TV adverts...is it just me?
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I've been ill over the past few days and been stuck on the couch watching TV as i've watched all my DVDs...poor me.
Anywho, one thing that has become increasingly frustrating is the fact that when programmes start on the hour, the first batch of TV adverts start 10 minutes later...on every f
king channel.
I'm not a total idiot and would imagine that every channel has agreed on this to stop channel hoppers like me watching something other than ads while waiting for my original programme to return.
I'll admit, it's not a bad life when this is all i have to complain about, but it's fking frustrating.
And why are there adverts with only 5 minutes of the programme left to run?
BAH!
Anywho, one thing that has become increasingly frustrating is the fact that when programmes start on the hour, the first batch of TV adverts start 10 minutes later...on every f
king channel. I'm not a total idiot and would imagine that every channel has agreed on this to stop channel hoppers like me watching something other than ads while waiting for my original programme to return.
I'll admit, it's not a bad life when this is all i have to complain about, but it's f
king frustrating. And why are there adverts with only 5 minutes of the programme left to run?
BAH!
iirc a 'one hour' programme (apart from Beeb) is actually 44 minutes, leaving 16 minutes of adverts to cram in. Where would you put them? Also if the advert breaks become too long people will wander off immediately to do something else. So we almost always get 4x4 minutes of ads per programme. The answer (but admitedly not a great one) is to sky+ the things you want to watch and fast forward through the ads (apart from the Cadburys ads, obviously).
It's very American, but be thankful we don't have the full American approach;
You know on, for example, Friends, they have 30 seconds, then the intro? There's a reason. Because there's an ad break in between the intro and the next part of the programme. Oh yes. Now THATS frustrating.
I, quite genuinely, haven't seen an advert for absolutely ages. And I'm not trying to be arsey here about it either - far from it, it's just the way I've found myself watching TV.
I either watch films, or use V+ (Virgin's equivalent of Sky Plus) and watch programmes 15mins later than they start and then skip through the adverts.
You know on, for example, Friends, they have 30 seconds, then the intro? There's a reason. Because there's an ad break in between the intro and the next part of the programme. Oh yes. Now THATS frustrating.
I, quite genuinely, haven't seen an advert for absolutely ages. And I'm not trying to be arsey here about it either - far from it, it's just the way I've found myself watching TV.
I either watch films, or use V+ (Virgin's equivalent of Sky Plus) and watch programmes 15mins later than they start and then skip through the adverts.
PaulHogan said:
iirc a 'one hour' programme (apart from Beeb) is actually 44 minutes, leaving 16 minutes of adverts to cram in. Where would you put them? Also if the advert breaks become too long people will wander off immediately to do something else. So we almost always get 4x4 minutes of ads per programme. The answer (but admitedly not a great one) is to sky+ the things you want to watch and fast forward through the ads (apart from the Cadburys ads, obviously).
Hey hey hey. You. It was admittedly a poor rant that would struggle to get a 1 out of 10, but I don't need your 'correct' and 'logical' answers. Just vague agreement and nodding of virtual heads.Plus i'm too poor to have sky.
TonyHetherington said:
It's very American, but be thankful we don't have the full American approach;
You know on, for example, Friends, they have 30 seconds, then the intro? There's a reason. Because there's an ad break in between the intro and the next part of the programme. Oh yes. Now THATS frustrating.
That happens on abc1, or at least it did when it was a freeview channel.You know on, for example, Friends, they have 30 seconds, then the intro? There's a reason. Because there's an ad break in between the intro and the next part of the programme. Oh yes. Now THATS frustrating.
TonyHetherington said:
I either watch films, or use V+ (Virgin's equivalent of Sky Plus) and watch programmes 15mins later than they start and then skip through the adverts.
Same here. It's very rare I watch something live now, and when I do I find it really frustrating that I can't skkip the adverts. The only downside is I've missed the start of a few new series as I've not seen the ads for them, but catch up on demand soon sorts though out.Not Ideal said:
I can't stand it whereby you have adverts every ten minutes and then when the program returns from the break they have a recap of what just happened. The Gadget Show did this last night with what awards they'd just given out..!!
Good point: Recaps - how fking annoying are those? It's just useless filler for dumb fks that join a programme halfway through or have the attention span of a goldfish.Double Bah!
zac510 said:
Oddly when you use 4ondemand or the ITV player you don't get ads. I thought they would not want to miss the chance to serve up some more ads!
You should. Advert before the video starts and then at the usual places through the show. At least that's what happens for me on 4oD.I did see one American show (Youtube) and they have running sponsors along the bottom.
Showing a room and it had 'Panasonic 3274xH at www.xxxxxxxxxx.com'
At this rate with the DOG etc. I expect it will finish up looking like QVC with a small portal for the programme.
I mean, they now talk over the end credits and that bugs me. Most people normally know what is coming next or have a good idea....Dont they?
Showing a room and it had 'Panasonic 3274xH at www.xxxxxxxxxx.com'
At this rate with the DOG etc. I expect it will finish up looking like QVC with a small portal for the programme.
I mean, they now talk over the end credits and that bugs me. Most people normally know what is coming next or have a good idea....Dont they?
Edited by Morningside on Wednesday 16th December 23:29
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