Comments on: FX Works Around Us Ad-Skippers … Sorta http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3492 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:47:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Snopesman http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3492#comment-67226 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:13:55 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3492#comment-67226 This is far superior to the "jack up the volume" approach that FX has used in the past. Long live my TiVo ... and I don't care if I have to look at a static image ... so what, it's gone in 2.5 seconds. This is far superior to the “jack up the volume” approach that FX has used in the past.

Long live my TiVo … and I don’t care if I have to look at a static image … so what, it’s gone in 2.5 seconds.

]]> by: Rob http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3492#comment-65493 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:27:58 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3492#comment-65493 Hey, look on the bright side: *silent* commercials! Hey, look on the bright side: *silent* commercials!

]]> by: Dirtboy http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3492#comment-65432 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:22:19 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3492#comment-65432 And if you don't have a Tivo? You have a static image on the screen for a full 30 seconds. As if regular commercials weren't annoying enough. And if you don’t have a Tivo? You have a static image on the screen for a full 30 seconds. As if regular commercials weren’t annoying enough.

]]> by: MissingFrame http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3492#comment-65401 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:08:16 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3492#comment-65401 This is a commercial FOR their programming, not during. And as long as people are so easily motivated by annoying adverts, this will work. Too bad you can't change human behavior so easy. This is a commercial FOR their programming, not during. And as long as people are so easily motivated by annoying adverts, this will work. Too bad you can’t change human behavior so easy.

]]> by: Deadeye http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3492#comment-65251 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:52:23 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3492#comment-65251 When did Showtime start using commercials during their programming? When did Showtime start using commercials during their programming?

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