Annoying.

zabado | 18:02 Tue 01st Nov 2016 | TV

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It's really starting to bug me the way that some programs leading into a commercial break tell me. . . "and coming up". Stop it I'm watching the dam program. Then after the ad break we get. . . "earlier in the show". I know I bloody watched it. Is it just me or am I turning into a moaning old git. Please advise.

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cupid04

It annoys me when they tell you about next weeks episode when the previous episode has barely finished...

bookbinder

I think that we get "earlier in the show" because TV companies automatically assume that viewers have a short attention span.

hereIam

I think they enjoy spinning things out to bore us rigid !!

Zacs-Master

One of my guilty pleasures is 'Can't pay we'll take it away' but they're one of the worst culprits. Cut out the 'coming up' and 'earlier' bits and it could be a half hour programme!

cupid04

Cut out them dreaded meerkats who sponsor corrie. Could have another 5-10 minutes of corrie instead ;-))

Old_Geezer

What irks me is how they say something-or-other is next, then the ad break ends and they've lied. What is next is the next part of the programme I've just been watching !

chrissa1

I couldn't agree more, zabado. I've noticed that when they are "trailing" the new programme, This Time Next Year, they have already revealed one of the transformations!!!!!!!

We Don't Want To Know, Now!!!!!!!!! We Want To Watch The Programme when it, airs. Grrrrrrrr.

Cloverjo

I've mentioned this before. Mitchell and Webb did a good spoof of this type of thing a few years ago. Look on YouTube for The Gift Shop sketch. Very funny and covers exactly what you're talking about, zabado.

hc4361

Ch4 programmes are dreadful for this

sinderella

Thank heavens for catch up and fast forward!

zabado

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What I've started doing is recording all my favourite programs then watch them later and fast forward through the "coming up, & earlier in the show" bits. That way of course no ads either. In fact I can now watch an hour long program in about 40 minutes.