This article "Oppulance on TV: Escapist or Clueless?" caught my attention. Roger Catlin of the Hartford Courant, asks some pertinent questions. One of the replies bothered me enough that I had to post this.
Dawn Ostroff, entertainment president at the CW, compares it to the days of “Dynasty” and “Dallas.”
“Those shows were all very popular back in a time when there was a very similar financial climate in the country, ” she says. “When the country goes through times like these ... having entertainment be escapist is what our viewers look for.”
What viewers I wonder? Why would financially-drained people want to watch rich people? Call me crazy, but that is not a form of escapism. Torture is what I would call it. When I am choosing between food for my children and gas, the last thing I am going to enjoy watching is others wasting money.
You wouldn't believe the strong urge I have to email Dawn Ostroff and share my thoughts. I would love to see who their target audience really is. You know they have statistical data for this.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Something to make you think.....
This article "Oppulance on TV: Escapist or Clueless?" caught my attention. Roger Catlin of the Hartford Courant, asks some pertinent questions. One of the replies bothered me enough that I had to post this.
Dawn Ostroff, entertainment president at the CW, compares it to the days of “Dynasty” and “Dallas.”
“Those shows were all very popular back in a time when there was a very similar financial climate in the country, ” she says. “When the country goes through times like these ... having entertainment be escapist is what our viewers look for.”
What viewers I wonder? Why would financially-drained people want to watch rich people? Call me crazy, but that is not a form of escapism. Torture is what I would call it. When I am choosing between food for my children and gas, the last thing I am going to enjoy watching is others wasting money.
You wouldn't believe the strong urge I have to email Dawn Ostroff and share my thoughts. I would love to see who their target audience really is. You know they have statistical data for this.
Dawn Ostroff, entertainment president at the CW, compares it to the days of “Dynasty” and “Dallas.”
“Those shows were all very popular back in a time when there was a very similar financial climate in the country, ” she says. “When the country goes through times like these ... having entertainment be escapist is what our viewers look for.”
What viewers I wonder? Why would financially-drained people want to watch rich people? Call me crazy, but that is not a form of escapism. Torture is what I would call it. When I am choosing between food for my children and gas, the last thing I am going to enjoy watching is others wasting money.
You wouldn't believe the strong urge I have to email Dawn Ostroff and share my thoughts. I would love to see who their target audience really is. You know they have statistical data for this.
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