Tuesday, April 5, 2011
television and blogs
Blogs have become a new way to get information out into the world. They are a way for people to come together and share ideas. While most blogs I have seen have been written, you can put anything into a blog. There is Youtube that could be classified as video blogs that has made an impact in almost everyone's lives. Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog is like a television show but aired only on the computer. While this makes sense because of when it was done, I was thinking about the pros and cons of having it as a blog. A blog seems to be more free, allowing them to say and do almost anything they want. Likewise, it allows the actors to talk to the audience. However, blogs don't get as much publicity as television shows. I think that the viewing of this blog was more limited than if it were a television show. Do I think that this could have been anywhere near as successful on television as it was on the web, no. I do think that it works great as a web based video though. It's short, funny, and different.
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This is a perfect example of how medium can drive art, as opposed to art driving medium.
Joss took what was available to him and made it something relatable, and current. This shows his skills as more than just a writer and directer but an excellent opportunist and modernist!
Yeah you nailed that. It shows that to truly succeed in something you have to adapt as the world turns. Though I might have just made a soap opera reference, I think it gets the point across.
Twenty years ago he rode both the coattails of 80's teen films, featuring teens struggling to find identities, and provocative supernatural thrillers, such as X-Files and other things in that genre that I can't remember off the top of my head.
Then he rode the train of the rebirth of sci-fi with Firefly and Dollhouse, and now he's filming a superhero movie (currently the most bankable genre of summer blockbusters). He knows when to hold em' and knows when to fold em'.
A point to consider: web-based media allows for more freedom than televised media. There are no rating systems or regulated standards to control what is shown, which can be good and bad, but it allows for complete freedom and gives people the opportunity creative experimentation.
Wasn't Dr. Horrible released amongst the hype of blogging? It was a brilliant way for Whedon to turn a popular piece of modern technology into a sensation that have kept people talking about it years after it's release. I agree that it wouldn't have been as successful on television, nor would it have made much sense to take Dr. Horrible out of the blogging atmosphere. I also thought it being on a blog (or about a blog) was a clever way for Whedon to stick his tongue out at the television producers for not paying their writers like they should.
The success of this blog is really due to the Whedon fans. Their loyalty has pushed this show from just a low budget blog to its release on blue ray disc. I won't be purchasing it but it definitely shows the power and influence of his fans.
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