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RainMan · 12-03-2002, 03:02 PM

Can't networks hold their advertising for at least TWENTY SECONDS?

God they have to have advertising on EVERYTHING!

TNN is the worst!

I hate it

Now Nick at nite and tv land are doing it!

I hate it I hate it I hate it!

Nathan Bush

Penny Lane · 12-03-2002, 04:18 PM

I hate it too! There have been a lot of times that I wanted to see who an actor was in the program(his name) but with that blasted split screen I can't read it most of the time!

Very Very Annoying!

Stormtracker TF · 12-03-2002, 04:21 PM

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Originally posted by Penny Lane
I hate it too! There have been a lot of times that I wanted to see who an actor was in the program(his name) but with that blasted split screen I can't read it most of the time! Very Very Annoying!

I agree too! It's stupid and weird!

Fonzie87 · 12-03-2002, 05:04 PM

It drives me nuts seeing those stupid advertisments!

FOLrocks1 · 12-03-2002, 05:04 PM

Don't even get me started on those! I hate them....let's just say that!

JethroSimpson · 12-03-2002, 05:08 PM

I hate them, they don't do it as much over here but everything I've got taped from America always has either someone talking over the credits or a split screen.

Georgia's on my Mind · 12-03-2002, 05:36 PM

i dont care.....

Brian Damage · 12-03-2002, 05:56 PM

I think it's disrespectful. I'm sure it takes a lot of hard work to put together a show and I think the people who put it together should be properly aknowledged.

fr00ti · 12-03-2002, 05:59 PM

I hate it too. Its really annoying.

Crimson and Clover · 12-03-2002, 06:10 PM

that is very, very annoying, especially when you want to see who an actor is and you cant.

Impressions · 12-03-2002, 06:24 PM

Both Split-Screen and Voice Overs are bothering, when they interupt parts of shows and ending credits, they can be a bit irratating, even when stripts of advertisements or upcoming shows, that roll across the screen can be very disturbing. I don't see why they have to do this to get people's attention.

Plata · 12-03-2002, 06:24 PM

I hate them, too. Sometimes I'll hear a good song from a film on tv and I try to see it at the end credits and all I can see is white fuzz because the writing is so small. If stations want to shrink screens to advertise commercials, they should stop putting them on at the end credits and show them during the commercial break like other stations. I notice the shrunken screen all the time on TBS and sometimes ABC.

RainMan · 12-03-2002, 07:27 PM

The Following stations that I have seen have split screens:

TNT
TBS
NICK (Especially the Kids part of Nickelodeon)
NBC
CBS
FOX
ABC
WB
TLC
DSC
ABC Family
WGN (Kind of)
USA
TVLAND
DISNEY Channel
Lifetime

And I'm sure there are other channels:

Surprisingly TNN doesn't have split screen does it?

The following i know of do not:

PBS
SHOWTIME
CNN
ESPN
Syndicated Programs
Can't think of any else right now.

Sean Snow · 12-03-2002, 08:50 PM

I hate when they do that! It's so annoying.

Sci Fi is the worst, imo. They split it horizontally instead of vertically (I mispelled those, oh well), and take up 2/3 of the screen. You can't even make out any of the names for shows where the end credit font is small.

Penny Lane · 12-03-2002, 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by briandamage
I think it's disrespectful. I'm sure it takes a lot of hard work to put together a show and I think the people who put it together should be properly aknowledged.

Yup!

12-03-2002, 03:02 PM	#1
RainMan Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 09, 2002 Location: Churdan, Iowa USA (Wish it was the UK so I could go to Holmfirth, West Yorkshire to see the cast of Last of the Summer Wine!) Posts: 1,175	Split Credits Die! Can't networks hold their advertising for at least TWENTY SECONDS? God they have to have advertising on EVERYTHING! TNN is the worst! I hate it Now Nick at nite and tv land are doing it! I hate it I hate it I hate it! Nathan Bush

12-03-2002, 04:18 PM	#2
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,083	I hate it too! There have been a lot of times that I wanted to see who an actor was in the program(his name) but with that blasted split screen I can't read it most of the time! Very Very Annoying!
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12-03-2002, 05:04 PM	#4
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12-03-2002, 05:04 PM	#5
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12-03-2002, 05:08 PM	#6
JethroSimpson Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 01, 2001 Location: England,UK Posts: 1,080	I hate them, they don't do it as much over here but everything I've got taped from America always has either someone talking over the credits or a split screen.
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12-03-2002, 05:36 PM	#7
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12-03-2002, 05:56 PM	#8
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I think it's disrespectful. I'm sure it takes a lot of hard work to put together a show and I think the people who put it together should be properly aknowledged.
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12-03-2002, 05:59 PM	#9
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12-03-2002, 06:10 PM	#10
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12-03-2002, 06:24 PM	#11
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	Both Split-Screen and Voice Overs are bothering, when they interupt parts of shows and ending credits, they can be a bit irratating, even when stripts of advertisements or upcoming shows, that roll across the screen can be very disturbing. I don't see why they have to do this to get people's attention.

12-03-2002, 06:24 PM	#12
Plata Member Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2001 Location: Regina,Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,201	I hate them, too. Sometimes I'll hear a good song from a film on tv and I try to see it at the end credits and all I can see is white fuzz because the writing is so small. If stations want to shrink screens to advertise commercials, they should stop putting them on at the end credits and show them during the commercial break like other stations. I notice the shrunken screen all the time on TBS and sometimes ABC.

12-03-2002, 07:27 PM	#13
RainMan Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 09, 2002 Location: Churdan, Iowa USA (Wish it was the UK so I could go to Holmfirth, West Yorkshire to see the cast of Last of the Summer Wine!) Posts: 1,175	The Following stations that I have seen have split screens: TNT TBS NICK (Especially the Kids part of Nickelodeon) NBC CBS FOX ABC WB TLC DSC ABC Family WGN (Kind of) USA TVLAND DISNEY Channel Lifetime And I'm sure there are other channels: Surprisingly TNN doesn't have split screen does it? The following i know of do not: PBS SHOWTIME CNN ESPN Syndicated Programs Can't think of any else right now.

12-03-2002, 08:50 PM	#14
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,408	I hate when they do that! It's so annoying. Sci Fi is the worst, imo. They split it horizontally instead of vertically (I mispelled those, oh well), and take up 2/3 of the screen. You can't even make out any of the names for shows where the end credit font is small.