I would love a TiVo. The only program I really watch and look forward to is LOST. I usually record the program (on VHS) and then watch it late Thursday night. The problem comes when I forget to record the show, like last Thursday. I was not too disappointed in myself because I know that it is online and so I went downstairs and watched it on the computer. This was not as genuine an experience. The screen is smaller and cluttered with advertisements. I have to watch what few commercials there were because they built into the timeline. But looking back on the experience I was really excited. All the big networks are posting full content online and this has opened up a lot of viewing opportunities.
In my class we discussed some of the issues that positing full online content of popular TV shows. We talked about advertising issues with people skipping commercials/embedding commercials into the content. We discussed how TV writers produced content that was seen once a week but now with Internet and DVDs we can watch episodes back-to-back. The Internet can be more interactive with the audience and that the potential audience is massive. Watching online I noticed how many people have built communities around this show. I thought I was a big fan but I never have posted like these people. There are theories about everything in this show. I could spend hours online. But the Internet also provides more competition and right now the most popular videos online are user created content not ABC's LOST. I personal opinion of online content is that soon the novelty will wear down. We will become more and more Hungary for strong content. Content that makes no distinction between computer, Ipod, cell phone, or TV.
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