Enough is e-goddamned-nough, television stations.

[redrocketwestie]

This is another rant. It will likely be eerily similar to my rant about the TV Guide channel

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[redrocketwestie]

And I do download some shows, but they're still encoded from recorded TV. The corner promo won't be so easily escaped.

[hubidajubidaba]

real americans don't watch movies with subtitles.

unless they propagate racial stereotypes and have massive product placement.

i feel you though, i watch very little TV and it still annoys the piss out of me.

[redrocketwestie]

It was Rush Hour 2, for chrissakes. What's more American* than Chris Tucker? Oh, I see. You allowed the Rush Hour series with your exception.

I think that might be why it annoys us. Because we don't watch frequently, or haven't watched in a long time, we're not desensitized to these shenanigans.

*Loud and obnoxious

[hubidajubidaba]

best definition of American ever?

agreed.

man i used to refuse to watch foreign/subtitled films when i was in high school. how stupid of me.

[lostlo]

I do watch a lot of TV. I don't watch anything that does that. I've seen what you're talking about (animated, with audio, swirling giant promos).

Two possible solutions:

1. Netflix
2. Showtime

Anything that is not available from one (or usually both) of those options is basically worthless anyway.

And as a bonus, netflix just lowered their prices. For everyone, including existing customers. I was stymied, until I read that they had their first-ever loss of customers this quarter.