Apparently there is a connection between Soap Opera viewers and Reality Show viewers.
TV historian Ron Simon says “They’re closer cousins than most people realize,” “If you look at the Internet chat boards for soaps and reality shows, the audiences are asking the same question, ‘Why is the character doing this?’ They’re both a way to measure your own life.”
The reality is, people should be able to watch whatever they want to. Many soap and reality episodes are now available on the Web and TV – which is better for us, the viewers.
NBC has begun to stream a full-length soap opera online, becoming the first of the major networks to offer soaps on the Web.
Web video is blossoming into a new distribution platform for media companies even while the public has yet to show much of interest in watching TV on a PC, according to analysts.
Technology has improved the the Web TV experience. When cable will be available in an online package is any-body’s guess.
NBC will stream episodes of the soap opera “Passions” at 6 p.m. on the same day they are available on your TV screen.