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I Can't Believe what I just saw on TBS

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MarkL

I was just watching Everybody Loves Raymond on TBS, and suddnely right in the middle of the show, a pause button came up on the screen and Bill Engvall did a promo for his new TBS show.

Then he was like "Now, let's get back to the show" and pointed at the screen and it resumed.

I thought pop-ups were annoying, but pop-ups that pause a show?! This has gone too far!
 
MTV did this back in 2004, but atleast they did it for their choose or lose campaign.

Anyway, get use to this. As more people get tivo/DVR's, networks such as TBS will find more annoying ways to promote their shows.
 
I can't believe I'm reading this. Can TBS get away with doing this? Pathetic! :(
 
Kevin Lagasse said:
I can't believe I'm reading this. Can TBS get away with doing this? Pathetic! :(
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If people continue to watch TBS, then they can get away with doing this. If substantial numbers of viewers change channels in disgust, then it will be stopped.

Considering that "Raymond" reruns are hardly a scarce commodity, hopefully enough viewers will change channels and watch "Raymond" on another station (typically a local broadcaster that has the broadcast rerun rights for the series) to send a loud message.
 
Why change channels? Average Joe may change to a sister station, making the message pointless.

It would be alot smarter to continue watching, and boycott the tv ads that run durring that time!

That'll give them a message they'll never forget!

It's the only language they seem to understand.
(Send them some reciepts for places you've shopped that compete with the ads that run durring that time too...)
 
Playing devil's advocate. If you keep watching and boycott their sponsors who does TBS get the message unless you notify the sponsor you are boycotting them over the issue?

I saw it and thought it was hilarious and entertaining myself. To me it was non sequitor and I find those things funny. Just my two cents.
 
The FCC should not allow such a thing. If TBS wants to run ads, then they can't pause the normal play of a program. Program pauses should only be permitted at the normal pauses that stations take for commercial breaks.
 
First of all, it's cable. The FCC has no real jurisdiction over that, thankfully.

Second, the last thing anyone needs is the FCC wasting our money on anything else--they're already far exceeded what they should be doing. This is a marketplace decision--there isn't and shouldn't be any government involvement.

Watching TV is voluntary. Don't like the the commercials? Odds are your set came equipped with a handy-dandy feature called an off button. Test it out.
 
I think the pop-up ads used to promote others programs that show up in the bottom right-hand corner of the TV screen (many featuring some sort of audio cue to get your attention) are much more annoying and distracting especially since they obscure part of the screen while the show I'm watching is still playing. I believe it's TBS that does this as well.
 
imhomerjay said:
First of all, it's cable. The FCC has no real jurisdiction over that, thankfully.

Second, the last thing anyone needs is the FCC wasting our money on anything else--they're already far exceeded what they should be doing. This is a marketplace decision--there isn't and shouldn't be any government involvement.

Watching TV is voluntary. Don't like the the commercials? Odds are your set came equipped with a handy-dandy feature called an off button. Test it out.
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Well said! You could also use the remote to change the channel as well. Chances are you have at least 100 of them. Go see what else is on during a commercial if you don't them.
 
TexasTom said:
If people continue to watch TBS, then they can get away with doing this. If substantial numbers of viewers change channels in disgust, then it will be stopped.
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Nice idea but unless you're a Nielsen family no one has any idea you were even watching the show. As another poster said, you need to write the sponsor and tell them you will not use ANY of their products, and list them. Many companies are very diversified. Also WRITE not email, companies give little credibility to emails and they are so easily copied and email address are free.
 
As another poster said, you need to write the sponsor and tell them you will not use ANY of their products, and list them. Many companies are very diversified. Also WRITE not email, companies give little credibility to emails and they are so easily copied and email address are free.


As many people write sponsors to complain about a program that is airing, you would want to be sure that the sponsor doesn't think you don't like "Raymond", but the pause promos or you may shoot yourself in the foot and convince the sponsor to remove "Raymond" and continue the pause promos in the replacement show. That would add insult to injury.
 
Brian Donegan said:
imhomerjay said:
First of all, it's cable. The FCC has no real jurisdiction over that, thankfully.

Second, the last thing anyone needs is the FCC wasting our money on anything else--they're already far exceeded what they should be doing. This is a marketplace decision--there isn't and shouldn't be any government involvement.

Watching TV is voluntary. Don't like the the commercials? Odds are your set came equipped with a handy-dandy feature called an off button. Test it out.
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Well said! You could also use the remote to change the channel as well. Chances are you have at least 100 of them. Go see what else is on during a commercial if you don't them.
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I think there's some people commenting on things without actually seeing with their own eyes what the problem is.

I hope it hits their favorite show or sports program some time.
I didn't see it myself, but I see where the person is coming from.
 
This isn't the first time TBS has intrusively advertised one of its shows. The most recent example of blatancy was a scroll on the bottom of the screen promoting "10 Items Or Less" - a show that isn't even on the air anymore!

Luckily, the only time I care to watch TBS is when they air Family Guy reruns on Monday nights; lucky for me, at that time, I will instead be watching the new ESPN miniseries "The Bronx Is Burning".
 
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