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Does anyone else find some tv programs incredibly dark?

minkbunny — Sat, 08 May 2021 02:46:37 GMT

Literally, dark offices, dark rooms, even outside in the middle of the day - it is DARK. Watching Blue Bloods right now and can hardly make out the characters. It is not our tv as it is the same on other sets in other rooms, the commercials are fine are the other programs (for the most part).

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on the bay — Sat, 08 May 2021 03:04:32 GMT

Yes! I have found the same with many tv shows.

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lovesrecess — Sat, 08 May 2021 03:05:23 GMT

DH just said the very same thing when we were watching Blue Bloods last week, and again tonight.

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Sooner — Sat, 08 May 2021 03:15:52 GMT

They conduct searches in the dark! How stupid!

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Kachina624 — Sat, 08 May 2021 03:20:47 GMT

@Sooner I've often noticed how cops will go into a building to search for someone always using flashlights. I've wondered why they don't just flip a light switch?

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proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 08 May 2021 03:28:17 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Sooner I've often noticed how cops will go into a building to search for someone always using flashlights. I've wondered why they don't just flip a light switch?

@Kachina624 I don't know if this is really the reason, but I heard that they don't want to make themselves more of a target than they already are if there are bad guys with guns in the building.

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lovesrecess — Sat, 08 May 2021 03:36:55 GMT

They don’t want to be seen as they search.

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Pearlee — Sat, 08 May 2021 03:52:06 GMT

Sometimes it's the show that's dark, sometimes the TV, and for me and my contemporaries, sometimes it's cataracts! 😄👓

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AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 08 May 2021 11:25:51 GMT

I remember when the show "Grimm" was on, which I loved, it was very dark a lot of the times. And it was filmed this way to make the show seem even more scary, and dark and mysterious. I agree though that some shows seem needlessly dark and it's often hard to really see some of the details which would be helpful in knowing what is going on!

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candys mine — Sat, 08 May 2021 11:49:12 GMT

@Kachina624 That, to me, would make more sense, Illuminating the whole darned area rather than standing in the dark with a Spotlight attatched to my arm. Find me if you can evildoers!

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tototwo — Sat, 08 May 2021 12:14:41 GMT

We've noticed this for years. It used to bug the heck out of me on the old show CSI especially. Maybe that's the first time I noticed it. But I would yell at the TV for them to flip a light switch or turn on a lamp!

Or, the background music is so loud that we can't hear what the characters are saying to each other. Darkness and loud music = they must be trying to create a mood, but I can't see or hear what's going on!

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drizzellla — Sat, 08 May 2021 12:23:25 GMT

I noticed the same thing. So I looked up Troubeshooting for my LG TV.

It stated, the picture settings for these programs are embedded in the program itself and are generally darker than other videos. This allows clear contrast between light and dark areas of the same scene. Due to the nature of HDR, these setting cannot be overidden.

Still doesn't explain to me why everything is so dark.

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shoesnbags — Sat, 08 May 2021 12:56:59 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Sooner I've often noticed how cops will go into a building to search for someone always using flashlights. I've wondered why they don't just flip a light switch?

@Kachina24
LOL I'm constantly complaining about this! In some situations the electricity might be off, but not everywhere, every time. Ridiculous.

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Mom2Dogs — Sat, 08 May 2021 12:56:30 GMT

@minkbunny and I would add mumbling actors.

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Drlinda — Sat, 08 May 2021 13:38:55 GMT

Switched to more British series on Acorn and Brit Box. Much more "tongue n cheek." More entertaining and less disturbing. The acting is much better with fewer beautiful people posing for the camera.

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faeriemoon — Sat, 08 May 2021 13:56:20 GMT

@minkbunny I agree about the darkness thing. But I had to page you because your title cracked me up because of the word "programs." (I use the word all the time too.) Have you ever seen the commercial with the guy who's training people to not be their parents? One of the lines is, "they're not programs, they're t.v. shows..."

It just gave me a chuckle...

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Effie54 — Sat, 08 May 2021 13:58:18 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Sooner I've often noticed how cops will go into a building to search for someone always using flashlights. I've wondered why they don't just flip a light switch?

I say the same thing to my husband every time we watch a cop show.

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Spurt — Sat, 08 May 2021 15:12:50 GMT

@faeriemoon wrote:
@minkbunny I agree about the darkness thing. But I had to page you because your title cracked me up because of the word "programs." (I use the word all the time too.) Have you ever seen the commercial with the guy who's training people to not be their parents? One of the lines is, "they're not programs, they're t.v. shows..."

It just gave me a chuckle...

@faeriemoon

I love those "Dr. Rick" commercials...😄

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minkbunny — Sat, 08 May 2021 16:15:32 GMT

@Spurt So funny ! Does that mean I used a hashtag ?

It is true, I suppose. My grandma used to get all her work done early so she could sit by the radio and listen to her "programs" (soap operas) in the afternoon.

I love the one about - Do we really need a sign to tell us to

LIVE LOVE LAUGH ....

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Spurt — Sat, 08 May 2021 16:27:25 GMT

@minkbunny wrote:
@Spurt So funny ! Does that mean I used a hashtag ?

It is true, I suppose. My grandma used to get all her work done early so she could sit by the radio and listen to her "programs" (soap operas) in the afternoon.

I love the one about - Do we really need a sign to tell us to
LIVE LOVE LAUGH ....

@minkbunny

🤣🤣🤣 Those commercials are just HILARIOUS!!!!

Here's one Im guilty of..."You woke up early, no one cares"..............😄