New Intrusive Commercials…
I saw something I’ve never seen before, a new form of intrusive advertising…
I was watching a TV show yesterday, and an ad for a different show appeared at the bottom of the screen. And I’ve noticed that as time goes on, these ads have gotten increasingly larger, and in this particular case… the ad overtook the entire screen, and I couldn’t even see what was happening. And then to make matters worse, the ad actually “Paused” the show I was watching, and made an announcent about their own show. Basically the ad popped up, a character from the show from the ad, used a remote to “Pause” the show you are watching, make an announcement…and then the show commenced.
I’m sure the people at the network found this clever… but I found it obtrusive, and obnoxious. This is why I don’t watch television… because there are too many advertisements.