I’m surprised nobody has mentioned you can skip the intro instantly but you can’t skip ads instantly
I didn’t mind ads on YT back in the day when skipping was available right away, or after 3 seconds. That was a long time ago though.
One is unsollicited spam and occasionally dangerous content shoved down your throat against your will
The other is something the creators of your show made to hype you up for the show
I don’t hate the skip buttons, but I do associate hate with the former because of what it’s associated with.
Perhaps you do, too?On Netflix it’s just the intro to the show. On YouTube it’s ads. Big difference
I know a lot of people disagree with me on this, but “just” the intro to a show is still an ad.
I absolutely hate ads and I hate “intros” to shows. They are one and the same. I don’t care if I have the option to tap a button to skip the intro (some services don’t even allow this), end of day is I literally pay for “ad-free” content on these services and they still manage to mess that up.
I’m open to hearing why people are ok with these intros while not ok with normal ads.
Because it’s part of the show? What is it advertising? Usually there are some amount of credits. Certainly not ads.
Maybe I’m misunderstanding the post. I was under the impression that they are talking about intros/ads to other shows on the same service.
Example: I start a brand new show and I’m immediately hit with an ad for another show on the same service, before I can watch the show I actually selected.
The intro is the opening sequence of the show. People usually watch that on the first episode, but if you’re binge-watching a show you don’t want to keep seeing the intro over and over again for each episode.
Are you taking about previews? Yes, those are ads. The intro to a show that is the same every episode, those aren’t ads, but are skipable.
Sometimes, I like the intro. The music, the visuals, sometimes they get you in the mood for the show. Sometimes, I just want to get on with the show. I appreciate having a choice.
I never want to watch advertisments.
And some shows have a slightly different intro for each episode, which might make you want to watch it every time.
Why doesn’t Netflix have an option to always skip intros? Why do I have to hit it every time? Are there people that love watching the intro?
Not Netflix, but some shows have amazing intros that change every episode, like GoT.
Hell the intro was the most interesting part of the first 95% of the first episode (the last two minutes totally made up for it though).
Some shows put unique gags in each intro, like Simpsons.
Watching the Simpsons in the 90s… Live, no streaming, no recordings. If I missed that intro my week was ruined.
Even worse are the self promoting ads on platforms that claim to not have ads; such as Apple TV, HBO, and the like.
Right? “Oh here’s an ad of our service that you are already subscribed to and actively using right now”.
U guys see ads online?
Not only do they. They willingly do.
The frustration i feel when someone is trying to show me something and im sitting there ads rolling so i tell em i can install an ad block for em before the ad finishes and they so no its fine.
