2008 Woodie Awards
GaelVision premieres, brings entertainment in new form
Alex Stillings '08 has high hopes for success of brainchild, hopes for collaboration among community
J. Harry Painter
Issue date: 10/10/06 Section: News
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The network, which can be found on Channel 20 all around campus, will be used to showcase various aspects of the Saint Mary's community. Wednesday's premiere, which was attended by a few dozen students in Dryden Hall, saw the introduction of several original shows.
"What we have is a sports show, a cooking show, and Campus Cribs," said Alex Stillings '08, general manager of GaelVision.
Wednesday also brought us two features on Community Time; viewers were first treated to an exclusive interview with guest speaker and activist Dolores Huerta, and later a walkthrough of the College and Internship Fair.
Stillings said, "During the week there will be a scrolling bulletin board; then there'll be commercials and eventually reruns also. We hope to have reruns daily eventually." Stillings expects these reruns to play in a three-hour loop.
However, Stillings hopes to expand the realm of possibility by adding more new and fresh programming to the Wednesday lineup. "We're hoping to have original sitcoms, and dating and game shows. We're open to any student ideas for programming. Right now, we're just getting what we can get, basically."
Lorna Contreras '08 offered a few ideas of her own to add to the lineup of the network. "Movie reviews or music reviews, something like that," Contreras said. "Something like Jackass would be funny," she said.
Those looking for more than just entertainment will find it in the news and sports programs. The Collegian will collaborate with GaelVision in bringing viewers the top news stories each week.
Stillings reminded, on the other hand, that "Reporting the news isn't that exciting. The [primary] point of GaelVision is to show entertainment."
The reaction of those who attended Wednesday's debut was generally positive, but some felt there was room for improvement. Contreras complained that a few of the personalities were less than charismatic. "Some of [the anchors] needed to have more enthusiasm," she said.
Despite the complaint, Contreras was generally impressed with how the new station turned out. "It entertained me, and it was funny. I think I would watch it every Wednesday," she said. "I really liked Campus Cribs. It was all really well cut."