I'm a celebrity ruined by 'Coming Up' clips
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Why do they do this?
'I'm a Celebrity get me out of here' has been on for years and everyone must know by now what it is about. Are they using this spoiling tactic to keep me from changing channels?
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'Coming Up' - It's a phrase that most television presenters have to use at the start of their program or just before the commercial break. Just hearing those words now sets my nerves on edge.
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| 11-6-2010 | Answer - buy a PVR, start it at the beginning of the programme, PAUSE it, go off and do something more interesting for 20 minutes. Come back with a nice cuppa, start playback, and skip past all the cr@p..... | TonyF |
| 14-4-2010 | I know what you mean, but what I find even more irritating is the way all american programmes have to keep the opening credits running until after the first ad break, I mean, who cares who the assistant to the assistant to the author, or who the caterer is. It distracts the veiwer from the action, & if they have to give everyone involved in the production, save it until the end of the programme, when iv`e either switched over, or gone to make tea. | anne |
| 03-3-2010 | We have a situation where customers are bullied by the law into accepting whatever they are given in return for they"r hard earned tv liscence money .The public will have to stand up and be counted on this one if any justice is to be gained.It"s time to divert the liscence fee from upholding rediculous wages to giving the customer their just and rightfull due.The new so called high defenition has long been payed for and it should be the standard of picture quality for every programme,instead of the pressent {few and far between}. | Bill |
| 08-2-2010 | Not only that, but with a two part serial like Silent Witness, they will tell you what is in tomorrow's episode and the end of the first episode, and tell what happened in yesterday's episode at the start of the second! | gav |
| 05-12-2009 | It's another 'Americanization' of TV. As other posters have noted:
Shrinking of credits
Popups at the end of programs with 'what's coming next'. | Biker Hater |
| 01-12-2009 | Was thinking the same DooRon especially with I'm a celebrity - let us just watch it ITV !!!!! | caz |
| 25-11-2009 | I didn't realise that my Gripe had been posted, thanks for the comments.
I think Mr Rupert is probably right, about Channel hopping, although I would be surprised if a programme that gets around 5 million viewers has more channel hoppers in that figure than loyal viewers. But, I have never worked out how they come up with these viewing figures anyway - that's another gripe for another day.
I guess at some point they won't trust us to watch a movie without the broadcaster showing whats 'coming up' half way through. Or commedians will tell us the first line of the joke, then tease us with the punchline, and then do the middle bit. | DooRon |
| 24-11-2009 | Mr Rupert, n-ooooooooooooooo! Let's not ditch everything. Let's embrace a new world, where sport has it's own range of dedicated channels and football fans can debate the offside rule whilst leaving the rest of us to enjoy life. Bring back the Duchess of Duke Street, Secret Army, Marine Boy, Singing Ringing Tree et al and don't ditch the TV! | Cauliflower |
| 23-11-2009 | It's called 'dumbing down' because most viewers are perceived to have limited attention span and this is supposed to keep their dull brains eager to stay with the channel. Channel hopping is every TV company's worst fear, so they aim to tell you 'exciting' bits that are coming up in the programme you're watching.
But if you must watch soaps, celebrity rubbish, reality shows and are addicted to self-congratulatory, egotistical shows like Strictly Come Prancing then you deserve all you get.
Get a life instead. Ditch the TV. | Mr Rupert |
| 22-11-2009 | Why do they suddenly "shrink" the credits when I'm trying to read who was in a film or soap etc. to advertise what's on next?!! There's no way anyone can read it even if you record and pause it. The screen shrinks to half the width and then on the right hand side of the screen they are telling what is on next! HELLO!!! I happen to be watching something and do not want this, it is infuriating!! Also things pop up at the bottom of the screen when you are watching the last few minutes of a programme on Channel 5, and probably other channels, and it is distracting when you are engrossed in an exciting bit. It spoils it. When watching Home and Away Ian Wright pops up at the bottom of the screen winding a handle which brings up a sign for his rubbish programme "Live from Studio Five". It drives me insane. He is a terrible presenter anyway. | Fuming Suzie |
| 20-11-2009 | Hi Cauliflower (thanks for the compliment by the way); I must have a strong stomach. I usually watch something I've recorded while eating my brekkie, Law & Order SVU, CSI (the original only!) or The Closer! Never puts me off my food.
I record everything, that way I can avoid all the adverts; so it's just the programme content for those with poor attention spans and the intrusive next programme trailers that annoy me. | grumpyoldwoman |
| 19-11-2009 | Why do they run the 'PedEgg' ads at breakfast? The last thing I want in my mind when surveying my bacon sandwich are detailed descriptions of foot skin being trimmed. Likewise the 'Dulco-ease' ads - why do these appear when I'm midway through my porridge??? | Cauliflower |
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