Comments on: Cartoon Network borrows from Lost "Enhanced" episodes for Star Wars: The Clone Wars to attract more viewers http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/06/cartoon-network-borrows-from-lost-enhanced-episodes-for-star-wars-the-clone-wars-to-attract-more-viewers/16057/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard Steven Hack http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/06/cartoon-network-borrows-from-lost-enhanced-episodes-for-star-wars-the-clone-wars-to-attract-more-viewers/16057/comment-page-1/#comment-68438 Richard Steven Hack Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:29:00 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=16057#comment-68438 Vader, I've never even seen it. What I don't understand is the point of cluttering up the screen with a distraction from the VIDEO. The point of television production is to produce TV that compels viewing. Presumably the director and the director of photography use the PHOTOGRAPHY to accomplish that task. Adding a distracting banner somewhere on the screen is just pointless. It says you don't know how to produce a show that keeps its viewers on top of things by dialog and visuals. This is not CNN where a news banner makes some sense. And I'd like to see some focus studies, statistical evidence, ANY evidence that such a trick "attracts more viewers". I'd expect the opposite. If a show wants to keep people up to date with some sort of "previously on X", that's fine, as long as it's done intelligently (which it usually isn't, just brief flashes of clips that explain little.) But having to guide the viewer along with text is lame. Now if it was INTERACTIVE - you could click on your remote and get a question answered like "who is this character?", I might not mind. Vader, I’ve never even seen it. What I don’t understand is the point of cluttering up the screen with a distraction from the VIDEO. The point of television production is to produce TV that compels viewing. Presumably the director and the director of photography use the PHOTOGRAPHY to accomplish that task. Adding a distracting banner somewhere on the screen is just pointless. It says you don’t know how to produce a show that keeps its viewers on top of things by dialog and visuals.

This is not CNN where a news banner makes some sense.

And I’d like to see some focus studies, statistical evidence, ANY evidence that such a trick “attracts more viewers”. I’d expect the opposite.

If a show wants to keep people up to date with some sort of “previously on X”, that’s fine, as long as it’s done intelligently (which it usually isn’t, just brief flashes of clips that explain little.) But having to guide the viewer along with text is lame.

Now if it was INTERACTIVE – you could click on your remote and get a question answered like “who is this character?”, I might not mind.

]]> By: nyccine http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/06/cartoon-network-borrows-from-lost-enhanced-episodes-for-star-wars-the-clone-wars-to-attract-more-viewers/16057/comment-page-1/#comment-68378 nyccine Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:46:22 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=16057#comment-68378 Um, if these were new episodes, I'd have a problem with it. But otherwise, I really can't think of a better way to drum up interest in repeats, so long as it's unobtrusive. I don't follow Lost, but I did happen upon the episode where they did that text on the bottom, and that did feel lazy to me. Um, if these were new episodes, I’d have a problem with it. But otherwise, I really can’t think of a better way to drum up interest in repeats, so long as it’s unobtrusive. I don’t follow Lost, but I did happen upon the episode where they did that text on the bottom, and that did feel lazy to me.

]]> By: Vader http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/06/cartoon-network-borrows-from-lost-enhanced-episodes-for-star-wars-the-clone-wars-to-attract-more-viewers/16057/comment-page-1/#comment-68362 Vader Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:58:49 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=16057#comment-68362 Seriously Richard? If a bar of text distracts you from watching a show, then I don't understand how you can make it through an episode of anything, much less a 30 minute animated show. Sounds like a good idea to me. Seriously Richard? If a bar of text distracts you from watching a show, then I don’t understand how you can make it through an episode of anything, much less a 30 minute animated show.

Sounds like a good idea to me.

]]> By: Brent http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/06/cartoon-network-borrows-from-lost-enhanced-episodes-for-star-wars-the-clone-wars-to-attract-more-viewers/16057/comment-page-1/#comment-68275 Brent Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:12:00 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=16057#comment-68275 Mentioning Lost and it's pop=-ups, when is ABC going to bring it back? I enjoyed two episodes of lost than 10 minutes of Scrubs or Better Dead. Mentioning Lost and it’s pop=-ups, when is ABC going to bring it back? I enjoyed two episodes of lost than 10 minutes of Scrubs or Better Dead.

]]> By: Richard Steven Hack http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/06/cartoon-network-borrows-from-lost-enhanced-episodes-for-star-wars-the-clone-wars-to-attract-more-viewers/16057/comment-page-1/#comment-68248 Richard Steven Hack Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:38:53 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=16057#comment-68248 Just what I need when I'm trying to watch a show: trivia in text windows. Who thinks this stuff up? Chimpanzees in cages for free bananas? They can't afford to hire real writers? Just what I need when I’m trying to watch a show: trivia in text windows.

Who thinks this stuff up? Chimpanzees in cages for free bananas? They can’t afford to hire real writers?

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