N'Stync and the Backdoor Boys. Then fifty other boy bands came out and now most of them have been beaten to death. They are, for the most part, no longer popular. Overuse led to extinction.
Basically, my point is, that no matter the quality of a song that gets overplayed, or the comedic value of a theme that gets overused, it simply becomes annoying and dies off from too much exposure. Relying on something popular as material simply because it's popular stifles creatvity and also makes you a poser, if you worry about such things. Don't rely on themes too much. They kill of a good idea long before its time. Think for yourself blah blah blah.
When come back, bring all your Spong are belong to us.
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Thu 13 Jun 2002, 1:19,
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When a certain style proves to be popular, it becomes repeated ad nauseam. Remember how much boy bands were loved when they first came out? First there was N'Stync and the Backdoor Boys. Then fifty other boy bands came out and now most of them have been beaten to death. They are, for the most part, no longer popular. Overuse led to extinction.
Basically, my point is, that no matter the quality of a song that gets overplayed, or the comedic value of a theme that gets overused, it simply becomes annoying and dies off from too much exposure. Relying on something popular as material simply because it's popular stifles creatvity and also makes you a poser, if you worry about such things. Don't rely on themes too much. They kill of a good idea long before its time. Think for yourself blah blah blah.
When come back, bring all your Spong are belong to us.
HeheYou had problems with 'who let the dogs out'? Thank your lucky stars you didn't live in Holland for 2 months. In Jan/Feb, we had mostly "a pizza hut, a pizza hut, kentucky fried chicken and a pizza hut."
Over and over and over.
Not to mention "ja, wir heb geen bananan". (we have no bananas today.)
(Over and over and over.
Not to mention "ja, wir heb geen bananan". (we have no bananas today.)
giblethead2000,
Thu 13 Jun 2002, 1:22,
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i heard ofmc donalds mc donalds kentucky fried chicken and a pizza hut, but not acctually heard it
( [Coo] is one of the Originals..,
Thu 13 Jun 2002, 1:29,
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