Don't you wish all TV was comercial free?

@apples99 (6556)
United States
March 16, 2009 10:29pm CST
I do, theres nothing worse then watching your favorte TV show or movie, and getting totally into the scene then suddenly a annoying commercial interrupts the show, dont you wish that all TV was comercial free?
8 responses
• United States
17 Mar 09
You know, it's interesting you bring this up. CU did a study on commercials and television enjoyment, and found that breaking up television programs with commercial breaks actually enhances enjoyment. Apparently interest decreases over an extended period of time, and while people may not notice it, their interest and enjoyment slowly fades while watching an hour or half hour television program. Viewers adapt to the show, and enjoyment peaks in the first few minutes. By breaking it up with commercials, that initial enjoyment is recaptured after the commercial break. They showed a bunch of people half hour and hour shows, and monitored them. The people who watched shows with commercials disliked the commercials, but enjoyed the program itself better than the people who watched the same program without commercials! So annoying as they are, they actually (supposedly) help us enjoy TV! (But I hate commercials, and always change the station when they come on.)
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
17 Mar 09
Oh they actually did a study, well I dont know about anyone else, but whenever a commercial comes on I change the channel too, and sometimes I forget to change it back the previous channel, because I end up stumbling on something better to watch and I end up missing the whole show that I was watching before lol.
• United States
17 Mar 09
I myself enjoy some of the commercial's plus it gives me the time to go to the potty or grab a snake if I want to lol lol
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
17 Mar 09
You do have a good point, commercials are good for potty breaks and grabbing snacks lol.
@elisa812 (3026)
• United States
18 Mar 09
I get sort of frustrated with commercials also. I do sometimes like the commercial breaks if I need to go to the bathroom, or if I want to get something to drink though. What really upsets me is when the show or movie that is on tv gets to a really exciting part, and then they decide to go to a commercial break right at that moment, so then you don't know what happens! That always drives me nuts. Oh well!
@ds6413 (2070)
• United States
18 Mar 09
Definately wish television was commercial free but they have to have someone pay for the television shows. I usually block out commercials when they come on but once in awhile I watch a commercial if it has something that is appealing.
• Philippines
17 Mar 09
we all wish a tv show that is commercial free but sometimes the commercial is too fun to watch that your waiting for next time for this commercial to show again...
• India
17 Mar 09
yes most of us do wish that but if there is no commercial then there will be no income of television means there is no television
@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
17 Mar 09
I don't mind commercials in everyday television. I do not like them during a movie though. I would like to see movies broadcast on television without any commercials at all, and I don't mean on the movie channels either.
• United States
17 Mar 09
Wow I just learn alot obout thing's from your responce's already for me I watch my tv on the internet I mean no interruption,s my fav is tv-links.com has alot on it and it's preety say your busy but your fav show on well the next day it's on there like king's last nite there today go there and watch TV unenterupted and if you have to take a PEE breack then hit the PAUSE button enjoy...