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NBC and iTunes Offering Free Conviction Pilot Episode?
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arn said:
Clever show. Considering the ratings of shows like "Scrubs" and "Arrested Development" (cancelled) clever humor is apparently a fatal flaw.
I hope iTunes becomes a destination for smaller shows that may not draw big enough ratings to get full season orders but have enough appeal to work online. Apple is in a fantastic position to present shows developed specifically for online distribution.
Now about that set-top box...
ehurtley said:
These are the bad ones too, with all the new, lame-duck anchors. What I want to see are the old ones with Craig Kilbourne, like "Defense wins championships......."
Would I pay for those, of course not, but they should be up. Anything on TV should be FREE on iTunes. I am holding firm on that.
New today...
Not a whole lot added, but I'm glad to see new shows popping up every Tuesday now.
* "America's Funnies Home Videos": 13 episodes. Not exactly sure if this is the current season; the release date says 2001.
* "Conviction" pilot, music video and behind-the-scenes clip. Free. Online-only content like behind-the-scenes, deleted scenes, webisodes, etc., are a great way to drive interest in a show, particularly if it has the cache of being exclusive. More please.
* "Late Night with Conan O'Brien": Some new clips, but still no new episodes. He's on hiatus fo the Olympics, so maybe this is an indication that daily episodes are coming in March or April.
* Monk Celebrity Playlist: I like these character-written lists. Michael and Dwight from "The Office" have done really funny ones. (Looks like the this actually posted last week, but I just noticed it today.)
I'm still holding out hope that the Jerry Bruckheimer celebrity playlist a few weeks ago means the "CSI" franchise and other new titles are coming soon. Apple is also starting to feature more Celebrity Playlists from actors, so it's looking very TV all the way around.
Not a whole lot added, but I'm glad to see new shows popping up every Tuesday now.
* "America's Funnies Home Videos": 13 episodes. Not exactly sure if this is the current season; the release date says 2001.
* "Conviction" pilot, music video and behind-the-scenes clip. Free. Online-only content like behind-the-scenes, deleted scenes, webisodes, etc., are a great way to drive interest in a show, particularly if it has the cache of being exclusive. More please.
* "Late Night with Conan O'Brien": Some new clips, but still no new episodes. He's on hiatus fo the Olympics, so maybe this is an indication that daily episodes are coming in March or April.
* Monk Celebrity Playlist: I like these character-written lists. Michael and Dwight from "The Office" have done really funny ones. (Looks like the this actually posted last week, but I just noticed it today.)
I'm still holding out hope that the Jerry Bruckheimer celebrity playlist a few weeks ago means the "CSI" franchise and other new titles are coming soon. Apple is also starting to feature more Celebrity Playlists from actors, so it's looking very TV all the way around.
I was going to mention the ESPN ads have been free for a while - although when I first downladed them, they only had three up there. But that's OT.
My only disappointment with this being free is that it looks like crap. I'm sorry but I'm sick of another legal drama. I get enough of that crap at school. I can't even take L&O anymore...ugh....I know that if I can't say anything nice, I shouldn't say anything....but I really am annoyed by this.
On a broader note, I agree thoroughly with arn's comments - letting out the pilot for free would be a brilliant move. Without trying, I can think of a couple shows that I really wasn't that interested in, but after watching the pilot on DVD, I would have loved to watch the season on the air (Firefly and Lost).
My only disappointment with this being free is that it looks like crap. I'm sorry but I'm sick of another legal drama. I get enough of that crap at school. I can't even take L&O anymore...ugh....I know that if I can't say anything nice, I shouldn't say anything....but I really am annoyed by this.
On a broader note, I agree thoroughly with arn's comments - letting out the pilot for free would be a brilliant move. Without trying, I can think of a couple shows that I really wasn't that interested in, but after watching the pilot on DVD, I would have loved to watch the season on the air (Firefly and Lost).
The Joy of Censorship
Maybe I am imagining things, or maybe he wishes to not have his name displayed, but in the episode descriptions the name "Dick Wolf" is edited to "D**k Wolf."
Is his name really that obscene?
Maybe I am imagining things, or maybe he wishes to not have his name displayed, but in the episode descriptions the name "Dick Wolf" is edited to "D**k Wolf."
Is his name really that obscene?
velocityofjack said:
haha ... I was just going through this forum to see if anyone else picked that up! I'm downloading the show now ... hopefully its worth the bandwidth!
Macrumors said:
Don't forget Monk! Apple's free episode of Monk was what got me hooked on the series!
David
I didn't know that show had been cancelled. I happened to catch it and told a bunch of my friends to watch it too. I know a few of them started watching it.arn said:
And by the way, I can't believe that they cancel that show, but throwing out a free episode of How I Met Your Mother actually boosted ratings. IMHO that is one of the more overhyped shows of this season. Seems a little too predictable for me. Plus overall, it's not funny enough to overcome the predictability.
EDIT: And Arrested Development has been cancelled? Where's the humanity? Ok, I know it's only a tv show, but it's a darn funny one and extremely too clever for network television. Maybe another network will pick it up and give it a fighting chance.
EDIT: Wait. I can't find any confirmation that Arrested Development has been cancelled. Does someone know something that I don't? Please share.
Stewie said:
Have you actually tried watching them on anything other than an iPod screen? I have only downloaded three videos - two BSG and one music video - but all three look good on my 20" iMac at full screen.
Are they great? No, but certainly watchable and to my wife, an average viewer non-perfectionist in terms of video quality, thinks they are close to what she sees when we watch DVD's on it.
The song from the series
For more freebies ... go to the EXCELLENT website of Gabe Dixon
www.gabedixonband.com
I was amazed when I saw his latest album completely free for download.
It's the theme song for this new show
It's called "All Will be Well"
We should try to support artists who choose this path of distribution.
For more freebies ... go to the EXCELLENT website of Gabe Dixon
www.gabedixonband.com
I was amazed when I saw his latest album completely free for download.
It's the theme song for this new show
It's called "All Will be Well"
We should try to support artists who choose this path of distribution.
yoda13 said:
Wow that's romantic! She let's you get away with that?!?!
No wonder you're going to marry her...
Pilot Ratings
Here is where Apple and the TV industry should move next. The TV industry makes many pilot episodes and shows them to a selected audience for review. As we know, they aren't very accurate.
Put all the pilot episodes on iTunes for free. When users rate the pilots, the rating is sent back to Apple. Apple compiles the rating statistics and sells that data back to the TV network. Now the TV network has feedback from hundreds of thousands, not just a few people. Those watch the pilots will be more likely to purchase future episodes.
Everyone wins! People get free TV shows, Apple gets money from the TV industry and from future downloads, and the TV industry gets market analysis from a huge demographic base.
Here is where Apple and the TV industry should move next. The TV industry makes many pilot episodes and shows them to a selected audience for review. As we know, they aren't very accurate.
Put all the pilot episodes on iTunes for free. When users rate the pilots, the rating is sent back to Apple. Apple compiles the rating statistics and sells that data back to the TV network. Now the TV network has feedback from hundreds of thousands, not just a few people. Those watch the pilots will be more likely to purchase future episodes.
Everyone wins! People get free TV shows, Apple gets money from the TV industry and from future downloads, and the TV industry gets market analysis from a huge demographic base.
Um, I'm not good at catching stuff...that free episode still up?Super Dave said:Don't forget Monk! Apple's free episode of Monk was what got me hooked on the series!
David
Sry, OT.... so, anyways, I think it would be great to have all the pilots free. I just downloaded this one, although I have never before watched any shows of this genre....
dotdotdot said:
Yeah, once upon a time I was a 'client' of a marketing company that would send random things to me to test or review. One thing was the pilot episode of an ensemble sitcom. I panned it. It had an obnoxious pop theme song, stupid humor, awful laugh track.
It was called 'Friends'.
Oh well, that shows my opinion of pop culture. (The funny thing was it was a self-erasing video tape. It had a small magnet that the tape passed by as it played, erasing it, so you couldn't rewind and re-watch any part of it...)
Curses!
I was hoping to pitch "Conviction", with O.J. Simpson as a globetrotting born again evangelist preacher traveling the world's golf courses in search of evil corporate criminals, with nothing but a bible in his hand.
And also a very sharp knife in the other hand.
I was hoping to pitch "Conviction", with O.J. Simpson as a globetrotting born again evangelist preacher traveling the world's golf courses in search of evil corporate criminals, with nothing but a bible in his hand.
And also a very sharp knife in the other hand.