I Hate Pop-up Ads


Does anyone else get really annoyed with the mini commercials for other shows that pop up during the middle of a show/movie? The worst ones I've seen are even animated and it distracts you away from what you're trying to watch right then. It's usually just s strip at the bottom of the screen but can be very intrusive. While I was watching this installment of Mystery Woman, just as Samantha was checking her email from Cassie, one of these stupid ads popped up and blocked the bottom of the screen so you couldn't see what Cassie had sent. From the dialogue, it sounded as if she sent a picture of Van Jefferson, who's face was kept hidden up until this moment - or at least I think his face was finally revealed here, but I couldn't see it. If they want to air a commercial, why can't they wait for the commercial break, THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR!!! And if they insist on invading their own movies with annoying commercials, can't they at least strategically place them so as to cause the least amount of disruption, which just takes away from their own movie? And it was bad enough they did it the first time this movie aired, but I watched it when it re-aired to see whether they had actually showed Van Jefferson's face in this scene, but of course there was another stupid ad and the screen was blocked again. Are they TRYING to tick off their audience?!?!?!

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Amen!! Believe it or not, that same stupid pop-up ad shows on the constant re-airings, such as the one I'm watching today. I *still* haven't seen Van Jefferson's face yet.

I guess we must be grateful the promos don't entirely fill the screen, no?

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