Comments on: How to Save the Emmys http://bashinginminds.com/2008/09/28/how-to-save-the-emmys/ Geekstuff, for the discriminating geek Fri, 11 May 2012 17:25:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=409 By: RhaegarTargaryen http://bashinginminds.com/2008/09/28/how-to-save-the-emmys/comment-page-1/#comment-339 RhaegarTargaryen Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:11:05 +0000 http://cabridges.com/?p=579#comment-339 I didn't watch the Emmy's live, did the YouTube thing for parts that were watercoolered. And I don't particularly mind if the Emmy's are swallowed by a Hellmouth and never seen from again but I'm wise enough to know if that happened they'd be vomited back up because nobody, especially the denizens of tortuous evil, like to be shown up. So how to fix these things so they don't become projectile? Lets start with what I would like to see: 1) Stars all prettied up and being more themselves than their characters. It's the rare time I get to see this. ...However, I'm not the new fan, Producers. Take note, do NOT tailor your program to me because that'd be a failure to recognize the people who are going to tune in to see stars in a more natural environment can get this, in this information age, from a zillion-and-three different places. If we are tuning in to see particular people then we've probably already found them in another medium. 2) Clips. I want to see clips of my favorite shows because, um, I like television (though I don't own one. See point about "information age" above. Which, come to think of it, is probably why I'm not into the Emmy's anymore - I'm getting what I want from other sources. But I digress.) So, being a fan of television you sort of know something about me right off the bat. So show me clips of my favorite shows. And in the process I'll see clips of shows I wouldn't have considered watching. Because you know what I'm NOT doing online? I'm not searching (much) for things I don't know I like. Are you seeing how you, Emmy Producers, can turn yourselves into an asset of mine? Think on it. I didn't watch the Emmy's live, did the YouTube thing for parts that were watercoolered. And I don't particularly mind if the Emmy's are swallowed by a Hellmouth and never seen from again but I'm wise enough to know if that happened they'd be vomited back up because nobody, especially the denizens of tortuous evil, like to be shown up.

So how to fix these things so they don't become projectile? Lets start with what I would like to see:

1) Stars all prettied up and being more themselves than their characters. It's the rare time I get to see this.

…However, I'm not the new fan, Producers. Take note, do NOT tailor your program to me because that'd be a failure to recognize the people who are going to tune in to see stars in a more natural environment can get this, in this information age, from a zillion-and-three different places.

If we are tuning in to see particular people then we've probably already found them in another medium.

2) Clips.

I want to see clips of my favorite shows because, um, I like television (though I don't own one. See point about "information age" above. Which, come to think of it, is probably why I'm not into the Emmy's anymore – I'm getting what I want from other sources. But I digress.) So, being a fan of television you sort of know something about me right off the bat.

So show me clips of my favorite shows. And in the process I'll see clips of shows I wouldn't have considered watching. Because you know what I'm NOT doing online? I'm not searching (much) for things I don't know I like.

Are you seeing how you, Emmy Producers, can turn yourselves into an asset of mine?

Think on it.

]]> By: samatwitch http://bashinginminds.com/2008/09/28/how-to-save-the-emmys/comment-page-1/#comment-338 samatwitch Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:53:16 +0000 http://cabridges.com/?p=579#comment-338 I think that is an excellent suggestion, Chris. I prefer clips of the shows - or the performers - to listening to lame presenter 'banter'. Plus they always make them walk so long to get to the mike in the first place. Clips of the shows might entice people to watch more shows that they haven't seen before. I could definitely have done without any of the reality show hosts or bits this year, even though I watched most of it on tape! I think that is an excellent suggestion, Chris. I prefer clips of the shows – or the performers – to listening to lame presenter 'banter'. Plus they always make them walk so long to get to the mike in the first place.

Clips of the shows might entice people to watch more shows that they haven't seen before. I could definitely have done without any of the reality show hosts or bits this year, even though I watched most of it on tape!

]]> By: Shmuel http://bashinginminds.com/2008/09/28/how-to-save-the-emmys/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Shmuel Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:19:08 +0000 http://cabridges.com/?p=579#comment-337 Hmm. You know, I have exactly the inverse solution. Keep the presenter bits, allow more time for the acceptance speeches, which provide the <i>other</i> good bits, and get rid of every single montage and clip, with the sole exception of the Parade of the Dead. You'll be done with time to spare and have a much better show. Hmm. You know, I have exactly the inverse solution. Keep the presenter bits, allow more time for the acceptance speeches, which provide the other good bits, and get rid of every single montage and clip, with the sole exception of the Parade of the Dead. You'll be done with time to spare and have a much better show.

]]> By: b!X http://bashinginminds.com/2008/09/28/how-to-save-the-emmys/comment-page-1/#comment-336 b!X Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:26:35 +0000 http://cabridges.com/?p=579#comment-336 Dugg it. http://digg.com/television/How_to_Save_the_Emmys Dugg it.

http://digg.com/television/How_to_Save_the_Emmys

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