tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812304674244885993.post3328866871516884459..comments2023-10-29T09:48:03.030-04:00Comments on American Dream, Chinese Hero: popularityjglchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13017375649006769250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812304674244885993.post-7667899313373562112010-03-29T04:11:20.862-04:002010-03-29T04:11:20.862-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.志竹https://www.blogger.com/profile/01923481301226005474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812304674244885993.post-4377616450640457672010-03-08T18:29:11.518-05:002010-03-08T18:29:11.518-05:00I think there may be a third leg in popularity – t...I think there may be a third leg in popularity – that of transcendence? As in, when something manages to transcend the bounds of its genre or demographic and spill over into the mainstream despite the segmentation of the genre. So, for instance, the video game Final Fantasy sells to many people who aren't in the least bit interested in RPG – not because it does away with its RPG elements, but because it has something else so compelling that people are willing to "go along" with something that they'd normally have no interest in. For Avatar, look at how many people who normally hate Sci-Fi attended that movie, for instance. Or look at how many people who would be put off by "country music" who enjoy Taylor Swift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com