I've been selected to participate in Nielsen's Media Research!! Diary only, no meter, but still.
Too bad Arrested Development isn't on the week I'll be participating.
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Originally posted by DrewDewceToo bad Arrested Development isn't on the week I'll be participating.
I got to do this last October, before the annoying late Fox season started. If I remember correctly, on the last page, there was a space to list programs you usually watch on regular basis but weren't on the air that week. I wrote "Arrested Development" about 35 times.
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I did it about a year ago. If I recall correctly, the diary was pretty much filled up with WWE RAW, Kim Possible, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and The West Wing.
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I just got invited to a focus group screening next Thursday. If I see anything remotely formulaic, I can't see myself restraining my rage. I'll likely post a review when I get back.
I had to sit through a Tom Wopat pilot the only time I was dumb enough to go to one of those.
Ugh.
I was in Vegas and got sucked into a 20/20 type pilot, except instead of news stories, they had some uplifting/inspirational stories. It was hosted by Hector Elizondo. It sucked. I got kicked out for laughing too much. I wasn't the first or last person to suffer that fate. Turns out it wasn't a comedy. Could've fooled the group in the room.
On the bright side, I did get a key chain that unfolded into a pen. It exploded in my pocket. I hate Hector Elizondo.
I had to sit through a Tom Wopat pilot the only time I was dumb enough to go to one of those.
Ugh.
Huh. My whole family, including myself, did one of these things when we lived in Las Vegas. The weird thing, we also had a show starring Tom Wopat. This was actually IMO a decent drama about a family that works at a woodmill and makes clocks or something like that.
The second pilot was a half-hour supposed "comedy" starring Sally Kellerman. It featured a SASSY maid that was the comic relief to a bland family. I believe that Sally ended up in jail for something by the end of it. Didn't matter, it sucked rocks.
Good God, why did you have to remind me about that Kellerman one... That was so bad, I had blocked it from my memory - and now I'm seeing it vividly in my mind.
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Oof... speaking of bad pilots, my mother signed up for some survey thing and they sent us a tape of... I think it was called "Dads". Three single parents of the Full House archetype, not living together. The kicker? The kindergarten teacher at their kids' school? RUE MCCLANAHAN. It sucked, but now I want the tape, as long as it really couldn't erase itself.
And I'd imagine that if we did get the Nielsen box, Music Choice's ratings would SKYROCKET. (Then again, so would anything on the Food Network after noon on Saturday. But that's not my fault.)
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Originally posted by drjayphdOof... speaking of bad pilots, my mother signed up for some survey thing and they sent us a tape of... I think it was called "Dads". Three single parents of the Full House archetype, not living together. The kicker? The kindergarten teacher at their kids' school? RUE MCCLANAHAN. It sucked, but now I want the tape, as long as it really couldn't erase itself.
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I somehow had the misfortune of seeing that one and had blanked it out until you reminded me of it. I remember that the lady who did the phone interview after I watched it wasn't too enthusiastic about me panning it in every way, shape, and form possible. In fact, I'd go so far as to say she was downright unhappy with me when I told her that there was no way I'd ever watch it if it was to make it to the schedule through some combination of stupidity and massive incompetence. Of course, since the "compensation" I received for my time was a coupon for a meat at a restaurant where the nearest store was about 3 hours away, I didn't feel all that guilty about it.
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Originally posted by DrewDewceI've been selected to participate in Nielsen's Media Research!! Diary only, no meter, but still.
Too bad Arrested Development isn't on the week I'll be participating.
How would someone get involved with this project? Do they call people out of the blue and get their address? Is there any cash compensation?
I don't know about the Nielsen survey, but I was selected to participate in the same type of survey for radio programs/stations. I believe it was random. First, they sent a letter asking if I'd be willing to participate. After I agreed to do it, they sent a $5 bill accompanying the survey. Not much, but it was CRISP and brand SPANKING new.
"How do I become a member of the Nielsen TV sample?
Strictly through chance. We cannot ask every home to participate, so we carefully select a sample of homes in your community to represent the entire TV audience. To be statistically accurate it is essential that our samples be randomly selected. Every household in the United States has a chance of being selected, no matter where it is located."
Luck 'o the draw apparently.
It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them. P. G. Wodehouse (1881 - 1975), The Man Upstairs (1914)
Looks like it's now confirmed (forbes.com). I really like the idea of this. As far as the "no superpowers" rule, let's be honest ... though he doesn't have "super powers", how believable is a vigilante archer that a.)