Attending live audience events after all this. A study.- Page 2

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 4/2/20 at 8:49am

EvaLyn said: "Exactly, a bunch of popular w/ tourists shows on Broadway are geared towards children so that decreases that average age considerably.

"Very old" = the age range that is most in danger from this virus. The virus is ageist."

The virus doesn't care if you a month old or you are 101yrs old. People between the ages of 24-49 have the most positive tests. 

[John Adams]

Posted: 4/2/20 at 9:03am

RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now.  I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

COVID-19 has forced the change to bypass cinemas and offer home streaming immediately, but the current model isn't good. I can either buy the movie for ~ $20, or wait a few weeks and rent for between ~ $3 to $5.

When the current, average cost of a movie ticket is ~ $10, offering only the $20 purchase option isn't one I'll take advantage of. I'm happier to see the rental option arrive sooner, though (weeks, and in some cases days, as opposed to months).

Now that the door has been opened, it will be interesting to see what will happen re: cinemas, post-virus.

[bear88]

Posted: 4/3/20 at 4:26am

It’s not my highest priority now but I have thought about this. At the moment, there are too many unknowns. At some point, in a few months, I will probably have to go to work, which involves lots of human contact. If so, will I want to spend free time at home or going out - and rubbing shoulders with people in theaters?

I got skittish earlier than some. My last show in the SF Bay Area was Gatz on Feb. 22. By March, I cancelled what I had intended to be a busy month of plays and musicals. The idea of heading into crowded theaters is exciting, but only if I feel it’s safe for me and the others around me.

As eager as I will be to go out for fun, the multitude of uncertainties will make me skittish about doing so. And those uncertainties will linger for a while, most likely.

[Wick3]

Posted: 4/3/20 at 7:36am

John Adams said: "RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now. I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

COVID-19 has forced the change to bypass cinemas and offer home streaming immediately, but the current model isn't good. I can either buy the movie for ~ $20, or wait a few weeks and rent for between ~ $3 to $5.

When the current, average cost of a movie ticket is ~ $10, offering only the $20 purchase option isn't one I'll take advantage of. I'm happier to see the rental option arrive sooner, though (weeks, and in some cases days, as opposed to months).

Now that the door has been opened, it will be interesting to see what will happen re: cinemas, post-virus."

I'm guessing you live alone? The $20 purchase option is good for families or households with more than 2 people. Going to the movie theater here in NYC area costs around $16-$23 per person so that $20 option is actually a pretty good deal.

[MadsonMelo]

Posted: 4/3/20 at 6:11pm

Wick3 said: "I believe the Phantom world tour in South Korea is still happening and performing right now. I'm curious whether the audiences there are all wearing masks or if they're practicing some form of social distancing (an empty seat between each party?)"

 

I believe South Korea is an exception, it has tested everybody in the country and the people infected are governement-tracked.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 10:29am

" I agree.  I had to wear one, a couple of years ago, visiting my mother's unit.  I couldn't stand it, but did it to follow the rules.  Thankfully, it was only for a couple of days.  It was hot and at times felt, I couldn't breath. Today, at Walmart, I noticed an increase in people wearing masks.  Funny, but some, were the same people, who didn't follow social distancing guidelines. "

My wife is a nurse and works 12 hour shifts. She hates wearing a mask but understands it is needed.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 10:32am

" That said, most of the Broadway audience is very old, and barring a vaccine, I would not advice my older family members to go out much. So I would imagine content, esp in the theater, will have to be geared more towards younger folks.  "

I am old (ha ha) and I can not imagine never going to a live event again. I don't want to live my life in a bubble and I understand there is a risk to everything we do in life. I am sure there are other old people like me who feel the same way.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 10:33am

Wick3 said: "John Adams said: "RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now. I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

COVID-19 has forced the change to bypass cinemas and offer home streaming immediately, but the current model isn't good. I can either buy the movie for ~ $20, or wait a few weeks and rent for between ~ $3 to $5.

When the current, average cost of a movie ticket is ~ $10, offering only the $20 purchase option isn't one I'll take advantage of. I'm happier to see the rental option arrive sooner, though (weeks, and in some cases days, as opposed to months).

Now that the door has been opened, it will be interesting to see what will happen re: cinemas, post-virus."

I'm guessing you live alone? The $20 purchase option is good for families or households with more than 2 people. Going to the movie theater here in NYC area costs around $16-$23 per person so that $20 option is actually a pretty good deal."

It would isn’t nearly that high where I live, so the $20 ismore than I would pay for my wife and I to go.  Plus, I am not seeing it on the big screen in a communal experience, which particularly adds to the experience for comedies.  It is not worth $20, not with Netflix, Amazon, $6 on-demand for recent movies.  I will wait the couple of months.  It will be very interesting to see how much $$ these movies make.  I expect them to be a major bust.
 

 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 10:33am

Wick3 said: "John Adams said: "RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now. I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

COVID-19 has forced the change to bypass cinemas and offer home streaming immediately, but the current model isn't good. I can either buy the movie for ~ $20, or wait a few weeks and rent for between ~ $3 to $5.

When the current, average cost of a movie ticket is ~ $10, offering only the $20 purchase option isn't one I'll take advantage of. I'm happier to see the rental option arrive sooner, though (weeks, and in some cases days, as opposed to months).

Now that the door has been opened, it will be interesting to see what will happen re: cinemas, post-virus."

I'm guessing you live alone? The $20 purchase option is good for families or households with more than 2 people. Going to the movie theater here in NYC area costs around $16-$23 per person so that $20 option is actually a pretty good deal."

It would isn’t nearly that high where I live, so the $20 ismore than I would pay for my wife and I to go.  Plus, I am not seeing it on the big screen in a communal experience, which particularly adds to the experience for comedies.  It is not worth $20, not with Netflix, Amazon, $6 on-demand for recent movies.  I will wait the couple of months.  It will be very interesting to see how much $$ these movies make.  I expect them to be a major bust.
 

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 10:53am

I do think there will be people hesitant to go to large events whenever they're allowed again. The thing we need the most once we're back to some kind of normal is having test kits easily available and able to get results within minutes. A vaccine would also ease things. I do think once some events are put back on the calendar, that taking people's temperatures will be very common. Some work places like Amazon and Walmart are doing this for their employees.

[MollyJeanneMusic]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 11:02am

I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of change in the months after the pandemic.  A trend I've noticed recently is things that we were told "aren't possible" for whatever reason are now happening.  I'm taking a few AP exams, and we've always been told that we could never use a computer for them or type our responses because of a lack of control over the computers.  Now we're taking them online.  After the pandemic, who's going to want to go back to AP exams without computers?  I think the non-streaming movie industry will definitely falter because of this.  As for theatre, I don't think it'll be as big a blow as some people are predicting, but it'll still affect things, if only being that there are more musicals that are filmed and released for streaming purposes after their closure or that at-home Broadway entertainment like Stars in the House or Broadway Jackbox continues after the pandemic.

[RWPrincess]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 11:29am

Jarethan said: "Wick3 said: "John Adams said: "RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now. I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

COVID-19 has forced the change to bypass cinemas and offer home streaming immediately, but the current model isn't good. I can either buy the movie for ~ $20, or wait a few weeks and rent for between ~ $3 to $5.

When the current, average cost of a movie ticket is ~ $10, offering only the $20 purchase option isn't one I'll take advantage of. I'm happier to see the rental option arrive sooner, though (weeks, and in some cases days, as opposed to months).

Now that the door has been opened, it will be interesting to see what will happen re: cinemas, post-virus."

I'm guessing you live alone? The $20 purchase option is good for families or households with more than 2 people. Going to the movie theater here in NYC area costs around $16-$23 per person so that $20 option is actually a pretty good deal."

It would isn’t nearly that high where I live, so the $20 ismorethan I would pay for my wife and I to go. Plus, I am not seeing it on the big screen in a communal experience, which particularly adds to the experience for comedies. It is not worth $20, not with Netflix, Amazon, $6 on-demandfor recent movies. I will wait the couple of months. It will be very interesting to see how much $$ these movies make. I expect them to be a major bust."

Disney Plus seems to be an exception to the rule since the studio can just put their own movies right onto their own streaming platform. They've already done it with Onward and now Artemis Fowl. But other recent releases like The Rise of Skywalker and Spies in Disguise are still not streaming on Disney Plus yet. The other streaming platforms usually don't get new releases for at least 6 months so I think the new releases going straight to Buy/Rent availability are probably making more money than you might think. Theaters are closed nationwide in the US so this allows the studios to still make some money off the releases in the timeframe in which they were expecting money from the theatrical release.

 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 12:08pm

RWPrincess said: "Jarethan said: "Wick3 said: "John Adams said: "RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now. I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

Disney Plus seems to be an exception to the rule since the studio can just put their own movies right onto their own streaming platform. They've already done it with Onward and now Artemis Fowl. But other recent releases like The Rise of Skywalker and Spies in Disguise are still not streaming on Disney Plus yet. The other streaming platforms usually don't get new releases for at least 6 months so I think the new releases going straight to Buy/Rent availability are probably making more money than you might think. Theaters are closed nationwide in the US so this allows the studios to still make some money off the releases in the timeframe in which they were expecting money from the theatrical release.

There are a lot of very recent movies on-demand for $5.99.  Based on the number of people who saw, say, Little Women in the movies between 2 weeks ago and 12 weeks ago, there were humongous numbers of people who did not see it...and many of the other 'hit' movies from year-end.  Why pay $20 to see something very recent (and very few of the movies that are in that early release $20 category are must sees),when you can see so many more for $5.99.  

I have to admit that I am cheap when it comes to renting movies on-demand...at $5.99.  (Of course, I have Amazon Prime, Netflix, access to my son's Disney and Hulu accounts, and HBO (for $5 / month), so I don't feel like I need to pay $20 when it will be $5.99 in 6 or 8 weeks.  

Plus, to someone who references having to wait 6 months, most of the year-end movies are already on demand for $5.99.  I don't think they were accelerated due to COVID19, but I could be wrong.

 

 

 

[RWPrincess]

Posted: 4/4/20 at 5:58pm

Jarethan said: "RWPrincess said: "Jarethan said: "Wick3 said: "John Adams said: "RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now. I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

Disney Plus seems to be an exception to the rule since the studio can just put their own movies right onto their own streaming platform. They've already done it with Onward and now Artemis Fowl. But other recent releases like The Rise of Skywalker and Spies in Disguise are still not streaming on Disney Plus yet. The other streaming platforms usually don't get new releases for at least 6 months so I think the new releases going straight to Buy/Rent availability are probably making more money than you might think. Theaters are closed nationwide in the US so this allows the studios to still make some money off the releases in the timeframe in which they were expecting money from the theatrical release.

There are a lot of very recent movies on-demand for $5.99. Based on the number of people who saw, say, Little Women in the movies between 2 weeks ago and 12 weeks ago, there were humongous numbers of people who did not see it...and many of the other 'hit' movies from year-end. Why pay $20 to see something very recent (and very few of the movies that are in that early release $20 category are must sees),when you can see so many more for $5.99.

I have to admit that I am cheap when it comes torenting movies on-demand...at $5.99. (Of course, I have Amazon Prime, Netflix, access to my son's Disney and Hulu accounts, and HBO (for $5 / month), so I don't feel like I need to pay $20 when it will be $5.99 in 6 or 8 weeks.

Plus, to someone who references having to wait 6 months, most of the year-end movies are already on demand for $5.99. I don't think they were accelerated due to COVID19, but I could be wrong."

I agree with you about waiting to pay $5.99 to rent rather than paying the $19.99 when it's first released. I thought the point was that people aren't willing to pay to buy/rent at home which I don't think is the case at all. I know of people who have Disney Plus yet still purchased Onward for $19.99 last month. I generally prefer to see movies in the theater but I do plan to rent some of these new releases over the next month or so.