Luna Tick
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I just realized it's October and I haven't seen a single political ad on live TV. The only ones I've seen are the ones I've chosen to see when someone posts an Internet link or a few of them referred to by a pundit on a TV show. However, when I'm watching regular TV, I don't see any political ads. This is because I have satellite TV and watch all my shows recorded. I therefore fast forward through all the ads. So here both Romney and Obama are spending millions on ads and I'm seeing almost none of them.
This makes me wonder if the TV technology we have is affecting this election. How many others here simply fast forward through all the ads? It's way easier than it was back when the VCR was king. You could record all your shows and fast forward, but it was a pain in the butt. You had all those big tapes and then if you taped a bunch of shows, you had to fast forward to the one you wanted to watch. With a satellite or cable TV system and a DVR, you just pick what you want to watch and go. How much do you think this has changed the political landscape? Or do a lot of people still watch TV the old fashioned way -- by watching their shows live?
The only TV I ever watch live is Husker football, and then I'm generally with a big group of fans, cheering for the team, and socializing during the commercials.
What do you think? Are Obama and Romney dumping money down a back hole with TV advertising? Or do those kind of ads still have an impact?
This makes me wonder if the TV technology we have is affecting this election. How many others here simply fast forward through all the ads? It's way easier than it was back when the VCR was king. You could record all your shows and fast forward, but it was a pain in the butt. You had all those big tapes and then if you taped a bunch of shows, you had to fast forward to the one you wanted to watch. With a satellite or cable TV system and a DVR, you just pick what you want to watch and go. How much do you think this has changed the political landscape? Or do a lot of people still watch TV the old fashioned way -- by watching their shows live?
The only TV I ever watch live is Husker football, and then I'm generally with a big group of fans, cheering for the team, and socializing during the commercials.
What do you think? Are Obama and Romney dumping money down a back hole with TV advertising? Or do those kind of ads still have an impact?