Spin-Off Festival Info

by **that70sguy92** 4/25/2010, 12:55 pm

This is difficult to explain, but in order to understand, you must understand Sweeps in the television industry.

Wikipedia wrote:Sweeps

Electronic metering technology is the heart of the Nielsen ratings process. Two types of meters are used: set meters capture what channel is being tuned, while People Meters go a step further and gather information about who is watching in addition to the channel tuned.

Diaries are also used to collect viewing information from sample homes in many television markets in the United States, and smaller markets are measured by paper diaries only. Each year Nielsen processes approximately 2 million paper diaries from households across the country for the months of November, February, May and July — also known as the "sweeps" rating periods. Seven-day diaries (or eight-day diaries in homes with DVRs) are mailed to homes to keep a tally of what is watched on each television set and by whom. Over the course of a sweeps period, diaries are mailed to a new panel of homes each week. At the end of the month, all of the viewing data from the individual weeks is aggregated.

This local viewing information provides a basis for program scheduling and advertising decisions for local television stations, cable systems, and advertisers.

In some of the mid-size markets, diaries provide viewer information for up to three additional “sweeps” months (October, January and March).

Note: The February 2009 sweeps period was moved to March so that the ratings would not be affected by any problems created by the February 17th switchover of the USA's analog broadcast television signals to digital. When, in early February, the digital transition date was moved to June 12, the "February" sweeps period for 2009 remained in March.

This will, in theory, be the Community's Sweeps.

During Sweeps, shows will usually introduce big storylines to attract large amounts of viewers to their show.

For example, in The O.C., Marissa (Mischa Barton) went through a lesbian phase with Alex (Olivia Wilde).

Many shows do things like this. During the Festival, before your episodes, make sure you include that it was a Festival episode in your post.

So one part of the Festival will be the AMAZING episode aspect with jaw-dropping storylines, etc. Another aspect will be great spin-off games! That's what this forum is for. The staff (moderators, admins) will be making them, starting May 1st. Make sure to participate! You can receive special emblems.

Until then, get the creative juices flowing for big things in your spin-offs. Feel free to comment here.

by **tvguy347** 4/25/2010, 12:57 pm

I'll comment!

IT WAS MY IDEA.

That is all. Silly Face!

by **tvguy347** 4/25/2010, 1:05 pm

Also, because it is a festival, you have to have fun! Make games! Post your spin offs! And because it is for spin offs, I will post the Spin Off Winners here before the topic where the actual awards are being held.

by **Steel Sponge** 4/25/2010, 2:20 pm

So all I have to do is make a spin-off episode with a huge storyline?

by **that70sguy92** 4/25/2010, 2:22 pm

Steel_Sponge wrote:So all I have to do is make a spin-off episode with a huge storyline?

Or episodes. The huge storylines should go from May 1st-May 20th.

There will also be exclusive games in this forum, and more.

by **terminoob** 4/25/2010, 2:33 pm

Anyone care if the episodes I write aren't canon? >.>

by **that70sguy92** 4/25/2010, 2:33 pm

terminoob wrote:Anyone care if the episodes I write aren't canon? >.>

Whatever floats your boat.

by **Wumbology** 4/25/2010, 2:35 pm

Right on time. Tentacle High's second season starts in May.

by **terminoob** 4/25/2010, 2:36 pm

that70sguy92 wrote:
terminoob wrote:Anyone care if the episodes I write aren't canon? >.>
Whatever floats your boat.

Buoyancy floats my boat, but that's another discussion entirely.

by **that70sguy92** 4/25/2010, 2:37 pm

Wumbology wrote:Right on time. Tentacle High's second season starts in May.

Apparently May is a big month for the site.

by **Steel Sponge** 4/25/2010, 2:51 pm

Do the episodes have to be here or in the Spin-Off episodes thread?

by **that70sguy92** 4/25/2010, 2:52 pm

Steel_Sponge wrote:Do the episodes have to be here or in the Spin-Off episodes thread?

In your spin-offs' respective threads. Just make sure to include before posting the episode that they are part of the Festival.

by **Goosebumpsfan2** 4/25/2010, 5:34 pm

Looks like I gotta start working harder on A Minorly Average Musical..

by **that70sguy92** 4/25/2010, 5:35 pm

Goosebumpsfan2 wrote:Looks like I gotta start working harder on A Minorly Average Musical..

Guess you should.

by **tvguy347** 4/25/2010, 10:27 pm

that70sguy92 wrote:
Steel_Sponge wrote:Do the episodes have to be here or in the Spin-Off episodes thread?
In your spin-offs' respective threads. Just make sure to include before posting the episode that they are part of the Festival.

Actually you can post them here, but it's optional. If you do post it here, you use the same thread each festival and only post the new episodes. But, again, it's optional.

MORE INFORMATION
The Festival doesn't open until May 1st, so no posting. You will see construction going on, topics being opened, ect. But like all festivals/carnivals, it takes preparing and planning so no posting here until midnight, May 1st. Silly Face!

by **that70sguy92** 4/25/2010, 10:29 pm

Dragiiin DURR HURR wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
Steel_Sponge wrote:Do the episodes have to be here or in the Spin-Off episodes thread?
In your spin-offs' respective threads. Just make sure to include before posting the episode that they are part of the Festival.

Actually you can post them here, but it's optional. If you do post it here, you use the same thread each festival and only post the new episodes. But, again, it's optional.

MORE INFORMATION
The Festival doesn't open until May 1st, so no posting. You will see construction going on, topics being opened, ect. But like all festivals/carnivals, it takes preparing and planning so no posting here until midnight, May 1st.

Disagree with first part. The whole point of having your own topics for spin-offs is viewers having a library of your show and being able to see episodes when they want to. Doing that would defeat the purpose. Noting that they're part of the Festival is enough.

The second part I do agree with, though. You'll see topics pop up here, but they'll be locked until that faithful day... May 1st.

by **tvguy347** 4/25/2010, 10:31 pm

that70sguy92 wrote:
Dragiiin DURR HURR wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
Steel_Sponge wrote:Do the episodes have to be here or in the Spin-Off episodes thread?
In your spin-offs' respective threads. Just make sure to include before posting the episode that they are part of the Festival.

Actually you can post them here, but it's optional. If you do post it here, you use the same thread each festival and only post the new episodes. But, again, it's optional.

MORE INFORMATION
The Festival doesn't open until May 1st, so no posting. You will see construction going on, topics being opened, ect. But like all festivals/carnivals, it takes preparing and planning so no posting here until midnight, May 1st.
Disagree with first part. The whole point of having your own topics for spin-offs is viewers having a library of your show and being able to see episodes when they want to. Doing that would defeat the purpose. Noting that they're part of the Festival is enough.

The second part I do agree with, though. You'll see topics pop up here, but they'll be locked until that faithful day... May 1st.

Only admins and mods will make the main topics. Once the festival opens, you may make new games, open "chats" and bla bla bla.

by **that70sguy92** 4/25/2010, 10:33 pm

Dragiiin DURR HURR wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
Dragiiin DURR HURR wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
Steel_Sponge wrote:Do the episodes have to be here or in the Spin-Off episodes thread?
In your spin-offs' respective threads. Just make sure to include before posting the episode that they are part of the Festival.

Actually you can post them here, but it's optional. If you do post it here, you use the same thread each festival and only post the new episodes. But, again, it's optional.

MORE INFORMATION
The Festival doesn't open until May 1st, so no posting. You will see construction going on, topics being opened, ect. But like all festivals/carnivals, it takes preparing and planning so no posting here until midnight, May 1st.
Disagree with first part. The whole point of having your own topics for spin-offs is viewers having a library of your show and being able to see episodes when they want to. Doing that would defeat the purpose. Noting that they're part of the Festival is enough.

The second part I do agree with, though. You'll see topics pop up here, but they'll be locked until that faithful day... May 1st.

Only admins and mods will make the main topics. Once the festival opens, you may make new games, open "chats" and bla bla bla.

:?:

by **tvguy347** 4/25/2010, 10:36 pm

"Chats" are short-lived lounges. They can pretty much hold anything. I invented them now... Silly Face!

by **that70sguy92** 4/25/2010, 10:39 pm

Dragiiin DURR HURR wrote:"Chats" are short-lived lounges. They can pretty much hold anything. I invented them now...

I wish that made sense. Yet it does not. Silly Face!

by **tvguy347** 4/25/2010, 10:44 pm

that70sguy92 wrote:
Dragiiin DURR HURR wrote:"Chats" are short-lived lounges. They can pretty much hold anything. I invented them now...
I wish that made sense. Yet it does not.

IT DOES MAKE SENSE!! Crying or Very sad

JUST KIDDING Indifferent

KITTY CAT GO Explode

CABOOM

by **that70sguy92** 4/25/2010, 11:04 pm

tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
Dragiiin DURR HURR wrote:"Chats" are short-lived lounges. They can pretty much hold anything. I invented them now...
I wish that made sense. Yet it does not.

IT DOES MAKE SENSE!!

JUST KIDDING

KITTY CAT GO CABOOM

*head explodes* Happy now?? Explode

by **Steel Sponge** 4/25/2010, 11:30 pm

Will there be rides? So I can Puke

by **that70sguy92** 4/26/2010, 7:19 am

Steel_Sponge wrote:Will there be rides? So I can

Sure. You can Puke

all you want.

by **tvguy347** 4/26/2010, 9:57 pm

*heads explodes* Thanks a lot 70s! Silly Face!

And you can make rides, Steel! I think that's a great idea but I'm not certain on how that will work you. scratcher

by **jjsthekid** 4/27/2010, 4:51 pm

Cool, Can't wait. SOO Happy

by **that70sguy92** 4/28/2010, 4:51 pm

Just 3 more days! Jumping

by **♣CF♣** 4/28/2010, 5:08 pm

that70sguy92 wrote:Just 3 more days!

Awsome ^_^

by **Sabre** 4/29/2010, 1:23 am

Can I post some of my older spin offs

by **tvguy347** 4/29/2010, 10:16 am

Yeah. But make it a topic in the Current Spin Offs forum.

by **that70sguy92** 4/29/2010, 4:46 pm

tvguy347 wrote:Yeah. But make it a topic in the Current Spin Offs forum.

...Unless they're over, since he used the word 'older.'

by **tvguy347** 4/29/2010, 6:11 pm

that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:Yeah. But make it a topic in the Current Spin Offs forum.
...Unless they're over, since he used the word 'older.'

He can post them in the shipyard....he can post them there...he can post them here..

by **that70sguy92** 4/29/2010, 6:30 pm

tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:Yeah. But make it a topic in the Current Spin Offs forum.
...Unless they're over, since he used the word 'older.'

He can post them in the shipyard....he can post them there...he can post them here..

Either I'm dumb, or that post makes no sense.

... If it's ended, it belongs in the Shipyard. If not, it belongs in Current Spin-Offs.

There's no debating about that.

by **tvguy347** 4/29/2010, 6:44 pm

that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:Yeah. But make it a topic in the Current Spin Offs forum.
...Unless they're over, since he used the word 'older.'

He can post them in the shipyard....he can post them there...he can post them here..
Either I'm dumb, or that post makes no sense.

... If it's ended, it belongs in the Shipyard. If not, it belongs in Current Spin-Offs.

There's no debating about that.

Yes, but both fit under here.

by **that70sguy92** 4/29/2010, 6:46 pm

tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:Yeah. But make it a topic in the Current Spin Offs forum.
...Unless they're over, since he used the word 'older.'

He can post them in the shipyard....he can post them there...he can post them here..
Either I'm dumb, or that post makes no sense.

... If it's ended, it belongs in the Shipyard. If not, it belongs in Current Spin-Offs.

There's no debating about that.

Yes, but both fit under here.

Under the Festival? That doesn't seem like the original argument you were making at all, but now you just randomly switched to it...

by **tvguy347** 4/29/2010, 6:58 pm

that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:Yeah. But make it a topic in the Current Spin Offs forum.
...Unless they're over, since he used the word 'older.'

He can post them in the shipyard....he can post them there...he can post them here..
Either I'm dumb, or that post makes no sense.

... If it's ended, it belongs in the Shipyard. If not, it belongs in Current Spin-Offs.

There's no debating about that.

Yes, but both fit under here.
Under the Festival? That doesn't seem like the original argument you were making at all, but now you just randomly switched to it...

I'm through with this stupid argument about where older spin offs should be posted.

by **terminoob** 4/29/2010, 7:00 pm

tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:Yeah. But make it a topic in the Current Spin Offs forum.
...Unless they're over, since he used the word 'older.'

He can post them in the shipyard....he can post them there...he can post them here..
Either I'm dumb, or that post makes no sense.

... If it's ended, it belongs in the Shipyard. If not, it belongs in Current Spin-Offs.

There's no debating about that.

Yes, but both fit under here.
Under the Festival? That doesn't seem like the original argument you were making at all, but now you just randomly switched to it...

I'm through with this stupid argument about where older spin offs should be posted.

I like how you try and end arguments that originate back to what you originally said.

by **that70sguy92** 4/29/2010, 7:01 pm

*head explodes*

Explode

by **Dragiiin123** 4/29/2010, 8:26 pm

tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:
that70sguy92 wrote:
tvguy347 wrote:Yeah. But make it a topic in the Current Spin Offs forum.
...Unless they're over, since he used the word 'older.'

He can post them in the shipyard....he can post them there...he can post them here..
Either I'm dumb, or that post makes no sense.

... If it's ended, it belongs in the Shipyard. If not, it belongs in Current Spin-Offs.

There's no debating about that.

Yes, but both fit under here.
Under the Festival? That doesn't seem like the original argument you were making at all, but now you just randomly switched to it...

I'm through with this stupid argument about where older spin offs should be posted.

Maybe in the ENDED SPINOFF section?

by **jjsthekid** 8/21/2010, 8:44 am

Bump, because another Festival is coming Friday. Get ready guys. SOO Happy

by **Wumbology** 8/21/2010, 9:39 am

jjsthekid wrote:Bump, because another Festival is coming Friday. Get ready guys.

*pumps up*

by **Dragiiin123** 8/21/2010, 10:01 am

HOPIING FORA CHIEVE!

by **jjsthekid** 8/22/2010, 5:22 pm

Games are being planned in the Staff Lounge. We may start games on different dates.

by **that70sguy92** 12/18/2010, 3:46 pm

Sorry for the delay. The Festival is coming today.

by **ExKizuna** 12/18/2010, 5:43 pm

Just a Gleek wrote:Sorry for the delay. The Festival is coming today.

Hooray, Hooray! We're so happ-ay!

by **ExKizuna** 9/5/2011, 7:10 pm

TONIGHT I'M A SOCCCCER BALLLL!

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