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From: mangoe@umcp-cs.UUCP (Charley Wingate)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Strange Preview Practices
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Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 20:20:18 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 12 20:20:18 1985
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In article <3254@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> trudel@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Jon) writes:

>Well, I live in NJ, and I find that I discriminate heavily when it comes
>to moviegoing.  Within 15 minutes of New Brunswick, I can think of at least
>twenty-count 'em-twenty movie screens.  There are a lot of movies to choose 
>from, and I can bet that advertising for a movie will be quite extensive 
>due to this large amount.  One other thing of note is that in the theatres,
>they also show a lot of minute-long+ previews.  Is this true elsewhere too?

One thing that's started around here is the practice of running COMMERCIALS
with the previews!  I mean commercials just like on the small screen!

Has this obnoxious practice appeared elsewhere?

C Wingate  umcp-cs!mangoe  (here is C.P., Md.)

"You want me to make a donation to the Coast Guard Youth Auxiliary!"