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SlapStick77 6 years 6 months ago Posts: 87	I think u guys have mentioned most of the demerits...But the 1 thing that really bothers me is the number of commercials that air between shows these days...back in the day there used to be just 1 commercial break between every show..
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goblyn 6 years 6 months ago Posts: 41	wrote: By: SlapStick77 \| At: 05/15/08 05:44 PM I think u guys have mentioned most of the demerits...But the 1 thing that really bothers me is the number of commercials that air between shows these days...back in the day there used to be just 1 commercial break between every show.. What are you talking about? Maybe on cable stations like Nickelodeon there were only one commercial break per show (and correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it still that way? I know for a fact that the Disney Channel doesn't have commercial breaks at all, unless they're playing movies, and then the commercials are just ads for their own shows, movies and theme parks), but for the most part there are exactly the same amount of commerical breaks now as there ever were. In fact, during some of the higher rated shows, there might even be less breaks since the networks can still make the same amount of money with fewer advertisers for the highly coveted spots. I mean seriously, just rent a dvd of any half hour sitcom from the 80's. You'll see that the running time for each episode is actually only about 20 minutes, compared to the same running time from a sitcom now. And what's even more bizarre about your post is that back in the earlier days of tv some of the commercials were actually part of the programming, so that you had even more commercials than ordinary, and the episodes would turn into a commercial for whatever the sponsor was. I think you're suffering from retrojunk's most common affliction, nostalgia impaired memory syndrome. You don't recall all the commercials, because, honestly, why would you? You were also a kid watching shows with commercials, and frankly, kids programming has commercials that are entertaining for kids, so you don't mind them as much. Personally, I much prefer today's commercials to those of years ago, since the market has gotten so competitive the commercials, as a whole, are far more entertaining than those of the past.

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adog3001 6 years 6 months ago Posts: 99	Tv is uranium...so with that said "READ A MTHER FCKING BOOK!!!!!" That is all
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sam95630CA 5 years 6 months ago Posts: 9 Globally Banned	gustogummi wrote: There are too many "TV sucks now" topics. Well.. society is really furked up right now. Tv and movies are getting kind of old to people.. The programming has gotten worse. There is alot more emphasis on ego, less creativity, i wont go into all that. Most tv shows and movies really seem stale. Thats a good way to describe it stale. The childrens programming has been completely sucked of any life or creativity by political correctness.. a horrible thing, destructive. Its a failed resolution. The world has always been screwed up.. people are loveless joyless have not much creativity, but there are time periods where there seems to be more of it, i dont know. What bothers me is when people get bothered by things like this and tell you not to talk about it.. They dont want you talking about it. It bothers them, they say it doesnt.. but there is a reason for it. And it isnt good.. there is something there, cover it up, dont talk about it.. dont see if there is something there, and they insult you. This type of thing is never a good thing and only puts a person into their mould in a sick society, creating more problems and taking the joy out of you.. so they are making the problem worse.

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blueluigi
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Someone had to bump this topic.
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Mezase Master 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 7419	Looks like they got banned, anyway.
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velcrohead
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The problem with the TV is usually the zombie sitting in front of it.
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DemonEnvy 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 128	You know what annoys me about todays TV? Those stupid Comcast commercials. Every time I see one, I realize my $77.00 was just used to pay for those ridiculous special effects for their stupid commercials. That and they keep canceling good shows even though they made great ratings. Arrested Development, Firefly, Dead Like Me, and Witchblade anyone?
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velcrohead 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 586 Globally Banned	DemonEnvy wrote: You know what annoys me about todays TV? Those stupid Comcast commercials. Every time I see one, I realize my $77.00 was just used to pay for those ridiculous special effects for their stupid commercials. That and they keep canceling good shows even though they made great ratings. Arrested Development, Firefly, Dead Like Me, and Witchblade anyone? Stop bumping this thread, dumbass. Nobody gives a shit about your old fartdom.

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DemonEnvy 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 128	Excuse me? This thread was already bumped up before I even posted. And fyi, those shows aren't old but fairly newish! Like from early to mid 2000s. Maybe you should do some research on those shows before you flame. And the first comment was in regards to having shell out so much money, so Comcast can produce such expensive commercials. You also contradict yourself with your own signature.
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gustogummi 5 years 5 months ago Posts: 2608 Account Disabled	TV today is great. It's not like there wasn't any shitty shows back then because there was. You just don't remember them.

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dmac5297
5 years 5 months ago
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people
lack of shows
lack of good shows
plots that are the same
miley cyrus
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System
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wah i miss the 90's
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ProphetSword1 5 years 4 months ago Posts: 52	The most hilarious thing about all this whining is that it's not a new argument. I used to hear it all the time...about how much TV sucks now, and cartoons are horrible, and shows aren't good anymore. And I used to hear it in the 80s, from people who waxed nostalgic about the 60s and the 70s. Here's the reality: Your fond memories of an era does not mean that the era in question was golden. It is only your opinion. Personally, most of the Nickelodeon shows folks on this site think are "golden" is crap I thought was pretty terrible, having been a child of the 80s. About the only cartoon I liked in the 90s was Tiny Toon Adventures, and that wasn't on Nick. Couldn't stand things like "Rugrats" at all. But, oddly enough, I really love the newer stuff like "Spongebob Squarepants," which so many people on this site think is horrible (can't figure out why...the show is pretty cleverly written and hilarious most of the time). There is nothing wrong with TV today. Get over it. I love that we have a ton of Science Fiction and Fantasy on TV today. And a lot of it is good. If you lived in the early 80s, your sci-fi choices were mostly reruns of Star Trek, Space: 1999 and Battlestar Galactica. Occasionally, you'd get something new, like "V," and it would be great for a while. But, overall, there wasn't a lot to choose from. And in regard to reality shows, here's why they do so well: People watch them. Just because you hate them does not mean other people do. In general people got really tired of formulaic episode of the week television. TV has evolved somewhat over the last decade. We see story arcs that run whole seasons and continuity from episode to episode, where the things that happen one week affect what happens in later weeks. In the olden days, a character could be shot in one episode, and then be fine the next, and they'd never mention it again EVER. Sure, there were some great shows back then. But, there are some great shows now. You just won't see them until you take off your blinders. BTW, if anyone is reading this in the year 2030, I hope to apologize to you all. These old-time farts are hating on your favorite shows as a kid. These reality shows and "Spongebobs" that you will grow up waxing nostalgic about and claiming that programming in 2030 isn't anything like it was in 2009.

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BenJamin
5 years 3 months ago
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I would say some of today's programmings and those annoying TV advertisements.
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pynkpassion 5 years 3 months ago Posts: 189	im going to say one fo the biggest thing that piss me off the most about todays tv is the stupid teeny bopper disney stars getting all there big fame and crap need i mention the big one! im really peeved that all i hear and see is the miley cyrus/hannah montana craze! seriously ppl get over it her father is a washed out achy breaky shove a screwdriver in my ear singer. i would rather get stuck with a repeat of achy breaky heart over and over and over again than listen to the shit that comes out of her mouth. lets see what else, ooohh right the micheal jackson crap. ppl he died hes not coming back can we get over it already! we know he didnt die accidently and we have all known that those kids are way to white to be his so lets drop it and get over the crap. ppl die everyday but u dont see everyoody in the obituarties talked about as much. the next one would be the infomercial crap........at 2 in the morning if im awake i dont want to see a fat ass wrinkly body transform into a photoshopped image of a skinny chick! and shamwow how about sham no! im sick of the pitchmen trying to sell u crapthat im sure doesnt work at all! i go to the store to buy my shit,i dont need to see all this pay 20 dollars for tis new and improved crap. not really my idea of shopping when ur sitting on ur ass shoving ur face with potato chips. i think ill end it with celebrity gossip! REALLY E! like i wanted to know about brangelinas new baby crap or twlights robert pattinson trying to kick it to kristen wtf her last is! or how kendra is having whats his faces baby and who even know if its really his...u know she slept with hef to get on tv so if the baby has a wirnkly bodyits gonna be hefs. and again the mj shit dont care just drop it. i know damn welll if that was me on tv id probably already beeaten the shit out of ur producer or papparazzi thats someones life i highly doubt they want ur bony fingers in their business!
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evan2007 5 years 3 months ago Posts: 194 Account Disabled	tv is still great but reality tv is the most vile, putrid, ugly, crappy, sucky, evil, disgusting thing on television. not that hate it or anything.

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System
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Reality television.
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System 4 years 11 months ago Posts: 74809	I really don't watch much of anything other than sports and pro-wrestling these days. I just really can't get into most of the reality shows and to me sitcoms have just gotten to the point where they all seem like they make them on an assembly line. Every one since the 90s is the same. Snarky wife, Wimp or slob husband who is inexplicably married to some woman way out of his league, and wisecracking kids who serve no real function other than being obnoxiously cute. I tried to get into Lost and Mad Men but it just didn't take for me.

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System 4 years 9 months ago Posts: 74809	BenJamin wrote: I would say some of today's programmings and those annoying TV advertisements. I've always found most television advertisements annoying.

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