[Heytubes]

Without commercials, how will tv stations pay their employees? TV weathermen, news anchors, sportscasters, receptionists, and the multitudes of people in the background. How do the actors and people behind the scenes on tv programs have to be paid. Of course, the government could take over the broadcasting companies, but then taxpayer dollars (you pay) would subsidize the stations. Public TV is one example, but even there, donations from businesses sponsoring programs even get recognized. So, we may not like them, but they are a necessary evil.

[Regorp]

Originally Posted by Mr Wizard

Most of us that live here have been watching TV commercials all our lives. In that time we've sent people to the moon, conquered some diseases, developed nuclear power, personal computers, the Internet and the list goes on. Can't somebody develop a device to eliminate TV commercials WHILE YOU WATCH that does not depend on time shifting methods (DVR)? I've seen many devices that mute the sound and I seem to remember one that substituted music during the commercials. Using your smartphone during the commercials is only a distraction and not a real solution. I notice some sports bars have a service called TAIV that apparently replaces commercials with something else. Please make some comments!

Suck it up , buttercup. Kidding! You tube TV has zen moments to skip some ads which is better than watching ads for products whose side effects are worse than the problem being treated.

[SoCalGal]

While not a perfect solution for eliminating commercials in real-time, the Kommercial Killer offers a practical compromise:

It provides an easy way to quickly mute annoying ads without fumbling for a remote.

The automatic unmuting feature helps ensure users don't miss program content.

It's beneficial for live TV viewing where time-shifting methods aren't applicable.

Overall, the KK is an effective tool for reducing the nuisance of TV commercials, though it still requires some user interaction and doesn't eliminate the commercial viewing experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOTiKMPiBuc&t=2s

[mikeycereal]

Omigosh don't we all hate those dumb commercials! Especially when they spam the same ones at you back to back. Just in case you were having a BR break... here it is again! My dad and I HATE commercials as much or more than any commercial hater. What he does is DVRs the show or game and FFs the commercials to spare his sanity. For me I just try to watch as much non-commercial TV as possible and even stream some games. Commercial TV like FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, TNT, WTBS etc are the worst commercial spammers and movie editors ever. They give you 5 min if commercials for every 3 minutes of show. AND they edit the crap out of movies, turning swearing into benign cartoony phrases. "Give me the keys you fairy godmother!" You're not even watching the same movie.

When you stream games (from a certain list of streamers channels) you get the floating logo and music during commercials which is much more tolerable than seeing the same commercial for the 5th time. If you're lucky they keep the game cameras on and you see fun crowd participating events (WNBA) or maybe a view of the venue with background stadium announcements like you were at the game.

Paying for no commercials is the scam, and I'm not giving in. Unfortunately there's no other way to skip them. Mute 'em or deal with 'em. As a huge commercial hater there are only a few that I actually like, for example the State Farm commercial where Reid is trying to sneak Mahome's "nuggies." I hit the back button when I see the same annoying ones come on again. It's like a video game...hit button quick!

[Ecuadog]

Originally Posted by Regorp

... better than watching ads for products whose side effects are worse than the problem being treated.

Products that warn of "oily anal discharge" are my favorites.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Mr Wizard

I tried that approach too. The problem was that if you didn't get the DVR timing just right you wouldn't be able to watch the start of the new (next hour) shows when they began if the the DVR'ed show wasn't over.

I would never have a problem when I DVR'd both shows.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Kelevision

Commercials are what pay to make the tv shows, which is why there aren’t many new shows on actual tv anymore. You’d do better just getting a streaming service and viola!! No more commercials.

The streaming services are starting to have commercials and some won't let you fast-forward through them. So, I just mute the commercials and wait for the main story to start. (sometimes I have time to do a few push-ups......just kidding)

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by raananh

We watch a lot of things on YouTube and with the free "Brave" browser, you see no commercials.

As for TV, which we use a Roku TV, as I will not pay cable and give my money for junk like CNN. With Roku, I simply mute when commercials play and do other things. If I forgot to unmute on-time, I can rewind and see what I missed.

As for commercials: Dear advertisers, showing the same commercials 5,000 times in every commercial break, about women pads (I am a man) is a total waste of your time and your effort. I miss the days when commercials were very varied about many common day-to-day items and services, from different foods, fashion, to vacation places, etc. It was actually informative and interesting. Today, commercials, over and over and over and over are for 5 things: cars, gambling, some medicine I do not need, diapers and 1-2 other things I do not need.

A few, very few commercials are worth watching.........once.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

There’s an easy way: give up watching television stations with advertising. I only watch Netflix and Amazon Prime. Yes, that means no sports and no news. Perhaps that’s why I am so calm. This also saves me a LOT of money. In this entire year, I’ve only seen two political ads on television: for and against legalizing marijuana in Florida, seen at a doctor’s office. I voted no.

I went with yes, but I am on Netflix often in the evening. They have good Sci/Fy movies and series. I also like their "Black Sails'.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by mraines

Years ago tv was free to us but we had commercials to pay for it. Then along came HBO and Showtime. We paid for those without commercials. Now we pay for services and still get commercials. Makes no sense.

The streaming services say that the commercials keep your cost down.

[ThirdOfFive]

There are commercials, and then there are commercials. YouTube (which makes up the bulk of my TV watching, along with Amazon Prime) is replete with them, and they're getting longer and more obnoxious, or so it seems, by the day.

I for one will be VERY happy when this particular Silly Season finally ends on Nov. 5, and we get back to the commercials that aren't quite as insulting to my intelligence.

[GinaTalk]

Hulu has a subscription with no ads, so at least for programs available on the service, including many network shows that air the day after original air date, they are ad-free. Not free though $. What's nice is that an hour show is 43 minutes and a half hour show is 21 minutes.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by Mr Wizard

Most of us that live here have been watching TV commercials all our lives. In that time we've sent people to the moon, conquered some diseases, developed nuclear power, personal computers, the Internet and the list goes on. Can't somebody develop a device to eliminate TV commercials WHILE YOU WATCH that does not depend on time shifting methods (DVR)? I've seen many devices that mute the sound and I seem to remember one that substituted music during the commercials. Using your smartphone during the commercials is only a distraction and not a real solution. I notice some sports bars have a service called TAIV that apparently replaces commercials with something else. Please make some comments!

Contrary to what you asked, I dvr pretty much everything and zip right thru the shows, especially with all the political crap/lies going on now.

I feel more at peace ☮️! 😉

[justjim]

Consumer spending is what drives our economy. Without ads and commercials there would be few programs. The alternative is the DVR where you can “race” through the commercials. With our DVR we can watch a program and tape four other programs at the same time. I wonder how many of us have purchased something because of a television commercial. A lot of us I would bet. What a deal!

[mbene]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

A few, very few commercials are worth watching.........once.

I can't help myself, whenever a Discover Card commercial with Jennifer Coolidge comes on I have to watch, she cracks my up, especially the one when she's in the grocery store.