Two months ago the first episode of the critically acclaimed Travis-TV weblog was showered with Youtube views as well as praise. Then disaster struck, along the same lines as most other fads and crazes its popularity and creative content has recently gone the way of the buffalo. (Not to Wyoming but to obscurity) The person most effected by the recent decline in Travis-TV ratings has probably been Travis’s agent/manager/merchandise coordinator Lucas Henjum.
“This has all happened at the worst possible time. Travis and I just dumped over 800 dollars into t-shirts, messenger bags, collectible plates, and even Travis-TV mouse-pads.” Henjum complains, “We ordered ‘em at the height of his popularity. We stood to make some decent cash. I honestly didn’t think the bottom would fall out this fast.”
Analyst’s believe Travis got too confident about the immense early success his weblog. Some say it all changed when he refused to record an episode specifically for the Youth Major Department Chapel on March 12, 2008. A member of the Youth Committee comments, “Yeah, we tried to contact Travis a few times, we just wanted him to talk about a few topics and kind of do a creative announcement for some upcoming events we had. He completely ign
ored all our phone calls and emails. We ended up having one of our own members record his own lampoon and it went over really well.”
The revelation that anyone can throw together a similar weblog and see similar success opened up the campus to other, better produced and more entertaining weblogs like the one mentioned above and The Baias Blog. A simple history lesson can prove the point that even though people will always remember the “first”, it rarely remains the best. Just look at The Backstreet Boys and N*SYNC, we all know who won that contest.
The bottom line is that Travis-TV will have to innovate or dissipate. But regardless Travis, we hoped you enjoyed your 15 minutes of fame as much as we enjoyed your first episode. God speed.
-Bernstein
Woodward
Bernstein
Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I do not think there were any winners in the Backstreet boys N*SYNC debacle . . . including the American public! As far as the demise of Travis-TV, NCU is poorer for it!
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 12:42 am
Did the backstreet boys or nsync come first? i’m not entirely sure…i think the backstreet boys did. i honestly always, and always will, like them better.
they are still around actually (well they did drop a member, though). they released an album this last november. and what a happened to nsync? oh yeah, the broke up to persue solo projects (justin and jc released one or two solo albums, joey-acting, chris-???, lance-coming out gay)…anyway, as for travistv, i’m really sad it’s gone! it will be missed by many!
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 1:18 am
I’m pretty sure that N*Sync and the Backstreet Boys canceled each other out enough to give rise to the mightiest of all boy bands:
Plus ONE.
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 10:28 am
Really? Really Bernstein? You honestly think that the Baias Blog is better? I think my repsect-o-meter for you dropped a few points.
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 10:53 am
The respect of anyone that would have an “o-meter” isn’t too important I would think…. lol jk!
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 1:40 pm
they both make me laugh. at least the baias blog makes sense most of the time…er, or in the few episodes that went on.
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Keep your eyes open for a new upcoming episode of the Baias Blog concerning racial tension.
It’s in the plans, with hopes of being able to work.
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I might be breaking a journalism rule but to be quite honest I haven’t watched the baias blog… I hope this doesn’t effect any body’s “o-meters”.
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 4:00 pm
My meters are all intact.
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 4:02 pm
you guys are such twaddle-faces.
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:37 pm
“… better produced and more entertaining weblogs like the one mentioned above and The Baias Blog.”
Oh Bernstein … how can you write such a comment if you have never even watched the Baias Blog!??!?!
Haha, its okay. We still love you.
Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 11:39 pm
You guys are such . . . guys . . . anyone who thinks they have a meter of anything has a vivid imagination!
Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 9:43 am
Somebodies meter-o-meter is reading a 0. . .