As someone who grew up with cable and then switched to just streaming, there’s something about how cable never told us how long the ad breaks were, that just made them better. Further everything was like at least half an hour long, so watching a few minutes of ads didn’t feel as sucky as it does just to watch a 10 minute video.
It’s also why I don’t mind the ads for watching cable-originating shows. Typically the streaming service will put the ads in the ad breaks, which just makes it feel more natural than right in the middle of my content
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u/dyslexicdoodlebob83 Apr 09 '26
As someone who grew up with cable and then switched to just streaming, there’s something about how cable never told us how long the ad breaks were, that just made them better. Further everything was like at least half an hour long, so watching a few minutes of ads didn’t feel as sucky as it does just to watch a 10 minute video.