In the not so distant future

Vikingod · Dec 15, 2005, 01:58 PM

I sit alone in the living room, watching television. A barrage of advertisements loads up on my screen before I settle down to view a film. It's an hour and a half long, which at the going rate of 10 pence per minute isn't too bad for a rental these days, although I could have it at 6 pence if I wanted the unskippable advertisements included. That said, I could also pay for the 'premium' version which actually leaves out the digitally added product placements.

My wife pops down to see what I'm watching (the new remake of Kill Bill where they've cut out all the extreme violence. Since they're only allowed to colour blood blue in films these days, I couldn't bring myself to watch Reservoir Dogs). Although she's interested in it, her viewing card is already set up to watch the MPAA Awards (used to be the Oscars years ago) upstairs and it won't let her view two things at once, unless she cancels it (at full cost, of course). I'd need the unlimited card to do that and I'm not paying £500 a year extra to watch a bit more TV.
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Dec 15, 2005, 01:58 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	In the not so distant future I sit alone in the living room, watching television. A barrage of advertisements loads up on my screen before I settle down to view a film. It's an hour and a half long, which at the going rate of 10 pence per minute isn't too bad for a rental these days, although I could have it at 6 pence if I wanted the unskippable advertisements included. That said, I could also pay for the 'premium' version which actually leaves out the digitally added product placements. My wife pops down to see what I'm watching (the new remake of Kill Bill where they've cut out all the extreme violence. Since they're only allowed to colour blood blue in films these days, I couldn't bring myself to watch Reservoir Dogs). Although she's interested in it, her viewing card is already set up to watch the MPAA Awards (used to be the Oscars years ago) upstairs and it won't let her view two things at once, unless she cancels it (at full cost, of course). I'd need the unlimited card to do that and I'm not paying £500 a year extra to watch a bit more TV. __________ Read More / Source: bit-tech