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40. The CW is one of the worst stations for this.

Thu May 24, 2012, 02:30 AM

May 2012

We watch a few of their shows and the "background" music is so damn loud, you can't hear the dialog. It is really hard on my partner who is deaf in one ear, but even I am having problems because it is so loud, I have to really strain to hear the talking. It is almost as if the dialog has become the "background music."

I also hate shows that shoot everything, or most of their episode, in shadows. Everything is damn dark I can't figure out who is who or where they are because things are obscured. It is just strange.

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