Topic: ETC's Program Plugs

[a616]

Is it just me or does anyone else find the prgram plugs on Etc Channel lame and stupid? They remind me of those Texas Walker Ranger clips that Conan would show. The copies for the plugs have wrong grammar, don't make sense, and / or riddled with superlatives. Has anybody else noticed this?

Some examples:
For Americas Top Model: "sweet charm, ultra punk, sassy ala' mode"
For The Tonight Show: "crocodile tears...plain mockery....pirated dvds....certified imitations...the mark of a jay man"   

just plain stupid.....oh well, just had to get it out of my system....

[AshKetchum]

You're not the only one--I find them incredibly annoying, particularly their clips right before and after commercial breaks; is it really necessary to keep showing miniclips of the show that you're already watching?

[vinta18]

It's not just the grammar; the idea behind some of the scripts make little sense. They should hire (or outsource) a better writer.

[a616]

I know...I think their doing all the shows that they have an injustice! 

[Mr. Hankey]

2nd Avenue's plugs also bug the hell out of me.

You'd think that after a year, the announcer would know how to pronounce Maury Povich (consistently wrong) and Ellen Degeneres (still hit-and-miss on her surname, as the plugs change).

[a616]

Oh yeah, 2nd Avenue, Jack, etc....for their Simpsons plug, they say that the show is finally coming home (to JAck TV)...uhm, why? Was it ever there before? They don;t pay attention to what they write! Notice also how they love using adjectives like "wacky", "zany antics", in describing like what, 90% of their shows?! Also, the clips they use from the shows they plug are often t he most annoying ones, making you not want to watch the show.

[SPaCeMaN SPiFF]

LOL... this is why i choose to surf during commercial breaks.

they are poorly edited too... and i agree about the clips (although, i personally know it's not easy to sift through hours of footage when you have a deadline to meet...)

[CrUzSACK]

Their promo for The Office (JackTV) describes PAM as the "righteous" something. And I'm baffled by what they mean by it...because PAM is anything but that.  Baka si Angela pa.

[a616]

How about their plug for Friends -- "dominating primetime in absolute fashion" ....uhm, what does that mean?
The one for Saturday Night Live - "a week without laughter leaves someone drained...." lame!

[CrUzSACK]

Their promo for 24 naman on Crime/Suspense ---- Brace yourselves for the day after tomorrow.  It does not make sense to use the phrase for a show like 24.

[a616]

What they should just do is use the original program plugs they use in the staes for the shows....I think they did this with Tyra and it was of course, much better.....it stuck out like a sore thumb though, amidst all the crappy plugs done locally 

[halvert]

In fairness, pati National Geographic, mali na mag-English... Their "What will you be thinking?" plug e kulang ng "of" sa dulo...tapos They show people holding up boards with the words "I think" pero yung kakabit na boards..."the world", "why?", "more"...I think -the world? I think -why? I think- more? WTF?
On topic, they should just use the original plugs or just use music like what they used for one tree hill.
One particularly grating plug was for Jay Leno...something about traffic and stressful stuff then they say something like " will you let your evenings feel the same?"

[a616]

Well, since the year just started, there has been an influx of new lame program plugs at ETC and other Solar Network channels. For example, the plug for the new show "Freddie".....it doesn;t really make you wanna see the show when the ad for it keeps repeating "Freddie...Who is Freddie?" again and again!

ETC never fails to outdo themselves when it comes to bad plugs...