Well, there isn't much else we can make =/ all we can do is buff up the crap we have already, and add on. And that requires more advanced technology and money going into these things.

The overall income of an American family hasn't gone up in the last 30 years, but stuff is much more expensive.

I think this is slightly OT but whatever.


I guess that I think this is right to an extent but at the same time rather wrong. (Yes, that doesn't make any sense.) Communications have made it easier to see what people are doing, be it in books, movies or games. Whatever medium you like, you can browse through a plethora of it much easier than before. You say there is no creativity "anymore." To what period of time are you comparing the present to? Maybe it's just become easier to see the "lack" of creativity that has always existed rather than it appearing out of nowhere.


Why companies and corporations do this is simple. They do it because it is safe. Formulas that have worked in the past will likely work again. You mine and mine all you can out of a seam, until the market is oversaturated, then you move on to the next big thing. Something that is purely innovative isn't necessarily something that sells. It also has to be a good product and fulfill a need that current products don't fulfill.


Innovation is far from dead. It's where all the old ideas come from.


*typed before Hessah's/Vasu's/Yosei's replies xD

Apparently rewiring yeast to produce anti-malaria treatments isn't inventive enough. We're still innovating.

http://www.scidev.net/en/news/yeast-...aria-drug.html

well in science, yeah, but i mean in general, for public entertainment and artistry... but im getting off topic and venturing into ideas that arent portaining to the issue at hand. sorry x.x

^That's not anything different either.

Theoretically speaking, people (researchers? librarians? literaturists?) believe that there are only 7 basic types of plots and all stories are just reworkings of these plots. Also, every storyline will fulfill 7 different requirements. So..... in the course of human history starting with the caveman and their pictures on walls, there's bound to be a point where those ideas just start being repeated over and over again...

Source: Google Answers... because I just can't remember what I learned 6 summers ago... ._.


Though, I think it's very hard to define what is innovative and what is not. Yeah, American Idol 1, 2, 3, 4,.... are just different seasons of the same show, but there are still different components within the show.

And who are you to say what is easy to do and what is not to do? Or to judge what is truly "innovative" and what is... not? There really is no set criteria.

True, however there's usually creative variations to each plot. it's all in the details. Lately, however, alot of stuff seems mass-recycled. for example, in American Idol, there are usually spots of sorts in which the contenstants fit in. for example, one will always be labled the country person, another "the rocker" another, the pop star, etc etc... so there's no real difference except in who wins. Sure, sometimes something will be a bit different, but that takes no real innovation. not on the part of the creators of the show, at least

However, i think i've accidentally hijacked the thread... sorry x.x