International Law

Tama Leaver has posted an interesting presentation he recently gave, titled What Dr Horrible Can Teach TV About Participatory Culture:

... one of my ongoing interests is the way that traditional media forms, especially television, engage with participatory culture and their immediate fan networks.  In my past writing on the Tyranny of Digital Distance I?ve looked at the way shows like Battlestar Galactica have harnessed a global fan network only to have that network turn sour as national media distributors insist on broadcasting shows at different times (implicitly encouraging fans to participate in peer-to-peer downloading of TV).  While Joss Whedon?s Dr Horrible had a few similar teething issues, it looks like a very promising model for web-based media that can actually be a fan favourite and make a decent profit in the process. My thinking on this very much in process (as, indeed, is the ongoing story of Dr Horrible?s success), but my first stab at drawing a few ideas together was in this paper.  I didn?t get a chance to record my talk, but I?ve uploaded the presentation onto Slideshare if you?re interested.  There?s a fair bit not on the slides, but they should give you at least an outline of the argument:

What Dr Horrible Can Teach TV About Participatory Culture

view presentation (tags: drhorrible josswhedon tv digitalculture)

And if you haven't yet seen Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, here it is via Hulu: