"B" chip to offer Pay-for-NOT-view
I want someone to invent a "B" chip for my TV. (Whitney, here's your chance.) Like the "V" chip filtered out Vulgarity, the "B" chip would screen out all of the Bull**** advertising that bombards my TV viewing hours. It would be able to be regulated like an Internet Security level - Low to eliminate all product/service commercials. Medium - would filter out the Paid Advertising. High would be set to screen out all Political Advertising as well. If only there were such a chip.
Think about it. You'd be able to record the programs you want to watch and never have to fast forward through the commercials. You'd never see another Head On commercial or an Ab Roller or the guy with the mullet on the exercise thing that swings your feet and arms at the same time. Your children would never be embarrased by seeing a feminine hygiene commercial during an episode of Seventh Heaven or a commercial for Viagra during a baseball game. And you wouldn't have to listen to Political ads for two years out of every four year presidential election cycle. Wouldn't that be incredible?
Once this B-chip is invented, it could be rented or sold to consumers. A portion of the proceeds could go to the television industry to make up for the loss of advertising dollars. Some of it could go to Sally Struthers to help her take care of the children in Africa.
Oops - It appears that I'm too late with the brilliant idea - Phillips already has invented something to foil my brilliant idea and patented it. Bastards. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060418/1651225.shtml
Think about it. You'd be able to record the programs you want to watch and never have to fast forward through the commercials. You'd never see another Head On commercial or an Ab Roller or the guy with the mullet on the exercise thing that swings your feet and arms at the same time. Your children would never be embarrased by seeing a feminine hygiene commercial during an episode of Seventh Heaven or a commercial for Viagra during a baseball game. And you wouldn't have to listen to Political ads for two years out of every four year presidential election cycle. Wouldn't that be incredible?
Once this B-chip is invented, it could be rented or sold to consumers. A portion of the proceeds could go to the television industry to make up for the loss of advertising dollars. Some of it could go to Sally Struthers to help her take care of the children in Africa.
Oops - It appears that I'm too late with the brilliant idea - Phillips already has invented something to foil my brilliant idea and patented it. Bastards. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060418/1651225.shtml
posted by Deb at 11:35 PM
2 Comments:
The guy with the mullet would be Tony Little and the "thing" that he sells is called The Gazelle. Yes, I watch info-mercials
Mom - get Tivo. With all the gadgets you have I'm shocked you don't have this one. No commercials.
I too watch infomercials, but I don't like Tony Little. I prefer the ones with the stability ball.
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