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bros402 t1_iufic6l wrote

iirc AMC does less frequent but longer breaks

also, yeah, hourlong TV episodes have been 42 minutes for over at least 15 years

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bruceleroy99 OP t1_iufvugh wrote

whelp, guess it's basically just going to ensure I never use cable myself for as long as I live... If people wonder WHY everyone is cutting the cord I think that speaks for itself lol.

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bros402 t1_iufzmob wrote

i mean you can literally just set up a PVR and fast forward through ads - and some of the popular programs have things that auto-detect ads and fast forward through them

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bruceleroy99 OP t1_iughorr wrote

haha I mean others can but I don't have cable myself, was just watching the recordings online so there are buttons to skip 30s ahead but they seem to break repeatedly.

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