The Future of Your TV May Belong to This Man
I'd like to think of myself as an early adopter who embraces new ways to get my entertainment much like Jim Jayson of GMA News. Lately my outlet of choice has been TWIT.TV produced by former TechTV personality and Radio host Leo Laporte. I watch a lot of Twit.tv. In fact I watch it so much that I've got a permanent USTREAM logo burned into the corner of my plasma TV. Being a connoisseur and long time fan of Leo I've begun to have a change of heart about TWIT as of late and that's not a good thing.
I've recently been frequenting their chat rooms and while it's fun to interact with other fans and sometimes hosts there's an increasing aura of moral superiority from the moderators there. Moderators take their marching orders from Leo even though they serve in a purely voluntary capacity.
I and other users have been "kicked" for giving feedback that may run contrary to the opinions of the hosts or run afoul of an ambiguous code of conduct. There's a standing rule of not making comments about the hosts and not to mention anything that isn't "family friendly" which is a subjective judgment call at best. I suppose when you cull your talent from cable television and introverted tech types you have a duty to protect potentially fragile egos from anything contrarian.
On some shows commentary that runs afoul of the "shiny happy" edict brings an almost visceral response which is troubling for a fledgling network. Hosts frequently refer to chat room guests and even on air personalities as "Trolls" if the commentary is the least bit contrary A "troll" is akin to a heckler in the audience of a live performance. Offering nothing of substance and disrupting the experience. TWIT TV's audience rarely rises to the level of the label but is often undeservedly painted with it.
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