Darcey West Morris
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"Widercasting" is Widespread
Good questions. I agree that SyFy’s rebranding was motivated by a desire to move the programming more mainstream as the genre did and to capitalize on that audience. However, the language of SyFy executives when describing the move signals reveals that ... -
Adjusting The Focus
Samir, you interrogate a number of important issues here. First, I'd like to address the question you pose to readers. There is a group of Penn State alumni who started a website called "Proud to be a Penn Stater" to raise money for RAINN, ... -
Parallels Between Witches and Slavery
Great post, Kristen. You raise some interesting points, and as a fan of the show, I was unaware the role was "blindcasted." One concern I've had with Bonnie's plotline with the other witches/warlocks is the undercurrent of slavery th ... -
Media Economics and Hype
Interesting post, Jenn. I wasn't aware of this show, but it certainly is troubling. I think the point you raised about the relationship between the shock of a show's premise, media hype and network economics is interesting. The specificities of ... -
Cable v. Broadcast
Intriguing points about cable narrowing the ratings margin with broadcast. I thought it was interesting how many of the cable network's summer series seemed like such perfect fits for broadcast, but after The Big Four's premiere week of lacklus ...