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Webchiq
Member
07-11-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:33 pm
I didn't even know there were commercials. We always wait until 20 minutes in and then watch it on the DVR so that we aren't interrupted and can watch it straight through.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:40 pm
There was some article awhile back that showed that people who FF through commercials actually see more of the commercials than people who use it as a bathroom break time or time to go to the kitchen to get a snack, since they have to pay close attention to see when to stop FF'ing. Did you ever notice how now on the commercials they spend an unreasonable amount of time on a still frame at the end with the product name and logo? That's so us fast forwarders still see the commercial. I can't imagine what they will come up with in the future for those of us using 30 second skip..I supposed they will time the logo to every 30 secs..LOL
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Bigfan
Member
06-09-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:40 pm
God Bless America!! I don't drink Pepsi but I might start! Can't say that I will ever eat a Subway. You gotta love America because it's open to all opinions even if it not mine.
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Cathlene
Member
07-28-2007
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:42 pm
I don't believe in boycotting products as a whole. You can boycott something by not watching and by doing so, you are boycotting the commercials which is wasting their money then. If you don't watch the commercial you are not tempted to buy their product. It would be different for me if the boycott was for a really important issue. I'm not saying abuse of any kind isn't important but it can be dealt with in other ways. Please forgive me if I'm not saying this the right way. It is hard for me to put into the right words what I am trying to say. I guess it boils down to that boycotting is a personal choice. You have to do what is right for you. Am I making any sense? I sure hope so...LOL !!!
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Milosmom
Member
06-10-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:44 pm
I never thought of that Naja! And here I was thinking I was so smart, cause I didn't have to watch commercials!
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Webchiq
Member
07-11-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:46 pm
We got our DVR before they changed the rules and ours automatically skips to the black screen just before the show starts up again so we don't do any 30 second skipping or fast forwarding, the DVR skips the whole commercial section. I hate that none of the new ones do that so we are choosy about which shows we put on each DVR.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:48 pm
i think it's great that people have the passion to boycott. i don't. no way am i giving up my chocolate for any reason. people boycott wal*mart because of their business practices. i don't. i like buying cheap stuff. standing up for something you believe in is what makes this land so great. even though i am the one sitting down watching while eating the snickers.
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Dbald
Member
08-04-2007
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 1:51 pm
Zachsmom...I think you should do a thread on Happy Flower Kitty Land...then we can build it, go there and for sure we would be the queens...lol I don't know where you came up with that but I can hear myself repeating it to my kids every time I hear a complaint...with your permission of course. I also tivo everything...always wondered how the sponsors feels about it...when it is something i am anxious to watch i tivo and start watching 15 minutes into it so i can still skip the commercials...except of course thursdays live show & NASCAR!!! I DO HAVE PRIORITIES!!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:01 pm
No one said you actually have to boycott, the threat in writing to the companies is what *might* do something....
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Caycaye
Member
09-14-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:05 pm
I think if anyone is dissatisfied with the "turn of events" this year into "Jerry Springer meets the Big Brother House"...that they SHOULD boycott the sponsors' products....but make sure you write to them all or call them, and let them know why....the premise of the show isn't bad....this year's abusive HG EDick should have been penalized and he wasn't....bad producer this year, maybe. <100>
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Carmil
Member
07-17-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:18 pm
Why would I want to boycott the sponsors on my favorite summertime guilty pleasure? And why give the power to one houseguest to throw away 8 years of our fun? Just hope next year has a cast that pleases more of the viewers.. but I wouldn't bank on it! Sometimes we need to be careful that we don't throw away the baby with the bath water. I love Big Brother... warts and all!
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:34 pm
i think those who want to boycott should. they should do everything in their power to get their point across. i have more respect for someone who actually does something, then sit and complain. personally, i do not think it will make a difference in the show, because there will always be another sponsor to take that slot. but i do think it does the person good to call, write, boycott or all three if they feel passionately about it. they may make a difference.
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Jeanne
Member
07-15-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:35 pm
I hate hate hate the Jerry Springer show, but I love ED.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:36 pm
Who's Jerry Springer?
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Citadelle
Member
07-06-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:36 pm
I will write to them about how much I love the show! LOL I doubt they'll care, though.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:37 pm
I do boycott for my own reasons.. I'm sure Woody Allen hasn't lost any sleep that I won't watch, for money or pay anything of his since he married his adopted daughter. I boycott companies that discriminate, when I can determine that they truly do discriminate. I don't donate money to charities who won't hire gay or lesbian employees or who discriminate against same (or any other group) Plenthy of charities out there anyway. I won't ever drive a giant gas guzzling vehicle.. no lack of choices to be made. Big Brother..well I do love it and if I still expected the HG to not exhibit really bad behavior, lie, backstab, etc, I'd have had to stop WAY back, years ago. Normally I ff thru commercials.. my DVR works in a way that I stop when I see the first few frames of the show and then when I hit play it backs up a couple of frames and I'm all set. Watching the feed for east coast BB, there are commercials, but I'm usually busy posting, reading, whatever, during the break.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:39 pm
I remember a couple of seasons back people were writing to Arnold Shapiro about something that was done by production.. totally escapes me what it was. I emailed his office (it wasn't bouncing) and told them I thought they were doing a pretty good job. I even got a thank you from that one 
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:42 pm
I still hold the belief that all of this makes them laugh harder on the way to the bank. If a show can bring up this much passion they know they have a winner. I personally think you are feeding the pockets deeper and deeper. The day a season doesn't cause all of this type of drama will be the day they listen
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:49 pm
Jerry Springer actually did a decent job on the America's Got Talent season this year... ...I enjoyed him... I enjoy Dick better tho...
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Kirstenk
Member
07-14-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:53 pm
Boycotts can work. Those dissatified should also STOP VOTING at CBS. They should also drop their feeds and tell them why. I think the last two have a greater chance at impacting CBS.
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:59 pm
Boycotting of the sponsors of the TV show we are soooo into we take the time to post about it on the internet??!! <100>
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 2:59 pm
Oh yeah...I remember now. Jerry Springer is the mayor of Cincinatti, right?
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Cr8ofdata
Member
01-13-2004
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 3:54 pm
Well I LOVE this year's BB! My aunt has watched every year and this summer said NO I am not getting sucked into another boring 3 months of watching, well I have told her that it has been the BEST BB in the history of the show. I have watched every summer since BB1 - I do miss the day long challenges that made me stare at my computer all day long and have my husband calling from work asking, well have they completed it yet? It seems like the first year they were more worried about what us internet feed watchers thought then the tv watchers, so can I boycott those sponsors from BB1 - maybe they will stop giving us the stupid trivia and let us watch the show 24/7 like they tell us we can!!!!
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 4:17 pm
Lemme see...BB is one of my fav shows. As much as I despise this year's casting and would do anything to get a total revamp in production companies, I would never do anything that might hurt BB's chances of being renewed. And if and when someone on the show does something that I would not feel is morally ok, I have a nifty remote and I'd just use that. ITA with the post that this alluded to this thowing the baby out with the bathwater. Sorry...as much as it may aggravate me, I want to see BB on my TV and puter next summer, therefore I would NEVER personally boycott or give cause for TPTB to want to pull the plug on it.
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Kalekona
Member
06-12-2005
| Friday, August 24, 2007 - 6:39 pm
Dropping the feeds doesn't hurt CBS as much as it hurts Real.
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