I know a lot of people disagree with me on this, but “just” the intro to a show is still an ad.
I absolutely hate ads and I hate “intros” to shows. They are one and the same. I don’t care if I have the option to tap a button to skip the intro (some services don’t even allow this), end of day is I literally pay for “ad-free” content on these services and they still manage to mess that up.
I’m open to hearing why people are ok with these intros while not ok with normal ads.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Because it’s part of the show? What is it advertising? Usually there are some amount of credits. Certainly not ads.
qlya@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Maybe I’m misunderstanding the post. I was under the impression that they are talking about intros/ads to other shows on the same service.
Example: I start a brand new show and I’m immediately hit with an ad for another show on the same service, before I can watch the show I actually selected.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Are you taking about previews? Yes, those are ads. The intro to a show that is the same every episode, those aren’t ads, but are skipable.
qlya@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Yes, the previews. Sorry, I misread.
lunarul@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
The intro is the opening sequence of the show. People usually watch that on the first episode, but if you’re binge-watching a show you don’t want to keep seeing the intro over and over again for each episode.