Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, I was slow to warm up to this content, but… Heck, I eventually came to appreciate “South Park“, I’m still torn about the “Allah” Episode. Dr. Horrible was different, well done, funny, the music was even good. A time or two I could hear remnants of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera in the sound track.
I was quickly interested and stayed to watch all three acts. Each act was proceeded by a commercial, which I could not find a way to fast forward or bypass, but the content was worth the aggravation. The video was clear and played well, not jerky.
What are the implications? The times they are a changin’. Newspapers have already been raked through Internet coals and are trying to figure out how to survive. But this industry is a bit different from the TV world. Finding print news is easier on the Internet, and free.
While I found the Hulu clips fun and spent time to see them, If I had not had a recommendation and assignment from class, I would not have spent that much time on the matter. Generations are changing, but most folks are not interested in working to figure out what to watch and especially, how to watch it. The Hollywood Screen Writer’s Strike forced folks to the brink of actual effort, to avoid watching one more episode of Lost. As a rule, It’s get home, hit the easy chair, TV on, Mind off. Now folks know the quality and possibility are there, and things will change.
I expect there will eventually evolve ABC, NBC, and CBS type Internet channels with actual programmed content. Then folks will have to, again, figure how to skirt the commercials in this brave new world. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Anyone for watching a reality show?
Actually, NBC and Newscorp are part owners of Hulu. So, the big media companies are in the thick of things.
Comment by Craig Piercy — October 6, 2009 @ 5:51 pm |