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Internet Television Taking Over?

I have never been one to watch television online but when I heard about the successful Australian web series, SYD2030, I decided to see what all the fuss was about and see if watching television online was really as great as I had heard.

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This move from TV to Internet services is something that has been increasing within recent years with Rana Fooroohar, the assistant managing editor for Time magazine, saying this shift is reminding her of the tipping point several years ago when people realized they no longer needed a landline and would do fine with just mobile phones. Evidently this shift is occurring because access to digital technology is growing exponentially, along with technology advancing at a dramatic rate (Duncan 2013); and as a result more series just like SYD2030 are popping up all over the place as people turn to the Internet for their entertainment.

There are many reasons why people prefer television online and it may be because it’s free, or like I found, easy to fit in between uni classes or on public transport, but despite this, I still don’t understand fully what all the fuss is about. I am in agreeance to the fact that customers want to be entertained in new and exciting ways (Duncan 2013) and of course a massive plus to a web series is that audience can easily share around the content (Duncan 2013). I still however prefer the differentiation between watching television and using my laptop; especially in a time when networks purposely make it incredibly difficult to access content online, and watching television is a completely separate activity for me. This is the opinion Nicholas Deleon also holds, who said the idea that Internet services will replace cable TV is “perhaps the most overhyped and overanticipated phenomenon in tech history.”

Like most things however, only time will tell. Right now I think people just need to remember that, “the new markets will not end the old markets” (Broadcast&CableSat, 2010)it simply creates more choice. So for now I will stick to my recorded shows on Foxtel, and turn to the Internet when I can’t find anything else to watch and waste my time with.

Check out the first episode of SYD2030 below. Next big web series success?

Reference list

Duncan, Barry. 2013. “KXB102 Global Entertainment: Week 1 Lecture Notes.” Accessed July 29, 2013. http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_4_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2FcourseMain%3Fcourse_id%3D_103188_1

The Digital Entertainment Revolution. 2010. Broadcast & CableSat, Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/216314939?accountid=13380

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SYD2030, the award winning Australian webseries that is perfect for fans of Gossip Girl. Set in an Australian University and following the lives and loves of 6 laws students, expect extravagant party scenes, topless swimmers and a lot of sexual tension!

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Check out SYD2030 sweeping the floor with all it's awards. They're hoping for a second season and here at WN were looking forward to hosting it!

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Drama has a new Zip Code: SYD2030

by Nic Baisley (@FilmSnobbery)

The Australian answer to the American Beverly Hills 90210, web drama SYD2030 really hits a home run, and other web series should take a note from this gem both in terms of the series’ production and presentation to their audience on the web.

With a cast of impossibly pretty people including writer/director Tatjana Alexis, and rounded out by a great cast of young talent such as Laura Benson, George Harrison, Sophie Luck, and Abe Mitchell, SYD2030 tells the story of a group of university students who party, have sex, and deal with a variety of problems, most of which really don’t get introduced until the sixth episode. The pacing of this drama, whose average episode length hovers around eight to ten minutes, is a little on the slow side at times, but the characters are interesting enough to carry an audience through to the next episode. Where this web series really succeeds, story wise, is that I found myself clicking on the next episode to see what happens next. Small plot points would begin to be opened in one episode and would be explained further in future episodes. Some of the drama surrounding the character’s sex lives really isn’t all that exciting, but the characters are dynamic and the production value is high, so it’s more than tolerable.

SYD2030 is shot really well, with wonderful range and depth, as well as overall production design that help to fill in the world these kids live in. All of the locations are well outfitted, the wardrobe is chic, and it’s groovy to see that they didn’t just use a bunch of stock footage of the Sydney Opera House and the Darling Harbor Bridge to sell this series to the non-Aussies.

A shout out should also be given to the sound department. Regardless of whether the characters are indoors, outdoors, in a pool, at a party, or just talking with each other, all of the sound is really crisp and well integrated into the overall aesthetic of the series. The score, interstitial, and end credits songs all fit the tone of each episode perfectly and really give the series a sense of style that is unique to itself.

On the subject of style, aside from the series itself, the website for SYD2030 is really well put together with all of the information easily within reach, and all of the episodes embedded in a gallery that is simple to navigate. The pictures, backgrounds, and videos are clear and very professional looking. It’s no wonder this series has been able to secure some great sponsors. It’s obvious the team as a whole knows what they’re doing.

Verdict: As a whole the cast is the main reason to continue clicking from episode to episode. They’re all very talented and play their respective roles well. The drama starts a little lackluster, but it looks like the story is getting meatier with each episode. It’ll be interesting to see where these kids wind up.

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