Comments on: Report From the TV Academy Faculty Seminar (Part 2)

By: Christine Becker

Christine Becker — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:40:58 +0000

Thanks for the comments, Cynthia! I had noticed that in the 2010 Antenna post about the Faculty Seminar, the same idea came up, including in your comment about 2008 (see http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2010/11/22/lessons-from-los-angeles-top-takeaways-from-the-tv-academy-part-one/) . It’s clear that the schedulers are invested in maintaining continuity in traditional practices, even as the industry is shifting beneath their feet. I now can’t wait for future seminar posts to see if the same thing gets expressed. 🙂 And I agree that Tasha’s characterization of the glacial-seismic change dichotomy in the industry is spot-on. Such a perfect description, one I will use henceforth in describing this era to my students.

By: Cynthia B. Meyers

Cynthia B. Meyers — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:16:45 +0000

Great posts! You each made fascinating points about the conflicting discourses within the TV industry. The Faculty Seminar is an excellent opportunity to witness these up close. When I attended in 2008, I was struck by the contrasting attitudes toward new audience behaviors: the broadcast network schedulers were easily the most dismissive; the cable network program executives the most interested. Back then the broadcast network execs insisted that as viewers age, they will cease timeshifting & placeshifting and return to the living room couch and linear TV. Interesting to hear they still believe this!

Thanks, Tasha, for the remark about the co-existence of changes both glacial and seismic–great image!