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I feel like that's much more 'Madison Square Garden pricing' meeting with scalpers in the great American marketplace of grift, and not so much Dropout's call.
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There’s good amount of discourse on TikTok about the anti-capitalist DND show going through Ticketmaster. It’s all very interesting discussion that I hope is a great learning experience for lots of folks on all sides.
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Apr 12, 2024 16:59
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Ultimately hate the game not the player – and they've already noted the show will be on Dropout in the future. This would be pretty good prelude to doing a roadshow where they could do smaller venues, but the new baby probably prohibits that for a couple years at least.
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Apr 12, 2024 17:13
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also like most major venues are contractually obligated to use Ticketmaster. They have a monopoly on that poo poo.
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I'm not fond of the current season trend to break up battles across multiple episodes. Feels like a major interruption of flow.
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Apr 12, 2024 20:05
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Has there been any official statements from Sam or anyone really on the Ticketmaster scam?
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what exactly would they be able to say or do I'm as impressed as any of y'all that dropout has enough clout to run a show at madison square garden at all but I don't think that extends to being able to overrule a monopoly
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Apr 12, 2024 20:19
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flatluigi posted:what exactly would they be able to say or do Yeah, complaining about them going through ticketmaster feels very much like "...and yet you participate in capitalism! Curious." Pigma_Micron fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Apr 13, 2024 |
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Apr 12, 2024 20:36
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for people outside the us, MSG is up there in terms of instantly recognizable named venues in the entire country & I firmly believe Ticketmaster and scalpers do their thing for literally every event that gets hosted there
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Apr 12, 2024 20:41
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Yeah, Ticketmaster has exclusivity contracts with many major venues, if you want to play them you have to deal with them.
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PharmerBoy posted:I'm not fond of the current season trend to break up battles across multiple episodes. Feels like a major interruption of flow. Has this happened outside of the current fight or the start of the season? I can't remember. I think [mild spoilers for most recent episode] they're going to regret spending that many resources on the first wave. The CR was suspiciously low so I imagine we're going to see at least 3 waves. Personally I kinda liked breaking it up, all RP or all combat episodes feel like they drag more for me.
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Ticketmaster's monopoly is global, us outside the US know full well how bad it is and how big MSG is. I'd at least expect some form of apology from Sam even if they can't do anything to fix it because it's still lovely and it still fucks over the majority of the fans who wanted to see them.
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10 bucks they’re not going to talk about it and IMO that’s the right call. Not even Taylor Swift ™️ was able to fight Ticketmaster.
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It's also a very weird venue. Always stupid expensive, hard to actually sell out completely. LCD Soundsystem famously faked a break up so they could ensure it would be packed. From various sources, recall hearing that the acts themselves don't make that much money off playing there, it's so esteemed that you take a wash compared to what the venue itself rakes in. The kind of place you play at to say you played at it. Given how anti-Capitalist the show is, do think it's fair to chuckle at them doing a show at that place, but like, can't fault them. What an opportunity! & free press/marketing if they do sell it out. Given Dropout as a company did mother-loving profit sharing (imagine that!! in 2023!!), I hope no one's actually mad at them for it. CatstropheWaitress fucked around with this message at 21:10 on Apr 12, 2024 |
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I've heard of it a bunch but never actually seen it so in my head it looks like Madison Cube Garden from Futurama.
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CatstropheWaitress posted:It's also a very weird venue. Always stupid expensive, hard to actually sell out completely. LCD Soundsystem famously faked a break up so they could ensure it would be packed. From various sources, recall hearing that the acts themselves don't make that much money off playing there, it's so esteemed that you take a wash compared to what the venue itself rakes in. The kind of place you play at to say you played at it. I saw U2 there in like 2016. Except I went with a friend whose Dad was a fancy lawyer in the city and whose company had a luxury box. That’s the way to go to MSG. Start polling friends now for who has access to a luxury box. It will probably be empty that night because none of the older execs know wtf D20 is. Awkward Davies fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Apr 12, 2024 |
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MikeJF posted:I've heard of it a bunch but never actually seen it so in my head it looks like Madison Cube Garden from Futurama. ive been there but all my mental images of it are from the 1998 godzilla movie
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okay wait, You guys need to understand something there is MSG the Arena, and MSG the Theater in the arena building. They almost assuredly are not renting the arena lmao. https://www.msg.com/venue-rentals-event-rentals/rent-theater-madison-square-garden/ vs https://www.msg.com/venue-rentals-event-rentals/rent-madison-square-garden#about-the-arena
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lemonadesweetheart posted:I'd at least expect some form of apology from Sam lmao It's still streaming too, Karen.
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Dexo posted:okay wait, You guys need to understand something there is what if they rented the arena and then brennan got basketball dunked on
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Dexo posted:okay wait, You guys need to understand something there is Ticketmaster page: https://www.ticketmaster.com/dropout-live-nation-present-dimension-20-new-york-new-york-01-24-2025/event/3B00607C89DA0DA2 Arena seat map: https://www.msg.com/madison-square-garden/seating/msg-knicks Theater seat map: https://www.msg.com/the-theater-at-msg/seating/hulutheater-live Sure looks like the arena to me
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Max Peck posted:Ticketmaster page: https://www.ticketmaster.com/dropout-live-nation-present-dimension-20-new-york-new-york-01-24-2025/event/3B00607C89DA0DA2 That's both crazy and awesome, good for them. Escaping Ticketmaster if you want to play any large venue is basically impossible, so whatever. It's a prestige thing (and a pretty good one).
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Dexo posted:They almost assuredly are not renting the arena lmao. Better put that rear end back on! Do imagine they're going to get a writeup in NYT and other media for this. Last big dnd-podcast stunt I feel was Critical Role being the most successful Kickstarter to date or something like that.
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CR did some show in Wembley Arena that sold out relatively recently didn't they? Or was that another case of different venue, related name?
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I could see them doing MSG and the one shot is about a bloodsucking vampire named the Wicked Master or something like that They don't have Taylor Swift pull but Brennan will definitely be throwing shade
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Malpais Legate posted:CR did some show in Wembley Arena that sold out relatively recently didn't they? Wembley Arena and Wembley Stadium are different, yes. One holds 12 thousand, the other 100 thousand
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Yeah at this point I've just kinda given up on getting any tickets to any live events larger than like a small indie wrestling show at decent prices.
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quote:Andrew Bridgman — Today at 9:29 PM
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Loten posted:Also Grant was supposed to be in this one, but tested positive for COVID on set and they had to sub in Brennan an hour before it started. I'd love to see Grant's bingo card. https://x.com/samreich/status/1779902554757034027 
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It’s perfect
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The new(ish) Um Actually is another banger episode and Dropout should try to get professional wrestlers on the show more often
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I'm not sure if I like Um Actually with Ify as much as I did with Mike Trapp, it feels to me that Ify isn't quite pedantic enough and gives away the points too easily.
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I've done the same reflection, and it feels like they have made a decision that someone should get the point every question
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But... That's the Ify Special. That's exactly how he got most of the points he got as a contestant- vaguely highlighting the aspect that is incorrect without worrying about the specifics, and banking that your competitors won't know The Thing.
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I personally think the points are secondary to the cast just riffing on each other, and I think Ify is the better host for facilitating that, so I'm good
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inthesto posted:I personally think the points are secondary to the cast just riffing on each other, and I think Ify is the better host for facilitating that, so I'm good Exactly, if this were a straight up Jeopardy! style show then Trapp does a great job but this is about the goofs as well as the correction. Last week's episode was really great
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I like that BDG lives on set and they have to make that joke not just once an episode, but several times. At least they do the research to help in the Ify Specials, even think I'm pretty sure most of the fun facts thrown are (at least so far this series) "I have a friiend and he told me" anecdotes. I think ify and Brian are fine and will ease into it the more they do it. First season jitters and all that, but the only real criticism I have with the update is just the Shiny Stage challenges being just "connect the things to the thing" when I'm pretty sure you could've made it a speed round on the buzzer, given them paper and a marker and connect the dots or just figure out better uses for that corner.
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ify and bdg are good but the guests all think theyre on dirty laundry. its a show for nerds to correct each other, not a show for five minute tangential riffs and anecdotes between every question
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scary ghost dog posted:ify and bdg are good but the guests all think theyre on dirty laundry. its a show for nerds to correct each other, not a show for five minute tangential riffs and anecdotes between every question I'm fine with the riffing, in fact, I find it charming. I'm definitely in the "I wish they hadn't stopped tailoring the statements" camp, though. I understand that it was a lot (LOT) more work, but it's more fun with they actually know the correction to things and don't have to poke around every statement blindly. I think the themed episodes are better recently just because of that. Pigma_Micron fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Apr 16, 2024 |
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