Is it just me or are TV commercials getting out of hand?
Dec 28, 2020 17:05:32 #
I am almost totally off TV. I recenly timed one prime time 30 min pgm: 19 min pgm, 11 min comercials, by stop watch on my iPhone.
Dec 28, 2020 17:09:04 #
FL Streetrodder wrote:
I have become quite adept at mentally ignoring and... (show quote)
Insurance companies who spend a zillion dollars on advertising and claim the lowest rates - huh?
Dec 28, 2020 17:13:12 #
Wyantry
Loc: SW Colorado
Other than recording-then-fast forwarding through commercials (a working solution), maybe it is time to start posting direct-feedback to companies?
A few thousand comments/e-mails sent to a company stating something like: “Your commercials commercials are crap and after viewing I am never going to purchase your product(s) — Oh, and I am telling all my family and friends to do the same” — might get advertisers attention . . . .
A few thousand comments/e-mails sent to a company stating something like: “Your commercials commercials are crap and after viewing I am never going to purchase your product(s) — Oh, and I am telling all my family and friends to do the same” — might get advertisers attention . . . .
Dec 28, 2020 17:26:08 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
I'd rather just pause the DVR. If whatever you're trying to do takes longer than the commercial, you'll miss part of the program.
Multitasking helps. I always have a computer or tablet on my lap to provide actual information and entertainment.
As for the mute button, Amazon has a fantastic device:
https://www.amazon.com/Smash-Mute-Mute-Button-Happy/dp/B0095TCMVC/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=10XG240P0UZP7&dchild=1&keywords=smash+mute+tv+mute+button&qid=1609194167&sprefix=smash+mu%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFQVDlVSFdCV1ZSOFMmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAxMjQ5OTYxNFIxTlIzSkYxRFc4JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA5MDk1MzBSTTFCSDIyNjRIOFQmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl
Properly placed next to me I don't have to look to find it and it's quite satisfying to engage it (accompanied by verbal commentary aka cursing).
Dec 28, 2020 18:34:47 #
I record any and al programs or events that we watch. I the fast forward through all commercials. Takes only a few seconds for each break.
Jack
Jack
Dec 28, 2020 18:35:35 #
Wyantry wrote:
Other than recording-then-fast forwarding through commercials (a working solution), maybe it is time to start posting direct-feedback to companies?
A few thousand comments/e-mails sent to a company stating something like: “Your commercials commercials are crap and after viewing I am never going to purchase your product(s) — Oh, and I am telling all my family and friends to do the same” — might get advertisers attention . . . .
A few thousand comments/e-mails sent to a company stating something like: “Your commercials commercials are crap and after viewing I am never going to purchase your product(s) — Oh, and I am telling all my family and friends to do the same” — might get advertisers attention . . . .
I think that's exactly where we need to go with this and I'm doing my part. However, it's literally going to take 10's or even 100's of thousands of us to really get their attention. I think maybe we can get their attention with enough response, but it's going to take some real effort and a whole lot of complaints to even get them to listen. I wonder if starting a petition to request that the FCC limit advertising time would be a good idea? Any comments?
Dec 28, 2020 18:41:49 #
jimfl938
Loc: Acworth, GA
boberic wrote:
Don't watch them "live". Record everything and watch them and FF through the commercials
I have been doing this for a few years and have gotten so used to it that I dislike watching something that is not recorded.
Dec 28, 2020 19:11:00 #
I use that time to go to the john and the kitchen for a snack. It's just getting over by the time I get back. If I had to wait till the show was over I would wet my pants.
Dec 28, 2020 19:52:42 #
One of my peeves with current TV ads is that they flit the product name so quickly or with such bad lighting, size, etc. that it's impossible to even know what it is they are advertising. (I want to know so I can NOT buy it.) One of the worst is that ad for some sort of crisps that just shows 2 plastic bags, one blue and one red, with no logo or writing. How is one supposed to know what it is?
Dec 28, 2020 19:59:48 #
Here is that Eargo hearing aid commercial I talked about. It's funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDgpF4nvCfM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDgpF4nvCfM
Dec 28, 2020 20:06:33 #
foathog wrote:
Here is that Eargo hearing aid commercial I talked about. It's funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDgpF4nvCfM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDgpF4nvCfM
That IS very funny! Thanks for tracking it down.
Dec 28, 2020 20:11:28 #
Wyantry
Loc: SW Colorado
Bison Bud wrote:
“I think that's exactly where we need to go with this . . .
However, it's literally going to take 10's or even 100's of thousands of us to really get their attention. . . I wonder if starting a petition to request that the FCC limit advertising time would be a good idea?”
However, it's literally going to take 10's or even 100's of thousands of us to really get their attention. . . I wonder if starting a petition to request that the FCC limit advertising time would be a good idea?”
Several years ago in Germany, commercials were limited to an hour (+-) in the morning, and another hour (+-) in the evening. All the commercials at one time. No program interruptions!
The real upside was that in order to make a product really stand out and be memorable, the commercial had to be REALLY GOOD (or so bad that it was remembered also).
This created competition between/among advertisers and dissuaded the inane and stupid ads.
The great advantage was that folks that WANTED to see ads knew when they would be available, and those persons who did NOT want adverts could schedule their uninterrupted-viewing.
Dec 28, 2020 21:34:56 #
Dec 28, 2020 23:30:26 #
budjordan1
Loc: Pittsburgh, Florida
I agree with you with that goofy music. Its like me inviting you into my house to have a conversation and then turn on the radio so we can't hear each other. Very stupid.
Dec 28, 2020 23:56:05 #
budjordan1
Loc: Pittsburgh, Florida
2Dragons wrote:
I find that the background music interferes with conversations in newer programs. Somehow the film editors forgot that the important thing is the dialogue, not the music. I don't have that problem with old movies as the actors spoke clearly and didn't mumble into their beer and background music was just that.
I agree with you with that goofy music. Its like me inviting you into my house to have a conversation and then turn on the radio so we can't hear each other. Very stupid.
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