As the world gets ready to remember the great loss of life that occurred on that fateful April evening 100 years ago the media is fueling up their money makers. The British iTV network has already premiered their mini series and on April 14th the American ABC network will premiere it's own Titanic mini series. In addition to the sudden interest in creating Titanic themed mini series all of the usual documentary networks such as PBS, National Geographic, and Discovery are churning out several new specials to air around the anniversary.
Probably the biggest Titanic based event of all though is the rerelease of the 1997 blockbuster hit, Titanic, in 3D and IMAX 3D. When released in 1997 the cruise industry was still at it's infancy compared to today's floating luxury resorts. In 1997 nobody ever imagined a mall at sea would be expected and that anything less that 100,000 GRT was small. After Titanic made waves in theaters though left in it's wake was a new audience suddenly intrigued by life at sea. Now 15 years later the world is a different place. The cruise industry is seeing a slight decline after a series of unfortunate accidents this year and who knows what Titanic may add to that. Will we see another surge of interest or will it pile onto the recent fears that people have gained about the industry. Only time will tell. |
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By: DMPicone
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Posted: Apr 5, 2012 - 10:41:23 PM
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