Things I Hate About TV: Fast credits, shoved to the side

I hate it too!! i would like to hear the end credits music and get a chance to see who were the guest stars (if want to know) and it seem so rush and forced (ad wise). I too hate those darn pop up bugs and that they seemt to come ever 4mins on some channels!!!

Has anyone watched "Family Guy" on TBS Monday nights? They're running the end credits for the 9pm show and the opening credits for the 9:30 show SIMULTANEOUSLY. Is it innovation or insult to those artists who are shoved aside? They can't sell commercial time in between shows?

I can't stand it anymore...the squished credits, the pop-ups for TV shows, all to promote another crappy show, or fit another senseless commercial. TV Land is indeed the worst (I couldn't give a flying f**k about a What The Heck moment). I blame the fact that the average viewer doesn't have enough of an attention-span anymore (thank you 500-channel universe!) to sit through untouched credits.

What about the animated promos when a show returns from a break. TNT, MTV, FX, Fox, NBC and others are making their promo overlays larger and larger where you can't see a person's face. Plus, some have sound effects. This is the worst!

I fully agree!

Sci-Fi channel is also guilty of doing this. The reason is because it's cheaper for them to do this, according to Sci-Fi channel's official website.

Bottom line: There's too many inane commercials and they need to quit rolling the credits like it's the Indy 500!

I think the worst offender is TV Land, if for no other reason than that they should be respecting all aspects of classic TV shows. Too many times there was an interesting actor in these old shows one would like to see named, and squish! It's impossible to read because Harry Shearer has to tell you what's coming up next.

It's especially galling in that if they waited until the acting credits rolled, they'd still have time to do the promo. Instead, we get full screen back in time for the credits nobody cares about. (Those poor, maligned gaffers!)

Huh? What's wrong with you people? You want more credits? You want longer show openings? Maybe they can squeeze in another 5 minutes of commercials too! Who cares about the gaffer on Scrubs?

Well National Geographic Channel went a step further! No more credits on TV. After many shows I see on that channel, they simply have a message on the screen that says something to the effect of, "For detailed credits, visit nationalgeographic.com/channel"

I am glad to hear I am not the only one outraged by this. The infringement started small with only the logo of the channel in the corner, it has escalated to take up the majority of the screen and as you say the credits of those hard working people are shoved to a small corner and run on fast forward. Some of us like to know who played what part and see if we recognized an actor or were way off base.

Yeah, the worst case (at least in my experience) of this stuff is whenever they broadcast a Star Wars movie. You'll be watching that familiarly epic music with whatever beautiful shot all the movies end with (this even includes the new "trilogy") and the iconic music will start to swell... you'll start to get ready for that famous John Williams staccato string movement to come in once the circle wipe to the credits comes and...

BAM!!!

"FOX FIVE LOCAL NEWS UPDATE
A kitten gets burnt by a giant magnifying glass pointed to the sun! A squirrel gets beaten by some police officers! A 16 year old teenager gets punched in the leg by a 43 year old dyslexic man! How does this affect your Flag Day shopping schedule? This and your weekend weather forecast up next!"

There really should be a law against that sort of thing...