The Remote Flippo-Meter

[Biggirl]

Nothing, but nothing, gets me to hit the "up" button on my remote faster than seeing Jane Seymour crying.

A close second, video shot from a car window with the date and time stamp in the upper right hand corner.

So what gets your trigger-finger itchy?

[Lux Fiat]

I'll usually switch the channel by reflex if I see:

The CBS logo (unless Letterman or Everybody Loves Raymond is on)
Marina Kanakarides (sp?)
Barbara Walters, Stone Philips, Jane Pauley, or Andy #*@$ing Rooney
Jay Leno

Also the stuff on Biggirl's list. Please note that I'd have added "Touched by an Angel", but that's included in the whole CBS thing.

[Skelji]

With 72 cable channels, there is far too much potential to find things that annoy me. My list would fill 2 screens. There are some particularly obnoxious commercials that send me diving for the remote.
My local news will do the same thing.

I want to know this:

Why is it that whenever I'm watching something and a commercial comes on, I start to flip and sure as the sun comes up every other channel has a stupid commercial on at the same time?

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Wrestling. Any wrestling. ALL wrestling.

[Archer]

Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky
Wrestling. Any wrestling. ALL wrestling.

I will second that motion.

[Edwardina]

The list of what doesn't cause me to drive on is shorter than what does, but here's a brief synopsis of things I usually assume I can live without:

Sports (except figure-skating)
News
Talk shows
Game shows
Live-action children's shows (but not cartoons)

[Geobabe]

Another vote for wrestling.

Regis Philbin.

[Shadowfox]

Dr. Laura
Infomercials
Kathie Lee Gifford
Martha Stewart
Barbara Walters
Pro Wrestling
Rosie O'Donnell
Baywatch

Actually, my list is way too numerous to keep on going.

[Missy2U]

Mine would be a pretty long list too, but I'll go with:

Any Verizon commercial
Those stupid "Let's talk about it talk about it talk about it ooooh oooooh" cell phone (?) ads
Ads for music compilations (KIDSONGS!!! On 5 CD'S! Stupid commercial runs for what seems like 10 freaking minutes!)
That dumb commercial where the moron is driving in the rain by the shore, sets a turtle free and steel drums start to play.
ANY car show - Motorweek, whatever.
Shiver - just thinking about them gives me the willies.

[Roman Caudle]

I always click off when they try to tell me the punch line I'm about to see when the show starts.

[OrcaChow]

"WHEEL (OH DEAR LORD, WHERE'S THE REMOTE?) - OF (BUTTON, BUTTON, WHERE'S THE FUCKING BUTTON?) - FORTU-"<click>

[anya marie]

what makes anya marie grab the remote?

football, golf,
Rosie, kathie Lee, ted koppel, bill cosby, emeril, Iron Chef, howard stern, jenny jones,
the View, Dateline, any newsmagazine tv program !
FRIENDS, brady bunch, Barney, Felicity, boy meets world, TRL, blind date,
Leeza Gibons (sp? ask me if i give a fuck)
Lifetime Channel, Oxygen, Classic Sports network,
CSPAN & CSPAN 2 and the disney channel.