Or that they don't use the On Demand. I, for one, am crotchety that way.
Nice acronym, Mom!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
libkitty - May 08, 2007 2:10:09 pm PDT #6581 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Anastasius - May 08, 2007 2:51:31 pm PDT #6582 of 10001
You have to switch to positive thinking mode:
Drive will go out with massive fireworks.
NoiseDesign - May 08, 2007 2:53:12 pm PDT #6583 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
I think it's going to hit a point where advertisers quit paying for ad time, at which point cable companies will just directly charge us for everything. I'm expecting us to move towards a pay per view model for everything at the rate things are gooing.
Vortex - May 08, 2007 3:16:24 pm PDT #6584 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
well, at least then we only pay for what we watch.
§ ita § - May 08, 2007 3:31:45 pm PDT #6585 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, but up until now the advertisers had been shouldering some of that cost. It may be startling to find out how much it costs when we're the sole payer.
Burrell - May 08, 2007 3:38:16 pm PDT #6586 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I think it's going to hit a point where advertisers quit paying for ad time, at which point cable companies will just directly charge us for everything. I'm expecting us to move towards a pay per view model for everything at the rate things are gooing.
I seriously doubt that we are approaching the end of tv advertising. But I do think it's going to change, more corporate sponsorship, more product placement. I've also heard arguments that DVRs will enable advertisers to target the audience more closely, airing one set of commercials in one zip code and a different set in another.
NoiseDesign - May 08, 2007 3:38:50 pm PDT #6587 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
That is precisely it. Special effects and all those cast members don't come cheap. Even worse, what if the shows are priced according to how many people tune in/download. All of our lovely little genre shows will cost me per episode to watch. We're not talking cost like $1 an episode, I'd say it would be much higher. Even if it were only $5 an episode, if you watch 10 episodes in a week, that's $200 a month in television viewing.
libkitty - May 08, 2007 3:46:26 pm PDT #6588 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I'm pretty confident in big business's ability to use tv to get their products in front of us, even if the method changes. I think that they're going to go product placement with a lot more, and probably come up with other creative ways to sell.
Vortex - May 08, 2007 3:51:55 pm PDT #6589 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
wow, that's a sobering thought. I mean, it's more like movies, I guess.
Burrell - May 08, 2007 3:52:55 pm PDT #6590 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I think right now we're in a transitional phase, advertisers and execs are a little leery of the new technology. Once they figure out how to use DVRs to their advantage, they'll sing a new tune.