Cidu Bill on Jan 1st 2010
Something Jimmy Johnson said to me the other day made me think…
The CIDU site has been around for over 15 years, which for all practical purposes is almost the entire life of the Internet as we know it. How many other sites are there that have run since August of 1994 without either earning money or serving as a gateway to a site that does make money? I’d say that the five dollars a month the Amazon ads bring in fails to meet the threshold of “making money.”
I’m not complaining, mind you: just wondering whether I’m close to holding some very dubious record.
It might be hard to prove, by the way, but it’s possible that my son holds an Internet record himself: Back in 1995, to the best of my knowledge, he was the only 5-year-old writing his own website. Not a “this is a picture of my dog” kind of site, but a legitimate website that drew visitors and e-mail from all over the world. And while I did most of the typing, it was 100% his.
I think for a while he was outdrawing CIDU in pageviews.
But I digress.
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Cidu Bill on Jan 1st 2010
A pivitol Doctor WHo episode was aired in England today — if you’re a fan you know what I mean and if you’re not, there’s nothing gained by explaining — which won’t be shown in the United States and Canada for a couple of months. What I’m not understanding is why they don’t broadcast it on this side of the Pond (on BBC America) today as well. This question applies just as well to other programs, of course.
What is the possible downside of letting this air on American television on the same day? There’s no technological or logistical problem, of course. It’s not taking anything away from the BBC or the British public. And in the specific case of Doctor Who, it’s a safe bet that 97.3% of all American fans know how to and will simply download the episode tonight — which is what I’m doing — rendering the eventual American broadcast rights virtually worthless. My wife discusses Doctor Who and Torchwood (a spinoff) episodes online with friends and no exaggeration, not one of them is aware of when any of the episodes ran on American television.
If BBC America showed today’s episode tonight, they’d have a huge audience (by BBC America standards). Two months form now, American fans will be downloading and watching the start of the following Doctor Who season.
Filed in Bill Bickel, Doctor Who, television | 22 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Jan 1st 2010
Okay, I’m on board until the last two panels.
Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Cyanide and Happiness, New Year's Eve, comic strips, comics, humor | 25 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Jan 1st 2010
Morris Keesan:
Any Christmas LOLs that show up after today will go into the queue for Christmas 2010…. give us something to look forward to.
Filed in Bill Bickel, Christmas, Frazz, Jef Mallet, comic strips, comics, comics that made us laugh out loud, lol | 26 responses so far
