[mythtv-users] Removing laugh tracks from recordings

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/04/2006 07:45 PM, Brian Wood wrote:

>On May 4, 2006, at 5:08 PM, Nick Rout wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 4 May 2006 16:44:20 -0600 Brian Wood wrote:
>>
>>>>Now if we can just convince tv studios to send the laugh track on a
>>>>separate channel, we're in business. :)
>>>>
>>>Seems like I read about that being done someplace, perhaps in the
>>>EU ? They had two sound tracks, one with and one sans laughtrack.
>>>      
>>>
>>In that wikipedia article referred to earlier in this thread there is
>>discussion of the M*A*S*H DVD's that allow the end user to choose the
>>audio track with or without canned laughter.
>>
>>It would be easier however if someone just passed a law banning canned
>>laughter.
>>
>Please Add a Prohibition Against the Following:
>
>Previews and commercials on purchased DVDs/Tapes
>  
>

Gotta say that I personally think the previews on purchased DVD's are 
often more interesting than the feature.  So, I'll have to write my 
representative to voice my opposition to this act.

>Useless "FBI" warnings
>  
>

Heh.  Funny you should mention that because it's /already/ illegal to 
skip over that warning if the DVD is played back in a certain country in 
which the warning is commonly found...  So, we currently have pretty 
much the exact opposite of the law you want (thanks to DMCA and DVD CCA 
licensing).

>Newscasts that spend more airtime teasing a story than actually  
>presenting it
>  
>

I'll support this one.  The one that prevented me from ever watching a 
newscast again was the ~6:00pm teaser I saw for the local TV station's 
11:00pm newscast on Saving Private Ryan's opening day.  The announcer 
said something to the effect of, "Many veterans are experiencing trauma 
due to the intense scenes in Saving Private Ryan.  The VA has set up a 
help line for veterans to call for help.  Tune in at 11:00 and we'll 
give you the number for the help line."

Mike
"Newscast free since July '98"