On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:51:08 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 31/01/2011 3:39 PM, Invisible wrote:
>>> Couple of decent ones recently. Though sadly they have gone down the
>>> route of re-explaining things every five minutes. Either they expect
>>> people to tune in late or they consider their audience
>>> memory-deprived.
>>
>> Oh God, I HATE THAT! >_< Why do TV programs have to repeat themselves
>> every 25 seconds these days?! I can only imagine that either they think
>> the people watching are absurdly stupid, or it makes the program
>> cheaper if they just repeat the same shots over and over again.
> 
> Me too!
> I had a job one where I had to have the TV on all the time in my
> workshop. (To make sure that the satellite dish had not lost alignment.)
> Sky News was the only thing I could bare to have on and it repeated
> every 20 minutes. It drove me mad(er)

The one that gets me is programmes that break for a 5-minute commercial 
break and when they come back, you get a recap of everything that 
happened before the break.  Just in case you forgot.

Jim

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>> Yesterday I told my girlfriend "I didn't think hypernatraemia was good
>> for hypotension". The look she gave me indicated that I was in danger of
>> having the breakfast spoon I was holding shoved somewhere unpleasant...
>
> Not surprising ;-)

Hmm. Electroplated nickel enema. Not good. >_<

> But reading between the lines. Breakfast spoon?

Well, it was *actually* nearly noon. What can I say? It took us that 
long to get out of bed. Dancing until midnight two nights back to back 
will do that to you. ;-)

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>> Well, news channels are like that.
>
> I know but it still drove me bonkers.

Oh, I'm not disagreeing.

>> I can only
>> imagine they keep repeating everything to pad out the material and make
>> it last longer. Feature films don't do this, so clearly it's not because
>> the adult human has an attention span shorter than a goldfish.
>
> Attention span is getting shorter as less and less is demanded of people.

Well yes, you do start to wonder.

On the other hand, consider recent films like Lord of the Rings or 
Avatar. Those are pretty damned long, and yet still very popular.

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> The one that gets me is programmes that break for a 5-minute commercial
> break and when they come back, you get a recap of everything that
> happened before the break.  Just in case you forgot.

Oh, don't even get me started on programs that have commercial breaks 
every 3 minutes, where the break lasts 5 minutes. >_<

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On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:15:27 +0000, Invisible wrote:

>> The one that gets me is programmes that break for a 5-minute commercial
>> break and when they come back, you get a recap of everything that
>> happened before the break.  Just in case you forgot.
> 
> Oh, don't even get me started on programs that have commercial breaks
> every 3 minutes, where the break lasts 5 minutes. >_<

You don't need to - I feel the same way about those.  Fortunately, we 
record the programmes on our DVR and skip the commercials.

Jim

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And lo On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:11:24 -0000, Jim Henderson  
<nos### [at] nospamcom> did spake thusly:

> On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:51:08 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 31/01/2011 3:39 PM, Invisible wrote:
>>>> Couple of decent ones recently. Though sadly they have gone down the
>>>> route of re-explaining things every five minutes. Either they expect
>>>> people to tune in late or they consider their audience
>>>> memory-deprived.
>>>
>>> Oh God, I HATE THAT! >_< Why do TV programs have to repeat themselves
>>> every 25 seconds these days?! I can only imagine that either they think
>>> the people watching are absurdly stupid, or it makes the program
>>> cheaper if they just repeat the same shots over and over again.
>>
>> Me too!
>> I had a job one where I had to have the TV on all the time in my
>> workshop. (To make sure that the satellite dish had not lost alignment.)
>> Sky News was the only thing I could bare to have on and it repeated
>> every 20 minutes. It drove me mad(er)
>
> The one that gets me is programmes that break for a 5-minute commercial
> break and when they come back, you get a recap of everything that
> happened before the break.  Just in case you forgot.

And the teasing pre-caps "coming up on..." that repeat multiple times  
during the show not just at breaks or at the end for the next episode;  
even the BBC have got into the act.

-- 
Phil Cook

--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com

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On 31/01/2011 04:38 PM, Phil Cook v2 wrote:

> And the teasing pre-caps "coming up on..." that repeat multiple times
> during the show not just at breaks or at the end for the next episode;
> even the BBC have got into the act.

Coming up on tonight's program, X, Y, Z and W.
X.
Coming up after the break: Y, Z and W.

So far, X.
Coming up, Z and W.
But first, Y.
After the break: Z and W.

So far, X and Y.
Coming up, W.
But first, Z.
You may remember X and Y.
And we just say Z.
Coming up: W.

So far, Y and Z.
But it all started with X.
And now, W.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!!?!?!! >_<

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On 31/01/2011 4:11 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> The one that gets me is programmes that break for a 5-minute commercial
> break and when they come back, you get a recap of everything that
> happened before the break.  Just in case you forgot.
>
We have less commercial breaks here in the UK than you do. I know this 
because often American made programmes will have a scene change that 
exhibits the behaviour you describe.
I too watch recorded programmes to cut out the adverts.

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     Stephen

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And lo On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:56:53 -0000, Stephen <mcavoys_at@aoldotcom>  
did spake thusly:

> On 31/01/2011 11:44 AM, Phil Cook v2 wrote:
>> I've said it before and I'll say it again - children's TV programming
>> often excels compared to that targeted at adults. Then again are we just
>> getting a large amount of rubbish these days? "Have I Got News for You",
>> "Never Mind the Buzzcocks", and "Mock the Week" in the short bursts they
>> do. "Misfits" which has been simply outstanding. "Being Human" which
>> just gets better. "Doctor Who" of course and... hmm that's about it.
>> I've ended up setting the box to record the re-runs of "Malcolm in the
>> Middle" on Fiver for a half-hour 'fix' of something decent. Everything
>> else is Soap or soap-like - real-life turned to 11 and painted in
>> day-glo fluorescent colours; or reality shows that aren't. Just nothing
>> worth watching for most of the week.
>
> I quite liked the Inbetweeners.

Couldn't get on with it, a bit like "The Office" caused too much  
arse-squirming embarrassment.

Time for the controversy - Miranda (Hart) - Best New British TV Comedy?  
Talking to someone about that and they said "If they can't make a funny  
30-second 'advert' what hope is there for the series?"

-- 
Phil Cook

--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
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On 31/01/2011 4:14 PM, Invisible wrote:
> On the other hand, consider recent films like Lord of the Rings or
> Avatar. Those are pretty damned long, and yet still very popular.

What is the behaviour of the audience, in the cinema, like?
That is one of the things that puts me off going.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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