Word: superealism
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Casino gambling is part of the American Dream. "The World Series of Poker" gets better ratings than the Super Bowl. But, even the gaming industry is in trouble. The people who have visions of making millions on one roll of the dice are out of work...
Like reading, viewing online TV is more solitary. You don't gather the family around your MacBook to watch the Super Bowl. Yet in some ways it's more social. There's no online-video TV Guide to rely on--though some start-ups, like eGuiders.com are trying to create one--so your social connections become your TV guide. And the same interactivity that enhances regular TV-watching is even more immediate with laptop in hand. When I watch Lost, I rush to write a blog post--not so much to get my thoughts out as to see the comments...
...grand for the giant screen. Other shows, like Comedy Central's on- and off-line hits, will thrive on both platforms. Producers will start conceiving series both as whole entities and repurposable parts--like the Jan. 31 SNL skit involving Pepsi that ran the next night as a Super Bowl ad for Pepsi...
...Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials...
...Chart": I don't think it was the least bit "predictable" that Jennifer Hudson sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl [Feb. 2]. Given what she's been through in the past six months, it showed remarkable fortitude for her to manage to perform yet at all. Jennifer Fisher, TUCSON, ARIZ...