tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217666.post1750906874725856316..comments2023-09-29T03:14:59.826-07:00Comments on Plethora: Woah, Ogre, That's Heavy...Loshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794387734217000502noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217666.post-36330431031912001062007-03-02T16:23:00.000-08:002007-03-02T16:23:00.000-08:00TV shows have a high failure rate -- about 3/4 don...TV shows have a high failure rate -- about 3/4 don't reach Season 2.<BR/><BR/>Reality shows are BY FAR the cheapest and quickest to make -- fewer actors (contestants work for free), simple/no plots --> fewer writers, one take on each scene, etc.<BR/><BR/>And reality shows get ratings. So, if you're a TV exec, why not mitigate your risk with the fastest and cheapest product available?<BR/><BR/>Also gives me an excuse to watch less TV.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04141857986042882951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217666.post-54625744766536436922007-03-01T11:10:00.000-08:002007-03-01T11:10:00.000-08:00This is curious to me too...cause they are making ...This is curious to me too...cause they are making less and less 1/2 hour comedy shows and more and more 1 hour interesting plot driven dramas and reality shows. They have so few sitcoms left that the stations are constantly replaying the same shows over again on different nights in the week as a repeat performance. Is there really this little of amount of creativity? It seems so weird for the networks to do that in this age of DVR and VCRs.<BR/><BR/>--snowsnowelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774922203013114354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217666.post-56951825311972489352007-02-28T17:04:00.000-08:002007-02-28T17:04:00.000-08:00It's amazing TV shows can make any money at all no...It's amazing TV shows can make any money at all now that you can download the whole season in one hit.<BR/><BR/>I think most people do the "marathons" rather than be tied down to watching the shows in sequence.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486157834509821905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217666.post-25699789432065135152007-02-28T15:32:00.000-08:002007-02-28T15:32:00.000-08:00DB - You have a dvd for $99.99???Jeff - Evening so...DB - You have a dvd for $99.99???<BR/><BR/>Jeff - Evening soaps did terrible on syndication, didn't they?<BR/><BR/>Rev - As long as they don't show AMerican Idol on syndication...<BR/><BR/>ELP - that might be a whole other blog topic.<BR/><BR/>FM - Welcome back!!!! I missed you!<BR/><BR/>Eric - According to Jim is already on syndicated networks ... a travesty.Loshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794387734217000502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217666.post-65202902186932143952007-02-28T11:35:00.000-08:002007-02-28T11:35:00.000-08:00There will still be syndication, only instead the ...There will still be syndication, only instead the most quality/popular shows (like Seinfeld and Friends) going to syndication its just going to be all the crap, like According to Jim and Two and a Half Men.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404410123848181520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217666.post-10365059756806592662007-02-28T08:44:00.000-08:002007-02-28T08:44:00.000-08:00Los, I love Family Guy and I agree with your post....Los, I love Family Guy and I agree with your post. I am inclined to believe that yes, 20 years down the road we will continue to repeatedly see all of this crap we've been forced to see due to syndication. Oh and, I'm back!Fairmaiden327https://www.blogger.com/profile/12652914625063118265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217666.post-62678247452901488972007-02-28T06:13:00.000-08:002007-02-28T06:13:00.000-08:00dont forget they are also available on ipods, comp...dont forget they are also available on ipods, computers and cell phones as wellEl Padrinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726982143715938661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217666.post-23452470035481724762007-02-27T19:28:00.000-08:002007-02-27T19:28:00.000-08:00We will always see Seinfeld and Cheers on syndicat...We will always see Seinfeld and Cheers on syndication. They are our generation's Gilligan's Island. <BR/><BR/>The advent of DVD sales and this whole Lost season sthing... blame HBO and series like The Sopranos. They set that kind of benchmark that these new shows are following. And I think that's a good thing.The Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573551553863558468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217666.post-61805390599642348192007-02-27T16:45:00.000-08:002007-02-27T16:45:00.000-08:00The first season of Lost had so many re-runs with ...The first season of Lost had so many re-runs with so many flashbacks that sequence wasn't so important. It's much more important now.<BR/><BR/>24 has been in syndication for a number of years. The two-hour Sunday night window on Chicago's WGN makes it easy to follow. The one-hour slots on A&E and CW are more difficult.<BR/><BR/>For comparison: how did those 1980s evening soaps (Dallas, etc.) do in syndication?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04141857986042882951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217666.post-53272833109336665322007-02-27T14:57:00.000-08:002007-02-27T14:57:00.000-08:00Woo hoo I'm first! Of course this comment won't t...Woo hoo I'm first! Of course this comment won't truely make sense unless you read my blog and buy my DVD for $ 99.99 at Amazon.com<BR/><BR/>You have a point, shows today are sequential, if you missed one show you missed part of the story line. In cases like Lost if you missed the first season (as I did) you are forced to have a Lost-a-thon with your friend who has Lost on DVD in order to know what the hell is going on.<BR/><BR/>It's like being part of a club, only you don't get a cook keychain.Mama en Fuegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266558148926370416noreply@blogger.com