High-Definition Stupidity

[Talon]

This happened several weeks ago and it still gives pause to my higher brain functions. This guy calls in wanting to know why he isn't getting a football game on his high-definition sports channel. All he's getting is a poker game.

Now most people don't realize that in order to get HD quality, the program they're watching had to be recorded & broadcast using HD format. The football game in question wasn't recorded in HD. Totally outside our control, not that anyone lets that little detail get in the way of a frivilous tirade.

But that wasn't this guys problem. He understood (at least I *think*) that the game wasn't in HD. Here's the convo, best as I can recall:

Me - Sir the game isn't shown on the HD network because it wasn't recorded in HD. But if you look on the standard-def network, the game is there.

SC - That's not the point! I paid good money for the high-definition stations, so I should get the game on that station!

(WTF??? Apparently he was mad because he wasn't getting the EXACT SAME PROGRAM broadcast on two different channels!)

Me - Sir even if we did broadcast the game on the HD network, you'd still get the same picture quality as the SD station.

He didn't believe me, accused me of shelling company BS. Takes one to know one pal... Eventually he gave in and hung up. Of course if we had shown the same program repeated then we'd get idiots complaining we have too much repeated programming. There's just no winning is there

[Mixed Bag]

Did he also want you to show The Honeymooners on your colour station as well as your B/W one?

[BlakeMP]

You know, I'm pretty mad that the Cartoon Network keeps showing anime cartoons instead of the Flintstones and Looney Tunes like they used to -- why don't you take care of that for me too?

[NightWolf]

I swear people just have selective hearing. I don't think it would have mattered what you told him, he wasn't going to hear anything unless you told him you would fix. I love those people.

[TYFSOK]

You know, I'm pretty mad that the Cartoon Network keeps showing anime cartoons instead of the Flintstones and Looney Tunes like they used to -- why don't you take care of that for me too?

Hey, I LIKE anime!

Of course, I like the classic WB stuff too...but it doesn't matter because I'm in Japan and don't get the Cartoon Network.

(there IS a CN Japan (where western cartoons are exotic and strange! ), but I can't afford cable. And I've got more than enough anime to watch...)

[LostMyMind]

You know, I'm pretty mad that the Cartoon Network keeps showing anime cartoons instead of the Flintstones and Looney Tunes like they used to -- why don't you take care of that for me too?

Don't start that mess, it's bad enough they decided to put non-cartoons on Cartoon Network. On my cable network, I got a choice between Cartoon Network and Disney Cartoon. Don't screw it up for me

However, I do agree they need to drop the silly decision they made to drop "old time" cartoons because of the PC pressure to not offend everyone who cry "wolf" for every "stereotype" that was made fun of back then. Everyone was a target, do you really think Elmer Fudd isn't a poke at the southern man.

[HYHYBT]

Interesting. I always thought Elmer Fudd was more New Hampshire-area than southern...

[tensaineko]

cn has a spin off network for the old cartoons now, its called boomerang, they still play dexters lab there too!!!

[Bertonator]

Technologically challenged

It's amazing how some people are technologically challenged. But then, the higher the technology, the more ignorant and fearful some people become. Of course it just my opinion, I could be wrong.

[Phone Jockey]

My customers rant & rave about us not having a couple of channels in HD & it gets SO old! We've explained that either said company won't let us have the format or we're working on it. Hell, half the ppl who write in call them "high density" channels anyway...

[Broomjockey]

half the ppl who write in call them "high density" channels anyway...

Well, ya see, if you look at it like thi... well, maybe if you... ok, wait, then... ummm. The information is packed more tightly? Making it more dense?

I got nothin'.

[PuckishOne]

The information is packed more tightly? Making it more dense?

No, I think "high density" just refers to PhoneJockey's customers.

[Horsetuna]

Elmer Fudd: apparently, Fudd's original look was a young black, bald girl... (hence his largish head and large lips).

But the rest... ehh... I love the old loney tunes... and how do you get stereotypes out of Daffy and Roadrunner? I guess there's a bit in Sylvester and the Bulldog but... ?