“The Missing Link Moment” Web Comedy in New Media Industries

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Beteiligte: Marx, Nick (VerfasserIn)
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2011
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Umfang: 11 p.
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"Comedian Will Ferrell delivered the above proclamation, tongue planted firmly in cheek, when HBO bought its 10 percent minority stake in his comedy Web site FunnyorDie.com. The program that resulted from that partnership, Funny or Die Presents (2010–present), debuted on the premium cable outlet in February 2010. Its first episode begins with an HBO logo and previews of the sketches, Webisodes, and short films (some of which had already run on the Web site) that follow, all while a large progress bar counts down the remaining time until the program actually begins. Then, primitive graphics of a computer and television appear, move toward the center of the screen, and merge to form the logo for the “Funny or Die Network.” A presenter dressed in outdated garb intones with faux gravitas: “Tonight marks a departure from our usual business model as we join the ever declining world of broadcast television. Think of what you’re about to see as kind of a network unto itself, a half-hour network complete with its own lineup of wonderful shows. Basically, the same kinda horseshit we throw up on our Web site.” (...)" (Information des Anbieters; aus der Einleitung)

Web Comedy and Media Industries in Transition; Web Comedy and/as Matrix Media; FunnyorDie.com and/as Matrix Media; Conclusion: Television on the Internet, the Internet on Television, or Both?; Notes; Works cited