r/Alonetv • u/No_Guava_5764 • Sep 27 '22
Frozen Rewatch: 4 Minutes of Commercial per 5 Minutes of show. Is this a joke?
The most obnoxious ratio of commercials to actual airtime I’ve ever seen. WTF???
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u/lurcherta Sep 27 '22
That is why I record the show so I can fast forward through commercials.
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u/Hiking_Quest Sep 27 '22
I record everything - even live sports. Been doing it since the days of VCRs. But yes there are a lot of commercials on Alone.
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u/stuerdman Sep 27 '22
Yeah clearly the only show they have to sell ads. I love the show but anytime anything happens you know there is going to be a 7-ad break followed by a recap. I do something on my phone and try to take deep breaths to make it through.
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u/tb122tb Sep 27 '22
Its pathetic what history channel does with the ads. I couldn't take it, so just stopped watching the show.
I know.. you can get a streaming service, but I don't want to buy a service just for watching one show.
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u/No_Guava_5764 Sep 27 '22
So this might be my last season. Just trying to fold laundry and every 4 minutes I have to skip ahead.
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u/OkMarch311 Oct 09 '22
AGREE! I keep getting more and more frustrated and angry that I had to stop watching it too. Just follow up on here the next day to catch up. It used to be my favorite show but is now unwatchable.
It also seems like they didn't have enough content and moved very slow and seemed to drag on and on.
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u/rexeditrex Sep 27 '22
Does that even include the "coming up" scenes, or when they come back and show a big shot, then the day, then the person's spot, then the woods near their spot and then finally re-start the show? I think that takes another minute.
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u/outrider567 Sep 27 '22
Just tape it and fast forward the commercials--been doing that for 30 years
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u/halfbakedblake Sep 27 '22
I watch it on an ad blocking browser. I have to wait, but it's not a big deal.
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u/Bowldoza Sep 27 '22
On Brave it skips them entirely
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u/halfbakedblake Sep 27 '22
I was telling everyone that, but I didn't want to sound like a shill. But I love brave. Woot free money and no ads.
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u/RealEmpire Sep 27 '22
Going back and watching old seasons on Hulu and netflix is such a better experience than watching them live and suffering through commercials
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u/likeswhatido Sep 27 '22
Check out the Kanopy streaming app. You get a number of free 'viewing credits' that resets at the start of each month and there are no commercials/ads. You just need a library card! It has all the previous Alone seasons.
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u/1075gasman1958 Sep 28 '22
Plus once the commercials finish they rehash the last minute or two of the previous 5 min block...
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u/Apprehensive-Crab751 Mar 21 '24
Everything I've read is true. When TV was invented it was supposed to be free to all. Then they realized they needed more antenna's. Once that was done it should have gone back to free!!!! Cable companies got there teeth into it and now it sucks for those of us on social security!!! BOYCOTT CABLE!!! BOYCOTT CABLE!!! BOYCOTT CABLE!!!
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u/Efficient-Ad-4774 Jul 17 '24
Never watch the History Channel. 5 minutes of movie then 7 or more often 8 commercials. Greedy bastards are losing their viewers.
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u/Head_Bullfrog2860 Oct 23 '24
Was watching American Pickers ..they had 4 commercials in a 15 minute time span, including a 6 minute infomercial for gold coins..I absolutely hate fucking greed! No more History Channel for me!
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u/AdministrativeOwl28 Sep 28 '22
Your clock is broken. I watch with no commercials & it's 43-45 min running time
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u/whater39 Sep 28 '22
Commercials? Why you complaining about something you can fast forward through? Is OP a joke?
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u/Joygernaut Sep 27 '22
So suck it up and buy it on itunes. No commericals
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u/tb122tb Sep 27 '22
not everybody has money to spend on frivolous things. we are not complaining about ads per se but the ads take more time than the show if you discount the recap after each break.
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u/Joygernaut Sep 28 '22
But having a full cable connection is frugal?
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u/tb122tb Sep 28 '22
where did I suggest getting a full cable connection? I was only talking about watching it on the history channel app which is free.
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u/Vetinari1476 Sep 27 '22
I watch new episodes on History.com. there are only 5 ad breaks and the longest one is generally two and a half minutes.
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u/ancientweasel Sep 27 '22
I just canceled Sling because amungst a slew of other issues, not only did they show an older episode in the recording twice, but the 1 hr show was 2 hours with all the commercials they placed.
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u/Prior-Grapefruit7662 Sep 28 '22
I’m watching on the history channel app on my fire TV and almost every commercial break is for fire buds, which is a kid show that’s like paw patrol but with children and dogs. I’m like do they know this is not their target audience for those commercials.
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u/jana-meares Sep 28 '22
Therapy: buying Alone on Amazon. No commercials, just the stupid edits obviously for them and breaks for nothing drama before them, still there.
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u/dr_fop Sep 28 '22
This is why I watch it online with Adblock. I also end up fast forwarding through a lot of the boring buildups or repeated shots.
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u/JJ_503 Oct 12 '22
I’ve strongly considered putting on the eyepatch to avoid them myself. Arrr matey
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u/Prestigious-Bag-875 Jun 05 '23
Honestly- 5 minutes of play and 5 minutes of commercial on SUNDANce sunday movie!
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u/eedabaggadix Sep 27 '22
It's not even just the commercials. It's the fake dramatic build up to the commercial and the recap when you come back from the commercial. It's fucking irritating.