Say goodbye to new TV... - Page 9

Cicero · 01-08-2008, 05:09 PM

Oh yea...he was on last night...I thought he did great without the writers!! ("a daily show" - not so much)
Happy Dancing with Clod!!

piercehawkeye45 · 01-08-2008, 05:37 PM

Yeah, it was mostly filled with awkward pauses and desperate jokes.

It will get old fast.

Undertoad · 05-19-2008, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad in November 2007

What will replace written TV? If this lasts any length of time, the people will find alternatives. The last time the writers went on strike there was no public Internet. Hmmm.

TV Week: May Sweeps Sees Record Low Ratings - Strike Seems to Have Altered Viewing Habits

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On average, the networks are off the mark by 10% from last year in total viewers and off 17% in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic.

Some might recognize the demographic that understands the Internet and can readily mine it for entertainment.

classicman · 05-19-2008, 10:56 PM

I can tell you that I spend virtually no time watching tv anymore -

xoxoxoBruce · 05-19-2008, 10:58 PM

It watches me.

glatt · 05-20-2008, 08:14 AM

I switched to Netflix when the strike happened. I don't have cable, but I'm all caught up on the Wire and Entourage on DVD and am making my way through Battlestar Galactica.

Not counting Saturday morning PBS DIY shows, I think I watch 2 hours of network tv a week, down from 5 last year.

I've been concerned about the switch to digital tv and the money involved in that, but maybe it will be the thing that kills my tv habit for good.

Clodfobble · 05-20-2008, 11:15 AM

Don't forget that a lot of the strong shows that would normally have been on during sweeps had to be pushed back half a season. When the Heroes season finale is eventually on, people will be watching, bet on it. It takes more than a couple months of show changes to permanently wean people.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-20-2008, 11:17 AM

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TheMercenary · 05-20-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I switched to Netflix when the strike happened. I don't have cable, but I'm all caught up on the Wire and Entourage on DVD and am making my way through Battlestar Galactica.

Not counting Saturday morning PBS DIY shows, I think I watch 2 hours of network tv a week, down from 5 last year.

I've been concerned about the switch to digital tv and the money involved in that, but maybe it will be the thing that kills my tv habit for good.

I can't think of much that I watch that requires writers. I watch mostly pbs, discovery, National Geographic, travel, and the news. But that is when I am at work. At home I don't watch it much. I am more of an NPR junkie.

dar512 · 05-20-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I am more of an NPR junkie.

Ok. Now, I wouldn't have guessed that. It just shows to go you.

BigV · 05-20-2008, 04:01 PM

Think of the saying about eating a frog first thing in the morning...

deadbeater · 05-22-2008, 11:58 AM

What I don't understand is that, why despite the strike being over, and Hannah Montana on hiatus, why doesn't Nickelodeon show new episodes of Avatar in the United States?? And the networks and cable wonder why TV viewing is down.

Clodfobble · 05-22-2008, 01:34 PM

...You say that like Avatar is an import. It isn't.

Cloud · 05-22-2008, 02:06 PM

What's with all the killing people off at the end of the season? And was anyone watching Bones? Whoa!

xoxoxoBruce · 05-22-2008, 11:02 PM

I happened to see the list of the top 20 TV shows according to viewership, I guess it was for the week, or month, or something like that.
Anyway, I hadn't seen any of them in several months, and only three of them, ever.

01-08-2008, 05:09 PM	#121
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classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I can tell you that I spend virtually no time watching tv anymore - __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It watches me. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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01-08-2008, 05:37 PM	#122
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Yeah, it was mostly filled with awkward pauses and desperate jokes. It will get old fast.

05-20-2008, 08:14 AM	#126
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I switched to Netflix when the strike happened. I don't have cable, but I'm all caught up on the Wire and Entourage on DVD and am making my way through Battlestar Galactica. Not counting Saturday morning PBS DIY shows, I think I watch 2 hours of network tv a week, down from 5 last year. I've been concerned about the switch to digital tv and the money involved in that, but maybe it will be the thing that kills my tv habit for good.

05-20-2008, 11:15 AM	#127
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Don't forget that a lot of the strong shows that would normally have been on during sweeps had to be pushed back half a season. When the Heroes season finale is eventually on, people will be watching, bet on it. It takes more than a couple months of show changes to permanently wean people.

05-22-2008, 11:58 AM	#132
deadbeater Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 439	What I don't understand is that, why despite the strike being over, and Hannah Montana on hiatus, why doesn't Nickelodeon show new episodes of Avatar in the United States?? And the networks and cable wonder why TV viewing is down.

05-22-2008, 01:34 PM	#133
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	...You say that like Avatar is an import. It isn't.

05-22-2008, 02:06 PM	#134
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	What's with all the killing people off at the end of the season? And was anyone watching Bones? Whoa! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-22-2008, 11:02 PM	#135
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I happened to see the list of the top 20 TV shows according to viewership, I guess it was for the week, or month, or something like that. Anyway, I hadn't seen any of them in several months, and only three of them, ever. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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