future of tv

My taste in television maybe classified as eclectic. at least i havent met any other one person that likes all the same tv as me.

A trend in tv has developed and i love it. watching whatever you want whenever you want. anymore if you missed an episode of your favorite show or say your favorite series has been moved the night you always work, you can go to hulu or use tivo or dvr to watch it when ever you have a chance.

I've never liked that people's lives revolved around tv. i would always get riled up when someone would ask 'are we almost done? Their favorite show here is on at eight and i have to get home' REALLY? really? When the tv guide schedules your life for you, there is a problem. But that problem is nearly eliminated with all the new ways to view television. personally, with school i'm so busy i dont watch tv for weeks at a time. but on a lazy saturday afternoon sometimes i like to get on hulu and catch up on my favorite shows.

I now know more people who watch their favorite series online or dvr or even wait for them to come to dvd then those who still watch at the regular broadcast time. However, what irks me is that those viewers arent counted when it comes time for the powers that be to make decisions concerning the fate of a tv series. only the number of viewers during the actual broadcast time are counted. my two most recent examples are terminator: sarah connor chronicles and dollhouse. both put in the friday night slots on fox(which we all know is doom for any new series) and because of thier 'numbers,' failed misierably. however both shows had a large and true following online. i would say that both series had a younger fanbase. younger people 1. are proly doing something else than sitting at home watching tv at 7and8 on a friday night and 2. know enough to know how to record or just watch the episode online later. Therefore the young fanbase is not being counted and thier say was wieghed in the deicsion to cancel these two great series. i personally loved both shows. the story, the actors, even the whole way the stories were portrayed, i really enjoyed dollhouse and tscc. and now they are gone. now where am i going to get my fix for lena headey, eliza dushku, or evenTahmoh Penikett?

the future of tv in no longer set in the traditional or maybe even antiquated primetime slots every weekday night. it is in ondemand streaming and the first network to realize that is going to win. and the rest are going to be left in the dust for awhile. i look forward to this new trend to become the mainstream way of doing things.

all for now
-erl



ps. after i wrote this i found out that dollhouse was not canceled after all. fox decided to give it another chance. this makes me happy. however, Terminator: the sarah connor chronicles is still canceled. I liked tscc more than dollhouse but at least fox has given joss whedon another chance.