tomturpolene wrote:
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You remind me of my brother.
So tell me, Meeko, how I remind you of your brother.
You both talk like your in an infomercial.
Does your brother know what an infomercial is? I have no idea what you mean. I don't watch TV. Haven't for years.
Basically, it's a long format commercial that contains information. Different form your normal commercial because they are lower budgeted and there is a obnoxious sales person pushing the sales. They usually come on in between gaps of programming. Especially, late at night. Originally, these long formatted commercials came on when the network went down for the night.
These commercials basically beat product information over the head of an impulsive buyer. In the hopes they would make a purchase.
Infomercials have been around since the 1950's.
Originally, television shows were created to push products and contained long formatted sales segments.
The FCC put a ban on how long you can push products shortly thereafter, creating the modern-day commercial.
Then in the mid 80's the FCC lifted the ban.
Informercials took off in the 1990's.
Usually, you would see a "get rich quick scheme" later products like, The Ginsu Knife and that Juicer (with that super-fit old dude). Oh and there was also that Shamwow guy.
Anyhow. Your post was like an informercial in that way.
07 Oct 2015, 4:10 pm
