After reviewing the articles for this week I have to say I can relate the most to the article on Forbes.com. Kevin Spacey gives a speech that seems to electrify the audience. He speaks of the control people who watch television and shows want to have over their lives. This control also lies on the control of what they watch. He goes on to speak about how if a person wants to binge a whole show in a one night it will appeal to them more than having to wait week after week to watch a show. It seems as if digital television, such as Netflix and amazon have taken over the traditional idea of what the concept of television once was.
Kevin goes on about how many pilots are made and how much money is spent to make these pilots for potential television series. It amuses me how so many can be made but less than 20 percent are usually chosen to become a series, and then after that nothing is garunteed to the show. It seems to all be so nerve-wracking. I believe it is sort of idiotic to spend hundreds of millions of dollars for shows that wont even get put on the air. Companies like Netflix just go off popularity actors, creators and writers have on previous shows and offer people a whole season at one. Although it’s a bit risky, it is obvious that Netflix has taken over the television game.
Once upon a time, television was the most entertaining thing there was. People wouldn’t complain about having to wait for a new season to come or even a new episode. Now we’ve revolutionized the television concept itself and have become impatient. People wish to see through a storyline as quickly as possible and move on to the next. Traditional television shows don’t give you that option.
