How to Make a Movie Longer
or How to Kill Airtime
Sometimes I’ll see a movie listed in the TV schedule that I want to watch. So I turn it there only to discover it’s DVD on TV or Dinner and a Movie or some other crap like it. Where every five minutes, they interrupt the movie to have a little chat with the co-hosts (and possibly special guest) about the movie, or about something totally unrelated. Maybe they’ll be cooking (dude, this isn’t Food Network) or maybe they’ll show you an extra from the DVD (dude, this is not going to entice me to buy the DVD and I hate being shown the extras before I’ve seen all of the movie). Sometimes their comments even ruin the movie either by a spoiler or by going behind-the-scenes and ruining the magic before you’ve even had a chance to fully experience said magic.
It’s all just pointless and annoying. This is why I don’t listen to the radio. I don’t want to hear your ‘witty’ banter. Just show me the movie and go away.
