Fred588 wrote:Throughout the 80's and most of the 90's I had a side business writing and selling computer software - things we would call "apps" today. I never announced anything until it was finished, tested, and ready for dlivery. Many, many others, however, fell into the trap of announcing a program when it was half done or not fully tested, then ran into issues, and promptly disappeared (the company disappeared). The term used for this at the time was "vaporware." Sometimes I thnk they might have beed chasing funding, sometimes they were just premature, and sometimes their announcement might have been just a trial balloon. In any case it generally ended badly. For myself, Ishut down that business in the late 90s because as a full time univerity professor I cold no longer keep up with programing to run under Windows.
To be fair, scheduling might also play a factor. Typically unless you are some A list actor, most younger actors/actresses are up to their necks seeking gigs to fill the time, accrue experience, finance their next project or just to keep their faces out there. Even still, I think a year is enough time to align schedules to announce shooting. This definitely sounds like they jumped the gun in announcing it so either they lost funding, got stuck recasting some roles or a combination of the 2.
