Sony launches ‘Minisode Network’ on MySpace
Don Day June 18th, 2007
Ever wanted to sit back and watch a classic episode of Who’s the Boss?, but you just don’t have the 30 minutes it requires to catch it on TV Land? Sony has solved your dilemma: the “Minisode Network.” The new service brings together more than a dozen shows in very compressed form. Honda has signed on as a sponsor, with only eight seconds of ads per clip. For now the network is only on MySpace, but could expand to other platforms after the exclusive deal ends in August. I sampled Boss episode “Samantha Grows Up” - and despite some jarring edits, the plot made sense, there’s some laughs, and you even get a few seconds of the classic theme song.
It’s a brand new life around the bend indeed.
4 Comments Add your own
1. discreet_chaos | June 19th, 2007 at 1:01 am
There was Annette Funicello, Jan Brady, Valerie Bertinelli, then Alyssa Milano;
These were the things that boys were made from…
2. resim | June 19th, 2007 at 3:29 am
Thanks sony.. The perfect thing is minisode’s slogan ..
“The shows you love ,only shorter”
3. dan | June 19th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
I forgot how hilarious TJ Hooker was. (An episode was the sample on the myspace page.)
And I can’t believe I spent time watching Pam Anderson’s V.I.P. the first time around — even at 1/3 the length, it was unbearable. Boobs or no boobs.
4. dan | June 22nd, 2007 at 3:58 am
Boo - looks like it’s not available outside the US
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