spiderman

As soon as Private Practice came on, all i could think was, "I really hope this is connected to Grey's Anatomy somehow!"  Grey's Anatomy was such a popular show and watching it made that understandable. The drama, the action, everything is life and death! How exciting! But of course, that is the strategy the network does on purpose. It is called gap filling and it is when you leave a gap after an intense moment on the screen to reflect upon the moment and draw conclusions.  Private Practice did this wonderfully.   This strategy is my guess as to why Grey's Anatomy was so good.  It had everyone on the edge of his or her seats.  The manipulation of the audience’s emotions in turn makes the audience feel more connected to the show.  Another really good example of gap filling is from the 1967 TV episodes of Spiderman. Heres an episode http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMIt5J0rgLw.