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Post by petrolino on Oct 1, 2017 10:59:45 GMT
I hate commercials. They destroy atmosphere. If I can fast forward them I do. I try to avoid watching anything with commercials as far as possible but sadly it's not always possible.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Oct 1, 2017 11:10:29 GMT
I hate commercials. They destroy atmosphere. If I can fast forward them I do. I try to avoid watching anything with commercials as far as possible but sadly it's not always possible. Yes, but there's at least one exception to this: the Coca-Cola and Kodak commercials that appeared in late 1950s episodes of "Ozzie and Harriet" add to the atmosphere. The show is already a very much mid-century show, and the commercials add to that..... |
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Post by petrolino on Oct 1, 2017 11:16:16 GMT
I hate commercials. They destroy atmosphere. If I can fast forward them I do. I try to avoid watching anything with commercials as far as possible but sadly it's not always possible. Yes, but there's at least one exception to this: the Coca-Cola and Kodak commercials that appeared in late 1950s episodes of "Ozzie and Harriet" add to the atmosphere. The show is already a very much mid-century show, and the commercials add to that..... That's good to know. |
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Post by snsurone on Oct 1, 2017 16:01:55 GMT
Trouble with fast-forwarding is that you might miss part of the next section of the program.
That happened to me with my old VCR and video tapes.
Probably the best thing to do is just wait for a program to come out on DVD, although I hope someone would invent the kind of technology that can automatically cut out the commercials while TVo-ing.
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Post by snsurone on Oct 2, 2017 17:47:30 GMT
I must admit, there were commercials in the '50's and '60's that were pretty cute.
Especially the ones for Alka Seltzer ("I can't believe I ate the whole thing!" "Mamma mia, that's-a one spicy meatball!").
And I admit that I still like the Geico gecko.
But, those are exceptions.
Most commercials today are major annoyances.
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Post by teleadm on Oct 2, 2017 18:18:07 GMT
Mamma mia, that's-a one spicy meatball! Alka Seltzer  |
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Post by snsurone on Oct 3, 2017 20:03:18 GMT
Now, can somebody explain just WHY I (and others) have to put up with so many damned commercials when I'm already paying for TV service?? They do it because they can. It's the capitalist wet dream model: monetize everything, charging the absolute most for providing the absolute least. I suppose you're right, Dog. Makes me wonder if state-run TV in communist nations are also plagued with commercials |
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Post by snsurone on Oct 4, 2017 21:35:46 GMT
Once when I was in Israel, I watched STARSKY & HUTCH, and when the background music seemed to indicate a commercial break, the next scene promptly followed.
Looking back, it kinda funny.
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Post by snsurone on Apr 30, 2019 22:11:47 GMT
Since the last post, there have been MORE commercials on TV.
And they are more and more STUPID!
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on May 1, 2019 17:42:53 GMT
If only the commercials would stay during the commercial slot. Even worse are those ad banners that pop up during the show, covering up the opening credits or the actor's faces! There's a network here in Canada that uses obnoxiously large banners that linger too long, and always during the opening credits. Some of us like to know who's going to be in the show that episode. So annoying.  |
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Post by marianne48 on May 1, 2019 19:17:24 GMT
I remember watching a rerun of an episode of The Waltons and marveling at how Grandma Walton was zipping around the kitchen, before I realized that the episode had been sped up to cram in more commercials. What's worse is that the slate of commercials for some of these slots are the same tacky ads repeated over and over.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 1, 2019 20:20:35 GMT
I remember watching a rerun of an episode of The Waltons and marveling at how Grandma Walton was zipping around the kitchen, before I realized that the episode had been sped up to cram in more commercials. What's worse is that the slate of commercials for some of these slots are the same tacky ads repeated over and over. There's a channel that used to do that with Perry Mason reruns, and I've seen it applied in varying degrees to other shows. It allows for more of the original episode to be included, but I can't make up my mind whether that's worse than having scenes truncated or eliminated entirely. There are a couple channels that have abandoned half or one-hour formats along with on-the-hour-or-half-hour scheduling. If it allows for more or all of the original content, I'd prefer that.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on May 1, 2019 20:35:10 GMT
I remember watching a rerun of an episode of The Waltons and marveling at how Grandma Walton was zipping around the kitchen, before I realized that the episode had been sped up to cram in more commercials. What's worse is that the slate of commercials for some of these slots are the same tacky ads repeated over and over. There's a channel that used to do that with Perry Mason reruns, and I've seen it applied in varying degrees to other shows. It allows for more of the original episode to be included, but I can't make up my mind whether that's worse than having scenes truncated or eliminated entirely. There are a couple channels that have abandoned half or one-hour formats along with on-the-hour-or-half-hour scheduling. If it allows for more or all of the original content, I'd prefer that. I've been DVR'ing All in the Family on Sundance Channel. The episodes run 35 minutes to add more commercials but nothing is cut. Seen quite a few scenes where I thought "I've never seen that scene before" (see?). I hate edited shows.
As to commercials, I used to get the NFL package from DirecTV. They would have the "mix" channel where they would show thumbnails of all eight games going at that time, so you could see what was going on. Too many times, all eight were on commercial breaks. Note the use of the word "used". The NFL should pay me for being exposed to all those advertising dollars.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 1, 2019 21:00:31 GMT
There's a channel that used to do that with Perry Mason reruns, and I've seen it applied in varying degrees to other shows. It allows for more of the original episode to be included, but I can't make up my mind whether that's worse than having scenes truncated or eliminated entirely. There are a couple channels that have abandoned half or one-hour formats along with on-the-hour-or-half-hour scheduling. If it allows for more or all of the original content, I'd prefer that. I've been DVR'ing All in the Family on Sundance Channel. The episodes run 35 minutes to add more commercials but nothing is cut. Seen quite a few scenes where I thought "I've never seen that scene before" (see?). I hate edited shows. That may well be the future of programming. Since the advent of VCRs, home audiences have been freed from clock-enforced viewing, and with the subsequent arrival of DVRs, online programming and binge-watching, the old model is an increasingly irrelevant relic of the 20th century (as am I). Since I DVR almost everything I watch, I don't care at all if a show starts at 8:08 and runs till 9:21 as long as the channel is accurate with their start/stop times. But I've lately come across a few instances of sloppiness in that regard, and have missed the endings of shows or movies that didn't wrap up by the scheduled time. Grrrr.
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