tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151648620999578441.post1031834940560447645..comments2023-09-27T08:03:12.568-04:00Comments on Damn the Man! Save the Empire!: The Road Back to NYC - What I Learned at MITTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409103030213785080noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151648620999578441.post-15409569341017399122008-11-25T20:33:00.000-05:002008-11-25T20:33:00.000-05:00Considering how many resources it takes to just wr...Considering how many resources it takes to just write the 5 episodes a week, would weaving an online story in and out of the canvas even be feasible?<BR/><BR/>I think a weekly show, like Night Shift 2, would be the ideal template for that kind of thing. I would allow the writers time to create and adjust the story, as needed. They had a paired web series with Night Shift 2 revolving around two new characters Kyle and Claire. I thought it was a great way to build more of a connection for these characters to the show, although I think they should have incorporated one established character in the series more often to create more of a buy in.<BR/><BR/>If they were to do the same for Night Shift next season, I think it would be ideal to build it around Robert Scorpio and an intrigue/adventure. I think if it's done on a multi-tier level (onscreen and online), perhaps similar to some of the viral movies or like Heroes/Lost, it could create a repeat and interested interactive audience.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082448308656114251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151648620999578441.post-63712722647860499242008-11-24T22:33:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:33:00.000-05:00A-freakin-men, Tom.A-freakin-men, Tom.P Ceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222604575997579135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151648620999578441.post-35670713631194436472008-11-24T07:24:00.000-05:002008-11-24T07:24:00.000-05:00These are mouth-watering ideas. I think the soaps ...These are mouth-watering ideas. I think the soaps have wet their feet in it with the blogs and such (although as you said these are usually written by assistants or interns). I would just die if there was a virtual Port Charles!<BR/><BR/>LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151648620999578441.post-68307506376249375052008-11-23T19:51:00.000-05:002008-11-23T19:51:00.000-05:00I personally need no selling. Hell, I'd be a ...I personally need no selling. Hell, I'd be a superfan tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>But here's the thing: building these immersive side projects takes investment. Just like any kind of promotion takes investment. Even if the superfan does most of the work, the owner of the creative property has to build the platform on which the superfan builds.<BR/><BR/>With regard to soaps, in general, property owners seem to have taken the poster of the owner of a 45 year old house or a twelve year old car..."I'm gonna use it till it drops; I'm not sinking any more cash into this thing".<BR/><BR/>The analogy implies that the property owners of daytime soaps have come to believe that there is no long-term value to their properties.<BR/><BR/>That is why we see few banner ads, TV ads...and certainly not the kind of exciting, creative things you imply.<BR/><BR/>I have some hope here: ABC invested a lot in the tornado for AMC, and in guest stars for OLTL. Sony/Bell is sinking a ton into Y&R at every level...from keeping and luring back veterans, big guest stars, more sumptuous sets than ever, location shots. These hints of investment make me hope that if someone like you proselytizes enough about new media, and others of us get in line with you, the new work you describe could happen.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, your enthusiasm is infectious. I'm giddy just reading what you wrote!MarkHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14412341175849605973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151648620999578441.post-23655086582940799752008-11-23T15:19:00.000-05:002008-11-23T15:19:00.000-05:00If there was an interactive LLANVIEW, it mught as ...If there was an interactive LLANVIEW, it mught as well be connected to a PINE VALLY & PORT CHARLES...with not only the freedom to move between the communities, but incentive!Norn Cutsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151648620999578441.post-54766097160819823112008-11-23T14:28:00.000-05:002008-11-23T14:28:00.000-05:00Tom you are talking about an internet strategy som...Tom you are talking about an internet strategy something that anyone who paid attention to the Obama campaign would seriously start paying attention to. I just don't think the old guard that produces soaps gets it. Witness Ken Corday's failure to go to the internet to explain the firing of his two biggest stars. You should pitch your ideas to a soap. No risk, no glory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151648620999578441.post-41657317080793704252008-11-23T14:17:00.000-05:002008-11-23T14:17:00.000-05:00so exciting yet so frustrating!...the thought of b...so exciting yet so frustrating!<BR/><BR/>...the thought of being part of an interactive LLANVIEW made my heart leap!Norn Cutsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com