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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2111 Joined: 15 Jun 2008     | Without commercials we wouldn't have TV, so I tolerate them on the few occasions I watch TV |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1098 Joined: 31 Mar 2008     | Bad ones get stuck in your mind more. That being said I haven't seen a commercial in a long time that didn't make me want to buy with product less. At least the commercials are less pretentious and less subtle. I really hate product placement. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1587 Joined: 5 May 2008     | Commercials are a necessary thing, but yes, they are annoying except on rare occasions. Once in a while I'll get a good laugh out of them, and once I was persuaded by a commercial to go buy something (It was McDonalds, I was hungry and the Big Mac on the ad looked rather nice.) |
BANNED Posts: 599 Joined: 10 Oct 2008 |
Very true, it's the price we pay to enjoy quality television. If only they could get their points across better, and faster. Then I wouldn't mind so much. User was banned for: Your.Name.Here Presents: Perma-Ban, the Thread!. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3923 Joined: 15 Aug 2008    | Did anyone else get that Lypozene commercial drilled into their heads? that commercial was aired at the begining of every break on comedy central... |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 729 Joined: 2 Jun 2008  | meh, Here in the UK we have very high quality adverts only with a few exceptions Cough*Cilit Bang, Moon Pig* cough so they never really bother me too much because they're quite artistic or use a good song. We don't have some 50 year old in a cowboy hat standing in front of his warehouse shouting about how he must be mad to sell his products so cheaply...or those infomercial things that seem to be longer than the actual programme and seem to always end like this "also if you by now with a major credit card we'll throw in another completely free, plus a (insert vaguely relevant product here) worth over 15 dollars!" |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1193 Joined: 31 Jul 2008 |
The price I pay for quality television is on average $40-$50 per season the year after it airs (I buy DVD sets). I don't mind commercials. I like the breathing space they offer so I can get up and check something or walk around or whatever. The only commercials I hate are network specific commercials and Jack Layton campaigns. |
BANNED Posts: 599 Joined: 10 Oct 2008 |
I don't like to waste my money, and thanks for the clarification at the end, without it I would have been lost (sarcasm). User was banned for: Your.Name.Here Presents: Perma-Ban, the Thread!. (Permanent) |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 601 Joined: 20 Aug 2008    | It's good that someone is finally taking a hard stance against commercials! Good for you! :D |
BANNED Posts: 599 Joined: 10 Oct 2008 |
Why thank you! User was banned for: Your.Name.Here Presents: Perma-Ban, the Thread!. (Permanent) |
On the Record  Posts: 6816 Joined: 22 Aug 2008     | I've not got such a thing against adverts, it's adverts which deliberately are set at a slightly higher volume than a normal show. They're not meant to do it, but they do. It's annoying and doesn't actually lodge the advert in my mind, just my displeasure about an advert being louder. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 97 Joined: 8 Oct 2008    | Personally, if I miss a show on TV, I watch it on Hulu.com, where there are very little ads, and the shows are in high quality, or at least higher than youtube. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1554 Joined: 10 Sep 2008 | Infomercials are worse. |
BANNED Posts: 599 Joined: 10 Oct 2008 |
Infomercials ARE MUCH worse. User was banned for: Your.Name.Here Presents: Perma-Ban, the Thread!. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1554 Joined: 10 Sep 2008 | unless you see an announcer almost cut his hand of with a samurai sword, then it's hilarious. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2903 Joined: 21 May 2008  | This commercial scarred my childhood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyl5Mwr84MA Note* I left the link, but I suggest you think twice, before clicking it. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 765 Joined: 9 Apr 2008 | I don't watch TV, but radio commercials alone are enough to give me road rage. Thankfully this only happens when I forget to charge my ipod for the drive. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 390 Joined: 27 Sep 2008 |
Dang it, I always forget to read the things below the link that say "Before you click it..." I can see why it could scar anyone. I felt dumb just watching it, hah. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2903 Joined: 21 May 2008 |
The puppets scared the hell outta me. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2275 Joined: 13 Sep 2007   | One of the reasons why I never, ever, watch television anymore. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 657 Joined: 8 Jul 2008    | You know there's a website called "Commercials I hate?" |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 884 Joined: 19 Sep 2008  | I'm actually a copywriter, but I still agree that adverts are irritating. But hey, I'm paid lots of money to come up with them, so I won't complain. |
On the Record  Posts: 5490 Joined: 13 Aug 2008   | I use them as an excuse to do something else. Plus, they mean I don't have to pay through the nose for television, and they do actually work, in one way or another, on some people. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1285 Joined: 3 Sep 2008  | Move to Britain, watch the BBC. Problem solved. |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 884 Joined: 19 Sep 2008 |
How does that help? |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 501 Joined: 24 May 2008    | Watching a commercial is a way of paying for television without using your own wallet, you use your time instead (although in theory you're now more inclined to spend money on whatever was just advertised). They're a good way for networks to make money without charging their viewers, and frankly I don't mind them. Then again, I don't really watch TV. Anarchy Online implemented in-game adds a while back, and it was a pretty good move for them; it meant more income, and they could then reduce the cost of membership, to zero at one point (I know 'cause I didn't feel like paying for the game, but for free it's not bad). I've heard that other games will be doing this soon, and frankly I'm for it as long as the developers can keep it from interfering with gameplay or becoming distracting or annoying. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1285 Joined: 3 Sep 2008 |
There's no adverts. Well, you get like 1 or 2 adverts in between shows advertising what's on later, but I'll accept that if I don't get my viewing interupted every 10 minutes. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2940 Joined: 22 Jun 2008   |
Where? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1578 Joined: 26 Mar 2008 | I find myself increasingly baffled by most ads today as they only vaguely represent what they are selling. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 56 Joined: 8 Oct 2007   | Just to bring a little happiness to this thread (NOTE: It's on Spanish, but it doesn't have a lot of speech): (When politicians debate with guitars instead of speech) It is at least one of the most decent commercials I've seen for a while. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 933 Joined: 27 Apr 2008     |
I think they recently passed a law over here in England so they can't pull that shit anymore. Also, while it might seem better at first to have no adverts breaking up the show, watching Heroes with a full bladder and no chance to go for another half-hour is not a pleasent experiance. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1554 Joined: 10 Sep 2008 |
yeah I saw a Korean airplane commercial the other day and it didn't make any sense until the end when the title came up saying "Korean air getting you places(or whatever)" it was very abstract. |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 8 Joined: 6 Oct 2008 | I just watch my stuff on the internet :P |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 884 Joined: 19 Sep 2008 |
Ah right. If I watch TV, I usually watch Dave. Hmmm... that sounds kinda gay to everyone who doesn't know what Dave is...
They did? Well hopefully they put the law into effect soon, cuz I always get deafened when I watch TV with the surround on. All of a sudden I get Jamie Oliver screaming at me about bloody Sainsburys like the little girl he is. |
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I hate commercials, they're the reason I hate T.V., but apparently it appeals to someone because they will not stop airing more and more. Very rarely, and I mean VERY rarely, a good one will be aired, however there is still way too many long,bad,irritating ones.
What do you think?