http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-575801 ... &tag=title

14 pilots have been made available on Amazon for free. They want the people to choose their next series.

Onion News Empire sounds like it has potential. I haven't watched any of the pilots yet

Watched 10 minutes of both "Zombieland" and "Browsers" and found both dull and cheap-looking.

I can't bring myself to watch Zombieland. Doesn't look good. I hope it flops and they make a sequel to the movie instead.

I finished "Browsers." It was...not good. The concept is really weird and the songs don't work at all. Not to mention the characters already seem really annoying.

Finished "Zombieland." Holy fuck, this was so, so bad. I can't believe it even got filmed. The actors are all awful and it is incredibly boring. It tries so hard to be funny but never accomplishes anything of the sort. The only scene that it kind of succeeds with is the opening. Also, it looks cheap.

Amazon Studios? No thx. I'll pass. Broadcast network barely do 14 pilots per season and I assume they have way more money to spend than some start-up studio. They would be wiser if they made 5 more promising pilots with bigger budget.

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The thing is that with broadcast tv you have to adhere to censorship and not only that but you have to compete against the nielson chart which may in turn affect the product since it would need to cater to as many people as possible.

Not saying that amazon will produce aything better than broadcast which is already in a downward spiral.