Televison goes wired
Sam Deliso, Staff Writer
Issue date: 4/22/09 Section: Entertainment
The shortened length of most episodes also gives them an advantage over TV shows. Since TV shows are typically thirty minutes to an hour long, they require a greater time commitment; some people simply can't put aside that amount of time in their busy schedules. Web series, on the other hand, allow for a healthy dose of entertainment in a shorter span of time. Then, if the viewer would like to watch more, all they have to do is click on the next installment.
Lastly, there is the originality that Web series are capable of. Creating a show for television involves many more restrictions than creating a show for the Internet does, since there are many stages and obstacles it must go through.
Web series do not necessarily need to go through those same phases; the process of their creation is much different, so there is more creative freedom. Ideas that may not have made the cut for television viewing are able to take the risk on the Internet and possibly gain a healthy following of fans.
Not only is the rising popularity of Web series reflected in audience growth, but it is also reflected in the official recognition of Web series as a serious art form. The Streamy Awards, hosted by new media companies such as Tizly.TV, Tubefilter and NewTeeVee, was created to acknowledge achievements in the field of Web television.
Among the winners of the First Annual Streamy Awards were "The Guild" (Best Comedy Web Series), "Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy" (Best Dramatic Web Series) and "EPIC FU" (Best Hosted Web Series). Though still fairly new, the Streamy Awards are an important step towards the evolution of Web series into a more valid form of entertainment.
The legitimacy of Web series is one that continues to develop along with technology; their opportunities for uninhibited creative expression should continue to be noted and embraced.
Lastly, there is the originality that Web series are capable of. Creating a show for television involves many more restrictions than creating a show for the Internet does, since there are many stages and obstacles it must go through.
Web series do not necessarily need to go through those same phases; the process of their creation is much different, so there is more creative freedom. Ideas that may not have made the cut for television viewing are able to take the risk on the Internet and possibly gain a healthy following of fans.
Not only is the rising popularity of Web series reflected in audience growth, but it is also reflected in the official recognition of Web series as a serious art form. The Streamy Awards, hosted by new media companies such as Tizly.TV, Tubefilter and NewTeeVee, was created to acknowledge achievements in the field of Web television.
Among the winners of the First Annual Streamy Awards were "The Guild" (Best Comedy Web Series), "Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy" (Best Dramatic Web Series) and "EPIC FU" (Best Hosted Web Series). Though still fairly new, the Streamy Awards are an important step towards the evolution of Web series into a more valid form of entertainment.
The legitimacy of Web series is one that continues to develop along with technology; their opportunities for uninhibited creative expression should continue to be noted and embraced.
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