Machi and Machinichi Statistics
Today evening while watching Thalaivars Vettayadu VeLayadu I observed this.
Actual Movie Duration - 2 hrs 37 minutes
Movie Duration in Sun TV -4 hrs 9 minutes
Advertisements - 40 minutes.
News* - 42 minutes
Movie was between 6.03-6.17, 6.24-6.41, 6.48-7.05, 7.11-7.26, 8.00-8.18, 8.25-8.40, 8.46-9.06, 9.13-9.26, 9.32 to 9.43, 9.49-10.02 and 10.08-10.12
Advertisements were between 6.18-6.23, 6.42-6.47,7.06-7.10,8.19-8.24,8.41-8.45,9.07-9.12,9.27-9.31,9.44-9.48,10.03-10.07
On an average, an advertisement lasted 20 seconds. So totally, we had to endure close to 144 advertisements (Not different advertisements)
The advertisement break can be split into two parts
1. Generic advertisements
2. Adverstiments of sponsors, who sponsored for the movie telecast. E.g. Castrol.
So, on every advertisment break you get to watch general advertisement for first 2 minutes and then the advertisements of the sponsors. Finally, just 1 minute before movie resumes Castrol Active’s ad was shown, followed by other advertisements for a minute.
Every time the movie resumes, it starts some 10 seconds before when it actually stopped. Continuity?
*-I didnt calculate the actual news duration and the advertisment duration during the news break. All times in P.M., IST.
on 15 Jan 2008 at 10:36 pm # Laksh
That sure must have taken a lot of effort to track. Next time I complain of no time to exercise I know where to find it
on 15 Jan 2008 at 10:39 pm # F e r r a r i
Not actually
on 15 Jan 2008 at 11:58 pm # ila
Did u calculate this? great, what about RAJ TV movies, will go on for days, starts in day and ends in another day..
Anyway we have lot of breaks for the movie, so that we can have detailed chat with “others” in that time…
on 16 Jan 2008 at 1:11 am # manju
I guess you don’t have any better work to do ;o)
Njoi the festive season
on 16 Jan 2008 at 1:15 am # manju
Also, I can see an upcoming Gaptun in you ;o)
on 16 Jan 2008 at 2:09 am # Lone Star
Observation after reading this Observations post:
- Ferrari seems to have a lot of spare time(which client are you working for, bud?)
Like Manju said, this would’ve been great if you had narrated it Gaptun(as in Ramana) style.
on 16 Jan 2008 at 3:45 am # Gayathri
I want to join your project. You have way too much of time. And patience.
on 16 Jan 2008 at 9:11 am # Vishy
@manju:
good one..
“gaptun” - LoL
on 16 Jan 2008 at 9:33 am # Deepak
Im lucky, I saw the movie in Singapore but there werent any advertisement breaks. In fact the whole movie got over in 40 mins as all murder scenes were censored.
on 16 Jan 2008 at 10:09 am # Vijay Ganesh
Hi Ferrari… Good analysis but non-productive
on 16 Jan 2008 at 10:39 am # ImsaiRasigan
I think your Thalaivar’s movie must have bored you sooooo much that you started spending time in counting the ads. and their duration.
on 16 Jan 2008 at 11:27 am # SN
Even i saw that.. and was sooo damn pissed off…. Too much a installment la paakavechuttan… NO thrill of watching a kamal movie…
on 16 Jan 2008 at 12:01 pm # karthi
piraboo,
Before years, in kumbudam, a character which will do the same type of work.
any body could remember that name ?
on 16 Jan 2008 at 12:45 pm # Dilip Muralidaran
ImsaiRasigan: That is so desperate of you. Dont even give me the opportunity to talk about a movie called “Sivaji”. Its Chinese torture man!
on 16 Jan 2008 at 1:56 pm # Citric Acid
Some patience you harbour! Attempted to make a note of all the ads during one movie and got tired after just 16 ads. I fail to understand what makes ppl watch movies on TV when it’s so much easier to buy a DVD.
And the thing that irks the most is ‘India thozhaikaatchigazhil mudhal muraiyaaga….thiraikku vanthu sila maathangale aana….’ Total torture!
on 16 Jan 2008 at 2:30 pm # divya
seriyaana vetti job naa adhu idhu thaan…
on 16 Jan 2008 at 2:54 pm # Lavs
Did you actually sit down and calculate these figures??? What a beautiful way to spend one’s evening:-)
on 16 Jan 2008 at 3:41 pm # ImsaiRasigan
Dilip, That “Chinese torture” has been spontaneuously sought after by billions all over the globe just for one man. So much for the so-called “torture” you are referring to.
on 16 Jan 2008 at 4:14 pm # Shshhh...
analum porumai jaasthi pa unaku…
on 16 Jan 2008 at 4:29 pm # Maverick
40 mins of advertisement in 4 hours during prime time. Wondering how much Sun TV would have made in this time!
on 16 Jan 2008 at 5:42 pm # shyam
Prabhu, just how bored were you when you calculated all this?
on 16 Jan 2008 at 5:54 pm # raj
Ferrari, all fine except that the breakup you gave adds up to 3 hrs 59 minutes. Other 10 minutes? Bathroom break for you?
on 17 Jan 2008 at 1:29 pm # Deepak
@ Raj
Oho idhula caampatisan veraya?
on 17 Jan 2008 at 2:45 pm # Lavanya
While your statistics sound so convincing, I bet you made up the numbers based on educated guessing. Confess now Prabhu!
on 17 Jan 2008 at 5:48 pm # uma
wat a way to kill time. Has never even thot of it. keep doing such things and let us know too
on 18 Jan 2008 at 2:02 am # gggf
..and this baadu gets paid by a MNC.. this asshole should be sent home packing..fuck you
on 25 Jan 2008 at 11:17 am # Inoruvan
Hahaha ….Good Analysis….
on 09 Feb 2008 at 10:41 pm # Niranjan
Dont worry. New technologies are coming to save all of us from such problems. TiVo/DVRs are so useful that I love them. Whenever I see a program now, I watch it 15 mins later so that I can fastforward all the commercials. Now I cannot watch a TV program without that..
on 16 Feb 2008 at 12:42 am # anon
For the first time, I felt time that I had wasted time on your blog!
on 14 Apr 2008 at 7:48 am # Rajesh
yes that is true and it takes almost half of a day to watch a movie. If you compare you spend of half of days work time to watch a movie. If movie is good then you do not realize that four stretch. Same like, one does not realize 8 hrs on a busy day.
Nothing is wasted, the channel guys should see it. However, they can not do anything about it because even they have to make money, yallaru ki kaas venu.