Comments on: FOX Reduces Commercial Breaks, Do You Care?

By: tlcinvt

tlcinvt — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:10:29 +0000

We don’t watch commercials at all anymore. Sure it sounds great that there will be more show to watch, but that’s about it. More Joss Whedon is always a plus in my book, and Fringe with Joshua Jackson? I am so there.
However, We pre-record everything with our DVR and then watch the shows later (at least 15-20 minutes after they start) so we can fast forward through all the commercials. It is really rare that a commercial catches our eyes enough for us to actually watch it.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:48:43 +0000

i expect to see more of those overlay images on the bottom left… yah you know what I’m taking about… those little ads that really take away from the show.

By: theTVaddict

theTVaddict — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:59:06 +0000

Nuj,

As the old saying goes, “Great minds….”

By: Nuj

Nuj — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:47:39 +0000

When I read the first part of this post, I was thinking about giving my ideas…and then read them behind the cut! LOL Apple and Amex know what they’re doing (or, well, their ad agencies do, anyway).

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:44:23 +0000

I guess it’s cool… less commercials I have to fast forward through. And, like someone else said, more of the show.

By: Tarn

Tarn — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:43:23 +0000

I care too. Here in the UK we are going more towards the US way of inserting commercials - show teaser, show titles, commercial. Five minutes of show - commercial. Ugh! So infuriating. And they wonder why we download!
Anything which reduces the number of breaks is a good idea. Wih any luck the UK channels will follow suit.

By: KaeDee

KaeDee — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:35:01 +0000

I care. Commercials are getting longer and the shows themselves getting shorter and shorter. Pretty soon there’ll be more commercials than show! Though I would have tuned in for Dollhouse anyway - go Whedon! - I will probably tune in to check out Fringe as well, and it wasn’t on my initial to-watch list.