Lengthy Commercials

Lets face it commercials are too long. I don't think IM getting senile but its to the point where I forget what IM even watching on TV because the commercials are so long. Now with the introduction of new technology like TiVo getting more popular I think its only a matter of time tell we get to the point where everyone is going to just start fast forwarding and skipping through the commercials. When I was in Japan commercials did not feel like they were one half the program. The commercial breaks on Japanese television are about 3 minutes long and aren't loud and annoying for the most part. I really think American television ads need to change to be shorter and more entertaining otherwise people have no reason to watch them anymore, and what's the point of having commercials on TV if eventually everyone will skip them.

More about Japanese commercials: Here

Watch some Japanese commercials with baka gaijin in them: Here