TheMonsterAnything and everything about television.Antiquated Nielsen- July 9, 2008 "Of course, earlier I touched on the dangers that television programs face in the relevance of the soon to be antiquated Nielsen system as more and more shows are DVRd and downloaded from iTunes, as Jericho showed. After Jericho got trashed in the ratings for its beleaguered 2nd season, it was the most downloaded show on iTunes. The math (logic) just doesnt add up, but the advertisinghttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/07/antiquated-nielsen.html Lotta Nuts- July 3, 2008 "The Hollywood Reporter received a whole lotta nuts on Monday. About 1,050 pounds of nuts flooded the THR mailroom, causing rampant chaos -- if "rampant chaos" can be defined as annoyed mailroom employees having to maneuver around 42 boxes of shelled nuts. "Jericho" fans famously bombarded CBS last year with about 50,000 pounds of nuts to help persuade the network to pick up the show for ahttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/07/lotta-nuts.html City of Oldsmar: Nielsen- July 2, 2008 "Nielsen doesn't deserve support Once again the City Council of Oldsmar has given in to big business rather than support its citizens who elected them. Of course, the Chamber of CommerceHorrors has entered the fray and you know who they would support. Sure wouldn't be labor. They're one of the reasons Florida has such a low wage structure in the first place. Now as to Nielsen being thehttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/07/city-of-oldsmar-nielsen.html Supernatural: Sera Gamble- July 1, 2008 "US paranormal drama series Supernatural has become a cult hit since it first hit TV screens in 2005. Sera Gamble is the supervising producer and writer on the show. She discussed what it is like working to a TV budget, the impact of the writers' strike - and why writing horror is so much fun. Warning: This story contains plot spoilers." "The drama around the possible defection fromhttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/07/supernatural-sera-gamble.html |