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Culture: Television: Filter
Spoiler/Advert-Blocker   (+1)  [vote for, against]
Don't watch shows without it!

Don't you really hate it when trailers for movies or the next episode of your favorite series show all the good bits and spoil the whole thing on the assumption that you have a goldfish memory and won't remember that your favorite show is on in half an hour? Aren't you tired of having to screw up your eyes, stick your fingers in your ears and sing "la-la-la" until its over?

Well the answer is the set-top spoiler/advert blocker. This detects the beginning and end of ad break spoiler slots that all channels seem to run. As soon as they start it interupts the signal and plays intermission music and shows you calming images of kittens or fluffy newly hatched chicks until the danger is passed.

Can even be set to different tolerances - if like me you cannot stand advertising at all it can simply cut out the whole advert break, whereas if you just want to avoid spoilers about the next episode of 24 it can spot Jack Bauer in an instant and interrupt the signal until he goes.

Now I've got your attention, can I just promote my...

*fluffy chicks/lift music...fluffy chicks/lift music...fluffy chicks/lift music...fluffy chicks/lift music...fluffy chicks/lift music...fluffy chicks/lift music...fluffy chicks/lift music...fluffy chicks/lift music...*
-- stimpy, Mar 12 2004

Kinda like this... http://www.halfbake..._20Retention_20Ears
but different? [squeak, Oct 04 2004]

See link.
-- squeak, Mar 12 2004


<obligatory Monty Python reference>I'm envisioning the intermission music from Holy Grail.</ompr>
-- Etymon, Mar 12 2004



random, halfbakery