April 14th - TBS

Talk about today's strip, or anything about the comic in general. You can also talk about any of the characters... but don't expect a response. They're FICTIONAL, you guys... sheesh. :)
User avatar
SonjaMichelle
Redshirt
Posts: 19
Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:07 am
Real Name: Sonja
Gender: Female
Location: Austin, TX
Contact:

Re: April 14th - TBS

Post by SonjaMichelle » Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:50 pm

The future of TV:

Image

From Idiocracy
Sonja Michelle Lina Thomas

Image

User avatar
adciv
Redshirt
Posts: 11723
Joined: Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:20 am
Real Name: Lord Al-Briaca
Location: Middle of Nowhere, MD

Re: April 14th - TBS

Post by adciv » Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:09 pm

SonjaMichelle wrote:Who ever develops adblock plus for television would have the potential to make millions!

No more commercials, no more of those annoying station id graphics, or the embedded "inline" mini-commercial graphics across the bottom of the screen.
It's called 'Tivo'. Shows have started doing product placement to make up for the lost commercial revenue, similar to 50 years ago. See here and here.

This post brought to you by Ovaltine.
Repensum Est Canicula
The most dangerous words from an Engineer: "I have an idea."
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." - Thomas Jefferson

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests