You know the ones I mean. A thinly disguised plot device is used as an >excuse to reuse lots of footage from previous episodes.
I hate this, and I've rather assumed everyone else does (except the >producers, who get a cheap episode).
But am I right?
Sylvia.
On Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:20:17 +1000, Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid>
wrote:
You know the ones I mean. A thinly disguised plot device is used as an
excuse to reuse lots of footage from previous episodes.
I hate this, and I've rather assumed everyone else does (except the
producers, who get a cheap episode).
But am I right?
Sylvia.
Not me. Of course there is the PVR which can record episodes allowing
one to ride the remote and fast-forward through the crap.
Ever noticed the supreme skill of these hustlers in stretching
15minutes of content into 60min viewing time?
You know the ones I mean. A thinly disguised plot device is used as an excuse to reuse lots of footage from previous episodes.
I hate this, and I've rather assumed everyone else does (except the producers, who get a cheap episode).
But am I right?
On 12-Apr-21 1:59 pm, Peter Jason wrote:
On Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:20:17 +1000, Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid>
wrote:
You know the ones I mean. A thinly disguised plot device is used as an
excuse to reuse lots of footage from previous episodes.
I hate this, and I've rather assumed everyone else does (except the
producers, who get a cheap episode).
But am I right?
Sylvia.
Not me. Of course there is the PVR which can record episodes allowing
one to ride the remote and fast-forward through the crap.
Ever noticed the supreme skill of these hustlers in stretching
15minutes of content into 60min viewing time?
Certainly, the PVR is a great help in these situations, but it doesn't >remove the problem that one expected 40 minutes of viewing (after
skipping the advertisements in a 1 hour program), and it turns out only
to be 15 :(
Sylvia.
Certainly, the PVR is a great help in these situations, but it doesn't remove the problem that one expected 40 minutes of viewing (after
skipping the advertisements in a 1 hour program), and it turns out only
to be 15 :(
Sylvia.
You know the ones I mean. A thinly disguised plot device is used as an excuse to reuse lots of footage from previous episodes.
I hate this, and I've rather assumed everyone else does (except the producers, who get a cheap episode).
But am I right?
Sylvia.
On 12/04/2021 12:20 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
You know the ones I mean. A thinly disguised plot device is used as an
excuse to reuse lots of footage from previous episodes.
I hate this, and I've rather assumed everyone else does (except the
producers, who get a cheap episode).
But am I right?
Sylvia.
The most annoying thing is when they give a precis of the previous
segment after the ads in case you have the attention span of a flea. Recording a show and fast forwarding through the ads and other annoying
bits is the best idea. There is an hour show that I like to watch, but I
get through it in 25 min by FFing the filler bits.
On 18-Apr-21 5:29 pm, keithr0 wrote:
On 12/04/2021 12:20 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
You know the ones I mean. A thinly disguised plot device is used as an
excuse to reuse lots of footage from previous episodes.
I hate this, and I've rather assumed everyone else does (except the
producers, who get a cheap episode).
But am I right?
Sylvia.
The most annoying thing is when they give a precis of the previous
segment after the ads in case you have the attention span of a flea.
Recording a show and fast forwarding through the ads and other annoying
bits is the best idea. There is an hour show that I like to watch, but I
get through it in 25 min by FFing the filler bits.
Recapitis.
Sometimes they seemed to backtrack further than the beginning of the >previous segment, which made it extra confusing.
I have the impression that the practice has diminished - or maybe it was >just so annoying that I stopped watching that kind of show.
Sylvia.
On Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:32:31 +1000, Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid>
wrote:
On 18-Apr-21 5:29 pm, keithr0 wrote:
On 12/04/2021 12:20 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
You know the ones I mean. A thinly disguised plot device is used as an >>>> excuse to reuse lots of footage from previous episodes.
I hate this, and I've rather assumed everyone else does (except the
producers, who get a cheap episode).
But am I right?
Sylvia.
The most annoying thing is when they give a precis of the previous
segment after the ads in case you have the attention span of a flea.
Recording a show and fast forwarding through the ads and other annoying
bits is the best idea. There is an hour show that I like to watch, but I >>> get through it in 25 min by FFing the filler bits.
Recapitis.
Sometimes they seemed to backtrack further than the beginning of the
previous segment, which made it extra confusing.
I have the impression that the practice has diminished - or maybe it was
just so annoying that I stopped watching that kind of show.
Sylvia.
When recording I have to extend the finish time on the PVR because the channel overruns this. Sometimes 5min!
The viewer's lot is not a happy one.
You know the ones I mean. A thinly disguised plot device is used as an excuse to reuse lots of footage from previous episodes.
I hate this, and I've rather assumed everyone else does (except the producers, who get a cheap episode).
But am I right?
Sylvia.
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