Treebeard

Jay, I agree with your particular slant on this whole issue.

This issue is similar to the virtual image issue that gets raised every now and then. You know, the argument about "yeah it looks good, but its not really feasible, is it?

To take the show thing further, if the stage(d) show is just that, and the audience know the tree will die, why bother to use a real live tree anyway? Why not just go out to the woods and lop of a promising looking branch off any old tree and bolt it to a styling bench? If we all know the show is a 'fake' anyway, why bother with proper potensai?

I just can't see myself getting sucked into enjoying any show where the techniques being employed are just to cause oohs and aahhs, and are employed with total disregard to the mortality of the material.

2p worth...

Regards,

TB

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