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The Resident #4

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It is no secret that network medical dramas like to play up soap opera storylines. Specifically, these shows love to get people talking about all the on camera relationships. We have seen it time and time again with General Hospital, ER, and Grey’s Anatomy. Now I see Fox using the same strategies on “The Resident” but with a modern spin.

Notice how every woman who tweets at the show is female. I like to say that the people tweeting at this show have a “fan girl” attitude, where they most care about the looks of the characters and the on screen relationships. The show picks up on this, which is why they post interactive quizzes on twitter and gifs about these subjects. Now with social media, the way we interact with shows is different. Fox is capitalizing on this “fan girl” attitude to boost social media traffic.

 

“The Resident” will be back next Monday 2/26 with a new episode. It took a three week hiatus because of the Olympics.

Blindspot – Post #1

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“Blindspot” is a sci-fi/thriller/drama that stars Jamie Alexander (Thor, Rest Stop) and Sullivan Stapleton (300: Rise of an Empire). Alexander plays Jane Doe.  A character who wakes up in the middle of Times Square with no recollection of herself or how she got there.  Adding to the mysterious aura surrounding Doe she has tattoos all over her body, including a back tattoo of the name of, F.B.I. agent, Kurt Weller.  Why does she have these tattoos all over her body? Specifically one of an F.B.I. agent? Where is she from? What is her real identity? You can find out when “Blindspot” premieres Monday, September 21st at 10pm on NBC.

“Blindspot” is taking the time slot of “Night Shift” from the Spring 2015 television season.  Following NBC’s two hour block of “The Voice”, “Blindspot” goes up against the long running series, ABC’s “Castle” and CBS’s “NCIS: Los Angeles”.  The pilot episode leaked online a month prior to the show’s premiere date, so it will be interesting to see how the ratings reflect that.

http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/piracy-minority-report-blindspot-lucifer-carmichael-show-1201566568/