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Originally Posted by J. Strnad
The screen ads and network buttons test my interest in a show. If my interest is marginal, they can literally make me quit watching. If I love the show, I'll put up with them. I have never, ever, checked out another show advertised on the bottom of my screen.
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Ever see this episode of Family Guy?
http://www.casttv.com/video/jrucxe1/...lack-man-video
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Originally Posted by EowynCarter
For movies, i usually for get the coffee, or anything else during the ads. Or switching the TV to mute when i have noting else to do.
Switching off the radio because of an annoying ad is something i do every now and then.
The why i mostly use DVD, no ads during move / tv show.
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I rarely watch anything that hasn't been dvr'ed; I have little-to-no patience for the obnoxious ads, and it seems like 90% of them are unbearable. The only time I just flip on the tv and watch it real-time is when I'm knitting and just want some background noise, and I'm not really paying attention to whatever is on.
I frequently turn off the radio or switch stations because of ads. They go on for 5 minutes at a time (a long time when I'm in my car) and they annoy the crap out of me. Heard a commercial yesterday for Coit Cleaning, and they repeated the phrase "30% off everything that Coit cleans!" about 10 times in a row. Guess who I'll never buy from?
There is one station in my area, Radio 92.3, that plays alt rock (my favorite) and also does limited commercial breaks and has no talking dj's. The station is WONDERFUL. Why, yes, I
will listen to your 1 minute of ads so I can hear more music. I don't mind hearing 1 minute of ads off and on so I can listen for free.