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  • Zemo
    Still Smokin'
    • Feb 14, 2006
    • 3888

    The ads at the bottom of the T.V channels ..

    Are driving me insane and they keep getting bigger. I hate you ****ers!
  • HardyGirl
    Mego Museum's Poster Girl
    • Apr 3, 2007
    • 13950

    #2
    Originally posted by Zemo
    Are driving me insane and they keep getting bigger. I hate you ****ers!
    I know! I was watching the Superman Director's cut last night, and those things just kept popping up! It's bad enough they split screen the credits at the end and advertise whatever else may be on, but why do we have to see that when we're watching another show? It's aggravating!
    "Do you believe, you believe in magic?
    'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
    Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
    If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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    • The Toyroom
      The Packaging King
      • Dec 31, 2004
      • 16653

      #3
      Originally posted by HardyGirl
      I know! I was watching the Superman Director's cut last night, and those things just kept popping up!
      Yeah those "Breaking Bad" pop-ups were VERY annoying! The things were gigantic!
      Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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      • kryptosmaster
        Removed.
        • Jun 14, 2008
        • 0

        #4
        I saw something I had never seen before a few weeks ago.
        I was watching Bewitched...I think on TVLand...and there was a sort of mini-marathon going on. Well, when the first show was ending they had already started showing the next episode while the credits for the previous episode were shown along the other part of the screen.
        That was really annoying.
        Rich

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        • The Toyroom
          The Packaging King
          • Dec 31, 2004
          • 16653

          #5
          Yeah I noticed them doing that while watching Andy Griffith blocks on TV Land
          Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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          • Mikey
            Verbose Member
            • Aug 9, 2001
            • 47258

            #6
            I noticed it on Superman 2 as well.

            The crime is this is AMC ... The channel that used to have NO commercials

            How things have changed --- for the worse.

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            • starsky
              veteran member
              • Aug 26, 2007
              • 6207

              #7
              cant stand it either!!

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              • ODBJBG
                Permanent Member
                • May 15, 2009
                • 3209

                #8
                Wow, amazing how many of us were watching Superman today! Haha...

                I hate the ads too. Mostly because I find that they often pop up when something is being SHOWN on screen. So it's like, I can't read what this TV caption says because of some damn ad.

                I guess they're doing it because of DVR and stuff but the problem is they were doing it even before DVR was common place.

                I remember they used to squeeze Howard Stern's show on E! with a little ticker tape running across and it became such a point of contention with him that it was part of the reason he left the network.

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                • gummi
                  Career Member
                  • Dec 2, 2009
                  • 534

                  #9
                  Yes, very annoying. Apparently Stewie also hates them : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_205638.html
                  "Trying is the first step towards failure." - H. J. Simpson, 1997

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                  • toys2cool
                    Ultimate Mego Warrior
                    • Nov 27, 2006
                    • 28605

                    #10
                    super annoying
                    "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

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                    • ctc
                      Fear the monkeybat!
                      • Aug 16, 2001
                      • 11183

                      #11
                      Hmmmm....

                      Yeah; but it's all about maximalizing ad time. If you saw "Idiocracy" you've seen the inevitable: screens completely innundated with ads, and the actual show a small part of the screen. That's one of the downsides to HD tv: you've got enough resolution to crowd the screen.

                      Don C.

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                      • Meule
                        Verbose Member
                        • Nov 14, 2004
                        • 28720

                        #12
                        They have 'em at the top of the screen over here
                        "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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                        • megowgsh
                          Customego HoF Curator
                          • Nov 19, 2003
                          • 7420

                          #13
                          wish we had "pop up blocker" on our TVs
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                          • Mikey
                            Verbose Member
                            • Aug 9, 2001
                            • 47258

                            #14
                            Another thing that annoyed me about watching Superman on AMC yesterday ... Did anyone notice how many commercial spots there were ?
                            It seemed like there was a round of commercials after only about 4 minutes of show.

                            During a commercial round I get up to make myself a snack, get it all set up up, sit down and get comfortable - and by the time I actually take a bite a new round of commercials has started.

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                            • Rextasy
                              Member
                              • Apr 25, 2010
                              • 66

                              #15
                              Won't be long until they find a way to make us pay to keep TV (relatively) ad-free.

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