Commercials are the primary reason that I only watch recorded content. I fast-forward through all of the advertisements.

Fun1BHere -- We do that too, but...not when we are watching the news.

Since lunch and before dinner are the only times we do watch, I wonder if those are more heavily targeted times for these goofy ads -- like the beer ads during football games?

Have you ever noticed that it's all prescription drug commercials for some programs and then all the lawsuit commercials (from drugs!) for other programs? It makes me shake my head. I see the lawsuit ones because I like to watch court and cop related shows. News for me is full of new car ads? Weird target audience, but there you have it.

We love to record shows so that we can skip the ads. We have even started watching the show a little late just so we can skip through the ads. I think even a clever ad gets to be soooo boring when it is run several times a day in the same program, week after week.

I haven't seen any commercials like you describe! They do sound annoying. I've seen ads for 'blue pill' type products, but don't find them particularly irritating nor do the women seem over the top at all, just willing partners.

I'll have to pay attention to ads today. I usually tune them out completely, though there some so irritating that I actually mute the TV.

I hate the over sexed Car's Junior ads! BARF! Some ads are not meant for chidren to see or hear. They are trying to use 'sex' to sell.

My DH has a new hobby now counting the amount of commercials during a com break~~~the most so far is 14 dang ole commericals seen at one time during a show, they show them so fast you can not remember what they are and some they show twice.

How many people even buy anything from a seeing a tv commercial?? And what is with all of the actors making commercials now??

Yes, Chisue, I dislike those ads, and they are so long, seem endless. The one I dislike the most is the one in which the "cowboy" gets his truck stuck in the mud. They have run that one over and over.

Yogalady, yes the cars jr ads are so disgusting, all those sloppy, big, unhealthy burgers and big mouths and.....ugh.

So, now I record all the shows I like and have Netflix streaming as well and rarely watch tv in the regular way. Occasionally I have CNN on when I'm working around the house, and I don't mind QVC for background noise because it's one long commercial and stays pretty much at the same volume level.

rhizo_1 -- There are 'willing partner' females and there are simpering airheads. I don't recall which male product is being hawked, but there is one brand that favors simple-minded looking women. One shows a gal hopping around her kitchen on one foot in heels, adjusting her earrings, flashing a 'helpless' smile: "Oh, you know I just can't even walk and chew gum."

Are there really that many men with "low T"? LOL

That's as in "Low Turmoil"?

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What I dislike so very much are the ads where a voice is telling of all the dangers of taking the drug, while on the screen are activities meant to distract you so you won't notice that taking that drug can actually prove to be fatal.

I just use those commercial breaks to make myself get up and move.. you can accomplice alot in those 2+ minutes,
put in a load of laundry, empty dishwasher,dust a few pieces of furniture, scrub kitchen sink.... and you get a bit of exercise. I just cannot set still while commercials are on.....

I figure that's why TV remotes were invented.

Chisue, THAT'S the commercial that bothers you?? How about this interpretation....busy professional running late for work laughs at herself when loving husband catches her looking goofy. Laughing at and with each other is an everyday occurance in our marriage. I know that my husband thinks I'm a very funny person, but never vapid or foolish. (At least, I don't think so.....I'll have to discuss it with him.)

By the way, that particular med has nothing to do with 'low T'.

May cause annal leakage! lol
Chris Rock does a very funny joke about prescription drugs. I'd post it but he uses some heavy duty language.
Here's a link to a page, you have to click on it yourself. I don't want to post it directly lol

Here is a link that might be useful: He curses alot but he makes sense for the most part.

cheri2008....that's the ONE thing I miss about watching commercial television! Yes, I could pause the Netflix or DVD, but it was just so handy having that commercial break to jump up and get a few things done. And, yes, it's amazing what you can accomplish in 2 minutes!

rhizo_1 -- I doubt you look like that brainless dingbat. The message is that the gal is an easy 'object'. (You do remember what they are advertising -- what it is for.)

I also wonder who thinks the slow motion effect adds anything. There is an arthritis drug in a greenhouse that drags along, and another for eye meds where the live actors are not only in slow motion but have 'enhanced' facial features that are downright eerie. Maybe they need more time for the "This can kill you" warnings.

Our 'mute' button is wearing out!

Chisue, I disagree that the women in these ads are being made objects.

There are other reasons for impotence than low T. The little blue pill and the one that you are talking about are both vasodilators, not testosterone boosters.

There are lots of underlying conditions that cause men (and couples) turn to these meds in order to regain a normal, healthy sex life. Cancer, diabetes, many different medications, smoking, age, and high blood pressure are just a few that I know of.

We have some dear friends who were desperate for help in this department due a health issue with the husband. She made him see a doctor together and both are as happy as puppies now that the problem has been helped. They are in their mid fifties.

I also have a member of my extended family who was successfully treated for testicular cancer; his doctor sat down with him and his wife to have the birds and the bees talk. They're using the one you're talking about, better known for those two outdoor bathtubs. They are in their sixties.

If these meds are successful, one of the beneficiaries is the other half, some would say 'the better half '. I doubt that they feel like objects.

A good point of contension is that commercials for these and male enhancement products run when youngsters are home and watching.

I don't care what they are for--low testosterone or erectile dysfunction--they make me downright uncomfortable when they come on. At least they used to, they are so ubiquitous now I'm almost immune. But then, feminine products (especially anti itch or anti odor ones) really make me squirm. I really love the recent one I saw with the woman who is worried about the smell of her leaking bladder. Please, do I really need to see this?????

Lolol, I agree. TMI no matter how you look at it.

rhizo_1 is right. You never know to look at a man that he suffers from LT or ED. And both hit at a critical time in a man's life. He realizes that his youth is gone, yet he is not ready to be old either. It can cause all sorts of problems. Yes, in the bedroom is one,others include NOT being able to get to a healthy weight, feeling tired and rundown all the time. While those commercials may "bother" you, I feel they are somewhat needed to get the word out that there is help.

Just call me one of those Vapid Women hehehe

It's not just that I think women are objectified in these ads. I don't think they belong on TV. Other nations get along fine without *any* prescription drug ads on TV. You are still able to "Ask your doctor" without these prompts.

I know what the pills are for, and how they act. I know 'low T' is a relatively rare condition too. I doubt any MD would refuse to write a scrip for any man and can believe they are over-prescribed.

(I also know a few women who have had it up to here, living with pill-poppers. Talk about 'recreational drugs'!)

Sheilajoyce - we do the same thing. If we are watching a show real time, we'll start viewing about 15 minutes after it's started so we can watch the DVR and fast forward through the commercials.

Ok, I just visit here once in awhile..so I should keep my mouth shut. But, I won't.

I also hate those commercials. They are ridiculous and portray the women as young, attractive women that can't wait to hop into the sack with their equally young, slightly grey haired, hot husbands. This is an inaccurate generalization of the portrait of a man (couple) that need ED medications overall.

I think it's far more likely that many of the men using these medications have wives that would just as soon not have husbands or partners wanting to hop into twin tubs more than a couple of times a month.

My brother (an MD) prescribes these drugs so often asked for by men, especially T which every other older gentleman thinks he must need because of watching too many of these stupid commercials.

Most of the time the wife is behind the husband (where he can't see her), begging my brother to say NO with non-verbal language. (His joke, not mine).

I also dislike having to try to explain (lie) to my twin sons when they ask what these commercials are about....