Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Rockville CA is a no-show for US (the rest of the world)
Apparently, "Josh Schwartz’s (Gossip Girl, The O.C., Chuck) music-themed web series, “Rockville CA” premieres today on TheWB.com".
Here:-
http://www.rockvilleca.com
I'd love to tell you about how the show features both indie favorites and up-and-coming bands such as Eagles of Death Metal, The Broken West, and Bishop Allen.
Unfortunately, I can't... because this is how the show looks to me.
"The WB can only be viewed in the United States."
Which is fine. But it bills itself as a web series.
But you can't see it on the web (outside the United States).
Wouldn't that make it, not-a-web series?
I could direct you to the post which links to a small piece of software that 'masks' your location as one in the US:
How to view US web shows outside the U.S.
But are you really going to bother doing all that?
Me neither.
If I were to write "HOW TO MAKE A HIT INTERNET SHOW", one of the chapters would be "Make sure your series can be seen everywhere".
If this were the 1930's and you made a radio show that you want to be heard by as many people as possible - isn't this a bit like broadcasting it on a very low powered transmitter? Working against the ubiquity that would increase your audience, which in turn might earn you more money.
What do you think?
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