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That's good to hear. I haven't watched cable or OTA TV for around 15 years at this point so I don't have a good idea of what it's like these days, except for th
by jwells89 3y ago
That's good to hear. I haven't watched cable or OTA TV for around 15 years at this point so I don't have a good idea of what it's like these days, except for that time ~5 years ago when I tried plugging in an antenna to see what I could pick up but immediately lost interest after being reminded how much time ads take up on OTA TV channels.
- whalesalad 3y agoThe ads are undoubtedly the worst part. During local news it’s terrible/obnoxious furniture companies and national news is 100% drug commercials.
- gnarlynarwhal42 3y agofrankly, the ads are the least bad part. at least ads are honest in their intention
- jvm___ 3y ago"...in rare cases, may cause gangrene of the perineum."
- whalesalad 3y agolove that the disclaimer has to explain where the perineum is on that one lol
- claytongulick 3y agoWhich has an effect on content. Which has an effect on the political process.
- gfdsgvbcd 3y agoi feel like TV ads get a bad rap sometimes. you dont have to actually watch them, they provide a natural pause in the action to go get a snack, go to the bathroom, do something else, rather than sitting there for 12 hours straight "consuming content"
- kedean 3y agoThere's a weird phenomenon I've started noticing when watching streaming shows where I keep thinking a commercial break would be nice. Even on shows built for streaming. It's not that I want the ads so much as I want a short break from consuming the content.
- yakubin 3y agoBut when they are in the middle of a film, they often make the film twice as long, and films these days are already awfully long. They can also give you a heart attack when they are thrice as loud as the film, and often start after there was a silence in the film.