[andy_m]

They are forced on you, I accept that. My point was more that because it's a pvr I'm now watching a lot fewer adverts than I ever did before I first got Sky + so I don't feel inundated with messages, and as a result I'm perhaps much happier to put up with this opportunism than I might have otherwise been. We're not, as a rule, a nation that has to contend with rampant commercialism - in my opinion, at least. I was watching an episode of Breaking Bad last night and in it two men were sat on a garish bench, the entire back board of which was given over to an advert for a local lawyer. It was eye catching in as much as a bench local to me is more likely to have a little plaque in memory of somebody on it. TiVo is an American system. Perhaps if we were more used to being subjected to advertising this would be less of an issue?

As an aside, Clockwork Orange is an awesome film!