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The ClubHouse: General Discussion Archives: Archive One: Should we protest the Commercials?: Archive through July 22, 2002

Ryn

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 07:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Last year we helped cause a bit of a stir when someone from this site started a petition against paying for the feeds.

While they dd not stop, it did get mention in the news.

What about starting a petition/letter writing campaign/phone calling to REAL and CBS about the annoying commercials?

They do NO good (anyone watching the feeds by now KNOWS this stuff) and for me I had to re-start the streams after the commercial only to see it again.

Thoughts? Anyone wanna get the ball rolling?

Its Monday and I am ticked off about these STUPID commercials!!!

Mssilhouette

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 07:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ryn I agree with you...we need to start something whoever thought that sticking a commerical into the feed ABOUT the feed we're watching is a moron.

I can't believe someone actually thought this was a good way to promo the show or even the TV show. We already know about the TV show that's why we watch the live feeds.

Crossfire

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
These commercials are probably only a temporary effort to snag what is probably a critical mass of people on soon to expire freebies.

Does that sound plausible? Otherwise they are really clueless, and wasting bandwidth.

What would be good, is to let the producers know why, if you choose not to sign up with a full account.

Ryn

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Its not even NEW - its the stupid "premire" promo spot.

Someone PLEASE start a petition or something - I will gladly sign.

I am about to call REAL. To complain......

Sushigirl

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm ticked too!!!

Ryn

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Most of us are locked in cross - we have passed the 2 week thing.

I don't care what the reason is - they promised 4 live feeds, we all know thats false since its really 2, but now they have 2 feeds of 30 second commercials.

Crossfire

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
So basically its a complete waste.

I'd be interested in hearing their response.

Countrymeadow

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
To write CBS is kind of a waste of time. I'd call REAL then also email the production people who are putting on this fiasco.

Shapiro's email address is aspproductions@aol.com

Also, I think it's truly false advertising about the live feeds. They need to announce " Watch the front of the house 24/7". And i'm furious that they are "cutting" the challenges.

Sushigirl

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Go getum Ryn!!!

Krmit

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Has anyone considered that the comercials are an attempt to disable the reloader utility. Have you noticed that after the spot runs you get the timeout message and the reloader has another 24 min till it's next action?

Ryn

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I am not going to gettum....

I was hoping someone would start a petition like last year.......

anyone? Bueller???

Crossfire - its not a waste, apparently you missed the ruckus we cause last year with a petition.

Sadlady12

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I have written to the above address to complain about the commercials. I would be happy to sign a petition also. Just let me know!!

Crossfire

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry, I was unclear. I meant the commercial is a waste, not the petition.

Countrymeadow

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I just found a little trick. When the commercial starts hit the little "fast forward" button. I just did it. It stopped the commercial immediately and went right to the feed.

Spunky

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It could be a proof that BB on the web is not that worthwhile for Real or Shapiro and are trying hard to get everyone's attention. (Isn't that dumb since those seeing the commercials are those who already have the feeds?).

We should see some kind of change when the free feeds come to an end and people start cancelling their subscription and since they're asked "why are you cancelling" it should be a good opportunity to tell Real or BB producers that paying for lousy feeds (too much foth and not all 4 cams working) it's not the way to promote the game.

Ryn

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
worked once for me, another time it didn't.

Either way, PAYING customers should not be paying for commercials, we get enough of the FOTH as it is.

Maris

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 08:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree, It also seems like its preaching to the converted. You are asking people who are paying 24 bucks to watch live feeds of a house to watch the T.V. Show. DUH!!! I would love to know who is paying for the feeds and not watching the show.

Last night it was so frustrating because it seeemed that two of my feeds were just the commercial, once the commercial ran its course I got the time out message again. If it gets too frustrating I will just cancel real player.

Minnietlm63

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 09:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Why are there 2 feeds of Marc & A, 1 feed of Gerry and 1 of commercial? They have nothing in the other room with the others sleeping. Just a minute ago it was 2 feeds of Gerry, 1 of Marc & A, and 1 commercial. I'm pissed!

And I can't stand hearing Gerry slirping his coffee and then the "Aaahhhh" afterwards.

Iluvbb

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 09:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Do they not realize how long it takes to load a feed at 56K?? It's a 30 second commercial, but it takes a whole lot longer than that to load! The 30 minute timeout ALWAYS happens in the middle of a good conversation, I reload, get the commercial, which takes forever and a day to load (it seems to take much longer because I'm impatiently waiting to get back to the juicy conversation), I try to reload the feed again, get the blasted commercial again, and by the time I finally get back to the juicy stuff, it's all done! Argghh!

The commercials have to go, and the 30 minute time out has to go!

Countrymeadow

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 09:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Iluvbb......do you have your "play" setting clicked on continuous play?

Sushigirl

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 09:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Country, I just sent an email. Thanks for the address.

Ryn

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 09:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, I just got off the phone with 'Brett' @ real (Standard 888# for customer service).

He tells me that CBS is the one determining content and that who to talk to if you are not happy with it (he sympathized).

So - I guess its gonna be Arnie & CBS that need to be yelled at. I promised Brett @ Real I would let you guys not its not thier doing (although just between you and me, I am sure they will let CBS know if they start getting a million calls complaining).

He told me I was the 3rd phone call today he had on this issue.

Ryn

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 09:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Just a FYI - the mail info for Arnie can be found here:

http://www.arnoldshapiroprods.com/

the mail addy above is listed on that site.

Iluvbb

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 09:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Countrymeadow - yes, I have the continuous play on, so it reloads on its own when the feeds timeout. Is that what it's supposed to do? I had thought it would just keep playing with no timeout, but that's not what's happening. It just reloads automatically, the same way it does with the reloader. And I still miss the juicy stuff!

Ryn

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 09:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Even better - this is the feedback page for Arnold Shapiro Productions:

http://www.arnoldshapiroprods.com/feedback.html

this is all the page says, "To send us feedback about any of our programs, please email us at aspproductions@aol.com"

well - THEY ASKED!!!