Pulp_Joker
07-24-2007, 01:33 PM
I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but I was watching AMC on Sunday night and two things were on back-to-back, The Natural and the tv show Mad Men. I was enjoying The Natural, except the fact that it was "formatted to fit my screen" or in the words I like to use "fuck you film buffs". Now I don't watch movies on tv much anymore, but when I do it is for the content and not about camerawork and cinematography. Then, I saw a commercial that Mad Men was coming on after The Natural and I actually wanted to check it out, so I put off watching Before Night Falls to watch Mad Men.
Well wouldn't you know, apparently AMC's tv shows don't have to be "formatted to fit my screen." So I waited a couple of seconds until the credits were finished because some networks will show film credits in widescreen (they give you a taste of just how much they like to fuck you over). Couple of seconds later and sure enough the fucking show is in widescreen with the proverbial black bars at the top and bottom. I don't get it, but apparently AMC isn't worried about complaints that their show isn't filling their screen. Now I know people probably have ranted about this before, but my god has it been eating at me these past couple of days. I don't watch much television as of late and I sure haven't seen tv shows in widescreen. So this shit came as bit of a shock and made me wonder why exactly they couldn't just show the movies in its original format (where would be maybe, what, 3 complaints) when they seem to do it for television shows. What's the difference, I don't see any. So, once again, fuck you television. I hate you.
Well wouldn't you know, apparently AMC's tv shows don't have to be "formatted to fit my screen." So I waited a couple of seconds until the credits were finished because some networks will show film credits in widescreen (they give you a taste of just how much they like to fuck you over). Couple of seconds later and sure enough the fucking show is in widescreen with the proverbial black bars at the top and bottom. I don't get it, but apparently AMC isn't worried about complaints that their show isn't filling their screen. Now I know people probably have ranted about this before, but my god has it been eating at me these past couple of days. I don't watch much television as of late and I sure haven't seen tv shows in widescreen. So this shit came as bit of a shock and made me wonder why exactly they couldn't just show the movies in its original format (where would be maybe, what, 3 complaints) when they seem to do it for television shows. What's the difference, I don't see any. So, once again, fuck you television. I hate you.