Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!mangoe From: mangoe@umcp-cs.UUCP (Charley Wingate) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Strange Preview Practices Message-ID: <1201@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 20:20:18 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.1201 Posted: Mon Aug 12 20:20:18 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 02:29:58 EDT References: <3254@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 17 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!"