Posted by Goro on 10/31/14 11:35

Roy L. Fuchs wrote:
> On 24 Dec 2005 08:26:50 -0800, "Goro" <evilninjax@yahoo.com> Gave us:
>
> >
> >Allan wrote:
> >> On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:35:04 GMT, Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Allan wrote on [Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:45:17 -0500]:
> >> >> Here's the top five TV-DVD sellers of 2005, from bottom to top:
> >> >>
> >> >> 5. Friends 9.x (790,000 units)
> >> >> 4. The Simpsons 6.x (830,000 units)
> >> >> 3. Seinfeld 4.x (860,000 units)
> >> >> 2. Lost 1.x (1,040,000 units)
> >> >> 1. Chappelle's Show 2.x Uncensored (2,840,000 units)
> >> >
> >> >Not bad for a dead medium.
> >>
> >> "one of the few categories in the now-mature DVD business that's still
> >> on a steep growth trajectory."
> >
> >i liked this part from TFA :
> >
> >This growth in TV-DVD is both good and bad for the home entertainment
> >business in general, Adams said. On the positive side, the higher price
> >points help maintain profits as prices for theatrical catalog titles
> >"and even fairly recent hits" sink to new lows, he said.
> >
> >And yet he can't help but wonder whether all those "complete season"
> >sets are eating up viewing time that used to be spent watching movies.
> >
> >"Those are a lot of hours people are buying for $30," Adams said, "as
> >opposed to a two-hour movie for $20."
> >
> >-goro-
>
>
> Well, one doesn't sit and watch the entire season in one sitting...
> usually.
>
> I usually watch several episodes at a time though... :-]

Well, I don't think that he meant that people do that (although, I did
with ROME and basically did that with SLEEPER CELL). But buying (say)
18 hrs of viewing for $30 is pretty nice value and you have to watch
that sometime. Say that it's a show you already like (MIAMI VICE, for
eg), then you might not be inclined to buy some new movies until you've
finished watching it. And if you've bough a few tv boxsets, you might
have enough viewing queued up for a good while, reducing your impulse
for purchasing new movies.

> Kung Fu is good.
>
> The Greatest American Hero is good, though wasn't filmed or directed
> so good. The same "front of the house scene" appears in almost every
> episode, and in many, more than once. Same shadows and everything.
> Sad that.

wow. I used to love GAH, but i recently watched a couple of eps and
thought it was really dated and just couldn't get into it at all. Of
course, somehow I still manage to enjoy and like 21 JUMP ST, though, so
I'm no beacon of good taste! :)

> Hell, shooting TV shows on video instead of film has got to be
> cheaper. That's good, as they can spend more on doing it right.

I think TV fills some nice need. Movies may be akin to a nice meal,
while tv shows are like snacks or fast food. Soemtimes you want that
nice sit-down meal with all the trimmings (2hr movie), but sometimes
you just want to kill that jonesing for some *cruncH* (1/2 sitcom).

-goro-

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