TV Commercials

ShowMe · ‎09-06-2010

Ok, it's my turn to vent. Haven't done it in a long time.

They are really getting to be undesirable here lately. The car commercials where they zoom, the phone commercials, etc., and so many more. Why do they have to be so darned loud. I am constantly putting my TV on mute.....

Also so tired of the NutriSystem commercials. They are getting old pretty fast.

Ok, there's a lot more I could say, but better quit while I'm ahead.

It felt good to vent.

bonnielu · ‎03-11-2010

In my case I am tired of having to watch any commercial because they seem to take up more and more time from the programming. I record most of my programs and I zip through the commericials and it is taking much longer to get rid of them. An hour program has over 15 minutes of commercials. So much fun!

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

I'm busy muting all the political ads for another week. I don't want to give any of them my vote!

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

My brain automatically "tunes them out"................

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SydneyH · ‎03-10-2010

I stream and my programming has no commercials, thankfully........

ShowMe · ‎09-06-2010

I don't have the capability to record..... If I did, I would. Do put my TV on mute a lot.

Hey, let's not get political on here. Don't want this to get poofed. Thanks......

HappyDaze · ‎06-13-2012

@bonnielu wrote:
In my case I am tired of having to watch any commercial because they seem to take up more and more time from the programming. I record most of my programs and I zip through the commericials and it is taking much longer to get rid of them. An hour program has over 15 minutes of commercials. So much fun!

This is what we do too for 99% of what we watch. I can't stand commercials and most are about medications and all their side effects. It starts to give one a complex even if you don't use that medication, lol!!

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Since that law, a few years ago (whenever that was), the commercials on our tv aren't louder than the rest of programming.. I'm very grateful for that.

But also, I have Tivos so I record most things and FF through commercial segments. I highly recommend it!

If you don't want to put out the big bucks to buy a Tivo, or more than one, plus the service and all that, you can get the cable/satellite boxes now that have a generic type of DVR built right in. Then you can record things and it's way easier and a more pleasant way to view tv shows/movies. I would never want to be without my Tivos again!

ShowMe · ‎09-06-2010

Well between my phone, internet, and TV, my provider bill is high enough. Can't afford all those extras. And as far as a Tivo goes, I would need someone to connect it up because I can't get to the back of the TV, and usually the print on those instructions is very small, and with my vision problem I am having I would have a difficult time even trying to read it.

Yes, I am well aware that the commercials are not supposed to be louder than regular programming, but it is in my cases...... Like right now. I am watching The Good Wife......and their commercials are louder than the program.......

Winkk · ‎03-15-2010

ITA. With several hundred cable channels it seems like more commercials than TV programming. I don't watch TV very much anymore. And, when it is on I usually have the mute button on.