The author's art licensed into commerce — Ambrose's Funhouse as franchise blueprint, the artwork's afterlife as…
echoes
From: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (in Girl With Curious Hair)
- Early text: J.D. on the deal: "It sold books, it'll sell mirrored discotheque franchises. The criticism'll be what fills the seats with fannies."
[:p31]; and on the source text: "But for instance this story we had to use to blueprint the franchise campaign off of... that For Whom story, in Sixty-Seven. Liked the concept. Did not like the story. Do not like stories about stories." [:p652]; the artists' side folding: "Creative programs are one reason the whole Funhouse franchise thing's finally gotten off the ground. Writing teachers don't press. They know when to concede. They defer to people who know what's what in an industry." [:p607]; the product itself: "Funhouse 1, like all the foreseen and planned national chain of Funhouse franchises, is, in reality, just a discotheque." [:p141].
- IJ echo: the artwork that escapes its maker into commerce and weaponization — JOI's auteur cartridge becoming "the samizdat," a commodity contended for by states and terrorists (scene 029, pp. 87–92; scene 159, pp. 787–795 on the film's making vs. its use); and the InterLace absorption of the art/broadcast sphere into subscription commerce (scene 087, pp. 410–418).
- Weight: shared-preoccupation