It is getting out of control. We watched an episode of Hawaii 5-O on the DVR the other night only to be treated to a 30 second Subway ad halfway through the episode. If I see another one of these it will be the last episode I watch. It is bad enough shows are broken up by 5-7 minute commercial spots I certainly don't want to have to watch VERBATIM commercials inside the show.

Also, after struggling through the first Championship game last week I recorded the 2nd game and started watching it after dinner. We had 1.5 hours of the game recorded. I watched the first 3 quarters in about 45 minutes before I caught up with real time and then spent over an hour watching the rest of the game which was mostly commercial breaks.

Hell with the number of breaks planned in the games, do they really need a half time? Every time someone scores you get touchdown, extra point, 3-5 minutes of commercials, kick off, 3-5 minutes of commercials, 1 play which needs to be reviewed, 3-5 minutes of commercials, next play fumble run back for a touchdown which needs reviewd, 3-5 minutes of commercials, extra point, kick off, 3-5 minutes of commercials. If no one really puts a drive together you see more commercials than game in a 3 and out defensive battle.

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I know I can avoid buying products. What I can't avoid are insipid messages telling me to buy them.

I don't have an issue with capitalism, I'm just tired of having it shove it's ass in my face 24\7\365.

 

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How does one get away from buying "corporate" products. It isn't "Roto Rooter Ralph" or "Mike the Mechanic" who are shoving advertising up our a$$e$. There are some things that I buy where I try as much as possible to steer away from corporate offered good, such as food. I buy local, when it is in season. I buy my meat from a local butcher. I pay more, but it tastes sooo much better.

Where can I buy non-corporate produced toilet paper, cars, lumber, etc. Some of these things just don't exist any more. As long as we have to keep going back to the well, they are going to continue to step up their "branding" and "market saturation" mission.

 

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I don't know.

Maybe try harder or complain less be offended less. Accept you go with the flow? We all are guilty.

Do we have no voice? Are we all beaten down? Can you win?

There are always options.

About the only thing I've seen on TV in the past decade or so worth watching.....were some of the ads. Well, some stuff on Skinamax wasn't all that bad and that chick on True Blood has nice tits...but other than that, not much.

those pop up commercials that happen on tv during the actual episodes need to go away asap and the idiot who came up with that idea needs to be crucified on live tv.

They already gouge us enough for tv services that still have g'dam commercials even though we pay.

enough already.

I don't really see too many ads, but I don't have TV.

The two forms of advertisements I do see are subway and taxi adverts. I actually like these. Both give me something to look at and subway ads especially are usually informative, entertaining, or just good to look at. The billboards are especially entertaining after the kids do their little urban editing. At the very least, they help me avoid staring contests or even having to make eye contact with the unwashed.
Taxi ads need to get a clue though. I can't tell you how many I see roll by and am like, I have no idea what that place sells, or what the advertisement was for. This beats the dull ones that just say their product and expect you to react positively. The best are the corona ones, imo. I can pretend I'm at the beach if enough roll by me.

 

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