Skipping Commercials Is A Crime

[Wheatley]

DVRs do not hurt TV networks in any way. They still make lots of money. Whoever said it was a crime clearly needs to keep up with the times.

 

[The_Emperor]

Japanese commercials can be just as stupid. The thing here is that a bunch of Japanese tv show fans are pretty freaking biased. It has nothing at all to do with Japanese commercials being any better.

Agreed. Japan has its fair share of boring/bad commercials as well. I've watched my fairshare of TV in hotel rooms in Japan as well as streamed Japanese TV, I found myself bored during commercial breaks just about the same had I been watching TV in Canada or in Hong Kong. There's always the odd few that are entertaining and the rest are just forgettable. Every country has it's good and bad commercials - some just have more bad ones outweighing the number of entertaining ones.

It seems more like a case of "the grass is always greener on the other side".

 

[SaikoDragon]

Commercal companys if you what us to watch commercals make them entertaning, follow Japan's book.

the commercials are pretty entertaining though. There are a lot of humorous advertisements out there. But the thing is, no one wants to sit through them to continue watching their show. I dont mind sitting through commercials, but if I can fast forward then... well

 

[Painted_Outlaw]

the commercials are pretty entertaining though. There are a lot of humorous advertisements out there.

How is stuff like this entertaining, though? (Superbowl CMs can be fun, though)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7udQSHWpL88"]DIRECTV - "Don't Wake Up in a Roadside Ditch" 2012 Commercial - YouTube[/ame]

Agreed. Japan has its fair share of boring/bad commercials as well.

Yeah but, you gotta love stuff like this..
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD-_oLjmCGY"]Morning Rescue: Japanese Commercial/Ad - YouTube[/ame]

 

[The_Emperor]

Yeah but, you gotta love stuff like this..
Morning Rescue: Japanese Commercial/Ad - YouTube

We sort of have something similar... random characters at a workplace...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SerKiHePRq4"]Nicorette Ad Ninjas - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Mr. Underachiever]

They don't care if you fast forward through commercials. What DISH is trying to do, and what they're taking issue with, is skipping commercials entirely. HUGE difference.

 

[KingRanger]

They don't care if you fast forward through commercials. What DISH is trying to do, and what they're taking issue with, is skipping commercials entirely. HUGE difference.

Yeah they do. At least some networks do. Fox on demand has fast forwarding disabled.

 

[Mr. Underachiever]

True enough. But that's not as huge a concern as this because you're still receiving visual information even when you fast forward.

 

[Rai Ryuzaki]

Look even if I can't fast forward I just leave the room. I'm paying to watch a show not an ad for a product I'll never buy.

 

[KingRanger]

Look even if I can't fast forward I just leave the room. I'm paying to watch a show not an ad for a product I'll never buy.

You aren't paying to watch a show. You are paying to get services that a cable provider or other company provides. You are not paying for any one specific show.