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By the success of the campaigns I must clearly be in the minority here, but I find the use of Kickstarter by millionaires to be offensive.

I perfectly understand his unwillingness to give up creative control. That's respectable. But Zach Braff has GOT to have 2 million dollars. He could totally fund this himself.

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I think the hole idea of raising money for free via Kickstarter and similar sites is very odd. It feels like high class panhandling to me. Maybe I'm just too proud to ask for money and don't understand why it's so popular. Still, I spend money on some stupid stuff. If the cast of Stargate wanted to make another movie or TV type show, I'd back it. I guess the world is changing and I haven't caught up yet.

It makes sense if you're an average person with a great idea and you lack the funding to get your idea off the ground. The original purpose was inventors and stuff. Then indie game developers got on board and now celebrities are abusing it.

The celebrity thing has gotta be like crack cocaine to Kickstarter. It gets them so much attention and so much money, but ultimately I think it is eroding their brand and building resentment.

> Zach Braff has GOT to have 2 million dollars. He could totally fund this himself.

How do you know this?

From 2 seconds of Google I found:

http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/zach-braff-gets-big-pay-raise-...

> The actor has cut a one-year deal with "Scrubs" producer ABC TV Studio that will pay him about $350,000 per episode for the 2007-08 season of "Scrubs," sources said. Each season consists of about two dozen episodes.

Not to mention residuals from syndication. Come on, man.

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