Log off! Log off NOW!
The Second Life-branded episode of CSI:NY ran last night on CBS, and according to my count, the Inhibitor Drinking Game gave you something between a mild buzz and a roaring drunk (your alcohol tolerance may vary, see dealer for details).
This cast photo from CSI:NY doesn’t link to a full video of the entire SL episode, because that would just be wrong.The overnight Neilsen ratings for the episode were a respectable 3.8 (translating to over 13 million viewers), winning the timeslot. The network ran promos during the show, encouraging people to “log in to Second Life and solve the crime”. Being the easily-programmable child of modern advertising methods that I am, I immediately logged in and went to check out the CSI area in SL.
The nine people that were there seemed to be very nice.
Okay…now that I’ve indulged my smartass gene, keep in mind that CBS actually has 104 seperate instances of their sim, so if the one I was directed to was average, then thirty minutes after the show was done, SL had seen 936 people visit the CSI:NY sim.
Out of over 13 million that saw the episode.
But wait…SL isn’t done yet! Apparently tonight, Dwight on The Office takes a foray into SL on NBC.
He’s obviously looking for his red Swingline stapler.Somehow, you just know he’ll wind up with a furry.
And, Dilbert creator Scott Adams will be doing a virtual book signing in SL on October 30, as he explains in the Dilbert Newsletter 66.0:
KICK ME IN MY VIRTUAL GONADS!I’ll be doing a virtual book signing in the online world called Second Life on October 30th, at 9 pm EST. My avatar will be handing out free Dilbert posters for your virtual homes in Second Life. Best yet, the system will be programmed so your avatar can kick my avatar in the crotch. (Really.) How fun is that? And in the Q&A session you can ask me any question your avatar isn’t embarrassed to utter.
Now this is a man that understands Second Life.
October 28th, 2007 at 6:34 am
Having survived the CB radio craze of the 70′s and Satanic Panic of the 80′s helps me to deal with the news media and Second Life’s wildly inappropriate public displays of affection.
At least no one’s going to prison, this time.
October 31st, 2007 at 3:44 am
Yet, Jeff…yet.
However, you may have just hit on something…if anyone would like to start a Satanic CB Radio craze in Second Life, you’re practically guaranteed coverage on CNN.