Watching movies on network television

by **S2M** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:47 am

I do not know why anyone would ever choose to do this. I'm trying to watch A Few Good Men...and there is a commercial literally every 5 minutes. If I wasn't already 2 hours invested I would just shut the thing off.... :roll:

by **Michigan Girl** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:51 am

S2M wrote:I do not know why anyone would ever choose to do this. I'm trying to watch A Few Good Men...and there is a commercial literally every 5 minutes. If I wasn't already 2 hours invested I would just shut the thing off....

Lifetime, try that ... :wink:

by **Don** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:52 am

Get a hack for netflix and stream it through your PS3, XBOX360 or whatever you use.

by **S2M** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:55 am

Don wrote:Get a hack for netflix and stream it through your PS3, XBOX360 or whatever you use.

I own the movie....for some reason Bravo was on and I got into it.

by **Don** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:00 am

S2M wrote:
Don wrote:Get a hack for netflix and stream it through your PS3, XBOX360 or whatever you use.

I own the movie....for some reason Bravo was on and I got into it.

Why not get up during a commercial and just throw in the disc and continue from the same spot that you had gotten to so far on the broadcast?

by **Deb** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:01 am

S2M wrote:
Don wrote:Get a hack for netflix and stream it through your PS3, XBOX360 or whatever you use.

I own the movie....for some reason Bravo was on and I got into it.

Dork.

After being annoyed at the first few commercials why didn't you shut it off and pull your own movie out and carry on. :lol:

by **Behshad** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:04 am

S2M wrote:
Don wrote:Get a hack for netflix and stream it through your PS3, XBOX360 or whatever you use.

I own the movie....for some reason Bravo was on and I got into it.

I know what you mean,,,, What I do when that happens, I pause the damn thing for about 40 minutes and play a game or watch something else,, then go back there and fast forward through all the fuckin commercials !

by **Don** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:05 am

Deb wrote:
S2M wrote:
Don wrote:Get a hack for netflix and stream it through your PS3, XBOX360 or whatever you use.

I own the movie....for some reason Bravo was on and I got into it.

Dork. After being annoyed at the first few commercials why didn't you shut it off and pull your own movie out and carry on.

Because it's much more fun to bitch and moan about it. :lol:

by **S2M** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:06 am

Deb wrote:
S2M wrote:
Don wrote:Get a hack for netflix and stream it through your PS3, XBOX360 or whatever you use.

I own the movie....for some reason Bravo was on and I got into it.

Dork. After being annoyed at the first few commercials why didn't you shut it off and pull your own movie out and carry on.

Kinda lazy today....couldn't find the energy to get off the couch.

BTW, Deb...here a few rare Jeff songs for you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipfSkB_px1w&playnext=1&list=PLC128346F23DEBFF2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kij9NUjprgQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2kdOb9cTIQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB09uZbVoKQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMWds2JX8hg

by **StevePerryHair** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:09 am

The Superbowl was the first time I've watched commercials in about 3 years!! Everything is dvr'd, even if we watch it the day it's on. We just wait 20 min after it starts :lol:

by **Deb** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:19 am

S2M wrote:
Deb wrote:
S2M wrote:
Don wrote:Get a hack for netflix and stream it through your PS3, XBOX360 or whatever you use.

I own the movie....for some reason Bravo was on and I got into it.

Dork. After being annoyed at the first few commercials why didn't you shut it off and pull your own movie out and carry on.

Kinda lazy today....couldn't find the energy to get off the couch.

BTW, Deb...here a few rare Jeff songs for you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipfSkB_px1w&playnext=1&list=PLC128346F23DEBFF2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kij9NUjprgQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2kdOb9cTIQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB09uZbVoKQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMWds2JX8hg

Thanks S, I have that demo boot, LOL when it comes to Perry, Soto or Martin, there isn't much I don't have. Haha I'm not one of those half-assed music collectors, if it's one of my faves rare stuff, I'll find it. :lol:

But thanks though, ok I take the "dork" back. :wink:

by **Journey/Survivor** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:20 am

The other thing that sucks about movies on regular network TV is how much they cut out of films.

by **Peartree12249** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:53 am

Michigan Girl wrote:
S2M wrote:I do not know why anyone would ever choose to do this. I'm trying to watch A Few Good Men...and there is a commercial literally every 5 minutes. If I wasn't already 2 hours invested I would just shut the thing off....
Lifetime, try that ...

Lifetime... that's funny. Around our house we call that the "dirty bastard channel", because so many of the movies are about men who are stupid, insensitive, cheaters, abusive or psychotic and the women they victimize or at least take for granted. Men are rarely portrayed in a positive light. Sound pretty realistic to me. :lol:

by **ebake02** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:01 am

Journey/Survivor wrote:The other thing that sucks about movies on regular network TV is how much they cut out of films.

and their piss poor job of edit out some the language.

by **Don** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:02 am

Peartree12249 wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:
S2M wrote:I do not know why anyone would ever choose to do this. I'm trying to watch A Few Good Men...and there is a commercial literally every 5 minutes. If I wasn't already 2 hours invested I would just shut the thing off....
Lifetime, try that ...

Lifetime... that's funny. Around our house we call that the "dirty bastard channel", because so many of the movies are about men who are stupid, insensitive, cheaters, abusive or psychotic and the women they victimize or at least take for granted. Men are rarely portrayed in a positive light. Sound pretty realistic to me.

If you really want to see a movie the demonizes males, check out In the Company of Men, with Aaron Eckhart.

by **ebake02** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:02 am

Peartree12249 wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:
S2M wrote:I do not know why anyone would ever choose to do this. I'm trying to watch A Few Good Men...and there is a commercial literally every 5 minutes. If I wasn't already 2 hours invested I would just shut the thing off....
Lifetime, try that ...

Lifetime... that's funny. Around our house we call that the "dirty bastard channel", because so many of the movies are about men who are stupid, insensitive, cheaters, abusive or psychotic and the women they victimize or at least take for granted. Men are rarely portrayed in a positive light. Sound pretty realistic to me.

You mean the "hate men" channel? :lol:

by **Deb** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:08 am

Don wrote:
Peartree12249 wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:
S2M wrote:I do not know why anyone would ever choose to do this. I'm trying to watch A Few Good Men...and there is a commercial literally every 5 minutes. If I wasn't already 2 hours invested I would just shut the thing off....
Lifetime, try that ...

Lifetime... that's funny. Around our house we call that the "dirty bastard channel", because so many of the movies are about men who are stupid, insensitive, cheaters, abusive or psychotic and the women they victimize or at least take for granted. Men are rarely portrayed in a positive light. Sound pretty realistic to me.

If you really want to see a movie the demonizes males, check out In the Company of Men, with Aaron Eckhart.

LOL or the tv show Californication. :lol:

Couldn't stand David Duchovny in X Files, but he's not bad in this role, haha maybe more true to life. Kind of reminds me of that one character/doc on NipTuck. Saying that it's actually not a bad show.

by **conversationpc** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:09 am

What's even worse than the commercials are the channels that leave their logo or, even worse, some stupid advertisement in the corner of the screen. How distracting is that?

Website · by **steveo777** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:56 am

S2M wrote:I do not know why anyone would ever choose to do this. I'm trying to watch A Few Good Men...and there is a commercial literally every 5 minutes. If I wasn't already 2 hours invested I would just shut the thing off....

I don't attempt to watch movies on network television for the reasons you say.

by **TRAGChick** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:28 pm

Deb wrote:
S2M wrote:
Don wrote:Get a hack for netflix and stream it through your PS3, XBOX360 or whatever you use.

I own the movie....for some reason Bravo was on and I got into it.

Dork. After being annoyed at the first few commercials why didn't you shut it off and pull your own movie out and carry on.

Yuh-huh.

Hit the "pause" to do ....whatever...and come back.

by **whirlwind** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:55 am

Hit mute and read the next chapter in your book.

by **lights1961** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:46 am

Michigan Girl wrote:
S2M wrote:I do not know why anyone would ever choose to do this. I'm trying to watch A Few Good Men...and there is a commercial literally every 5 minutes. If I wasn't already 2 hours invested I would just shut the thing off....
Lifetime, try that ...

way funny... :wink:

by **Clasicrockldy** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:51 pm

Adverts are the reason why I don't watch that many movies on networks. (Cable Networks included except for TCM. They don't have commercials.) And I watch any shows with episodes after some nice person uploads it somewhere sans adverts!

MR

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