They like it. They really like it.
We had a great show at the Alamo this weekend. Couldn’t have asked for a better movie to open for than Kick-Ass. I was a little worried about playing the Alamo Ritz. My sense of that theater is that its hipster factor would make Nemesis look kind of dumb. But the audience really loved it. 180 people filled out surveys over the weekend and the average rating (out of 5) was 4.2. This after we had pretty major laptop-projector interface tech problems on Friday and Sunday. In fact, on Friday night for about 3 minutes we went into radio-drama default mode when my laptop completely froze. That was fun (not!). But the audience still really liked it–whew! Even better was the response in the lobby when I was setting up. This one couple (pictured) asked about the project while they were waiting on line for the next screening of Kick-Ass. After I told them, they decided to buy and read issue 1 of the comic-book just to pass the time while they were waiting to get in the theater. At the end of reading, on the last panel, the guy shouts “oh my God!”, jumps up, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and immediately buys issue 2. Just in cast I was wondering if the cliffhangers actually work (which I was) now I know. Totally the highlight moment of the weekend!
Thanks to everyone who came out! Next up: Episode Three, May 7, 8, and 9 at 7 PM before Iron Man 2.
