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    Has anyone else noticed that the graphics used on CNN and increasingly nearly everywhere else, particularly sports casts, has reached the depths of every cliche from the flaming text logo's era in web design of the mid to late '90s? It's hugely distracting, brings nothing useful to the material at hand and is tacky with a capital T. It's like they are trying to stress test the human visual cortex system or find latent epileptics or something. Now, as if that's not enough comes the cheesy swooshing sound effects now commonly used when yet more graphics are inflicted upon us in the form of fly in stuff. The Daily Show and Colbert Report have been mocking this for so long now that half the audience probably doesn't even realize it's mockery any more. And how in the world hasn't CNN broken or worn out their "Breaking News" button yet?


    "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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      Has anyone else noticed that the graphics used on CNN and increasingly nearly everywhere else, particularly sports casts, has reached the depths of every cliche from the flaming text logo's era in web design of the mid to late '90s? It's hugely distracting, brings nothing useful to the material at hand and is tacky with a capital T. It's like they are trying to stress test the human visual cortex system or find latent epileptics or something. Now, as if that's not enough comes the cheesy swooshing sound effects now commonly used when yet more graphics are inflicted upon us in the form of fly in stuff. The Daily Show and Colbert Report have been mocking this for so long now that half the audience probably doesn't even realize it's mockery any more. And how in the world hasn't CNN broken or worn out their "Breaking News" button yet?


      "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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      DaveX86
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      I've pretty much given up watching TV...between what you're talking about with the visual stress and the mind-numbing frequency of commercials, I just can't take it anymore. I think someone should do a study about brain damage and TV :)

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        Has anyone else noticed that the graphics used on CNN and increasingly nearly everywhere else, particularly sports casts, has reached the depths of every cliche from the flaming text logo's era in web design of the mid to late '90s? It's hugely distracting, brings nothing useful to the material at hand and is tacky with a capital T. It's like they are trying to stress test the human visual cortex system or find latent epileptics or something. Now, as if that's not enough comes the cheesy swooshing sound effects now commonly used when yet more graphics are inflicted upon us in the form of fly in stuff. The Daily Show and Colbert Report have been mocking this for so long now that half the audience probably doesn't even realize it's mockery any more. And how in the world hasn't CNN broken or worn out their "Breaking News" button yet?


        "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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        leckey 0
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        Lewis Black was on there a couple years ago and decided not to talk until they removed all that stuff. They apparently put something like 'the ticker will return after the Lewis Black interview.'

        Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.

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          Has anyone else noticed that the graphics used on CNN and increasingly nearly everywhere else, particularly sports casts, has reached the depths of every cliche from the flaming text logo's era in web design of the mid to late '90s? It's hugely distracting, brings nothing useful to the material at hand and is tacky with a capital T. It's like they are trying to stress test the human visual cortex system or find latent epileptics or something. Now, as if that's not enough comes the cheesy swooshing sound effects now commonly used when yet more graphics are inflicted upon us in the form of fly in stuff. The Daily Show and Colbert Report have been mocking this for so long now that half the audience probably doesn't even realize it's mockery any more. And how in the world hasn't CNN broken or worn out their "Breaking News" button yet?


          "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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          WillemM
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          It must be my monitor settings, because the homepage of CNN doesn't look all that bright and distractive to me. Then again I only checked the homepage and didn't bother to browse any further.

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            It must be my monitor settings, because the homepage of CNN doesn't look all that bright and distractive to me. Then again I only checked the homepage and didn't bother to browse any further.

            WM. My blog

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            TV man TV, there's life beyond your monitor you know. ;)


            "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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              TV man TV, there's life beyond your monitor you know. ;)


              "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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              Ah that thing that is gathering dust in the corner. Well, I have to agree on that. CNN is shouty and you are distracted big time by all the tickers and so called "breaking news"

              WM. My blog

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