E!'s "The Soup" has done a live format all summer, and I say it's been pretty mixed. I like some of the weird energy, but many of their bits have gone south and not recovered. I assume they've been doing it because it's cheaper, since they don't have to pay editors, just a director.
On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > But this is the way TV used to be done on a regular basis - at least in > Britain. Early episodes of The Avengers for example were made live. Actors > had to learn their lines and rehearse properly. > > It's technically restricting though - using commercial breaks to get actors > from set to set. On the other hand teleprompters and hidden earpieces can > help overcome any blanking that actors suffer. > > I still think like any project the idea should come first and the technical > means of making it should follow. > > On 7 Sep 2014 05:23, "Ben Scripps" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > On Sep 6, 2014, at 11:15 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I don't see it succeeding. I understand why a network would find the >> > idea attractive, people are more likely to watch TV done live in real time. >> > And doing it live sets it apart from other sitcoms. But outside of SNL >> > shows >> > have done live episodes only as a sweeps gimmick. Doing it week after week >> > is another story. >> >> FWIW, Fox tried it in 1992-93; after a sweeps gimmick live episode was >> well-received, the entire second season of “Roc” was done live to the east >> coast. >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
