Does anyone else remember the movie “Max Headroom” with Blipverts? Those advertisements which were crammed with too much data and caused people to explode. I think it was in the ‘80’s, but it seemed so imminent and plausable even then.
When the commercials reach equal time to the programming, I will cancel my cable subscription and subsist on DVDs and books… much as I do now. I give the TV networks to reach that level within the next 3-4 years at their current rate.
In the future, people will be born without arms and legs, and have small “pouches” on their bodies just the right size for cell phones, iPods, et cetera.
I don’t know what’s worse, the thought that future television shows will be limited to 140 characters, or the fact that that’s 136 characters more than you need to summarize the plots of most TV shows today.
margueritem about 15 years ago
Lord help us all…..
Rakkav about 15 years ago
Meanwhile, no adult will be under 140 pounds, or anywhere close to that figure.
Thankfully, I’m a verbal-to-the-point-of-ridiculousness, book-addicted, compulsive-writing, ENFP!
You’ll never take me alive, Twitter! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!! :))watcha about 15 years ago
I sometimes struggle to finish reading a daily strip - I guess that those future kind of programs would make sense to me now
zero about 15 years ago
I still think my concept Titter, would’ve been funnier…
Varnes about 15 years ago
juke, that might have possibilities…
alan.gurka about 15 years ago
Counting all the spaces as characters, I come up with 145 characters–this show would never make it!
Ray_C about 15 years ago
If the curee had said, “big jerk” instead of “curmudgeonly” it would’ve made it. “And now a word from our sponsor…literally.”
mjbdiver about 15 years ago
I had a hunch the future was going to be like this…
sydtaki about 15 years ago
Does anyone else remember the movie “Max Headroom” with Blipverts? Those advertisements which were crammed with too much data and caused people to explode. I think it was in the ‘80’s, but it seemed so imminent and plausable even then.
GoodQuestion Premium Member about 15 years ago
Shorter shows = more time for comercials. whoopi!!!!!
ChiehHsia about 15 years ago
When the commercials reach equal time to the programming, I will cancel my cable subscription and subsist on DVDs and books… much as I do now. I give the TV networks to reach that level within the next 3-4 years at their current rate.
Motivemagus about 15 years ago
He’s been around. He was Moloch in Watchmen, he was on Eureka, and he was just in the SyFy Channel’s Alice. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001242/
tonytiger29 about 15 years ago
My teacher said i have ADD, but she just didn’t understa
Trebor39 about 15 years ago
I bet future commercials won’t be limited to 140 characters.
slhansen07 about 15 years ago
Three days without Pam.
Ray_C about 15 years ago
You’re right, Steverino! Without Pam, my bacon has been sticking to the pan.
Varnes about 15 years ago
Looks to me like tomorrow is today….
Sherlock Watson about 15 years ago
In the future, people will be born without arms and legs, and have small “pouches” on their bodies just the right size for cell phones, iPods, et cetera.
tsandl about 15 years ago
I don’t know what’s worse, the thought that future television shows will be limited to 140 characters, or the fact that that’s 136 characters more than you need to summarize the plots of most TV shows today.
slhansen07 about 15 years ago
Hey Ray, Great way to put it.
Rakkav about 15 years ago
In other words, tsandl, most TV shows’ plots can be summarized by four-letter words?
I’ll go along with that. In fact, in some cases I could reduce the letter count to three.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 5 years ago
House was good.
NaGrom Premium Member over 2 years ago
Q. Name three TV shows based on Sherlock Holmes?A. “Sherlock”, “Elementary” and “House”(Holmes=House and Wilson=Watson)