Comments on: iPod Boosts Prime Time Ratings http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/01/19/ipod-boosts-prime-time-ratings/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:49:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Wofford http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/01/19/ipod-boosts-prime-time-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-88080 John Wofford Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:41:31 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=3930#comment-88080 Eideard, the number of people qualified to judge the grammatical correctness of your sentence is a very small number (I'm not one of them), but it sounds ok to me, but then again I judge these things on whether or not they communicate the thought. This whole I-Pod thing worries me; will air line pilots, surgeons and boomer skippers start wearing these things at work? We do, no doubt, live in interesting times... Eideard, the number of people qualified to judge the grammatical correctness of your sentence is a very small number (I’m not one of them), but it sounds ok to me, but then again I judge these things on whether or not they communicate the thought.
This whole I-Pod thing worries me; will air line pilots, surgeons and boomer skippers start wearing these things at work?
We do, no doubt, live in interesting times…

]]> By: Gregory http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/01/19/ipod-boosts-prime-time-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-88061 Gregory Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:06:58 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=3930#comment-88061 Am I alone in not liking either version of The Office? That said, not surprising news, look at what happened to Battlestar Galactica. Am I alone in not liking either version of The Office?

That said, not surprising news, look at what happened to Battlestar Galactica.

]]> By: T.C. Moore http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/01/19/ipod-boosts-prime-time-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-88031 T.C. Moore Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:39:18 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=3930#comment-88031 Ack. OK, nevermind. I thought the downloads were being incorporated into the ratings. Ack. OK, nevermind. I thought the downloads were being incorporated into the ratings.

]]> By: T.C. Moore http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/01/19/ipod-boosts-prime-time-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-88030 T.C. Moore Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:22:04 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=3930#comment-88030 The downloaded iPod videos don't have commercials! Ratings ar e tallied to sell advertising, but there aren't any ads on the iPod. How stupid does NBC think advertisers are? The UK version of The Office was too cringe inducing for me. The long awkward pauses were just too long. The US version has a nice balance between the manager's ineptitude and the antics of the other workers. The downloaded iPod videos don’t have commercials!
Ratings ar e tallied to sell advertising, but there aren’t any ads on the
iPod. How stupid does NBC think advertisers are?

The UK version of The Office was too cringe inducing for me. The long awkward pauses were just too long. The US version has a nice balance between the manager’s ineptitude and the antics of the other workers.

]]> By: Jim http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/01/19/ipod-boosts-prime-time-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-87976 Jim Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:36:29 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=3930#comment-87976 You don't need an ipod to watch it. I bet most of the downlads are viewed on the desktop. You don’t need an ipod to watch it. I bet most of the downlads are viewed on the desktop.

]]> By: Eideard http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/01/19/ipod-boosts-prime-time-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-87952 Eideard Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:37:29 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=3930#comment-87952 Graeme -- I agree. The US version lacks the courage to offer up the sharp-edged qualities of the UK version. And, it ain't surprising news to learn that Ricky Gervais' shiny new podcast series has already hit 2 million downloads. Graeme — I agree. The US version lacks the courage to offer up the sharp-edged qualities of the UK version. And, it ain’t surprising news to learn that Ricky Gervais’ shiny new podcast series has already hit 2 million downloads.

]]> By: Graeme Nimmo http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/01/19/ipod-boosts-prime-time-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-87938 Graeme Nimmo Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:37:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=3930#comment-87938 Has anyone seen the UK version of the Office? In my opinion it is much better than the US one, Ricky Gervais is an absolute genius and plays it exactly right. Then again, maybe I prefer our one, because I have seen and loved it before seeing the US version. (I have prefered US versions of shows over our UK versions in the past, so I am not being Biased due to my nationality or anything as shallow as that) It could also be that the humour of the average UK audience is different to that of the US audience. I don't know, are there any US fans that prefer the origional? or UK folks that love the US version? Or do we all just prefer what is "our own"? Has anyone seen the UK version of the Office?

In my opinion it is much better than the US one, Ricky Gervais is an absolute genius and plays it exactly right.

Then again, maybe I prefer our one, because I have seen and loved it before seeing the US version. (I have prefered US versions of shows over our UK versions in the past, so I am not being Biased due to my nationality or anything as shallow as that)

It could also be that the humour of the average UK audience is different to that of the US audience. I don’t know, are there any US fans that prefer the origional? or UK folks that love the US version? Or do we all just prefer what is “our own”?

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