The harmful effects of television advertising on children is well documented (e.g., www.apa.org/releases/childrenads.pdf ). Perhaps more subtle are the negative effects on adults. The constant interruption of scheduled programming can easily ruin any anticipated viewing enjoyment. Using psychological time (think wind chill factor versus actual temperature), 50% to 75% of programming is composed of commercials; the length of a commercial break is often longer than that of a segment of programming between breaks. It is common to tune through 100 channels and see advertising on each and every one. The obnoxious nature of content of these commercials is enough to sicken sensitive viewers. This crass commercialism, pandering as it does to the lowest depths of human greed and vanity, ha
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