Ok, what did ABC just do ??

[KNWVIKING]

I just watched what I thought was a stupid commercial.... then ABC called it a micro mini series. I don't watch much ABC.... is this something new ?

 

[DWatWDW]

I saw something during My Wife & Kids . Did it have some hairy guy who forgot to make dinner for his date?

What was that about?

 

[neosnightmare]

i think i saw that commercial with the hairy guy as i was flipping through the channels...i think it was....today. i flipped past it after about 3 seconds. lol

 

[Chuck S]

I think it is an experimental commercial thing, like the "miniseries" of Folgers coffee commercials a few years ago that left you wondering if the couple would ever get together. I read a "blurb" about it on the ABC site. Only it tells the story over the course of one evening, like some of the Super Bowl commercials.

 

[WDSearcher]

'Micro-Minis' Set for ABC Lineup

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter, 6/7/04) – ABC is debuting its "Micro-Mini Series," four short films set to air during the network's Monday night comedy block. The three-minute interstitials, slated for June 28 and July 12 and 19, come from participants in the network's diversity-oriented talent development programs for actors, directors and writers. The "Micro-Minis," which also will be featured on ABC.com, are: "Not Now, Kitty," about a cat who becomes a woman; "I Didn't Really Wet My Pants," about a blind date gone horribly wrong; "Mosquito Cupid," an offbeat love story featuring a matchmaking mosquito; and "Dirty and Dirtierer," the story of a man whose dream girl makes an appearance at his filthy apartment.

 

[Dznefreek]

TBS is doing the same thing with "The Grid", only they refer to it as limited run.

 

[KNWVIKING]

Actually, The Grid is a mini series, similar to The Shield - 8 one hour episodes - or at least something close. These micro-mini's are shown during a commercial break.... only last about a minute or so.

 

[Dznefreek]

I only watch the news on ABC and that is it so I thought it was a regular show.