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[phamos]

Everyone knows that television shows have gotten progressively shorter, with regards to their actual running times. The Wire is a notable exception. It's episodes are all upwards of 55 minutes long, some even over an hour; I can barely watch them because my attention span is so shot from crappy network TV. My good friends over at NBC Universal have hit a new low, though. This past week's hour-long episode of The Office (Are they all going to be an hour now? Because storytelling-wise, it REALLY doesn't work well) topped out at 39 minutes. 30 Rock? 19 minutes. NINETEEN MINUTES. That's embarrassing. I really have no larger point to make here. I just think it's ludicrous that the networks were actually angling to get iTunes customers to pay MORE for shorter shows that are packed to the brim with sponsorship as it is. (No, Hiro Nakamura, I do NOT want to buy a Nissan Versa.)

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[new-shoes.livejournal.com]

Ha! The first episode of the season, that stupid ad during Heros. I got so sick of that Nissan labyrinth. And in the show: "No! We must get... Nissan Versa! See? It's in the comic!" *shows comic* "Nissan Versa!" "Oh, it appears we have one left..." Heh heh heh.

[phamos818.livejournal.com]

The first episode commercial thing was confusing. Segev was in the other room, not really paying attention, and he finally looked up and was like, "are they just playing the same ad over and over?" And I was like, "No, it's...slightly different every time." Then they have the balls to say "Brought to you with limited commercial interruptions." They may be limited, but they're fucking repetitive and annoying!

We're going to be buying a car soon, and I kinda don't want to get a Nissan JUST to stick it to them. There's a new Nissan they're plugging this year -- I think it's Claire's SVU if I remember correctly. But it got stolen in the last episode, so now it's actually a plot point! They can have an interactive online comic -- FIND CLAIRE'S NISSAN ROGUE!

[new-shoes.livejournal.com]

That is so cheesy. I love the show, and the marketing is brilliant, but so hella annoying that I agree with it being a deterrent for purchasing a NISSAN.