Wayne.Roorda@f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org (Wayne Roorda) (06/25/91)
Index Number: 16413
[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]
I'm not a big TV fan. However, if I do watch a program it has to be
closed captioned for me to sit and watch it.
Well, last week a friend who works at the same Military Post where
I do asked if I watched a program named "Inside Edition". She said the
captions were terrible. Since she lives in Philadelphia, PA, we first
assumed that it was the result of her cable tv service. So, since I
live in NJ and use a different cable tv service I made it a point to
watch this program for the past two evenings. I must say for the
quality of these captions I have to wonder why they even waste the
money for it.
Now the bottom line question is do you or are you having the same
problem from wherever you live with this program? If you've not watched
it would you please make an attempt and post your impressions good or bad
about the quality of the captioning of this program "Inside Edition"? We
have made copies of the program which we plan to forward to NCI to follow
up with since there seems to be no response coming from either of the cable
tv services. Please post here in SilentTalk. Thanks.
Wayne
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Internet: Wayne.Roorda@f14.n385.z1.fidonet.orgJack.O'keeffe@p0.f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Jack O'keeffe) (06/28/91)
Index Number: 16500
Hi, Wayne!
WR> I'm not a big TV fan. However, if I do watch a program it has
WR> to be closed captioned for me to sit and watch it.
I'm with you there. I seldom watch any program that is not captioned.
WR> Well, last week a friend who works at the same Military Post
WR> where I do asked if I watched a program named "Inside Edition".
WR> She said the captions were terrible.
I finally watched "Inside Edition". As far as I could tell, the
captioning was consistant with the overall quality of the program.
Terrible is probably as good a label for it as any.
My impression is that if the producers were shooting for the TV
equivalent of those tabloids in the checkout lines at the supermarket,
they were right on target.
I anticipate we will see a major improvement in the quality and
quantity of captioning once the "chip bill" starts to take effect.
There will be a much broader audience for captions. Have you noticed
how many of the commercials are being captioned now?
And then there is "C-Span". For some bizzare reason I like to watch
it now that it is captioned. Partucularly when the camera pans out
over all those empty chairs. I guess I must prefer comedy :-)
... Jack.
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