Super User *Hootie Posted April 21, 2015 Super User Posted April 21, 2015 Remember the old days. You were watching tv, a commercial would come on. You would hurry to the kitchen to grab a coke, and maybe some chips before your show came back on. Now when a commercial comes on, you have time to take a shower, get dressed, go out to dinner, and come back home, and take a nap, before the commercials are over....Sheesh!! Hootie 5 Quote
Crappiebasser Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 And in the old days TV came through an antenna for free. Now days it's even worse when think how much you pay to watch commercials. I rarely watch live tv anymore. DVR makes an hour show 30 minutes of commercial free tv. 2 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted April 21, 2015 Super User Posted April 21, 2015 Sponsors & Advertising has always been the driving force but talking about changing. . . . . . Many of the products presented then & now were & are really something. With the disappearance of The Marlboro Man & all his competitors came the now very common Medicines; for just about anything & everything - and the "Disclaimers" are BRUTAL ! A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted April 21, 2015 Super User Posted April 21, 2015 given the move towards online TV and the various ways to get your TV fix, the commercials are probably even more important than before as a source of revenue. I don't mind commercials because i am 99% of the time doing something else while i am watching like reading or screwing around on here etc...what does bother me is all the breaks during sports. In the NFL a team scores, commercial break, extra point, commercial break, kickoff, commercial break, then the start of the drive. 1 Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted April 21, 2015 Super User Posted April 21, 2015 plus ça change.... The Heinz yellow mustard and Jimmy Dean commercials are pretty old school with the people wearing food costumes; Frosted Flakes with Tony playing football with the family...any laundry detergent....Peanuts knock-off kids for more detergent or something similar....commercial for something the other day reminded me of the Hamms bear...what's old is new again. As to OP's point about length, there was a piece on NPR a few weeks ago that I found fascinating: http://www.npr.org/2015/02/24/388796076/amid-declining-ratings-cable-networks-speed-up-reruns-to-make-room-for-ads 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted April 21, 2015 Super User Posted April 21, 2015 The more they stay the same. I still use rabbit ears, and yes CBS always requires and adjustment. I find that there are less breaks, but each is longer. At least it seems that way on network rabbit ear TV. 1 Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted April 21, 2015 Super User Posted April 21, 2015 The more they stay the same. I still use rabbit ears, and yes CBS always requires and adjustment. I find that there are less breaks, but each is longer. At least it seems that way on network rabbit ear TV. Wow! So do I!! That's funny.. I was so tired of cable, after 37 years, I was paying $180 a month. I stopped it & it was misery for months, however I'm so glad I did! For many, many reasons. I just love Aflac commercials... 1 Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted April 21, 2015 Author Super User Posted April 21, 2015 The more they stay the same. I still use rabbit ears, and yes CBS always requires and adjustment. I find that there are less breaks, but each is longer. At least it seems that way on network rabbit ear TV. Rabbit ears,....Ah yes. I remember when the tv screen would start rolling, or flipping sideways. You would walk over,...yeah that's right. Anything you did to your tv required getting up off the couch. You would start turning knobs, this way, then that way, then would come the word, "the trouble is not in your set"......WELL IT IS NOW!! Hootie Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted April 21, 2015 Super User Posted April 21, 2015 I would get rid of DirecTV but i just am not willing to give up the NFL ticket package.....if that was available online i would be gone in a minute..... 1 Quote
Chief 2 Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 I remember when cable first came out. The big sell was no comercials. Where did that go? Thank goodness for DVR. 2 Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted April 21, 2015 Super User Posted April 21, 2015 Remember the old days. You were watching tv, a commercial would come on. You would hurry to the kitchen to grab a coke, and maybe some chips before your show came back on. Now when a commercial comes on, you have time to take a shower, get dressed, go out to dinner, and come back home, and take a nap, before the commercials are over....Sheesh!! Hootie I would honestly much rather watch Youtube. Half the TV shows post clips on there anyway, and the commercials are limited to 30 seconds max, often less. Plus, way more variety with fishing. 1 Quote
Super User K_Mac Posted April 22, 2015 Super User Posted April 22, 2015 I rarely watch anything that is not recorded on my DVR, except sports. It is a very short list of programs that I record, and a much shorter list that I will watch if I can't skip the commercials. My DVR allows me to skip 30 seconds at a time. It is not unusual to have 4 or 5 minutes of commercials between programming on many channels. I find it interesting that the dumber the program and the less desirable the time slot, the greater the number of commercials. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted April 22, 2015 Super User Posted April 22, 2015 I rarely watch anything that is not recorded on my DVR, except sports. It is a very short list of programs that I record, and a much shorter list that I will watch if I can't skip the commercials. My DVR allows me to skip 30 seconds at a time. It is not unusual to have 4 or 5 minutes of commercials between programming on many channels. I find it interesting that the dumber the program and the less desirable the time slot, the greater the number of commercials. X2 ~ The networks have started playing a new game with the few programs I do watch. They are starting them early & running them late - meaning not on the half or full hour. So my DVR setting require a manual adjustment rather than using the automatic deal. I'm not that committed - so they just lost a viewer - A-Jay 2 Quote
Super User K_Mac Posted April 22, 2015 Super User Posted April 22, 2015 An interesting sidebar to this is the way networks are adding commercial time on syndicated shows. They are increasing the speed of play-back slightly to allow for a couple of extra minutes of commercials. It is hard to see the difference. The audio is a bit more noticeable. I don't think the bean counters care much... 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted April 22, 2015 Super User Posted April 22, 2015 Next thing you know, they will be putting subliminal messages in the drive in theatre screens. 2 Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted April 24, 2015 Super User Posted April 24, 2015 I have a antenna that picks up within 60 miles i get 8 channels alll good stuuff ,king of the hill to Chips to local news,and some interesting movies even UFC and wrestling ,also a local fishing and hunting program ,,,i paid 20$ for this thing Quote
RSM789 Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 I rarely watch anything that is not recorded on my DVR, except sports. It is a very short list of programs that I record, and a much shorter list that I will watch if I can't skip the commercials. My DVR allows me to skip 30 seconds at a time. It is not unusual to have 4 or 5 minutes of commercials between programming on many channels. I find it interesting that the dumber the program and the less desirable the time slot, the greater the number of commercials. X2 When TiVo & ReplayTV units were first introduced, many of my customers asked "Why would I need this?" After using them for a few weeks, that questioned changed to "Where has this been all my life?". Even the most generic DVR will drastically change the way you watch TV - on your terms, when you want. Even though I don't record sports, the DVR is handy for them as well. The obvious is being able to pause a game if something unexpected happens, but the real fun is making your own replays. If something unique occurs while I am watching live and I want to see what really happened, having the ability to back up & replay it in slow motion is cool. Doing that once or twice between commercial breaks means that when the commercials do occur, you can then speed through them to catch up to live. Hootie, trust your grandkids on this one - get a DVR and let them show you how to use it. it is easier than learning how to drop shot. Quote
CRANKENSTIEN Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 I've been thinking about dropping cable for an antenna. Communication cost is terrible. 110 for. Cable and Internet and 300 for phones. Drives me crazy but the family loves the phones / computers. I'm on one now. All my parents had to pay for was a land line. Simple. I'm not a fan of cell phones when I am fishing. I don't want to be bothered. Quote
Hurricane Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 It's brutal how many commercials breaks they have when you are watching an NFL game... Quote
Super User Sam Posted April 24, 2015 Super User Posted April 24, 2015 Remember the old days. You were watching tv, a commercial would come on. You would hurry to the kitchen to grab a coke, and maybe some chips before your show came back on. Now when a commercial comes on, you have time to take a shower, get dressed, go out to dinner, and come back home, and take a nap, before the commercials are over....Sheesh!! Hootie And the TV sound is amplified during commercials, too. 1 Quote
Jd_Phillips_Fishin Posted April 25, 2015 Posted April 25, 2015 Its crazy, I usually get on here during commercials then put the computer on the floor and watch my Spurs beat the Clippers when it comes on 5 min. later Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.