And I didn’t even know about it, since I’ve stopped watching TV to better fulfill my online media addiction. But last night, I re-visited my college years and watched some re-runs of The Hills at a friend’s house. After the credits rolled, comments began appearing all over the screen as the episode played, like Tweets! At first I thought it was a bit annoying and distracting. However, since I couldn’t avoid reading the comments on the screen, I realized they were actually somewhat humorous. I also realized that this new addition of viewer comments adds to the essence of the show itself- girls talking about their friends and discussing all the drama… the show’s basis is talk, and way too much of it. So why not add some more? This is probably old news, but still felt it was worth a post. Are there any other social TV happenings that I don’t know about? And how long has MTV been doing this?
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