RANT

There is something that really irritates me every time it happens. It's something that most people probably couldn't care less about, but I can't stand it. I wish when a movie or TV show is over they would just roll the credits. A while ago they started cutting out the sound and promoting other shows, and I could live with that. It bugged me, but I didn't really care too much about it. But that wasn't good enough. Now they scrunch the credits down to the bottom or the side of the screen and start blabbing about another show they want you to watch. I have even seen them squish up the credits just to show a commercial. What really irritated me was last week they squished the credits down to a tiny strip on the bottom of the TV, maybe 2 or 3 inches, and then immediately started the next show, so it was a little squished, too. What if you had planned on taping that show? Would you start taping then or wait until they got rid of the credits? The credits were so mashed together you couldn't read them no matter how close you got to them. What if you had a bet with somebody over who was the crabby neighbor, or the lazy boss? What if you were a struggling actor and played the crabby neighbor or lazy boss? I'm sure it's a thrill to see your name scroll down the screen, even if you just played 'Drunken Poker Player #3' or some other character that didn't even have a name. I bet the Key Grip and the Assistant to the Assistant to the Producer would like to be able to read their name, too. Personally, if they are going to mash it up so much you can't read it anyway I don't know why they bother with it at all. Shoot it and put it out of it's misery.