Reply With QuoteUh, most TV shows cost $1-3 million per episode to make. Who is going to gamble on those upfront costs hoping they become popular. Many of the shows you named are popular on DVD but still weren't profitable.
With the success of DVD sets for shows that didn't last very long-- "Undeclared," "Wonderfalls," "Freaks and Geeks," "Firelfy"-- it makes me wonder if people would support a show that's ONLY on DVD.
There's already a market for films that go straight to DVD, so why not T.V. shows? And if it's got quality creators behind it, why wouldn't it be just as popular as any show on television.
And let's just look past the fact that people would have to spend money to watch these shows, instead of getting them for free on network T.V. Yes, it plays into this arguement, but when some of the most popular and critically acclaimed shows of the past few years have been on pay cable --"Sopranos," "Deadwood," and so-- it just makes sense that people would be willing to pay for a quality show on DVD.
What do you folks think?
Uh, most TV shows cost $1-3 million per episode to make. Who is going to gamble on those upfront costs hoping they become popular. Many of the shows you named are popular on DVD but still weren't profitable.
People with some balls and vision, that's who.Originally Posted by WillieLee
I dunno. The landscape of entertainment seems to be changing, especially with this new thing that Apple's about to start up. I'll be interested to see where all this leads and how the big companies can exploit the popularity of DVD, viral video, and shit like that....
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Balls, vision, and stupidity. If the show was good enough to sell that well on DVD, there's more money to be made through television broadcast ad rates and syndication rights.
Although I doubt many quality shows would be produced for direct to DVD (if it can be profitable on DVD, there is no way HBO or someone would pass on it) I would buy it. I am starting to watch Firefly, and soon Lost, which are both, for me, effectively straight-to-DVD TV shows for me.
Absolutely. And I think it could work with creative marketing.
Yes but it would need to be a new show by a trusted creative team. Like if Whedon did one his fans would support it and spread the word. Or a continuation of a cancelled show.
An unknown property from an unknown creator would probably flop though.
Isn't the new Spiderman show, direct to DVD, or something?
So should I cut the blue wire, the red wire or the FIESTA WIRE?
I probably wouldn't spend 40 bucks on a dvd set sight unseen.
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