Someone is going to suffer my rage, that's for sure.
I love the logic. "Hmm.. Viewers find standard advertisements annoying and don't want to see them. Let's make them MORE annoying and invasive."
The problem with their plan of forcing people to view advertisements is that lately, there is nothing really that compelling to watch on TV. There's nothing so great that if a big picture of that annoying Sprint guy pops in the corner I'm not going to instantly change the channel.
Juan
2202th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
"Re(3):pop up ads...ON TV"
, posted Thu 18 Jul 11:15
I wouldnt have a problem if i could get my NES zapper to interact with the pop ups.
Someone is going to suffer my rage, that's for sure.
I love the logic. "Hmm.. Viewers find standard advertisements annoying and don't want to see them. Let's make them MORE annoying and invasive."
The problem with their plan of forcing people to view advertisements is that lately, there is nothing really that compelling to watch on TV. There's nothing so great that if a big picture of that annoying Sprint guy pops in the corner I'm not going to instantly change the channel.
Don't we suffer from enough lengthy commercial breaks on TV already? Talk about overkill.
Holiday
1250th Post
Red Carpet Executive Member
"Re(3):pop up ads...ON TV"
, posted Thu 18 Jul 11:24
My God, what will they think of next?
Even now in Malaysia, some TV stations just letterbox the current program and display a banner ad in the letterboxed regions. It's super annoying, and it's even done for prime time news!
Other than that, there seems to be even more obvious product placements in movies these days. Just watch Minority Report :D
dorikyasu
555th Post
New Red Carpet Member
"Re(4):pop up ads...ON TV"
, posted Thu 18 Jul 11:25
Grrrr.... Wish there was a way to utilize ad blocker of some sort for TV like ones available for the PC (which promptly closed the link when I clicked because of the word "popup" in the url). :(
Juan
2203th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
"Re(5):pop up ads...ON TV"
, posted Thu 18 Jul 11:29
I guess they figured that since they cant do anything about enforcing the "taping ER for your mom is illegal" fiasco, now they decided to include the commercials within the show. Not even tivo can save us now!
quote: Grrrr.... Wish there was a way to utilize ad blocker of some sort for TV like ones available for the PC (which promptly closed the link when I clicked because of the word "popup" in the url). :(
quote: I guess they figured that since they cant do anything about enforcing the "taping ER for your mom is illegal" fiasco, now they decided to include the commercials within the show. Not even tivo can save us now!
Grrrr.... Wish there was a way to utilize ad blocker of some sort for TV like ones available for the PC (which promptly closed the link when I clicked because of the word "popup" in the url). :(
In a few years, advertisers are going to have a special chair come with every TV. It'll be like the devise they had in Clockwork Orange where they had the metal things keeping your eyes open, forcing you to soak in every moment of advertisements.
RugalBernstein
2163th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
"Re(1):pop up ads...ON TV"
, posted Thu 18 Jul 11:58
Beings that I hardly watch television, this won't personally harm me much.. but I have sympathy for the rest of you.
Daala
477th Post
Gold Customer
"Re(1):pop up ads...ON TV"
, posted Thu 18 Jul 12:10
I hate pop-ads.... and now on my tv set too... That's it! we need to kill someone for this.
Holiday
1251th Post
Red Carpet Executive Member
"Re(2):pop up ads...ON TV"
, posted Thu 18 Jul 12:19
quote: I hate pop-ads.... and now on my tv set too... That's it! we need to kill someone for this.
Waaaa, a nice Mihawk avatar ^_^ Where did you get the pic?
If enough people complain about it, it may not exist for long. Yet I've been known to underestimate the stupidity of the human race.
"Dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-do."
Iron D
1883th Post
Gold Carpet V.I.P- Platinum Executive
"Hey, Juan!"
, posted Thu 18 Jul 13:57
I've got a question for you. How do you find these things? I mean, did you actually say to yourself "hmmm, I wonder if pop-up ads will be on TV?", then search for it on the net? Did you accidentally stumble upon it, or what?
Lunatic 11th Post
New Customer
"aa"
, posted Thu 18 Jul 15:48
has anyone actually seen one?
HUD.HA.ShoRyuKen!!
Juan
2204th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
"Re(1):Hey, Juan!"
, posted Thu 18 Jul 18:44
SEWER PENGUINS.
quote: I've got a question for you. How do you find these things?
I don't watch enough TV anymore for this to be truely annoying to me unless the ads are there 100% of the time and take up to 50% of the screen....
but I hope advertisers at least have fun with the ads... like use it cover up nudity or to humorously cover ones mouth when the "beep" replaces a cuss and then in small text have it read at the bottom of the screen "want to see/hear what you're missing? Make it a Blockbuster night!"
It would great fun during Toonami too! Like reedit DBZ and replace all the beer with bottles of Mike's Hard Lemonade instead of blue liquid. Also re-rename Mr.Satan from Hercule to "Senor Taco Bell", then cover all places they wrote "Satan" with pictures of delicious Grilled Stuft Burritos and slogans like "Yo Queiro Taco Bell" and "Viva Gorditas"
There are already pop up ads on many of the Network and cable channels in my area and they have been there for a few years. When I see them I boycot the channel for atleast a month. wacala.
Daala
478th Post
Gold Customer
"Re(3):pop up ads...ON TV"
, posted Fri 19 Jul 05:53 Fan Manga Site, it's really cute ^_^
quote: I hate pop-ads.... and now on my tv set too... That's it! we need to kill someone for this.
Waaaa, a nice Mihawk avatar ^_^ Where did you get the pic?
"pop up ads...ON TV" 
"Re(1):pop up ads...ON TV" 
"Re(1):pop up ads...ON TV" 
