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Most of the lack of space and time to show these would be solved by offering them for free via On Demand; or on YouTube and hulu, both of which have advertising
by thwarted 16y ago
Most of the lack of space and time to show these would be solved by offering them for free via On Demand; or on YouTube and hulu, both of which have advertising platforms that would consider this remnant ad inventory.
- joezydeco 16y agoIf you take it off the broadcast net, doesn't that eliminate the whole "American Idol" aspect of the idea where people watch together and then vote? If you make it homework ("watch every one of these shows by friday!"), you've lost the public.
- thwarted 16y agoHuh? Pilots are already not necessarily shown to the general public via broadcast television. Making them more easily available via the internet can only serve to increase their exposure. No one is requiring anyone to watch these like "homework", just like consuming any possible entertainment isn't "homework". If they are available via On Demand for free, then people can watch them just like they watch other shows.
- joezydeco 16y agoDid you read the article? "What if a network devoted one week, maybe in early summertime, to airing all its pilots for the fall season, with viewers voting on their favorites? You turn your otherwise failed pilots into content for a weeklong American Idol-style competition"
- thwarted 16y agoI read all three of the paragraphs in the "article". Note that my original response was in the context of azanar's comment, about the economics of doing what is suggested in the OP.