Typically the way this works is that the A-listers are trotted out for the initial dog-and-pony show and prototype, then they move on to the next boondoggle and

Typically the way this works is that the A-listers are trotted out for the initial dog-and-pony show and prototype, then they move on to the next boondoggle and are backfilled by a rotating cast of Elbonians billing the same rate to flesh out the details. And that's where things go sideways.