Posted by Cory Barker on March 30, 2010 · 1 Comment
I’ll say it, I love professional wrestling. Have ever since I was six years old way back in 1994 when I randomly started watching on a semi-regular basis. Through the Monday Night Wars, the WCW buyout and the current “PG” era of the WWE, there’s one individual that kept me coming back every week — … Read more
Posted by Cory Barker on March 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Curious to what this all means? Read my introduction to this multi-post series. We tend to think that CBS has had the best run of success in the last handful of years, but after my research did my mind get blown?
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Posted by Cory Barker on March 27, 2010 · 1 Comment
Curious as to what this all means? Read my introduction to this multi-post series. Of all the networks I researched for this project, I think ABC’s results surprised me the most. And that’s not a good thing.
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Posted by Cory Barker on March 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Though I have been using it for more, this blog was primarily constituted for a course about the changes in what we refer to as “television.” Along with this blog, I am also working on a presentation/paper about the content and format innovations from “traditional” (read: broadcast) networks in this dynamic time. Over the past … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on March 24, 2010 · 1 Comment
A lot of ink has been spilled about the future of serial television, but even if I do not think that it is “going away” or “dying,” I’ve recently been thinking about how troubling it is to be a fan of these types of series. As a fan of serial television, there are usually two … Read more
Posted by Cory Barker on March 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Well, I guess that headline is partially dumb and misleading, because obviously the major broadcast networks will air a miniseries at least one more time in the future. I think. But what I meant by that headline is can the broadcast networks actually air a quality miniseries?
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Posted by Cory Barker on March 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Last week, rumblings were that 24 would finish out its eight-year run this May on FOX. Now, Ausiello is reporting that 20th Century Fox (the studio) is pitching the series to NBC, who obviously need space-fillers on its schedule. One question for NBC: why? Let’s break this down a little bit. What are the primary … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on March 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As someone who watches a lot of television on my laptop, I have spent time wondering if I really needed to cable television. Those moments of reflection usually come when my damn Comcast bill arrives in the mail each month. This week, the New York Times profiled some folks who have more willpower than I … Read more
Posted by Cory Barker on March 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Despite what we all want, we are eventually going to have to pay to use Hulu.
Posted by Cory Barker on March 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Tonight — well, I guess this week since Leno’s Tonight Show started yesterday — is the makeshift reboot of NBC’s schedule, as it’s newest hope for ratings success, positive critical response and good buzz, Parenthood debuts at 10 PM. In the last year, NBC’s undergone a slew of changes that more or less led to … Read more
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