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Fred Bandeguin
October 16, 2010
Frequent Commercial Breaks & Pop Up Ads
This is the second of complaints regarding how the AMC network doesn't care about their viewers. The original posting of the complaint can be viewed on this site at http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/amc-tv-c278599.html and that particular complaint addresses the pop up ad issue. Another problem is in addition to the pop up ads, the viewer has to suffer though frequent commercial interruptions. IFC (Independent Film Channel) shows ads in between movies and not only that, IFC is "UNCUT". American Movie Classics network aka Always More Commercials network doesn't seem interested in competing with IFC or TCM (Turner Classic Movies) because IFC and TCM cater to people who actually love movies. AMC is not much different than MTV in that regard. Commercials aside, a lot of their success is owed to their original programs including "Madmen" and "Breaking Bad", which shouldn't be undermined but viewers shouldn't be interrupted with reminders about these programs while in the middle of enjoying a decent movie. I remember back in the 80's, before this one local station in Pittsburgh was bought by FOX, they used to show movies during primetime hours and they called them the Super Movies. Occasionally, there would be no commercials but if they showed any, there would be very few commercial breaks. When the movie would end, you could actually read the credits, which I understand not everyone cares about but most people who love movies want to know who directed them or the names of certain actors. During the credits, AMC splits the screen, with a high speed run of the credits, while showing an advertisement. Please visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/No-more-ads-during-movies-on-AMC-network/100914109973465?v=wall if you want to join others to petition for the AMC network to stop running ads during their movies. Be sure to click on the like link. Facebook caters mostly to the youth, and since AMC TV sticks with what's hip and cool, this may get their attention. Again, the link is http://www.facebook.com/pages/No-more-ads-during-movies-on-AMC-network/100914109973465?v=wall
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Annoyed_Viewer
November 14, 2009
Annoying Banner Ads.
Throughout the film I have been watching (Mad Max), AMC, in its questionable wisdom, obliterates the bottom of the screen with a full-width banner ad for The Matrix or The Prisoner.
I note that these are not present during the commercial breaks, presumably because AMC does not mind ruining films but does mind upsetting Geico.
Is it necessary to bombard viewers with ten-minute reminders that The Prisoner is coming to AMC? I do not know if marketing has leaped into bed with Billy Graham, but the evangelic quality to these ads is downright annoying and not likely to encourage me to watch The Prisoner when I can download it, from Pirate Bay, just to return the annoyance.
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