5 Things that Transformed Television this Decade
Hytok
PVR/DVR
BEFORE: Friendships were destroyed, plans were broken and sporting events
were left early as TV Addicts everywhere desperately attempt to get home in
time for the say, the WHO�S THE BOSS/GROWING PAINS series finales. True
Story.
AFTER: TV shows start when YOU want them to! Heck, 20 minutes late if
possible so that one can easily (Note to advertisers, stop reading now)
fast-forward through commercials.
The Internet
BEFORE: The internet was reserved for the original biggest losers: tech
savvy nerds early-adopters who spent the better part of their evenings
debating the relative merits of STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES versus STAR
TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.
AFTER: Those biggest losers have morphed into one of NBC�s only ratings
bright spots, the tech savvy early-adopters are now internet billionaires,
while the internet is the gift that keeps on giving. Allowing fans to watch
their favorite shows at the click of a mouse while providing them with a
virtual community in which to discuss the relative merits of THE SIMPSONS
versus FAMILY GUY (Okay, so not everything has changed!)
The Viewers
BEFORE: Viewers were in essence powerless peons whose value to networks
were measured by one, well two things: Their eyeballs.
AFTER: Thanks to the internet � and by extension social media such as
Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, blogs, podcasts, and Whedonesque � viewers have
been given a powerful bully pulpit in which to be heard. And oh yeah,
networks are listening. Just ask the casts of CHUCK, DOLLHOUSE and JERICHO.
Reality TV
BEFORE: Next to the infomercial, reality television was once considered
television�s lowest common denominator, relegated to lowly cable networks.
AFTER: While still relatively inexpensive to produce, reality television
now hangs over a network schedule like a Sword of Damocles. Where a new
comedy or drama has about two weeks to attract an audience. That or risk
getting yanked off the air for the next WHO WANTS TO MARRY A TOP UNDERCOVER
SURVIVOR IDOL which is patiently waiting in the wings.
J.J. Abrams
BEFORE: We passively watched television.
AFTER: We immerse ourselves in it. Watch, re-watch, analyze, discuss,
attend conventions, scream at our television as a Bon Jovi performance
delays the unforgettable post-Super Bowl ALIAS episode until almost 11pm
eastern, and repeat. For better or worse, ALIAS and LOST transformed
network television drama, providing audiences with dense mythologies and
unforgettable characters that have had an immeasurable influence on many
shows since (See: FLASHFORWARD, THE NINE, FRINGE, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA,
DOLLHOUSE to name a few.)
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Jolan Tru
Filippo "Hytok" Simone
http://perestroika.iobloggo.com/
Luigi Rosa
> J.J. Abrams
> BEFORE: We passively watched television.
> AFTER: We immerse ourselves in it. Watch, re-watch, analyze, discuss,
> attend conventions, scream at our television as a Bon Jovi performance
Fra un po' verra' fuori che JJ ha inventanto anche la ruota, il danaro, lo zero,
l'acqua calda e la penicillina.
Ma chi ha scritto quelle cose? Un dodicenne?
Ciao,
luigi
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Massimo Luciani
>Fra un po' verra' fuori che JJ ha inventanto anche la ruota, il danaro, lo zero,
>l'acqua calda e la penicillina.
E' un po' come Bill Gates negli articoli di informatica: quando sono
scritti da incompetenti sembra che lui abbia inventato tutto.
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Ciao :-)
Massimo
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