The Emmy is a television production award. One of the most honored awards to receive. How would a show that didn’t surf on the television air waves receive an Emmy you ask? For that answer, we’d have to ask Dr. Horrible. You see, his sing along blog (a contraction of the term web log) won an Emmy this year. His blog chronicles the failed misadventures in both his personal and business life. And as busy as his life is, it seems he doesn’t have the time to sit down and answer our questions as he contemplates his next move to guarantee a seat in
the Evil League of Evil.
Dr. Evil’s blog does have some professional production value at its back, but it does go to show that content does not need to be aired on TV to get viewers or recognition. It can be argued that the internet is just as a powerful medium for entertainment as the television is. With so much content available on the interwebs, users have a treasure trove of media at their fingertips.
Television stations recognize the reach the interwebs have on our daily lives and have made their programs available online as well. You can now watch most of the popular shows online at your convenience. The interwebs can also be a testing ground for new shows and concepts. Televisions stations may one day air test pilots on the interwebs as opposed to wasting precious TV air time. Marketing for a new show or pilot is considerably cheaper on the interwebs too, as opposed to on air advertisements. There have even been movies that were funded based upon
concepts and short films like Neill Blomkamp’s District 9. User created content such as vlogging (a contraction of the term video web logging) is another avenue of entertainment one can find on the interwebs. With sites like YouTube and Qikwhere users can broadcast to the world and the cost of admission is only a webcam, expect to see the next hit show come from the interwebs.
Dr. Evil’s evil show…http://www.hulu.com/watch/28343/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog
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