tonedeaf
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Post by tonedeaf on Jul 24, 2018 12:01:55 GMT
Quite like the nationwide ad tbh, better than moronic Halifax or NATWORST. Some thought has gone into it, rather than trying to bribe you with £100 to switch or as per natwest say how they are " there for us" at the sametime as closing branches left,right & centre. YMMV is guess.
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Post by jazzbones on Jul 25, 2018 11:14:02 GMT
So glad I'm not alone. I just use the mute button on the hand set and un-mute (is there such a word?) to switch sound back on. As a matter of interest what does the law say as to the total time allowed for advertisements in any one hour of broadcast? Seems to me that we get 10 minutes of programme material and five minutes of adverising?! Yes I know thats how the commercial channels get their money but it seems, to me, that we're getting like South America or even the US of A.... If there is such a thing as an almighty power please intervene?
For me the height of annoyance was watching the recent World Cup footy on ITV and ITV news being broken up with 'Back after the break', hell how often do you need a leak?
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Post by MartinT on Jul 25, 2018 12:04:32 GMT
That's why almost everything I watch is recorded. Fast Forward deals with the ads rather well.
I did try fast forwarding real time, but I guess that option isn't available yet...
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 25, 2018 12:19:38 GMT
In the US, you are extremely lucky to get a "back after the break" message or often even any sort of recognition that the programme is about to be or has been interrupted. So you get things like...extremely emotional death bed scene cuts directly to a scene where busy working mum is discussing with her friends over coffee which is the most effective product to soften her stools.
That'll drive you mad after a while!
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 25, 2018 15:21:50 GMT
There are some in the UK where it is not clear when the ad break starts or is over.
Most confusing is where you get an ad for the programme you are watching.
Watchfinder.co.uk currently winding me up with the constant "coverage of the TdF sponsored by Watchfinder.co.uk"
Featuring a hipster with hipster beard, hipster watch and attempts to ride a bike
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Post by Slinger on Jul 25, 2018 15:54:08 GMT
Watchfinder.co.uk currently winding me up...   |
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Post by Slinger on Jul 25, 2018 15:59:48 GMT
I hate the ad for Microsoft's Surface Pro where the bloke that designs motorbikes tells us that the "best part of riding a motorcycle is the absolute sense of freedom" and then goes on to say that "using the Surface feels exactly the same." I would dispute that.
I feel bad for criticising an ad for a health charity, but when 'the mum' says she saw her daughter "disintegrating in front of her, LITERALLY disintegrating."...
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Post by MartinT on Jul 25, 2018 16:03:20 GMT
In the US, you are extremely lucky to get a "back after the break" message or often even any sort of recognition that the programme is about to be or has been interrupted. Yes, that with the frequency of ad breaks makes US TV unwatchable. |
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Post by Chris on Jul 25, 2018 20:32:36 GMT
I hate ads as much as everyone else but I do find the "intimate health" ads hilarious! Incontinence,hard uncomfy stools,soft stools,hairy bits etc etc - these ads are ALWAYS aimed at women!! Lol!! That amuses me immensely for some reason. It must be the notion to advertisers that men don't give a hoot about doing huge knobbly shites or if their ears are hairy. But women....
Ads I hate - anything from the supermarkets. Ok,in fact all. Only ones I have liked (apart from the oh no I've pissed myself again,what am I going to do type) have been the Irn Bru ads that you probably don't get in Englandshire. They're funny
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Post by MartinT on Jul 26, 2018 5:26:29 GMT
The Lynx adverts have often been funny and push the boundaries...
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Post by Slinger on Jul 27, 2018 18:29:52 GMT
"We did yesterday, we will tomorrow, and the day after," says the new Morrison's ad. Well, what the bloody Hell are they doing TODAY? That's what I want to know.
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steve
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Post by steve on Aug 2, 2018 10:24:35 GMT
The equity release ad sung to the tune of Bernard Cribbins' "Right Said Fred" really takes the biscuit.
AAAAAAAARGH!
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Post by Slinger on Aug 21, 2018 19:27:31 GMT
Another pair of annoying voices. The bloke in the Capri Sun advert has a voice that makes my skin crawl, whereas the girl in the KFC ad, who is surely going for the "most vowels and consonants dropped in 20 seconds" record, just makes me wonder why old ad executives still think that they're "down with the kids, yeah?" Hearing her pronounce (and I use the word loosely) "nine-ninety-nine" makes me want to shout perfectly enunciated profanities at her.
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Post by MartinT on Aug 22, 2018 11:46:39 GMT
...and if she went on to say "should of" we'd get the full house!
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Post by rfan8312 on Aug 22, 2018 16:05:46 GMT
I personally believe that there more people thinking it is said " would of" than " would have".
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Post by MartinT on Aug 22, 2018 16:09:33 GMT
I agree but I'm not going to let that stop me. It's the ugliest misconstruction in English.
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Post by Slinger on Aug 22, 2018 16:25:34 GMT
I agree but I'm not going to let that stop me. It's the ugliest misconstruction in English. I'm, y'know, not actually, like, sure of that. Know what I mean? (lolz) |
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Post by speedysteve on Aug 22, 2018 16:37:25 GMT
Those 118 idiots deserve a mention.
Who actually uses their stupid over priced services?
We tried to live without a HDD Digi box for short while. Not being able to skip ads was the reason we got one again..
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 23, 2018 9:30:14 GMT
Does "off of" get a look in ?
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