Unfortunately I think it will last about a year and then we're back to regularly scheduled programming...Lady Luck was my least liked Icon out of all of them. Jack was overplayed years ago but with all the changes HHN has undergone in the past year, I am very excited for his return and what it means for the event as a whole.
The problem with some of those years was consistency for sure...You can make the argument that 2012 was the worst year at HHN ever..but you can also argue that the event is getting consistently better...The whole Icon thing was a go to when IPs weren't an option...now that HHN is a massive juggernaut of an event icons aren't really needed...to quote Aiello himself "HHN is the icon"...so I think Jack will return as part of this year, but we will continue with our IPs stealing the show for now...perhaps a reinvention is approaching quicker than it appears thoughThe Icon issue is that, the GP only really cares about Jack, the other Icons never took hold the way he did. Having him at the event does not mean we will automatically be getting a backstory or have everything connected, it just means we have a psycho clown present and the GP will be happy.
Look at the progression of 2008-2012: 2008 had an icon very much tied into the event but it her backstory and house were too overly complex for those not paying attention, 2009 had an icon very much tied into the event whose backstory was simple to grasp and had an IP dominated Icon house, 2010 returned to overly complex Icon backstories (that never ended up being resolved) and moved the Icons to the streets, 2011 kept the Icon in the streets and had such a paper thin backstory it did not really even matter, and 2012 dumped Icons entirely.
I am hoping they prove my cynicism wrong, but Jack's own backstory contradicts itself so building an event with a backstory around him does not scream of cohesion to me. Now if they had announced The Director, The Caretaker, or The Usher I would be singing a very different tune.
perhaps a reinvention is approaching quicker than it appears though
At this point, I am wondering what would even signal a reinvention? The last three years they have been so dead set on putting a lot of IPs into the event and, unless this year proves us wrong, I do not see that as changing. The HOTY award is not determined by guest feedback but so many factors that it is hard to say definitively what house is going to be given the title. Finally, you would think the main changing factor would be the return on investment of the IP, but how can you fairly judge that when the event could just be selling out for the originals, of which there is no merchandise?
Oh they can tell...there is a whole lot that gives the "winner" away in terms of success..
Now for us it is fairly judged on the basics like detail or scares
I thought it would be fun to have a family halloween event in IOA that went to about 7pm (included with admission)..with HHN starting at its normal time at the StudiosWhat would everyone think about a daytime Halloween experience? No extra admission? Just a thought.
I thought it would be fun to have a family halloween event in IOA that went to about 7pm (included with admission)..with HHN starting at its normal time at the Studios
What would everyone think about a daytime Halloween experience? No extra admission? Just a thought.
Its been rumor for years that TJ wants a kid friendly event at IOA, Roddy even told me they approach the Suess Family about this (There was an actually a Halloween Special featuring the Grinch)
What would everyone think about a daytime Halloween experience? No extra admission? Just a thought.
potter slowing down. Now that's a thought. How would a Halloween friendly event take place. If they have to get permission from the properties.
A rumor like the extreme house huh. That's been about what 9 years? At this point Inisidous should be a go. Halloween opened up doors. So whatever we think from the past might come a reality. I'd love a John Carpenter house.