What's with the new TV shows?

[Gangrell]

Originally Posted by Firestormalpha I've encountered several video games with the same problem. StarOcean: Til the End of Time to name one (all the same I love the game).

I'll have to agree with that. As long as the game is, you would think they would've spotted that.

[Yorick]

Originally Posted by Stratos I don't know about TV shows, but it's pretty annoying that they raise the volume during commercial breaks. You watch some low key movie or something and then *Wham!*

Annoying yes, but it's paying for your TV shows. Advertisers demand that extra "punch" from being louder than the show.

If you don't like it, don't buy the product being advertised that offends you. It's the only way to change something like that.

If it's proven that loudness gets notice and sells a product, that's what they'll do. If it's proven that the same thing hurts sales, you'd find it stop.

[Yorick]

Originally Posted by Variol (Farseer) Elmwood I'm finding so many of the newer shows have the music way too loud when people are speaking. Both my wife and I notice it all the time. Anybody else? ..drives me nuts!

I've noticed that that annoying spoken word stuff is way too loud over the beautiful music... it drives me nuts!!

Actually I like loud music in a film. I'm one of those "music is half the film" people.

[Firestormalpha]

{hijack}So, what'd you think of Pan's Labyrinth?{/hijack}

[Stratos]

Originally Posted by Yorick Annoying yes, but it's paying for your TV shows. Advertisers demand that extra "punch" from being louder than the show. If you don't like it, don't buy the product being advertised that offends you. It's the only way to change something like that. If it's proven that loudness gets notice and sells a product, that's what they'll do. If it's proven that the same thing hurts sales, you'd find it stop.

Well, it's only really annoying when the show is otherwise low-key. The sudden shift could wake the dead, it seems, but I suppose the advertizers are not to blame for that.

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

Originally Posted by Yorick I've noticed that that annoying spoken word stuff is way too loud over the beautiful music... it drives me nuts!! Actually I like loud music in a film. I'm one of those "music is half the film" people.

Yeah, I like the music, but not at the cost of not knowing what's going on, 'cos I can't hear the dialogue.