According to the
reading of “Watching Television Without Pity: The Productivity of Online Fans”,
it is about the participation between TV producers and the online fans, how do
the TV producers make their work much more better after the fans responses. And
it proves that TWoP become the main platform which keep the connection between
fans and producers. Moreover these participatory responses make people watch
more TV than before; which means new media form is started to challenge the
passive form of media where viewers activity require rethinking strategy
towards the TV shows.
After the fans
have watched the TV shows, they will start recapping the photos and even explain
the content inside the TWop forum. Therefore the author believes that TWop
forum is a foundation for a movement which driven the viewers to watch more TV.
Besides, fans do not only recap photos, they even take notes in front of the
television when they are not online. By giving votes, explanations, and also
errors that have been made inside the TV drama, TV producers are able to make
improvement to their works, while the fans who have analyzed would be free
labor helping on this digital world.
I do agree with
the argument which TWop helps to driven the viewers on watching more TV, as the
fans have played an important role to explain to the one who don’t really
understand the series or even make other audience to gain more interest towards
the drama because of their participation in forums. Furthermore, TWop helps to understand
fans’ taste where the TV producers could know which characters they are favorable
of and the one who are unpopular. Besides, fans’ feedbacks could make changes
on lighting, costumes, and even the ending of the series. Those fans have
become the assistants who help the producers and writers to make better work,
not only making good story but also with the improvement on technical aspects.
Although fans
help audience to make easy understanding on the message of the dramas, while
they are unpaid. This kind of participatory reduces cost, where fans are
enjoyed and willing to do this unpaid work but exploitation appears in this situation.
Unfortunately, the TWop has been closed for certain reasons, but we couldn’t
ignore the power of fans that really make meaningful responses. There are many
participatory platforms in China too, such as “bilili”, where people could make
immediate comments while they are watching the TV drama. And I certainly hope that
people could heard more other voices no matter male or female, because voices
are important for us to improve and make things better.
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