When local commercials cover a show.

Short post: I hate when local commercials either start too early or end too late and cover up a meaningful part of a program.  Usually a pre-recorded show is fine because they offer buffers that usually catch up people who just started watching, but live programming can be totally ruined.  Sorry for the short post, but I'm not feeling the best. p

P.S.- I couldn't find a picture to match this post, so a little comedy:

Pointless sponsorships.

Wha? Huh?

Ever been watching some live sporting event or race and notice one of the sponsors?  Ever wonder why they are the "Official (enter product here) of the (event)"? I understand that they are advertising, and that it doesn't matter what event it is, but do they really feel like they need the endorsement of some self-proclaimed "offical group"?  Example: Goodyear is "The official tire of NASCAR."  That makes sense.  Tires and cars go together.  What doesn't make sense?  "Bridgestone is the official tire of the NHL."  Other than Zambonis, what in the NHL uses tires?  And tell me, what sport needs an "official" beer?  What I do like, how the Olympics control their sponsors, calling them "Proud Partners".  So much more class.

Streaming advertisements.

So I have Spotify, right?  If you don't know what that is, it's unlimited streaming music, but you choose exact songs. Well of course, nothing in life is free, so there are ads.  Normally not a problem.  I think it's fair to have to listen to a 10 second ad every once and a while.  But what I don't like: when you have to wait for the ad to load.  Lumped into this same category is interactive ads.  I was watching Hulu, and the advertiser for the show I was watching was Tide.  Normally during an ad, I open up Facebook until it's done.  I sat there for 2 minutes of no sound before switching back only to realize that I needed to choose which Tide ad I wanted to watch. Yoga Pants or White Shoes?  Let's get serious here.  No one cares that much about ads that they would choose one over the other.  Furthermore, I hate Flash Ads with sound that start playing automatically.  They scare the crap out of me half the time.