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Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

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Re: Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

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Post by kohanz »

brunoc wrote: post #217
telekid wrote: post #190

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…really? "Nerd minstrel show?" Ah yes, we poor nerds, overcoming centuries of repressive awkwardness and desk jobs.

I stole this from someone else, but I can’t remember who. BBT is what stupid people think smart people are like.

Exactly, the only people I know who like it are non-technical (e.g. my mother-in-law) who like it because "lol, nerds" (disclaimer: I'm not saying there aren't technical people out there who like BBT). For me, it's in the same awful category as 2-and-a-half men of shows with huge audiences that I can't watch for any length of time.

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Post by coldtea »

ryanwaggoner wrote: post #320
icantdrive55 wrote: post #286

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He worded it harshly, but it's the horrid acting. I always thought if the producers didn't snag a young Penny, there would be no show today. She carried that show for years. And yes--I just liked looking at her, in the beginning. The actor who plays Sheldon might be the luckiest actor ever. (I like the guy, but just a awful actor. I don't think it's just the role either.) And Leonard. I don't get it, because he was s…

Jim Parsons has won four Emmy awards and a long list of others for his portrayal of Sheldon Cooper. You may hate the character and the actor, but he’s objectively not a terrible actor.

If only the Emmys meant anything else besides what's popular this season first and foremost...

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Post by coldtea »

Analemma_ wrote: post #228
labster wrote: post #148

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To be fair, the commercials are the best part of watching The Big Bang Theory . Much better to spend a few minutes imagining how cool I would be if I just owned Product X rather than see a nerd minstrel show with an annoying laugh track.

> nerd minstrel show Do we have to go through this every time BBT is mentioned on the internet. We all know the show sucks and why, and adding this descriptor only starts the same stupid fight that appears on every BBT thread and is never resolved and just makes everyone angry.

Why would it need to be resolved? What thread ever gets resolved when there are > 1 opinions to begin with?

Re: Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

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Post by kohanz »

neals wrote: post #5

I accidentally watched some TV the other day. Having not seen any regular programming for at least a year, I was amazed at how much ... dumber it has become. Also, why did we sit through so many commercials for so long? It feel a little like a twilight zone episode, where we sit there watching a box telling us what to buy.

I can't be the only one who finds it far more disturbing that the average child watches nearly 3 hours of TV per day.

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Post by joejerryronnie »

specialist wrote: post #254
labster wrote: post #148

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To be fair, the commercials are the best part of watching The Big Bang Theory . Much better to spend a few minutes imagining how cool I would be if I just owned Product X rather than see a nerd minstrel show with an annoying laugh track.

Tried it. Hated it. The same way I hated South Park. Cheap laughs. Punching down vs punching up. Mean spirited.

Definitely reconsider watching Southpark. The last few seasons are the sharpest social and political satire on television.

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Post by ghaff »

jwally wrote: post #207
pesfandiar wrote: post #126

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I wonder why Netflix doesn't add a "random content" button. That's one of the appeals of TV versus Netflix that could be replicated very easily. Something more akin to changing channels like "random cartoon" or "random comedy" would remove one last obstacle in the way of converting cable subscribers.

If I were king of netflix... There'd be a "cable-style-menu" option to mimic the way cable / satellite menus have looked since the late 90's. Maybe 50 or so channels of similar programming running on a time schedule, where you have the option of catching the last 30 minutes of "Terminator 2 - Judgement Day" or watching from the beginning. Its mindless, but I think that style of consumption is what a lot of people wan…

Personally, I totally hate it but a lot of people basically turn on the TV when they walk into a room.

Financially though, it's not clear this would work for Netflix. Now, depending upon how they pay for a given piece of content, they're paying for a lot of programming being used as background noise. You'd have to get enough people buying Netflix subscriptions because of this added option to offset the higher costs.

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Post by ghaff »

xj9 wrote: post #177
macintux wrote: post #106

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When the digital transition took place, my TV sat idle for about a year until a line of severe storms rolled through and I decided making it usable again made some sense. Went out, bought a nice directional antenna, bought a converter box from a friend, turned it on. 5 minutes later I realized I had zero tolerance for ads shouting at me, boxed everything up, and eventually took the TV to recycling. (It also nearly pu…

get a tv, a small computer, plex, and a wireless media keyboard its amazing

TV and Plex yes. But, after having tried all sorts of permutations connecting TVs to media servers and controlling them with keyboards, I find that Chromecast plus a tablet and/or a laptop over WiFi is a far better approach to getting content onto a TV.

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Post by backpropaganda »

joejerryronnie wrote: post #355
specialist wrote: post #254

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Tried it. Hated it. The same way I hated South Park. Cheap laughs. Punching down vs punching up. Mean spirited.

Definitely reconsider watching Southpark. The last few seasons are the sharpest social and political satire on television.

South Park Seasons 18 and 19 are almost like a different series as compared to the previous seasons.

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Post by hendler »

The exception has been the emergence of YouTube content which is not a normal advertisement but designed to hold you or your children's attention.

This six year old child is making millions of dollars: http://wgntv.com/2017/12/11/this-6-year-old-is-making-millio...

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