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  • enyawd72
    Maker of Monsters!
    • Oct 1, 2009
    • 7904
    #1

    Television advertising is out of control.

    I'm all for smaller goverment, but seriously, there needs to be some type of regulation on the types and amount of advertising allowed on television.

    You can't even watch a movie on TV anymore. You can't ever get into it because of all the interruptions, and when it's not a commercial break, there are those @#$*!!! annoying pop-up ads that cover half of what you're watching!

    The pop-ups should be banned, period. As for the rest, a set number of commercial breaks should be determined, and then the breaks should be strategically placed so as not to interrupt the flow of the program. Horror films are unwatchable on TV anymore, because every time the tension starts to build, you're deluged with ads for car insurance, McRibs, cell phones and tampons.
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    • wolfie
      Persistent Member
      • Dec 31, 2007
      • 1567
      #2
      In the UK i think it is law that tv can only show 10 minutes of ads per hour and these are usually three or four minutes long spaced out nicely every 20 minutes.

      Having said that i never watch anything with ads in, i allways record it and zap them out when i watch it back.

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        • Mikey
          Verbose Member
          • Aug 9, 2001
          • 47258
          #3
          Some channels have more commercials than programming (see BBC America)

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            • MIB41
              Eloquent Member
              • Sep 25, 2005
              • 15633
              #4
              I think it's insane how Viagra commercials run rampant during sporting events...

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                • raider5gt
                  Museum Tree Cutter
                  • Nov 25, 2007
                  • 1911
                  #5
                  Originally posted by wolfie
                  In the UK i think it is law that tv can only show 10 minutes of ads per hour and these are usually three or four minutes long spaced out nicely every 20 minutes.

                  Having said that i never watch anything with ads in, i allways record it and zap them out when i watch it back.
                  Wolfie,i think it's gone up to 7 minutes now per ad break on some channels,thank the maker for the BBC which has no adverts.

                  I am the same as you,record most things so i can zap out the adverts.
                  Last edited by raider5gt; Dec 12, '11, 3:20 PM.

                  Never stand behind a cow when it sneezes.

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                    • Adam West
                      Museum CPA
                      • Apr 14, 2003
                      • 6822
                      #6
                      Originally posted by MIB41
                      I think it's insane how Viagra commercials run rampant during sporting events...
                      Even better is one of the side affects....delayed back pain
                      "The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith."
                      ~Vaclav Hlavaty

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                        • doctor09210
                          Banned
                          • Aug 22, 2011
                          • 674
                          #7
                          Originally posted by raider5gt
                          Wolfie,i think it's gone up to 7 minutes now per ad break on some channels,thank the maker for the BBC which has no adverts.

                          I am the same as you,record most things so i can zap out the adverts.
                          the shows are usually 8 min adds and 22 minute programming, and proportionately for the others, 4/11, 16/44 etc.

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