Things on TV that irritate You?

[socksoff]

With me-it's young female teen & 20-something TV hosts (Usually MTV 0r MuchMusic VJ's) who overuse their arms and hands to accentuate their reports on camera...Know what I mean?

And as far as TV ads are concerned - There's a new I-pod commercial where all these youngsters are dancing,jumping,twisting and twirling on a wooden dance platform in some gymnasium.Each one of them are doing their own style which I guess is to signify their individual tastes.All the other participants are standing around watching each other do their bit and are jumping up and doing hip-hop hand gestures! All of them look like they've swallowed alot of pep pills!....Boy! I sure hope Saturday Night Live or Mad do a spoof of this commercial!!!

 

[unit5610]

It irritates me that the morning "news" shows like The Today Show can be all serious and businesslike one minute with a major life and death news story, then instantly switch to happy mode with a total fluff segment about who some hollywood star was seen with last night.

 

[RobAce]

What I hate on TV really is what isnt on TV anymore. Saturday Morning Cartoons. I used to love when I was a kid watching Dungeon's and Dragons, Dragon's Lair, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Spiderman and Friends, etc. You dont see that anymore. CBS shows like 3 Nick Jr. Shows, NBC is like Discovery Kids and ABC shows like 3 Disney shows then that Hillary Duff show. I wish I could have handed down to my kids the abiltiy to sit in front of the TV on saturday mornings, watch fun cartoons like the Looney toon hour and eat lots of cereal. Yeah I can go to Cartoon Network...but alas it just doesnt seem the same.

 

[locker669]

I hate those Boost Mobile commercials where they say "where you at?" at the end.

 

[Ignatz]

I detest the little logos and graphics that sit or crawl across the screen, promoting another program while you're trying to watch one that's on.

And I really lose it when they shrink the credits at the end in order to run a promo of what's coming up.
(Actually I watch less television these days than I ever have, and I'm a much happier camper for it.)

 

[TKpervert]

Right on Ignatz. Quite often the station logo on the lower right of the screen obscures important info.

Commercials in general bother me. Try watching a 30 minute news program.

TGFT. (thank God for Tivo)

 

[The Sean Man]

Tv writers who build their show around a central mystery or question, then have no way of coming up with a satisfying conclusion. Yes, I'm talking to you Chris Carter (X-Files), David Lynch (Twin Peaks), and JJ Abams (Alias).
Though i'm completely and hopelessly addicted to "Lost", I have this nagging fear that the outcome of the whole thing is going to suck big time.

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Everyone above had some terrific observations. I agree with robace252 that it's what's conspicuously absent that really hurts. `Cept in my case, this applies to the cool 'b'-movies they used to show late nites and even after school! Fortunately, I can sometimes get my fix around Halloweentime(only 58 days til, BTW!), when AMC or Turner Classics might break-out afew moldy oldies in the horror genre. Still, there's a bazillion fantastic(or just fantastically bad) sleazy, schlocky movies out there that I'd rather watch than what's on any given channel right now. Why can't I have a bad-movie channel if grossly obese Americans can have a food channel, and guys in funny outfits can have their golf channel?

 

[The Sean Man]

Everyone above had some terrific observations. I agree with robace252 that it's what's conspicuously absent that really hurts. `Cept in my case, this applies to the cool 'b'-movies they used to show late nites and even after school! Fortunately, I can sometimes get my fix around Halloweentime(only 58 days til, BTW!), when AMC or Turner Classics might break-out afew moldy oldies in the horror genre. Still, there's a bazillion fantastic(or just fantastically bad) sleazy, schlocky movies out there that I'd rather watch than what's on any given channel right now. Why can't I have a bad-movie channel if grossly obese Americans can have a food channel, and guys in funny outfits can have their golf channel?

I agree...the world really needs a "Mad Doctor of Blood Island" channel

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Yes!

Thank God I can count on you to see the beauty of this, The Sean Man!

They could have ads for the Green Blood Serum Antidote!

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

 

[The Sean Man]

You freakin' RULE, doc....

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

You freakin' RULE, doc....

No way, bro! It's your world, I'm just enjoying the scenery!

 

[isabeau]

to me tv has sunk to a new low. all those reality shows ack and speaking of amc notice a channel that says classic movies in the title never seems to show classics anymore. i think they were showing weekend at bernies the other day. wow talk about a classic. i never watch tv anymore, i listen to the radio. and another thing, courttv never shows live trials hardly anymore, and what i hate when they do, is they cut away to a commercial in the middle of important testimony. so i never watch that anymore, and i used to watch it religiously. o well.

isabeau

 

[Dr. Vollin]

Taking it from what Dr. Kobb said, what became of all those cool horror and sci-fi programs? I can still remember, on weekends, watching "Science Fiction Theater" on the local independent network. I thought they had the coolest logo, of a descending lunar module. That's another thing that seems to be missing now, the local independent stations.

I could write a novel on commercials that tick me off, but the worst I can think of now are the ones that think annoying voices (AFLAAAAAC!!) are funny. I really despise this new Wendy's "ranch tooth" commercial; makes me want to shoot the TV every time it airs.

 

[Ignatz]

I agree...the world really needs a "Mad Doctor of Blood Island" channel

Amen to that. (Joe Bob Briggs, call your office!)

 

[RobAce]

OOO OOO!!! Speaking of commercials, I must admit I like the Geico Caveman commercials, those are good..but one I hate.although its a very worthy cause is the yoplait commericals about the pink lids to send in to help breast cancer. Its not the concept or idea of the commercial that I dont like its the final line of the commercial.
"Togeather we can lick Breast Cancer" EWWWWWWWWWWW!!!
Who thought of that line?!?!?!?......I again say
EEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

 

[isabeau]

i miss the taco bell dog. yo quiero taco bell. i have a stuffed taco bell dog and when you press his ear he says that. its soo cute. dang etiquette anyway. why would mexicans take offense at that? and not sure i spelled quiero right. o well

isabeau 😛

 

[drew70]

Rappers that wear all manner of sportswear, most of it backwards, inside out, halfway down their ass or just generally stupid in some way.

 

[TklDuo-Drew]

In every type of "interview", whether for the news or for a commercial, they show the person being interviewed.....then the pre-requisite shot of their hands. Kinda annoying....don't ask me why, though.


And I'd be happy with a "Horror of Party Beach" channel.


"The Drive-in will never die"


Drew

 

[red indian]

Oh Lordy!..........

.....dont get me started on U.S. TV and how crap it is, but, what is it about all your news out put? why do all the presenters/journalists on all channels try to pretend they are your best buddy in the whole wide world? why do they insist on inflicting their "personality" on the veiwer? whats with all this "down home" folksy stuff? how about just getting on with the job and cut the crap?

Whats the problem with you guys, when it comes to framing a few straight questions to people in power? You need a good dose of UK dissrespect for any one in power.

 

[Knox The Hatter]

I'm beginning to hate football on television. Between the asinine promos in between plays for awful shows on Fox that were created by people who have all the intelligence of a Slaymaker lock, and the mentally petrified, fatheaded announcers who have no idea what they're talking about, to the bimbo ex-weather women on the sidelines, in Papagallo pumps, offering analysis about so-and-so's pulled hamstring, and how long it's gonna take to heal, my remedy's to turn off the sound and play The Who. They're a good soundtrack to watch football by.

 

[TklDuo-Drew]

.....dont get me started on U.S. TV and how crap it is, but, what is it about all your news out put? why do all the presenters/journalists on all channels try to pretend they are your best buddy in the whole wide world? why do they insist on inflicting their "personality" on the veiwer? whats with all this "down home" folksy stuff? how about just getting on with the job and cut the crap?

Whats the problem with you guys, when it comes to framing a few straight questions to people in power? You need a good dose of UK dissrespect for any one in power.

It's all phoney-baloney, hollywood B.S., Red. Unfortunetly our country thrives on it.


Drew

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

It's all about cheap facades hiding the horrible reality, like The Big Easy, like America.

Florida(my State) is the epitomy of this. We're held together by plywood these days. "Visit Gatorland! Contract Dysentary!".

Cheap lures and easy bets at the dog-tracks.

`Cept for C-Span, U.S. T.V. is the pits...

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Two Words:

Dr. Phil
A man so bland, so predictable, he's like a Stepford Dad or something. He's got the same 'dead-eyes' as celebrities like Jessica Simpson and Oprah. They all scare the bejeezuz out of me, and they're all allover my TV...