5 More Minutes Of Commercials????????

[fuzzybuddy]

I like sitcoms, even the reruns. They've cut most of the reruns up to squeeze more commercials in. But some channels are going too far, for me. Their programs start at, say, 9;00PM and finish at 9;35 PM. That extra 5 minutes is ads. More of the same My Pillow ads . More of the same 'this medicine cures it' ads. More of the same car insurance ads. I resent that. It's a waste of my time. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about it. Are you bothered by the barrage of extra added TV ads?

 

[hollydolly]

That's why I record everything I watch , so I can whizz past the ads..I cannot stand them!!!

 

[win231]

Yes, it's very annoying. I usually change channels or do something else.

 

[C'est Moi]

I'm more irritated by computer ads that they seem to find more ways to "hide" from ad blockers. I don't watch much on TV except for the premium movie channels so advertising isn't a biggie.

 

[Judycat]

That My Pillow guy keeps reducing the price. I'm waiting until it is $4.99, then I'll order one. Those continuous ads will make him go broke sooner or later. I mean you buy one pillow a year at most right? The Mazda Feel Alive ads are driving us nuts here. Maybe a car can cure being that bored to death. Hmm.

 

[Rosemarie]

Yes, it's the same here in Britain. The BBC doesn't have ads, but their programmes are repeated on other channels and they have bits of the story left out so that there is room for the ads. This is especially annoying when it spoils the sense of the storyline.

 

[Macfan]

Broadcast TV makes a good argument for ad free streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc. I seriously cannot watch PBS programs anymore, for 10 minutes of program, you get 10 minutes of begging for donations, even if you donate, you still get the 10:10 ratio, so there's no benefit to donating. So, it looks like streaming services is our future. Have you noticed, even Facebook is putting ads in the middle of video clips now. Seriously, a one minute video clip has a half minute ad in the middle. Beyond insanity I say! Don...

 

[johndoe]

Wait until football season starts. You haven't seen anything yet.

 

[treeguy64]

I stream shows using my ROKU and Smart TV. No ads, whatsoever, and that's great, for me. I cut the cable, years ago. It got to the point of absurdity, on cable: Five minutes of show, ten minutes of ads. No way was I going to keep paying for such garbage programming. The gf still watches rabbit ears TV, but I usually find something else to do.

 

[Ruthanne]

My recourse it to use the "ladies room" when the commercials come on.