I am reminded of nothing so much as the rant Chris Diamantopoulos's "Episodes" character went on that insisted that the only hope network TV had was utter chaos: that everything would be live and that there would be no regular scheduling; shows could appear any time with any cast and any plot elements, up to and including actors getting shot with actual guns on camera. "You think any actor is going to turn down a network gig, if the cost is only getting shot?" Audiences would tune in if only to not miss what was happening.
I don't think we're far from that. --Dave Sikula On Monday, May 16, 2022 at 10:03:21 AM UTC-7 PGage wrote: > It is true that they can not assume that what worked in the past will work > now, but I’m not sure that it’s true that what worked in the last will not > work now. See, for example, the Primetime procedurals on CBS, and the two > Dick Wolf Nights on NBC. While technology and changing habits have led to a > mass exodus among broadcast television viewers, the ones who remain tend to > be old, and to still like about TV what they have always liked. And even > though there are fewer of them, they still are a sizable and almost captive > advertising audience for the right products. > > What I think is really unlikely is to bet on any programming stunt or > gimmick suddenly reversing long term trends and attracting those who have > already left back to regular broadcast TV viewing. > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ff7efe0e-24c9-475b-aa8b-457ccde34665n%40googlegroups.com.
