Bin ja auch sehr happy. Eine Fortsetzung unter diesen Umständen ist allemal besser, als das komplette Absetzen der Serie. Und ich stimme zu, dass da jemand die Zeichen der Zeit erkannt hat und es ist eine Auszeichnung, dass "Ripper Street" dafür eine Art Vorreiter-Rolle zugestanden wird. Ich hoffe nur, dass diese Streaming-Formate, die wahrscheinlich zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnen, dann auch über einen Smart-TV empfangen werden können. So etwas Schönes, Ansprechendes "nur" auf dem schnöden Laptop oder Tablet anzusehen, macht ja dann keinen Spaß. Dafür sollte es schon der 116 cm (oder mehr ) Flachbildschirm eines intelligenten TV-Gerätes sein.

[...] what I think is the most important lesson to take from Ripper Street is the power harnessed by fans. The viewing public are so much more than just viewers nowadays – they're a persuasive force and a constant reminder of the demand that exists. When I spoke to a delighted MyAnna Buring (who plays Ripper Street's Long Susan) after yesterday's news broke, she singled out the fandom as the driving force behind the deals with both Amazon and the Beeb.

"Without that audience support I don't think the BBC would be willing to look into a deal like this, I don't think Amazon would have come on board and I don't think it would have been possible without them," says Buring. "[The fans] created this energy and drive for everyone who was pushing to get this show back so they've played a massive part and it's quite lovely in this day and age to know that as an audience member you do have a say in what you get to see and distributors and financiers will listen to you."

"Whenever people's shoulders slumped slightly about whether it was going to be possible, you just had to look at all the love there was out there for [Ripper Street]," adds Warlow.

So, the message for fans is: keep going. Ripper Street is a fine example of what those supporters can make happen and as long as we've got social media, newspapers, magazines and websites offering an outlet for fans, viewers can continue to wield their own influence on what's available to watch. Power to the people may be a tired phrase, but it's rarely seemed more apt.

Noch ein Intervew vom Launch des Amazon-RS-Deals:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyVf_ZABrI

Die Taxistory ist das Süßeste, was ich seit langem gehört habe. Ich hätte es anstelle des Taxifahrers auch nicht anders gemacht... aber ich würde ohnehin entgegen allen wirtschaftlichen Denkens MM immer ohne abzukassieren durch die Gegend fahren.