Sunday, September 23, 2012

When Twitter Fans Steer TV

Viewer Feedback Is Louder, Faster Than Ever, Influencing Scripts of Some Shows

WSJ Article, Twitter steers TV shows


Are we on our way towards a direct democracy? Twitter could be the first step in that direction, what do you think?  Imagine if politicians minded the public opinion the same way TV producers do.
"There's a new critic in television writing rooms pressuring some producers to tweak scripts: the Twitterati."
"Comments posted on Twitter and other social-media websites about television shows have exploded in the past year, to 75.5 million in July from 8.8 million a year earlier... the comments are beginning to have an impact on the writing of shows."

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