Re: Annoying prime time effects

I might use the "dancing monkey" line the next time someone suggests some flashy effect rather than focusing on the content.

I agree that the Fringe text is clever, but it gets old, like most effects. I feel it calls attention to itself, which takes you out of the action and reminds you you are watching tv.

Along the lines of cheezy network tv effects, why must they have a beeping or clicking noise when computer text appears on-screen.
By the same token, I have never heard floodlights make a dramatic echo crashy noise when they switch on or off.

Oh well, conventions of cliche practices make us not have to work very hard when watching new tv shows.