TV Sports are unwatchable

[byronbb]

The NFL is the worst, but that's why NFL Red Zone IS AMAZING.

[yisman]

If I am just watching a game on my own, it is pretty rare not to have the notebook computer open to the Internet. Problem is, I have found that the game becomes secondary to the Internet even when it is on.

Same exact problem here.

Regarding ads, I watch a lot of games on ESPN 360, and I don't see ads. The screen just goes blank and pops back up when the coverage comes back on.

I watch full screen, and it goes back to regular during ads, and puts back full screen automatically.

[yisman]

The NFL is the worst, but that's why NFL Red Zone IS AMAZING.

best channel ever. I watched it almost every week this season.

[Flight]

When was the TV timeout invented? I love it when Peyton takes a break from his 85 yard drives so that we can watch Pepsi and car ads.

Should be illegal. It is ruining the sanctity of our sports.

[IrishTim]

Last night's US-Canada hockey game had 53 minutes of action (where did the other 7 minutes go) and over 56 minutes of commercials. 27% of the 3.5 hour broadcast was dedicated towards turning our brains into a zombie-like mush with this crap. There's a WSJ article on this here:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704751304575079770758041384.html?mod=WSJ_olympics_TopRightCarouselHighlights

I have pretty much quit watching normal programming due to commercials. I do watch a ton of DVDs on my treadmill, and even that is impacted by the change in commercials. Recent series (anything in the last 5 years) takes 42 minutes to watch an hour-long episode. I was watching Kung-Fu from 1973, and an episode lasts 51 minutes.

There are only two sports I can stand watching now. WC/UEFA soccer (where they don't dare interrupt the game with commercials, but they do put dumb emblems on the screen) and boxing. You can completely avoid commercials in both of these with a little planning.

But WTF? I hate commercials. This crap needs to get reversed.

Unbelievable. What's even crazier is NBC manages to double the amount of commercials for ND football games. 60 minutes of action is a 4 and a half hour ordeal.

[mav2112]

Companies would rather spend money on an advertising expense rather than paying it to the government in taxes............

[Naz18]

That's why Soccer won't be big in the U.S.

[dodger33]

the worst part in American football is they go to a commercial after a score and then after kickoff!! what the hell is up with that? the kick off lasts about as long as most of you guys in bed.