I was listening to the Firewall and Iceberg podcast where they were discussing Community and whether or not the show did a big number for Yahoo.
One of the things they touched upon was how platforms still matter.
I LOVE Community, but kept finding myself falling behind in episodes. Why? Because it was not on the DVR.
Oh yes sure it was On-Demand, all I had to do was switch the input on the TV, fire up the AppleTV or the Roku, zip on over to Yahoo Screen and hit play. Yet, moving a thumb five times across two remotes sometimes seems like an ordeal when you have a 97% full DVR one thumb away on the remote that is already in your hand.
I need the shows on one list. The DVR menu.
Then I thought some more about some other things I am not watching for no good reason.
Daredevil. Folks told me it was awesome. I can afford Netflix. I even have a 30 day trial waiting. But..if I activate it am I going to watch 13 episodes of Daredevil in a row? No. But I am afraid to start the clock or whatever other irrational fear holds me back. So I do nothing and see what’s on the DVR.
Amazon Prime. I have it. I like it a lot. I rarely use it. Why? Menus and switching and the aforementioned 97% full DVR.
Yes I will always go out of my way to find appointment programming. Make a new Star Trek series and you can put it on the most obscure thing ever and I will find a way. However if you want me to watch it now or +3, you might want to find a way to put it on my DVR.