SXSW FTL?

It's no secret that we at The Shag Report waited in anticipation for Stickam's SXSW and to hopefully report that despite all the rumors and gossip it was a successful first venture.

It is with a heavy heart though, that we can't. From bad audio to bad language and long drawn out moments of cameras looking at empty places, the first venture of Stickam into the world of legitimate entertainment was nothing short of an immense failure. You would think with so much riding on the success of Stickam's first Casting Call for both public relations and image that the producers of the whole fiasco would have taken care over such minor technical issues like over-modulating audio or in some cases, out of focus cameras to at least showcase the technology that makes all this possible.

We wish we could say that there was moments of greatness, but even that would be almost an outright lie. Stickam should be hanging its collective head in shame but as always suspected will probably not even care.

Entertainment Online

Wow, that almost sounds like a show doesn't it? Perhaps it should be...

When The Shag Report was started, I wanted to avoid writing any heady pieces until people found the site and got a general feel for what it is about. My goal was to establish a place where entertainers could be looked at and acknowledged as entertaining or not. As with the birth of the TV age, someone must try to cut through the haze and explain how the medium works. Thankfully, a lot of someones have lovingly given time to watching shows of interest and writing short articles.

What IS entertainment exactly? With the invention of radio, entertainment was defined by great voices, imaginative narratives, and compelling content. When TV came along, a lot of stars of radio's golden age moved into the new medium only to discover it was a completely different world! Hot lighting, tons of caked-on make-up, and long days defined the pioneers of that industry. Now...we come to the internet.

Interactive Entertainment will be the next level the world will go. Anyone that wishes to challenge that assumption need simply to look at the amount of sites that are now trying to exploit the technology to entice new subscribers. How though will it be defined? Will the people now setting up shows online exclusively one day be considered the pioneers of the genre?

The most important question I'm afraid is something that should send shivers down the spine of anyone who is an experienced net show viewer...

Who will be the people that define the standard that all other broadcasts that follow try to uphold themselves too?

I think the easiest comparison would be if you think of the golden age of TV talk shows. Reality talkers came in a million shapes and colors, and each were going for a specific market of people much like online broadcasting does now. Can you count how many talk shows came and went in the past decade? Will this too be the fate of online entertainment one day? Only time will tell...

However, now that you see what this site is about, how about we ask YOU your opinion? We want to know what you consider entertaining, and what you consider mindless drivel not suited for the worst public access cable channel you can imagine. Tell us, and let us know what YOU find interesting or entertaining!

Immaturity

Living in England, the time difference causes me to post things later than they should be.
In yesterdays show, i realised the immaturity of some of the members of the chat.
I remember the days when the chat was all about Jen and her sex tips (LOL!) and when it was full of regular members, with the occasional newbie. Being a mod, i have to keep an eye on what is being said in the chat.
So in the show yesterday, the chat was full of new members. A lot of them had come in to spam the room, others came in to ask Shaggy rediculous questions.
One of the regular members said that she does not enjoy being in the chat as much as she used to.
What happened to the fabulous chat in Shaggy's room?