danny@sftig.UUCP (L.Rosler) (12/27/85)
> >The only people I ever hear complaining about commercials in cinemas in > >Britain are Americans. In all the years I lived there (26) I never > >heard anyone complain about them. Maybe we don't mind them because we > >aren't bombarded so heavily on radio and tv. > > To be honest, I'm another one of those stupid Yanks who was > offended, but I accept it as orientation. I can't understand why > I'd have to put up with ads for something I'm already paying > for, but will accept them with something that I'm not. (Of > course, with the Beeb's licensing fee, you're paying each way, > and would rather not have your living room invaded.) My first *humorous* experience with commercials before a film was in Philadelphia on Dec. 23. The first leader showed sodas with mounds of ice and a spray of soda coming up like a fountain from the middle. Between showing this scene, they showed pounds of buttered popcorn being spun around in the holding chamber. (Getting hungry? You're supposed to) Then came chocolate slowly flowing down a ramp. All this is usual in many theaters. What shocked me was the announcement, "You now have a chance to go our snack bar while we show commercials and previews." What a way to support sponsors. Dan Rosler ihnp4!attunix!danny