OT - WTF happened to AMC?

Karibu · #1 January 21st, 2004, 08:57 AM

By the way, how often you have commercials in midst of the movie/TV program? For example, here in Finland, if we have 40 minutes show, there is first 3-5 minutes commercials before the show, then there is 2 times 3-5 minutes comercials in midst the show and Lastly, there is 3-5 minutes commercials at the end of the show, which means total time 1 hour for 40 minutes show.

Luckily, we have 2 channels where are no commercials what so ever. Movies go undisturbed, etc.

narf poit chez BOOM · #2 January 21st, 2004, 10:35 AM

that sounds about the same.

General Woundwort · #3 January 21st, 2004, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
I dont watch tv anymore and its done me a world of good

APIB (Amen Preach It Brother)

Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television

[ January 21, 2004, 10:45: Message edited by: General Woundwort ]

Gryphin · #4 January 21st, 2004, 01:31 PM

(I didn't have a TV till a friend gave us one about a year ago).
I only watch Buffy and Star Gate 1.
Comercial breaks are time for me to talk to my sweetie or resume IMing or do email. Still I wish there were less of them.

Loser · #5 January 22nd, 2004, 02:01 AM

I'm with the Wombat. I haven't watched TV for years. The hardest part was weaning myself off the shows I really liked, but eventually I got there. I still waste my time, internet, computer games, whatever, but now I waste my time on things that, at least, have an illusion of accomplishment.

Lets face it, the time I send on SE IV is no more productive, and has no more benefit than time I'd spend watching TV. But what it does do for me is leave me with a feeling of accomplishment. Even when I lose.

Also, leaving TV behind has cut me off from a large source of memes of unknown value.

I haven't read that essay yet, GW, but I'm stuck here at work for about thirteen hours today, so I suspect I will get to it.

Geckomlis · #6 January 21st, 2004, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
I dont watch tv anymore and its done me a world of good

We could not afford cable when I got married, nor could we get decent broadcast reception. Can't say we miss TV except for things like the Olympics. As for progams we might have missed, I fully expect them to be available on DVD for rental or purchase some day - it is just a matter of time.

[ January 21, 2004, 13:13: Message edited by: Geckomlis ]

Cipher7071 · #7 January 21st, 2004, 07:06 PM

There are still some things that I watch on TV. I like things like "Nova," "Scientific American Frontiers," and "Antiques Roadshow" on PBS. I also like "Jeopardy" and "CSI" on commercial broadcasting. Aside from that, I have to be pretty bored to watch TV.

As to Loser's comment on the value of playing SEIV: there is little comparison between that and watching TV. SEIV usually makes you think, TV usually does not. Granted, both are time killers.