Any thoughts on what impact, if any, the growth of TV shows going to DVD will have on syndication?
Rick
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DVD Impact
- Thread starter ricksegers
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I think it will have a lot of impact, especially for marginal shows which don't make it into syndicaiton long. Think of shows like "Yes Dear." Often times many shows got a new lease and became big in syndication, the best example being "Gilligan's Island."
I noticed at the used CD place for instance, "Too Close For Comfort" was there and only $7.98 for a season. Now I was never crazy about the show but if it was on I would watch it. So for eight bucks I bought it. Like I said I wouldn't plan to watch it or record it if it was syndicated but I would buy it used on CD.
There is also an reverse impact. I love "The Simpsons," and even though in Chicago it airs 3 times a day, I buy the CDs because I love the commentary and I love to see all the parts that get cut out.
A lot of times show like "Seinfeld" and "Everybody Loves Raymond," due much better in syndication because they weren't popular straight off. This means many people missed them first time around.
Then there is a flip side, DVDs don't impact the African-American community as much and two of the biggest shows in Chicago for an African-American audience are "The Jeffersons" and "Good Times." They do excellent among the black audiences. I personally feel they are dated, but they do well.
I think TV needs to prepare itself better for the assult on DVDs so they won't wind up crying like the music industry did. I found it ironic that the music industry cries that people are downloading songs, but never raised a heartbeat when I had to buy the record, the 8-track, the cassette tape and now the CD of the "Meet The Beatles" album. How many times am I gonna have to buy that damn album??
I noticed at the used CD place for instance, "Too Close For Comfort" was there and only $7.98 for a season. Now I was never crazy about the show but if it was on I would watch it. So for eight bucks I bought it. Like I said I wouldn't plan to watch it or record it if it was syndicated but I would buy it used on CD.
There is also an reverse impact. I love "The Simpsons," and even though in Chicago it airs 3 times a day, I buy the CDs because I love the commentary and I love to see all the parts that get cut out.
A lot of times show like "Seinfeld" and "Everybody Loves Raymond," due much better in syndication because they weren't popular straight off. This means many people missed them first time around.
Then there is a flip side, DVDs don't impact the African-American community as much and two of the biggest shows in Chicago for an African-American audience are "The Jeffersons" and "Good Times." They do excellent among the black audiences. I personally feel they are dated, but they do well.
I think TV needs to prepare itself better for the assult on DVDs so they won't wind up crying like the music industry did. I found it ironic that the music industry cries that people are downloading songs, but never raised a heartbeat when I had to buy the record, the 8-track, the cassette tape and now the CD of the "Meet The Beatles" album. How many times am I gonna have to buy that damn album??
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