I love the show Episodes. If anyone wants to borrow my "Betamax" copy of the whole run, send me a message offline.
On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 4:04 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ff7efe0e-24c9-475b-aa8b-457ccde34665n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAK5Q1BpaGrpiFQO5d2QpbLCSjsh_KCrqbT20kguT2pCHbDj6xA%40mail.gmail.com.
