mattenno
11-07-2007, 10:01 PM
When looking at revision3's shows, it has a great deal of variety. Lots of different topics to choose from, which is great.
Revision3 was formed from the people who brought you The Screensavers on TechTV.
It is great that everybody who is now working at Revision3 has there own little niche show, like alex/kevin w/ the news show Diggnation, martin with Infected and Webdrifter, patrick with tekzilla and systm, etc.
But what if they also went and started producing a show that was more Screensavers-esque, and brought back some of the topics and discussions that involved more than 2 people.
They used to have sarah, dan, kevin, pat, yoshi, and whoever else all involved at the same time, which I think gave a better platform for open discussion about a subject so that a lot of different aspects could be covered. I'm not saying that it would be those people, but it really worked well back on cable television, and it basically created the fanbase Revision3 has today.
I'm not sure how much exposure Revision3 is actually getting by itself, but would it hurt to return to a show format that created this popularity? Sure, an internet tv show isn't going to get nearly the exposure of a cable tv show (yet), but it may cover a lot of broader topics better, and may be more appealing to the people that aren't as tech-inclined.
Some of you may consider Diggnation to be Revision3's main show, but if you do, you're only looking at a show that covers news stories. Sure, the discussion is fun, but its only 2 people, and one of them is alex's strong personality. If you compare the Screensavers to Diggnation, you'll see almost no resemblence except for the faces on the screen. My point is that a show like the Screensavers was able to capture a broader audience than Diggnation can, and would thus increase viewership.
Thoughts?
Revision3 was formed from the people who brought you The Screensavers on TechTV.
It is great that everybody who is now working at Revision3 has there own little niche show, like alex/kevin w/ the news show Diggnation, martin with Infected and Webdrifter, patrick with tekzilla and systm, etc.
But what if they also went and started producing a show that was more Screensavers-esque, and brought back some of the topics and discussions that involved more than 2 people.
They used to have sarah, dan, kevin, pat, yoshi, and whoever else all involved at the same time, which I think gave a better platform for open discussion about a subject so that a lot of different aspects could be covered. I'm not saying that it would be those people, but it really worked well back on cable television, and it basically created the fanbase Revision3 has today.
I'm not sure how much exposure Revision3 is actually getting by itself, but would it hurt to return to a show format that created this popularity? Sure, an internet tv show isn't going to get nearly the exposure of a cable tv show (yet), but it may cover a lot of broader topics better, and may be more appealing to the people that aren't as tech-inclined.
Some of you may consider Diggnation to be Revision3's main show, but if you do, you're only looking at a show that covers news stories. Sure, the discussion is fun, but its only 2 people, and one of them is alex's strong personality. If you compare the Screensavers to Diggnation, you'll see almost no resemblence except for the faces on the screen. My point is that a show like the Screensavers was able to capture a broader audience than Diggnation can, and would thus increase viewership.
Thoughts?