19QOS19 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Wrong thread I know but as we are on the subject: highlights when the commentator tells you there is a goal/a missed penalty/red card etc. before it's been shown. Commentators are generally pointless on highlights shows anyway as the arseholes in the studio discuss the talking points anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: Wrong thread I know but as we are on the subject: highlights when the commentator tells you there is a goal/a missed penalty/red card etc. before it's been shown. The Goal Rush, and whatever the Quest equivalent is these days, is awful for this. "However, Doncaster failed to take advantage of a penalty kick in the 84th minute when..." ... player places spot kick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priti priti priti Patel Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Dee Man said: I was watching Stephen Colbert's Late Show the other day and as it was nearing the end of the show it cut to an ad-break, then after the break it showed you about the final 8 seconds of the show which was him running up the aisle of the crowd waving to everyone on his way out. Well worth the wait IMO. The ads on American tv are terrible. It's basically an ad after every scene. When you're watching it on Netflix or BBC you can spot the moments where an ad would normally go. Just a reminder how ordinary Americans get fucked in the arse in every way possible, including having so many ads their TV is impossible to watch, and still happily wave their flags and shout "Greatest country in the world". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 The ads on American tv are terrible. It's basically an ad after every scene. When you're watching it on Netflix or BBC you can spot the moments where an ad would normally go. Just a reminder how ordinary Americans get fucked in the arse in every way possible, including having so many ads their TV is impossible to watch, and still happily wave their flags and shout "Greatest country in the world".I couldn't be fucked with American TV. When we were in Cuba it had USTV and it went - show starts, break after opening credits, break half way through, end credits right into new episode with no ads. Repeat. It's good going from one episode right into the next one but 2 lots of adverts in a 20 minute show is ridiculous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 minute ago, 19QOS19 said: I couldn't be fucked with American TV. When we were in Cuba it had USTV and it went - show starts, break after opening credits, break half way through, end credits right into new episode with no ads. Repeat. It's good going from one episode right into the next one but 2 lots of adverts in a 20 minute show is ridiculous. ... and half of that will be running through the potential side effects of the meds they're advertising. Example below with 20 secs of actual advert in a one minute ad. Mental. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priti priti priti Patel Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: 9 minutes ago, Margaret Thatcher said: The ads on American tv are terrible. It's basically an ad after every scene. When you're watching it on Netflix or BBC you can spot the moments where an ad would normally go. Just a reminder how ordinary Americans get fucked in the arse in every way possible, including having so many ads their TV is impossible to watch, and still happily wave their flags and shout "Greatest country in the world". I couldn't be fucked with American TV. When we were in Cuba it had USTV and it went - show starts, break after opening credits, break half way through, end credits right into new episode with no ads. Repeat. It's good going from one episode right into the next one but 2 lots of adverts in a 20 minute show is ridiculous. You'll often get more than that on "basic cable". Ads between shows, after opening credits, a couple times during the show, then one right at the end. That's for a "30" minute programme. It's abysmal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 ... and half of that will be running through the potential side effects of the meds they're advertising. Example below with 20 secs of actual advert in a one minute ad. Mental. The disclaimers in the American ads are fantastic. My two favourites were "if your erection lasts for more than 4 hours, please consult your doctor" and "side effects may include death". 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, peasy23 said: 2 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: ... and half of that will be running through the potential side effects of the meds they're advertising. Example below with 20 secs of actual advert in a one minute ad. Mental. The disclaimers in the American ads are fantastic. My two favourites were "if your erection lasts for more than 4 hours, please consult your doctor" and "side effects may include death". It's common for the potential side effects to be far more horrifying than the problem the medication is supposed to cure. “Side effects may include dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, itching, restlessness, moodiness, blurred vision hallucinations, fast heartbeats, seizures, involuntary quivering, nightmares, ringing in the ears, violent mood swings, manic behavior and screaming”. Nah, I'll just stick with the athlete's foot, thanks. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Shotgun said: "Side effects may include dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, itching, restlessness, moodiness, blurred vision hallucinations, fast heartbeats, seizures, involuntary quivering, nightmares, ringing in the ears, violent mood swings, manic behavior and screaming”. That reminds me, we're having dinner at the mother-in-law's house on Friday night. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 BT Sport showing NHL games which means the £130 subscription I paid for to watch games means I can't watch them live, particularly when there's absolutely no trace of their showing it anywhere on the internet. And the fact my workaround for this problem stopped working this season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, peasy23 said: 4 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: "side effects may include death". You only suffer that side effect once, to be fair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said: BT Sport showing NHL games which means the £130 subscription I paid for to watch games means I can't watch them live, particularly when there's absolutely no trace of their showing it anywhere on the internet. And the fact my workaround for this problem stopped working this season Consider this for the rest of the NHL season/next season. https://www.nhl.com/subscribe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 3 hours ago, peasy23 said: 6 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: ... and half of that will be running through the potential side effects of the meds they're advertising. Example below with 20 secs of actual advert in a one minute ad. Mental. The disclaimers in the American ads are fantastic. My two favourites were "if your erection lasts for more than 4 hours, please consult your doctor" "I'm glad you came to see me Mr Bam, I was needing somewhere to hang my coat.. " 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger29 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 BT Sport showing NHL games which means the £130 subscription I paid for to watch games means I can't watch them live, particularly when there's absolutely no trace of their showing it anywhere on the internet. And the fact my workaround for this problem stopped working this seasonWas the workaround a vpn? That's what I used to use with NFL gamepass to watch blacked out games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 15 hours ago, peasy23 said: 18 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: ... and half of that will be running through the potential side effects of the meds they're advertising. Example below with 20 secs of actual advert in a one minute ad. Mental. The disclaimers in the American ads are fantastic. My two favourites were "if your erection lasts for more than 4 hours, please consult your doctor" and "side effects may include death". With weans throwing hoops on it in the waiting room. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 6 hours ago, charger29 said: 18 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: BT Sport showing NHL games which means the £130 subscription I paid for to watch games means I can't watch them live, particularly when there's absolutely no trace of their showing it anywhere on the internet. And the fact my workaround for this problem stopped working this season Was the workaround a vpn? That's what I used to use with NFL gamepass to watch blacked out games. No, I changed my DNS settings and it worked from 2016 up until ~November last year. Since then being able to watch games 24 hours after they've finished has been okay (or at least tolerable), so I haven't gone for a VPN or any other solution. It was just especially annoying last night because I thought I'd be able to watch it, and I couldn't, because of a channel I didn't know existed and which had seemingly no coverage of the league or sport on its website (there's no listing at all for ice hockey on BT's website). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 23 hours ago, Dons_1988 said: That was my thoughts. Tv that does this is generally utter shite not worth watching anyway. Are you suggesting that Homes Under the Hammer is not worth watching? Is that what you're saying? Is it? Eh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 16 hours ago, Eednud said: Consider this for the rest of the NHL season/next season. https://www.nhl.com/subscribe That's the subscription I pay for that doesn't show games live when they're being shown on TV in your catchment area/country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: That's the subscription I pay for that doesn't show games live when they're being shown on TV in your catchment area/country. I've been finding NordVPN working well recently for switching geolocation. If the first server they find for you is slow, you just reconnect and try another, first one's usually ok though. Costs about 50p a week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 minute ago, welshbairn said: I've been finding NordVPN working well recently for switching geolocation. If the first server they find for you is slow, you just reconnect and try another, first one's usually ok though. Costs about 50p a week. This was why I made a thread about VPNs on the echat forum a few months back. I might go for it depending on how desperate I get during the playoffs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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