There is very little originality in the movie business these days. An unfortunate trend is sequelitis. If a movie does well, it is inevitable that at least one sequel will be made, even if the original movie sucked. To make matters worse, these days a lot of movies are remakes of old television series, even the bad ones.
Likewise, much of the MTV-inspired drivel is mediocre at best. It is amazing to me how much adoration and adulation many of us have for such inconsequential no-talents as: the New Kids with a Talent-Deficiency, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli (the 'Pet Rocks' of the music industry), Madonna, and many others. Only time will tell if any of them last beyond this decade. Many of these acts are more style than substance. If not for music videos, not one of these alleged musicians would sell many records or CDs. The unfortunate flip-side of this new fact of the music business is that bands or soloists with more substance (talent) than style (image) have ever-increasing trouble making it in the music industry these days. (to be cont'd) [I apologize to Madonna for survivng two plus decades as a performer; I must admit she has improved over time; This was obviously written more than a decade ago but is still relevant]
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