The High Fan Quality of Battlestar Galactica

On Medialoper: The High Fan Quality of Battlestar Galactica

I’ve got a theory: in a Long Tail universe, it isn’t about the fan quantity as much as it is about the Fan Quality.

By “Fan Quality,” I don’t mean that they are better people — though, obviously Battlestar fans are fully awesome, duh — but rather the intensity that fans possess for a particular piece of content. The more intensity, the higher the Fan Quality.

Hey Masses! Don't You Dare Watch "Mad Men"

New on Medialoper: Hey Masses! Don't You Dare Watch "Mad Men"

I’ve always wanted a pop culture world where “I Will Dare” by The Replacements was the first of their many top ten singles. A world where “Sequestered In Memphis” by The Hold Steady is played on radio stations across the country and a world where everybody is into Mad Men, and not American Idol.

Katherine Heigl Does Not Want What She Should Not Have Got

New on Medialoper: Katherine Heigl Does Not Want What She Should Not Have Got

This is a woman who is obviously now so full of herself that little bits of her ego drop on the sidewalk as she walks.