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Most shows were filmed specifically to benefit from commercials at the time. You wonder what's going to happen after each cliffhanger. That's part of the fun. S

Most shows were filmed specifically to benefit from commercials at the time. You wonder what's going to happen after each cliffhanger. That's part of the fun. So if it's a show that wasn't filmed with that intent, like when they edited and spliced sex and the city for tbs, I'd imagine that users weren't as engaged. The title might as well be, "shows that are written specifically to have commercials are more entertaining when the commercials are kept in".

faeriechangling 4y ago
Not only were the interruptions inside the episode important, the interruptions BETWEEN episodes was important. When these series are rewatched in marathon format, they just seem to have tons of cheesy unsatisfying twists, because there isn't the suspense of having to wait to see what happens. I agree that this observation doesn't nessecarily hold for modern media which was designed to be marathoned from the outset ad-free. Commercial Breaks now seem like much more of an afterthought instead of something actually woven into the scriptwriting, which only make commercials more offensive.
- _aavaa_ 4y ago
  Can’t wait till we look back and see the same thing for current shows and movies and then being designed for memeing and sharing on social media.
- Falkon1313 4y ago
  I don't like marathoning shows even if they were designed for it. It's too easy to find a new show you like, watch the entire thing, and then just feel a sense of loss and forget about it. Especially with 'seasons' now being only 6-10 episodes instead of 22. I'd much rather watch one episode per night (or week) and have something to look forward to and enjoy for awhile. Plus it's nice to have variety - an episode of this show, an episode of that one.
InCityDreams 4y ago
>The title might as well be, "shows that are written specifically to have commercials are more entertaining when the commercials are kept in". Yes, but... I enjoy certain youtube content, oftentimes it'll be ripped tv shows. Nothing more annoying (but thank you, rippers) than the cut adverts being so obviously cut, in that there's a 15min intro, a build up, and then a ridiculous summary of 'the predicament' (which would have been after the ads) and bujld up. Did we really forget everything when adverts were shown? US shows are worse, probably because they showe more adverts?
- toast0 4y ago
  > Did we really forget everything when adverts were shown? > US shows are worse, probably because they showe more adverts? When the adverts are shown, it's a good time to stop and consider if anything else is on and worth watching. You may stop on a different show and need to be brought up to speed, or have burned your short term memory with 50-150 channels of ads and garbage. I think the US has a bigger percent of tv viewers with a pay tv subscription with a ton of channels, but I could be way off? Of course, some shows really don't have that much content, so they spend a lot of time rehashing what they already showed you. And then you've got online tv with commercials where they insert them almost, but not quite at the intended insertion points. Ugh, that's terrible.
- happyopossum 4y ago
  > US shows are worse, probably because they showe more adverts? That’s not necessarily the case - I remember growing up in Canada and having an extra 60-90 seconds cut from some of my favorite US TV shows to make room for even more commercials. I knew this because we’d vacation across the border and I’d get to see the full length original shows.
- stephen_cagle 4y ago
  I think I remember reading that most tv was also accelerated like 1% or something so they could shove 1 more 15 second add in it. Also why the credits run by at 20x at the end of a film. :]

faeriechangling 4y ago

Not only were the interruptions inside the episode important, the interruptions BETWEEN episodes was important. When these series are rewatched in marathon format, they just seem to have tons of cheesy unsatisfying twists, because there isn't the suspense of having to wait to see what happens. I agree that this observation doesn't nessecarily hold for modern media which was designed to be marathoned from the outset ad-free. Commercial Breaks now seem like much more of an afterthought instead of something actually woven into the scriptwriting, which only make commercials more offensive.

_aavaa_ 4y ago
Can’t wait till we look back and see the same thing for current shows and movies and then being designed for memeing and sharing on social media.
Falkon1313 4y ago
I don't like marathoning shows even if they were designed for it. It's too easy to find a new show you like, watch the entire thing, and then just feel a sense of loss and forget about it. Especially with 'seasons' now being only 6-10 episodes instead of 22. I'd much rather watch one episode per night (or week) and have something to look forward to and enjoy for awhile. Plus it's nice to have variety - an episode of this show, an episode of that one.

InCityDreams 4y ago

>The title might as well be, "shows that are written specifically to have commercials are more entertaining when the commercials are kept in". Yes, but... I enjoy certain youtube content, oftentimes it'll be ripped tv shows. Nothing more annoying (but thank you, rippers) than the cut adverts being so obviously cut, in that there's a 15min intro, a build up, and then a ridiculous summary of 'the predicament' (which would have been after the ads) and bujld up. Did we really forget everything when adverts were shown? US shows are worse, probably because they showe more adverts?

toast0 4y ago
> Did we really forget everything when adverts were shown? > US shows are worse, probably because they showe more adverts? When the adverts are shown, it's a good time to stop and consider if anything else is on and worth watching. You may stop on a different show and need to be brought up to speed, or have burned your short term memory with 50-150 channels of ads and garbage. I think the US has a bigger percent of tv viewers with a pay tv subscription with a ton of channels, but I could be way off? Of course, some shows really don't have that much content, so they spend a lot of time rehashing what they already showed you. And then you've got online tv with commercials where they insert them almost, but not quite at the intended insertion points. Ugh, that's terrible.
happyopossum 4y ago
> US shows are worse, probably because they showe more adverts? That’s not necessarily the case - I remember growing up in Canada and having an extra 60-90 seconds cut from some of my favorite US TV shows to make room for even more commercials. I knew this because we’d vacation across the border and I’d get to see the full length original shows.
stephen_cagle 4y ago
I think I remember reading that most tv was also accelerated like 1% or something so they could shove 1 more 15 second add in it. Also why the credits run by at 20x at the end of a film. :]