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Wounded Bear

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4. I've noticed a few things along this line...

Mon May 21, 2018, 09:58 AM

May 2018

1. Watching TV show recordings (ads deleted) I can see some of the classic shows were several minutes longer than current ones. Old Star Trek episodes take 45-47 minutes, newer NCIS episodes run about 42-44 minutes.

2. The time slot reserved for movies has grown. It had been about 2 hours for a 90-100 minute movie for many years. Currently, I see some channels have set aside 3 hours for a 2 hour movie. That's about 30% of air time for commercials.

It's not just you. Frankly, I suspect that advertising is driving the interminable election cycles we have here in the states. Other countries have much shorter election cycles. Hell, England changes it's entire government in a few weeks. It takes us months and years to do ours.

Yeah, advertising is taking over everything.

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Has Commercial Advertisement Taken Over and Ruined Everything? [View all] Civic Justice May 2018 OP

My sister and I got really mad about it. There is a tv in the front of the checkout line showing notdarkyet May 2018 #1

Even at gas stations, some have monitors on the pump's showing commercials. Civic Justice May 2018 #7

I was at a Speedway the other night..... RhodeIslandOne May 2018 #41

Advertising Has Continually Encroached On Content. Now 1/3 Of Every Hour Commercials. TheMastersNemesis May 2018 #2

Short answer is yes. backtoblue May 2018 #3

I've noticed a few things along this line... Wounded Bear May 2018 #4

Sports in particular are ruined by commercials rurallib May 2018 #12

The original Star Trek TOS episodes were 51 minutes BumRushDaShow May 2018 #15

Yep, in the US the election cycle just mushes one into the next one. It's stupid, ridiculous and RKP5637 May 2018 #29

I believe this is exactly what has happened Sherman A1 May 2018 #5

Same here. Anymore I'm just shutting it off. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #31

Blame Ronald Reagan cyclonefence May 2018 #6

That's RIGHT! If you think about a lot of the things we complain about started with Uncle Ronnie. napi21 May 2018 #30

Yep, Reagan started, "Let's Take America Down!" n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #32

The internet is almost no fun anymore. I had a pop up blocker and Maraya1969 May 2018 #8

Oh god I hate Taboola and Outbrain with the firey passion of 1000 suns. Initech May 2018 #11

100% agree Civic Justice May 2018 #19

I hate Taboola and Outbrain, too. MicaelS May 2018 #27

Same here! PCs, Handhelds, they're just becoming 24x7 commercials - ad devices. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #33

I know! We have the most awesome technology in the universe. Initech May 2018 #35

just wait til net neutrality ends rurallib May 2018 #13

One thing I noticed about the change from print to the 'net... Wounded Bear May 2018 #44

It's even in radio where even the traffic report every 10 minutes on my local news radio station BumRushDaShow May 2018 #9

I thought we were years away from idiocracy kimbutgar May 2018 #17

Yep, it is! United Stupidity US has gone full Idiocracy, a has-been nation. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #34

I have a theory that advertising ruins everything. Initech May 2018 #10

makes me think of "Budweiser reminds you to drink responsibly" rurallib May 2018 #14

Reminds me of this George Carlin bit about advertising: Initech May 2018 #18

Yup gratuitous May 2018 #16

I don't mind if a band's song is used in a commercial. Initech May 2018 #20

Yes. Easy problem to solve, however. hunter May 2018 #21

I'm glad you mentioned that "moving the screen madness"... Civic Justice May 2018 #24

I'm wearing out my mute button HAB911 May 2018 #22

Yeah, I remember ReplayTV Blue_Adept May 2018 #37

I make effort to ignore advertising as much as possible. Civic Justice May 2018 #23

Just get in the habit of using your DVR Amishman May 2018 #25

A gentle reminder TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #26

Advertising is driving me out of my mind. It's everywhere. Vinca May 2018 #28

The car ads are getting equally obnoxious. Initech May 2018 #36

I hate it so much I refuse to watch it on TV. So all the regular shows ooky May 2018 #38

I even get texted advertisements now. Oneironaut May 2018 #39

Google and Facebook's Revenue is from ADVERTISING, Civic Justice May 2018 #40

Does anyone else get mad at commericials at the movies? RhodeIslandOne May 2018 #42

They are groomed "to be fascinated by advertisements" Civic Justice May 2018 #43

This isn't the first time ad-blight has been upon us... JHB May 2018 #45

That shows the insidiousness of Advertising ... "good picture" !!! to make the point Civic Justice May 2018 #46