Arrested Development

SciFi.com, the recent edition of Doctor Who starring Christopher Eccleston will be released here on DVD on Feb. Fans of the long-running British sci-fi series had long wondered when the show would be picked up by an American broadcaster, but it looks as if, so far, there have been no Stateside takers for the BBC series, which was generally well-received in England.

The kicker: The 13-episode boxed set will retail for $100. A reader asked if Scrubs is canceled. It is most definitely 24, Arrested Development, General television, Prison Break, Scrubs | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0) issue of Arts Entertainment, which focused on the digital, portable future of entertainment, I filed this piece on the future of ratings, on-demand TV and various hot TV topics; of course, I had to find a way to mention Arrested Development too.

The revolution will not only be televised: Television itself is undergoing a revolution. Look at what’s coming down the pike (some of which is already here): Pay-per-view CSI and NCIS episodes via cable. On-demand airings of Law Order: SVU via satellite.

Lost downloads on iTunes. Using your TiVo to put TV episodes on your iPod or gaming device. The Daily Show on your cell phone.

Everything from Threshold to Supernatural to Welcome Back, Kotter streaming onto your computer screen - for free. After a rash of exciting TV-related developments over the last few weeks and months, all of them giving consumers more ways to control when and where they watch TV, you’d be forgiven for thinking, Prime-time television, who needs it? Given the sheer number of on-demand options consumers will have at their fingertips in a couple of months - let alone a couple of years from now - maybe the Nielsen ratings for prime-time television just don’t matter anymore.

Continue reading "One look at TV's future" in Arrested Development, General television, TV tech/cable/satellite | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0) SciFi.com, the recent edition of Doctor Who starring Christopher Eccleston will be released here on DVD on Feb.