Written for https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2024/01/19/tv-commercials/
When I was younger, the adverts were as complex as the films, and series we watched. The Bisto Gravy, Gold Blend coffee, Heinz ketchup and beans. I remember a commercial when there were three children and saying what job they will do when they are adults, and the last child said, ‘My mummy says, when I grow up, I’m going to be a proper little madam.’ Some tunes stay in your head. The Vitalite (butter) song ‘‘Wake up in the morning having my breakfast. What will I spread on my toast? Oh! Vitalite.’
That particular one now, which angers me, is advertising all inclusive holidays. The boy barging through the other guests gives a negative vibe because he is acting vile.
With the popularity of Netflix and Disney growing, commercials are rare. In some ways I prefer it, because you are able to watch the whole thing without stopping at the exciting parts. Most game shows do that, and we’ll see after the break is annoying. We have to pay for these sites, but it is cheaper than some subscriptions like Sky or Virgin. We also record many of our programs, and fast forward. I tend to watch on the channels without, like BBC, and then watch the ones with the adverts. It saves time, and I get to watch more of what I like.
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i agree with everything you have said… Occasionally the adds were better than the programs.
remember : The little Martians and For Mash get Smash 💜💜💜
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They peel them with their little knives.
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Ha,ha,ha Ha,ha,haHa,ha,ha or Martian equivalent 😄😄😄😄😄
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I remember those ads, but when the ads take up more time than the programme, or are more interesting (like the coffee, chimps and the Smash aliens), it says a lot for the crap on TV. Glad we haven’t got one.
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It does, but there are some good detective programmes on.
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I have never heard of Sky or Virgin, so I am assuming that they are only available in the UK. Thanks for joining in with your post, Diana.
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They are from the UK.
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I hate most of the ads on our tv.
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You know what ads I hate? The ones for always discrete, and the ones about tampaks. X
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🙂
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