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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: July 03, 2002 Treating Viewers as Criminals -- "Once going to the bathroom or grabbing a snack on a commercial break gets treated as a form of theft, the media conglomerates are going to be hard pressed to get consumer compliance with their expectations, making it impossible to draw legitimate lines about what is and is not appropriate use of media content."
Reader Comments...
Thank goodness for the BBC - no adverts, just programs. This does have a downside, though. For example, each episode of '24' lasts 45 minutes on UK television. I want to know what Jack Bauer is doing for the other 15 minutes, or should we rename the program '18' for the UK audience? Although 18 sounds like something which should be on Channel 5 late on Friday evening (joke for UK readers only). Posted by: Alan Fisher on July 4, 2002 04:20 AM
Turn commercial viewing into an educational experience! I like to mute the sound when ads are on, and then make up my own dialogue for it. Although you need more than one person present if you want to keep your sanity, it doesn't work with just pets in the room, but 'invisible' friends can work quite well. "Isn't that right Erasmus?" Posted by: Mac on July 4, 2002 04:39 AM
Shut up, I'm trying to watch this... Posted by: Erasmus on July 4, 2002 05:32 AM
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