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« on: July 15, 2014, 05:32:25 PM »
While I do applaud the festival trying to do something new, a large percentage of the core fan base isn't interested in cruises or Doctor Mabuse. Like the actors, the core fan base is aging and less willing to hang around for hours on end in a tent with insufficient air conditioning. However, TPTB seem to have really been out of touch with the fanbase for some time. This has indirectly led to the splinter events that have popped up in recent years. To quote something that Lara Parker said at her NYC book signing last summer: If you don't give fans the festival that they want, they'll make their own.