H*R on TV?

rocket_master_z · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:19 pm

I'm just curious about this one, and, i'm not talking about strongbad_email.exe.

PianoManGidley · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:32 pm

I fear that if it were to go to TV, it would become too commercialized and robbed of the creative charm that has made it what it is today.

Shopiom · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:45 pm

My thoughts exactly, PianoMan. So, obviously, I voted no.

rocket_master_z · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:07 pm

PianoManGidley wrote:

I fear that if it were to go to TV, it would become too commercialized and robbed of the creative charm that has made it what it is today.

I tend to disagree. You don't know that for sure.

Alberto · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:22 pm

The Television world would destroy its' Interweb soul.

Ju Ju Master · **Joined:** Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:01 am **Posts:** 6245

rocket_master_z wrote:

PianoManGidley wrote:

I fear that if it were to go to TV, it would become too commercialized and robbed of the creative charm that has made it what it is today.

I tend to disagree. You don't know that for sure.

You don't know for sure that it's not going to, either. "No one knows" isn't a very valid argument when asked a yes or no question.

(Sorry if that sounded harsh. I'm tired and not thinking so well today)

SamFisher1022 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:34 pm

PianoManGidley wrote:

I fear that if it were to go to TV, it would become too commercialized and robbed of the creative charm that has made it what it is today.

Same here. HSR is an ad-free site, so there's nothing to interrupt viewers. Also on TV, there's the possibility of reruns; whereas on the net, you can watch what you choose, when you choose.

iKipapa · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:04 am

I'd prefer H*R to stay on the webz.
Again, like Gidley said, it would lose the charm it has.

ramrod · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:44 am

I think TBC have talked about this before. They feel that with TV, there's too much pressure, and they won't have the chance to make last minute changes.

PianoManGidley · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:26 am

rocket_master_z wrote:

PianoManGidley wrote:

I fear that if it were to go to TV, it would become too commercialized and robbed of the creative charm that has made it what it is today.

I tend to disagree. You don't know that for sure.

The trend seems to be this: Creative geniuses sell the rights to their storyline/show/whatever to the TV execs. The TV execs now controll and decide how the show is made, what is written into and/or cut from the scripts, actors, etc. And most TV execs seem to prefer to go with what they know will sell the best (i.e. their cardboard cut-out formula for less dynamic characters, un-triguing [or barely intriguing] plots, and basically dumbing everything down to potty humor and sexual innuendo), whereas the creative geniuses are labelled as such because their innovation and boldness to publish something that no one else would have thought of or was too afraid to push out into the public. In essense, TV execs=stupid, unintelligent shows and TBC=creative genius. H*R would quickly descend a downward spiral into the pits of no quality within a season or two.

Not to mention the number of web viewers who would simply not watch, having feeled betrayed by their favorite underdog selling out to "the man."

rocket_master_z · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:12 am

Quote:

The trend seems to be this: Creative geniuses sell the rights to their storyline/show/whatever to the TV execs. The TV execs now controll and decide how the show is made, what is written into and/or cut from the scripts, actors, etc. And most TV execs seem to prefer to go with what they know will sell the best (i.e. their cardboard cut-out formula for less dynamic characters, un-triguing [or barely intriguing] plots, and basically dumbing everything down to potty humor and sexual innuendo), whereas the creative geniuses are labelled as such because their innovation and boldness to publish something that no one else would have thought of or was too afraid to push out into the public. In essense, TV execs=stupid, unintelligent shows and TBC=creative genius. H*R would quickly descend a downward spiral into the pits of no quality within a season or two.

Not to mention the number of web viewers who would simply not watch, having feeled betrayed by their favorite underdog selling out to "the man."

It would be a nice idea, on paper. Or on MTV. Those guys show anything.

Schmelen · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:40 am

I voted yes, but... Then I changed my mind.

Peter222 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:37 am

I'm fine with Homestar on the internet.

Demented Worm · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:22 pm

Like what everyone else said, it would be different because the producers would ruin the show. It would be way different than the Homestar we know and love. Plus, they might forget the site. That would drive me away for sure.

rocket_master_z · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:01 pm

Demented Worm wrote:

Like what everyone else said, it would be different because the producers would ruin the show. It would be way different than the Homestar we know and love. Plus, they might forget the site. That would drive me away for sure.

Just, how different?

Demented Worm · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:24 pm

rocket_master_z wrote:

Demented Worm wrote:

Like what everyone else said, it would be different because the producers would ruin the show. It would be way different than the Homestar we know and love. Plus, they might forget the site. That would drive me away for sure.

Just, how different?

PianoManGidley wrote:

The trend seems to be this: Creative geniuses sell the rights to their storyline/show/whatever to the TV execs. The TV execs now controll and decide how the show is made, what is written into and/or cut from the scripts, actors, etc. And most TV execs seem to prefer to go with what they know will sell the best (i.e. their cardboard cut-out formula for less dynamic characters, un-triguing [or barely intriguing] plots, and basically dumbing everything down to potty humor and sexual innuendo), whereas the creative geniuses are labelled as such because their innovation and boldness to publish something that no one else would have thought of or was too afraid to push out into the public. In essense, TV execs=stupid, unintelligent shows and TBC=creative genius. H*R would quickly descend a downward spiral into the pits of no quality within a season or two.

Not to mention the number of web viewers who would simply not watch, having feeled betrayed by their favorite underdog selling out to "the man."

I think that pretty much explains it.

SamFisher1022 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:52 pm

PianoManGidley wrote:

The trend seems to be this: Creative geniuses sell the rights to their storyline/show/whatever to the TV execs. The TV execs now controll and decide how the show is made, what is written into and/or cut from the scripts, actors, etc. And most TV execs seem to prefer to go with what they know will sell the best (i.e. their cardboard cut-out formula for less dynamic characters, un-triguing [or barely intriguing] plots, and basically dumbing everything down to potty humor and sexual innuendo), whereas the creative geniuses are labelled as such because their innovation and boldness to publish something that no one else would have thought of or was too afraid to push out into the public. In essense, TV execs=stupid, unintelligent shows and TBC=creative genius. H*R would quickly descend a downward spiral into the pits of no quality within a season or two.

Not to mention the number of web viewers who would simply not watch, having feeled betrayed by their favorite underdog selling out to "the man."

That's about as plain as plain English gets. There have been horror stories about geniuses selling their work to Hollywood to be made into movies, and TV isn't that different. I mean, you've seen the email Theme Song, right? That's what I see when I picture HSR on TV.

Marbles01 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:23 pm

No! Definately no.

Ch3@T@chu · **Joined:** Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:17 am **Posts:** 4

the reason its so good is because there only 5 minutes or less (or more, on occasion). if they made one thats a half hour or an hour, it would lose funny-ness, and the indie-style, no-ads format is very nice!!

Occasional JD · **Posted:** Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:35 pm

What's so great about TV? On TV, you have to wait for your show to come on. ANY 'toon on Homestar can be accessed at any time of day.

Waiting for shows is not something the next generation is going to put up with.

MC Otaku · **Posted:** Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:41 am

The day the Brothers Chaps broadcast Homestar Runner on television is the day they lose their artistic vision to the media like so many indie gems.

Code J · **Posted:** Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:09 pm

Occasional JD wrote:

What's so great about TV? On TV, you have to wait for your show to come on. ANY 'toon on Homestar can be accessed at any time of day.

Waiting for shows is not something the next generation is going to put up with.

I agree. I also agree with most people in this thread. Although I don't think anything like an internet cartoon being turned into a television has ever been done, I think it's very easy to see what would happen. Television execs don't want creativity or innovative programs - they want ratings. They want shootouts, sex scenes, car chases, and recycled plots (which is what the majority of America wants to watch).

Also, didn't TBC say that they had pitched the show to Cartoon Network, but CN turned them down. Firstly, thank goodness, secondly, I'll bet CN regrets that decision now.

Skajunkie · **Posted:** Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:18 am

Putting Homestar on the telly, in my opinion, would sort of bastardize the entire concept. It would disconnect a lot of fans from the show/site and its premise, as part of its charm lies in it being a no-strings-attached sort of entertainment (which I've always liked about it).

Did he sell eggs? · **Posted:** Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:00 am

I doubt they would do that. They would lose all there loyal online fans, and I think that one of the reasons they love this.

Cleverdan · **Posted:** Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:27 pm

Code J wrote:

Also, didn't TBC say that they had pitched the show to Cartoon Network, but CN turned them down. Firstly, thank goodness, secondly, I'll bet CN regrets that decision now.

No, Cartoonetwork asked them, and TBC turned it down. Thank goodness.

Homestar wouldn't be good on TV. I love searching for the easter eggs, playing the games, and watching what I want, when I want.

J-Man · **Posted:** Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:48 pm

Now that I think about it, on the other hand it would be nice if some appropriate channel could show one of the toons/Sb-emails/anything that's already on the website just every now and then.
It would be a lot better than watching 5-10 minutes of crappy commercials before some bigger show and it wouldn't really count as TBC selling out.

I'm not talking about making completely new toons and selling them to major networks. I'm talking about just the existing stuff that can also be seen for free on their site, it wouldn't really be that bad. If it was, then you might aswell say they're sell-outs for having any merchandise. Or for that interview on G4/TechTV/whatever it was.

EDIT: On second thought, should TBC do such a thing, they'd better be sure not to get sucked into any wicked scheme that would later on force them to, say, make new stuff for the network. To prevent crap like that from happening, you'd have to be very strict and careful when making any deals.

The Noid · **Posted:** Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:52 pm

Cleverdan wrote:

Code J wrote:

Also, didn't TBC say that they had pitched the show to Cartoon Network, but CN turned them down. Firstly, thank goodness, secondly, I'll bet CN regrets that decision now.

No, Cartoonetwork asked them, and TBC turned it down. Thank goodness.

Pretty sure it was both.

Wesstarrunner · **Posted:** Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:52 pm

Homestarrunner is a symbol of the internet. Taking him and Strong Bad and the rest of the H*R gang and slapping them on prime time is like packaging Firefox with Windows.

Let's compare:

TV, a great concept and is nice to watch/ Windows, a nice OS and pretty user friendly

H*R awesome and creative, a symbol of the little guy/ Firefox... is like what I said for H*R.

Bottom line: They don't mix. Never have and never will.

keneniah6 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:48 am

":sb: {typing} Television?!! Kids?!! Wait, do you people think I'm intended for children? Like, the littlest, tiniest babies? You know, they watch those shows on public television. I don't think I'm cut out for that sort of sugarjob." SBmail 110, says it all.

Shwoo · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:52 am

But nobody mentioned kids...

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