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Post by rockymtblue2 on Apr 9, 2015 13:15:45 GMT -5
You know there was a day a few + years ago when you paid for cable or DTV to get away from thee incessant ads and insipid programing of "commercial TV". Well, many channels now - even the so called premium ones - are as choked with commercials as "free TV" and we sheep put up with it. This afternoon or tomorrow I shall have some petty revenge when I cancel the DTV "premium package" - you know the one - the one that shows you continuous reruns of 15 year old movies on 15 "different" channels punctuated by 10-14 episode original programs that are OK in a decadent, post apocalyptic sort of way. How many times can you watch Hoosiers or My Cousin Vinnie? Or, good grief, Aliens 1 -3. Nurse Jackie got old in the second season, admit it. Shameless was amusing when it stayed true to the script of the BBC series it ripped off; now it's just misery. Well, we canceled the premium stuff years ago and only came back this past fall 'cuz it was the only way to get SNY; season being over we revert to some other, still too expensive package. Yes, I will have to listen to their prattle about what can we do to keep you throwing money in our gapping maw ... sudden special deals dripping off their tongues, but I will have my way on this, for there is nothing in their line up of dreck that can temp me! Better than a B12 shot for a boost in energy.
Thank you for not noticing this pathetic little rant about this pedestrian example of consumer excess. |
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Post by UConnChapette on Apr 9, 2015 15:00:55 GMT -5
But Rock...tell us how you REALLY feel.
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Post by Icebear on Apr 9, 2015 16:29:36 GMT -5
Cancelled the Sport Pak yesterday. They beg me to stay and offer me half price. I say to them then you should have sold it to me from the beginning. No thanks. Good bye.
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Post by radylady on Apr 11, 2015 10:11:40 GMT -5
You know there was a day a few + years ago when you paid for cable or DTV to get away from thee incessant ads and insipid programing of "commercial TV". Well, many channels now - even the so called premium ones - are as choked with commercials as "free TV" and we sheep put up with it. This afternoon or tomorrow I shall have some petty revenge when I cancel the DTV "premium package" - you know the one - the one that shows you continuous reruns of 15 year old movies on 15 "different" channels punctuated by 10-14 episode original programs that are OK in a decadent, post apocalyptic sort of way. How many times can you watch Hoosiers or My Cousin Vinnie? Or, good grief, Aliens 1 -3. Nurse Jackie got old in the second season, admit it. Shameless was amusing when it stayed true to the script of the BBC series it ripped off; now it's just misery. Well, we canceled the premium stuff years ago and only came back this past fall 'cuz it was the only way to get SNY; season being over we revert to some other, still too expensive package. Yes, I will have to listen to their prattle about what can we do to keep you throwing money in our gapping maw ... sudden special deals dripping off their tongues, but I will have my way on this, for there is nothing in their line up of dreck that can temp me! Better than a B12 shot for a boost in energy.
Thank you for not noticing this pathetic little rant about this pedestrian example of consumer excess. I agree. DVR service is great, but to save room on there, I often watch the prime time on demand where commercial breaks are populated with commercials that you cannot ff through. And, I don't know if you noticed, but you cannot watch a news video or any video including most youtube items without having to sit through an advert. If for example, you choose to watch three news stories on cnn.com (though why you would put yourself through this I just don't know), you sit through the same ad each time. This is how money is made in the electronic world. |
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