product placement product placement is to be allowed on British TV. Another tiny step in making our lives just that tiny bit crapper. courtesy of your caring government. http://www.productplacement.co.uk/casestudyindex.cfm http://videolounge.cisco.com/video/30-rockjack-meets-ge-via-tp/ check out the cisco videos to see the difference between what's allowed now and what will be in future. Do we really need this?
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Considering the best programmes are usually watched by very few (so aren't attractive to advertisers), this won't affect anything but the populist programmes that are shit in the first place. Plus its not as if it doesnt happen all over films already.
I don't see what the problem with this is? It's not as if we watch TV to get away from advertising really is it?
I don't agree that the best TV won't get it. The demographic will be right up some ads street. and if I had to sit through this http://videolounge.cisco.com/video/3...ets-ge-via-tp/ as well as the ads it would be depressing. I know on the scale of world events it's not a big deal. I just wish they wouldn't bring it in over here.
From seeing my parents hypnotised by the Telly over the xmas holidays, i'd say we should be making very sure just WHAT we expose people to. Considering that the brain goes into an Alpha wave, suggestive state when watching TV, there should be strict laws and guidelines about just what exactly we are subconciously program each other with. Having said that, its as plain as day the powers that be dont give a toss - Why else would teams of psychologists and script writers be employed on soap operas to do alot of our pre-reasoning for us. The television is the perfect control device - especially so now we have HD and people are falling over themselves trying to ensure they are as immersed by the screen as possible. Excluding everyone on here of course. We are all too cool, on-the-ball, and cutting edge to be suggestible to anything.
I dont get how your idea is really any different to other actions of the "nanny state" that you claim to be so against?
Your right in pointing that out. but i dont follow a laminated values card that states what i am and am not in favour of. I just roll with what feels right, and im against what feels wrong Not hypnotising people, for me, is something im FOR doing - whereas im against police killing citizens while walking through a protest against big business, or some kid getting 10 years for having a pocket full of cowies.
Massive at "hypnotising people". Ever think that they may actually enjoy it or use it as a relaxant? You go on about having script writers/psychologists tuning the shows to match peoples needs and wants - how is this any different to any other service/product that the public pay for? Noone is going to want to watch/buy/use something that has no benefit to them or those around them. Some people don't want to be challenged by what they watch or listen to - doesnt mean they are being "hypnotised" into wanting to watch it. How do you come up with this stuff. Unbelievable.
fair point well made about the nanny state but you have to look at who gains and who loses by this. who gains? advertisers, big media groups, MP's in the pay of them. who loses? anyone who wants to see quality drama. Ie the rest of us why is the law being changed? because of relentless lobbying by the above particularly by US media groups who don't want to have to do a separate edit for european countries and who will make more money by being able to offer their customers a bigger audience base. If we had a referendum on it would people vote for this change? I don't think so. which shows that once again those in power act in the interests of others than the voters who they are supposed to be acting for
Come on thats a ridiculous point - the whole point of having a government is so that decisions are made on our behalf. If you don't like the current government's ideas on how things should be then vote for another one that you do like or setup your own party etc etc etc etc.. I also hope our political parties have got more to contend with than organising a referendum on the use of Ikea furniture in Big Brother.
dickhead. I wasn't suggesting we had a referendum. just using that to show that government is not making decisions 'on our behalf'
Fuck me Si, you dissapoint me. Wheres the 'the state of your crack is unbelieveable' - i suppose we did get an 'unbelieveble' again. Its a start. I dont see how people should pay to have themselves manipulated through the power of suggestion. It feels completely wrong to me. In answer to your question, its reading alternative news sites and being interested in human psychology where i get my 'embarrassing craik'. Always happy to clear things up for you.
