Interactive TV

The other day in class we talked about interactive TV. It was interesting topic although it already exist. Well at least some of the ideas that were presented in the classroom. Some people referred to watching a movie from different house and simultaneously all people be watching the same thing and talk about it. Well thanks to xbox live this is already possible through netflixs. However, my idea for interactive television would consist of being able to decide what the outcome of a TV show is. You can already vote for people on shows like American Idol, however it takes a day or 2 to count up the votes and have a result show. I would prefer for them to simply do the voting at the end of the show and have people text in their favorite. In a matter of seconds you choose the winners to move on. I think this type of interactivity is so amazing, and this is what makes people addicted to TV shows such as those. The quality of the show it self can be disputed but the people participating and feeling that they choose the winner is really what keeps everyone hooked.