Comments on: Tweeting Fringe and a Big Fail for the Gleek Contest http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/08/tweeting-fringe-and-a-big-fail-for-the-gleek-contest/ Life at the intersection of television and digital Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:55:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: admin http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/08/tweeting-fringe-and-a-big-fail-for-the-gleek-contest/#comment-15721 admin Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:17:21 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/08/tweeting-fringe-and-a-big-fail-for-the-gleek-contest/#comment-15721 Yes, it's true, the Twitter stream was moderated and various cast and crew members were participating. Nonetheless I turned it off after about ten minutes, thinking stupid stupid stupid. The initial tweets were completely contentless. It seemed to me that the cast had never been on Twitter before and so we were subjected to all the newb stuff: "I don't know what to say." And there were way too many tweets so you couldn't read and watch the show. It was a pick one situation. Since the show had already aired a bazillion times and was available for streaming and the tweets were so dumb, I changed the channel. Yes, it’s true, the Twitter stream was moderated and various cast and crew members were participating. Nonetheless I turned it off after about ten minutes, thinking stupid stupid stupid.
The initial tweets were completely contentless. It seemed to me that the cast had never been on Twitter before and so we were subjected to all the newb stuff: “I don’t know what to say.” And there were way too many tweets so you couldn’t read and watch the show. It was a pick one situation. Since the show had already aired a bazillion times and was available for streaming and the tweets were so dumb, I changed the channel.

]]> By: Arif http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/08/tweeting-fringe-and-a-big-fail-for-the-gleek-contest/#comment-15712 Arif Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:56:40 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/08/tweeting-fringe-and-a-big-fail-for-the-gleek-contest/#comment-15712 Unlike the Metropia crawls, these ones are supposed to be moderated and will include tweets from cast and crew. In that sense, it may be a little like an extra features commentary only live. Maybe the cast and crew will even answer questions and interact with the audience. I believe the first attempt at this will be during the umpteeth repeat of the Glee pilot this Friday night.... Unlike the Metropia crawls, these ones are supposed to be moderated and will include tweets from cast and crew. In that sense, it may be a little like an extra features commentary only live. Maybe the cast and crew will even answer questions and interact with the audience. I believe the first attempt at this will be during the umpteeth repeat of the Glee pilot this Friday night….

]]> By: Mike McGuire http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/08/tweeting-fringe-and-a-big-fail-for-the-gleek-contest/#comment-15706 Mike McGuire Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:58:48 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/08/tweeting-fringe-and-a-big-fail-for-the-gleek-contest/#comment-15706 I hope tweeting on tv shows never catches on. Trying to watch a program while the text is running accross the screen is at best "REALLY ANNOYING". I hope tweeting on tv shows never catches on. Trying to watch a program while the text is running accross the screen is at best “REALLY ANNOYING”.

]]> By: admin http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/08/tweeting-fringe-and-a-big-fail-for-the-gleek-contest/#comment-15703 admin Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/08/tweeting-fringe-and-a-big-fail-for-the-gleek-contest/#comment-15703 Unlike the Metropia crawls, these ones are supposed to be moderated and will include tweets from cast and crew. In that sense, it may be a little like an extra features commentary only live. Maybe the cast and crew will even answer questions and interact with the audience. I believe the first attempt at this will be during the umpteeth repeat of the Glee pilot this Friday night. Unlike the Metropia crawls, these ones are supposed to be moderated and will include tweets from cast and crew. In that sense, it may be a little like an extra features commentary only live. Maybe the cast and crew will even answer questions and interact with the audience. I believe the first attempt at this will be during the umpteeth repeat of the Glee pilot this Friday night.

]]> By: Kazza http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/08/tweeting-fringe-and-a-big-fail-for-the-gleek-contest/#comment-15698 Kazza Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:44:11 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/08/tweeting-fringe-and-a-big-fail-for-the-gleek-contest/#comment-15698 I'm not crazy about a crawl on the bottom of the screen during a show. During Metropia, the viewer comments were banal at best, not to mention distracting. It's already bad enough having the broadcaster promotions popping up during a show. I’m not crazy about a crawl on the bottom of the screen during a show.

During Metropia, the viewer comments were banal at best, not to mention distracting.

It’s already bad enough having the broadcaster promotions popping up during a show.

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