Internet

Is there anything you can't find on the internet? I think the internet is one of the greatest inventions ever. Internet has changed entertainment for me because I no longer have to sit around waiting for a show to start on television. I can watch it online whenever I want. The thing that surprises me the most is the fact that some stations don't put their shows online. There are a couple advantages of putting shows online. For one, they can attract more viewers because if the show is available online, people who miss the show on television can still watch it. Second, they can get money from advertisers because they add commercials during their shows online. Also, it helps if someone missed an episode because then they can just watch it online. Otherwise, if someone misses enough episodes they might stop watching it all together and thus viewers will be lost. Being in college, I especially watch more shows online because I have less time to watch shows when they are on. I use Youtube regularly because there are so many funny videos on there. Whatever you're in the mood for you can find on Youtube. A sitcom is normally a half hour long and is defined as a comedy. The main goal of a sitcom is to entertain you for that half hour and if it can't it normally gets canceled. Television shows are different now because there are a lot less comedies. If you look at the top 20 shows, there is only one comedy, and that is the show "Two and A Half Men". Right now we are in a phase of reality television. The two biggest ones right now are "American Idol" and "Dancing with the Stars", but there are so many more. Television studios like reality shows because they are cheap to make and get massive ratings. Television shows are more serialized nowadays because you have to watch them weekly and are an hour long. I don't think the internet has effected sitcoms for me. Sitcoms are on during the day and often lead up to prime time. During prime time, I want to watch a serialized show like "Prison Break" or "24". People's interest are always changing so eventually you might see sitcoms being as popular as they once were.