Workin’ my ass off all weekend. Ready to veg out and go to bed. I’d recorded SVU on my DVR. Wanted to make sure I hadn’t seen it, checked the “info” button. Here’s the “info” from Comcast:
Hey - thanks for that! I guess I’ll just fast-forward to the 30 minute mark. This from the same people that refuse to tell me which Simpsons episode it is? “Matt Groenig’s subversive animated satire…blah blah blah” and now you choose to ruin things?
Thanks suckholes. I think I’ll watch the Masters instead - that ought to get me to sleep. Goodnight!
You find this everywhere. From a plot synopsis on imdb to movie trailers.
It’s not surprising so the only thing you can do is to be careful when reading these things.
I have noticed it is particularly bad with Law & Order sometimes though.
Time-Warner cable does this sort of thing, too. I don’t know how many times I’ve checked the program listing to see if something is an episode I missed and either found only an episode title (big help!) or a description so vague that it’s useless.
Yeah I’m so glad that TBS felt the need to ruin The Good Son for me by including a commercial with the cliff scene during the first break. Thanks a bunch fuckheads! God forbid I should watch movies on TV for anything other than a trip down memory lane.
I hate that shit too. After reading the synopsis why even bother watching the show. I mean it tells you the whole layout almost right down to what happens at the end.
Some of the shows on DVD have a synopsis for each episodes. As soon as I select the episode it takes you to the synopsis and then you can click to play. I have to avoid looking at it because as soon as I do my mind instantly starts reading it and I can screw up the episode for myself.
I hate the TV shows on DVD where, to watch an episode, you have to go through a screen that has a plot synopsis, with significant spoilers (e.g. House, Law & Order). I’ve learned to avert my eyes and avoid reading them, but still… :mad:
Have you ever seen the HBO guides that they put in hotel rooms? The summary for each movie is two or three words. “Superman: flying crime-fighter drama.” “Beavis and Butthead Do America: animated teens’ hijinks.”
They do the same thing with re-broadcasted boxing matches. “Championship match between Gomez and Juarez. Juarez retained his title by knocking out Gomez in six rounds.” Thanks, assholes, why do you think I’ve been avoiding the sports page? What’s worse is that this information fits in the initial info screen, so you can’t avoid it by not clicking the ‘info’ button.
Just so y’all direct your anger to the correct people, the company that supplies this data is Tribune Media Services. However, the exact descriptions aren’t their responsibility, either.
They get their program descriptions from the networks themselves, except when they don’t – that’s when they use the generic program description like “Individuals receive fashion advice”.
There was a thread a few years ago where people came up with their own “hilariously misinterpreted” summaries of films. I can’t seem to find it, but I still remember one of mine.
Die Hard - A man in the midst of marital strife kills dozens in an office building.