Comments on: Kvetching About TV Show Distribution Online

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:16:07 +0000

I didn't start watching it yet because…I couldn't find the pilot, or buy it on iTunes!

By: Outlander

Outlander — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:18:22 +0000

So what did you think of Eureka? I like it – it seems quirky and fun, and the characters are pretty well developed. I understand its ratings were fairly strong (2.14 HH) too, which is pretty good considering that NBC does not cross-promote Scifi shows on any other networks.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:16:07 +0000

I didn't start watching it yet because…I couldn't find the pilot, or buy it on iTunes!

By: Outlander

Outlander — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:18:22 +0000

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:24:00 +0000

There are several shows that hold back their content 8 days. Along with House and Bones, I know BSG does the same thing. Other shows are up immediately the next day. I’m not sure of logic behind it. For House and Bones I suppose you could argue they’re looking to maximize paid downloads via iTunes.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:24:00 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:10:00 +0000

The vast majority of my TV viewing is done online, so I know where you are coming from. I’m ecstatic that there are so many more shows available online now and that the video players have improved immensely. I can understand why companies don’t want to have the entire series online or even the whole previous season once it’s available on DVD. On the other hand, I wish more would have all of the current season available instead of just the last 4-5 episodes. I also wish that FOX wouldn’t wait 2-3 weeks to put episodes online (they did this with House and Bones last year). I agree that having the premiere, the last finale, and perhaps one or two other episodes available online could help bring in new viewers who missed the first season. Even doing the 2-minute recaps like USA did last summer with Monk and Psych would be better than nothing (though, those would be more important for serialized shows).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:10:00 +0000

By: Gusar

Gusar — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:32:00 +0000

You’ve pretty much hit the nail on the head here. I can’t help but wonder… are studio execs really, really dumb or do they want to drive people to torrents? I really can’t see any other explanations for some of the stuff they do.

By: Gusar

Gusar — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:32:00 +0000