The writer makes a comment about how Brooks' comedy isn't as 'enduring' but he has either 2 or 3 spots in the American Film Institutes top 10 comedy films OF ALL TIME.
Anybody who gave us "The Producers," "The 12 Chairs," "Get Smart," "Your Show of Shows," "Caesar's Hour," "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein" and the musical of "The Producers" hardly needs to worry that he doesn't have any legacy.
The writer also made a remark about "The Producers" not being as popular in the red states. I'm in Dallas, and when the road company came through this summer, it sold out the cavernous Music Hall for two weeks. It was also one of the greatest things I've ever seen on stage, and I probably see more live theater than TV. Even if you're a 100% heterosexual (me, too, BTW) and think you hate musical theater, you will LOVE this show. Great music, hot chorus babes, and absolutely hilarious script. It's probably the pinnacle of what used to be called "the tired businessman show." Critics diss it because it's not about the tragic plight of singing gay cowboys whose pudding has turned rancid. All it does is really entertain the audience.