I found out about it quite a while ago, I think before it actually aired, via a friend in NYC who gets all the latest buzz on advertising, social media, etc. etc. She sent me a link to an online article (maybe at MSNBC or someplace similar).

For anyone reading this comment thread, Brent is an IICD superfan who watches the show like a hawk, creates a lot of content around the show by posting comments and screenshots and helps out with a generous stream of tweets and emails letting ASM and 19 know what's happening from a fan perspective.

So… to address the issue being brought up here, Brent and one of the IICD artists had somewhat of a falling-out. This particular artist objected to Brent's posting of some content that came from an off-show event she was involved in. Brent had the best of intentions, but the artist felt that the posting had crossed a personal line with her and blocked him on Twitter and removed his posts/comments from her Facebook page. Brent has asked ASM to intercede on his behalf, but, regardless of where we come down on who is being more or less reasonable in this particular matter (and no, we aren't going to render an opinion here or in an email, Brent), ASM and 19 feel that the artists should be free to follow or block anyone they choose to.

This is one of several fascinating issues IICD brings up: with real-time, pervasive access to performers and artists now possible, thanks to social media, how responsive can an artist be expected to be, and how much should an artist be expected to do to keep fans happy?

I ask you: how many shows feature ongoing drama like this between performers and fans?

the only complaint I have with A-span is they can be a bit of a black hole when it comes to asking them questions and they have a low reliability in responding.

I have an important email that has been sent about a week ago in reply to an email I got from them and still no reply back.

well what project are they talking about in this interview because it sure isnt

IF I CAN DREAM there have been complaints for months about the aggressive feed dumping and the ever shrinking active cameras around the artists. example if an artists goes from the living room to put a dish in the sink they crash the feed for the living room, and if your lucky they will activate the kitchen but many times this does not happen. They have demonstraited a near virtual environment during a pool party which was awesome but the daily reality is it is so limited that its bairly better than TV and in many ways worse because in "auto mode" the view can randomly switch away from important events to some artists brushing her hair, and in "manual mode" it is very labor intinsive on the viewer reloading the prefered camera all the time IF its available and your not traped in an active room where your artists is NOT.

making for an overall unplesant viewer expirence for all save the most casual of viewers that have it on while watching TV.

Lisa – I hav to add, too, that I LOVE Dorm Life. It's a great show. And I had a lot of fun watching IICD, but I don't want to get hooked because I imagine a TV show that's on 24/7 could be very addictive!

And Caroline, even with the ability to tweet directly to the people on my screen, I still sometimes find myself yelling at them! Some things (thankfully) never change.

thanks for getting me a little bit more up to date. Great interview.

If you haven't jumped into it yet, here's the link: http://iicd.tv – one nice thing is that there are plenty of layers – the edited episodes are probably the best place to start (my recommendation: start around episode 10 and circle back to earlier eps to fill in blanks as needed). Once you get a feel for the people in the show, the great thing is that you can talk to them via Twitter. (another tip: you are almost guaranteed to get a quick response from Ben Elliott: @benelliottlook ) also – check the schedule on the website to find out when the live tweet-in sessions are happening. Enjoy!