End Of An Era
I've been out of town the past couple of weeks. There was a family emergency down in Florida...which I may write about at a future date...
At any rate, I've been getting back into the workflow and catching up on the news.
One bit of news that I don't think has been reported on a wide basis is that Roger Ebert has left his series, "At the Movies." Granted, he hasn't been on the show for quite some time, but he still had a connection to it.
Now, it's official. After being associated with the show for over two decades, he's official out. His co-host Richard Roeper is also out leaving Disney-ABC no choice but to relaunch the show.
It really is the end of an era for those who followed the show for so long. The show originally ran on PBS back in the eighties as Siskel and Ebert: At the Movies.
When the show gained popularity, the duo moved over to the commercial world...but back then, I didn't go to a movie unless it was given the "thumbs up" by both Siskel and Ebert.
One of the best parts about the show was when they disagreed on the movies they reviewed. They could really get into it and yet remain respectful of each other. If we could all only argue like Siskel and Ebert!
Another bit of news was a new survey issued by CBS Interactive. The survey found that 46 % of online viewers watch television episodes online as their primary form of TV entertainment.
I'll have to admit, I'm slowly becoming one of those people. It's so much easier to watch programming on line. You don't have to worry about the TiVo cutting out and there are only limited commercial interruptions.
As I've said time and time before, the way we broadcast our news is going to change in a radical way in the coming years...make that months.
Those in the business and viewers alike will all need to be prepared for it.
At any rate, I've been getting back into the workflow and catching up on the news.
One bit of news that I don't think has been reported on a wide basis is that Roger Ebert has left his series, "At the Movies." Granted, he hasn't been on the show for quite some time, but he still had a connection to it.
Now, it's official. After being associated with the show for over two decades, he's official out. His co-host Richard Roeper is also out leaving Disney-ABC no choice but to relaunch the show.
It really is the end of an era for those who followed the show for so long. The show originally ran on PBS back in the eighties as Siskel and Ebert: At the Movies.
When the show gained popularity, the duo moved over to the commercial world...but back then, I didn't go to a movie unless it was given the "thumbs up" by both Siskel and Ebert.
One of the best parts about the show was when they disagreed on the movies they reviewed. They could really get into it and yet remain respectful of each other. If we could all only argue like Siskel and Ebert!
Another bit of news was a new survey issued by CBS Interactive. The survey found that 46 % of online viewers watch television episodes online as their primary form of TV entertainment.
I'll have to admit, I'm slowly becoming one of those people. It's so much easier to watch programming on line. You don't have to worry about the TiVo cutting out and there are only limited commercial interruptions.
As I've said time and time before, the way we broadcast our news is going to change in a radical way in the coming years...make that months.
Those in the business and viewers alike will all need to be prepared for it.
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