Speaking during the credits
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Halb

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53,012 posts

213 months

Tuesday 8th March 2011
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I don't like this (we can never again have creative creds like Blackadder II, though Miranda triedbiggrin), I don't like it when you get a big logo stuck on your screen reminding you what channel your watching, I don't like the credits being cut short, I don't like it when they squish the credit up the side of the screen and tell you what is on next.
But I have just experienced the worst example I have ever seen! Watching No Ordinary Family on Watch and the stupid bh actually started talking over the dialogue, it still had 4 minutes to run till the end, we weren't even in the last scene!! Jesus fking titty Christ, how bad is it going to get? I didn't get half of the dialogue between the parents because some retard wanted to tel lme aboot a programme that I will never ever watch....arrrggghhhmad

Morningside

24,147 posts

259 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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Almost as annoying as Watch/Gold where this sodding great banner splats its way across the screen screaming out what is next.

I know whats fking next. I have an EPG like every other sod.

EDLT

15,421 posts

236 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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There was something about this on points of view a while ago, the BBC's response was "We don't care, we are going to do it anyway" shoot

zapbrannigan

260 posts

214 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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EDLT said:
...the BBC's response was "We don't care, we are going to do it anyway" shoot
That's the BBCs stock answer to most programming criticism, isn't it?

Rolling credits on Discovery and History channel programmes before they've even finshed is annoying as well. It just appears to be the latest 'TV production' craze.

I just wish they'd get back to credits and announcements once the programme has actually finished!

bexVN

14,698 posts

241 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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I've witnessed this a few times, I'm not sure why it happens, can the voiceover guys not see the program finishing? are they relying on timings only or is it a preset set recorded voiceover. This and shrinking the credits just when I want to see who played a certain character, it's being going on for ages but still annoys me no end, yes I can ck imdb but it'd be much easier to read the name on the ccredits (well it should be!)

And I really do not like the new Channel 5 logo a big bold 5 in the corner of the screen, it stands out a mile. I know most channels do this now but they are generally a bit more subtle and you can get used to them but this no 5 just kept jumping out at me!

LuS1fer

43,543 posts

275 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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Really annoying when you want to check out an actor/actress's name and the screen squishes down at the vital point.

Morningside

24,147 posts

259 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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I think its almost all automated. Another annoying thing (mainly on Watch/Gold) is the adverts are just cut in at a preset time, even half way through a conversation OR worse killing the punchline/comedy reveal - Blackadder and Red Dwarf are a couple in point.

ShredderXLE

734 posts

189 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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adverts for other programs during the program

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TBDEDzRGUY&fea...

Morningside

24,147 posts

259 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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ShredderXLE said:
adverts for other programs during the program

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TBDEDzRGUY&fea...
punch Channel five are starting to do that. Or should I say "5" as its starting to etch itself on the screen.

Roberty

1,180 posts

202 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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I can honestly say I couldn't give a st.

As long as the programme/film has finished and if it has a little extra at the end that they cut back to it then that's fine.

Don't like the banners during the programm or film though, that's out of order.



eastlmark

1,656 posts

237 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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It anoys me as I avidly read credits, usually for music used that I cannot put a name to or similarly an actor/actress. They obviously think no one is interested.
a bit off topic but the other thing that get me is a resume (thing over the e!) of the program so far after each comercial break assuming everyone watching has only just tuned in when for those that have been there from the start its just going over what they have already seen. Wasting time I guess so that they dont need to spend much on actual content to fill the program.

Charlie Foxtrot

3,293 posts

245 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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Charlie Brooker also addresses the problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrm2dj6bIU0

SpeedBash

2,795 posts

217 months

Wednesday 9th March 2011
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Bit of a bug bear for me too.

In my experience, one of the worst offenders has to be FX.

When they were showing Season 2 of True Blood, the episode that was on would end on a cliffhanger - invariably regarding one of the characters being in a life or death situation.

What would FX do? That's right, as soon as the credits would roll, they would have a preview of the next weeks episode showing that the character in the cliffhanger had survived. Geniuses!!

Best of all, when they showed Season 2 of Eastbound & Down, voice over guy incorrectly came on during the end credits telling everyone that this was the last episode in the series when in fact it was the pen-ultimate episode.

The episode didn't feel like one that a series would end on and I had to go online to confirm there was one more episode to come.

Seriously, is it really that hard to get this kind of thing right??