Why do tv shows show you what’s to come on the show you are watching

Jedi boro said:
This is my new pet hate….

Coming up aaaagh I’m watching it why show me the end of a show I’m watching.

Or worse show me the end before it even begins.
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You get it the other way around too. Why do they feel the need to spend five minutes showing me what happened in the previous episode before they start with the new stuff? Do they think that we're too thick to remember what happened last week?
 
That’s a good point.

It must be an American thing that has crept in as we never use to do it

but now across all channels they seem obsessed with previewing a show you are currently watching. Coming up theres disaster in the kitchen….

Esp when most of those type of shows it’s the reveal element that is the reason your watching.
 
Jedi boro said:
That’s a good point.

It must be an American thing that has crept in as we never use to do it

but now across all channels they seem obsessed with previewing a show you are currently watching. Coming up theres disaster in the kitchen….

Esp when most of those type of shows it’s the reveal element that is the reason your watching.
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I just turn it off as soon as I hear that 'coming up on . . ." thing at the end of an episode. And it is more of a US thing that is creeping in over here. I'll agree with you on that.
 
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Yes I’m the same but take a show like the bake of the professionals now the entire premise is to show the process of seeing them create their culinary masterpiece yet they’ll start with and coming up then show the finished item and worse yet show how it crumbles and smashed to the floor.
 
Centralscrutinizer said:
Later in this episode, people argue about politics, moan about lack of signings and while away their time posting trivia. My name is centralscrutinizer and this is Fly Me to the Moon 😗🙂😁
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You're wasting your talents sailing around on the high seas, drinking rum and finding treasure mate. Give me a call sometime. I'll put you in touch with someone. I'm already representing Nobby and I'm his campaign manager now too but that's not going terribly well. I thought that getting all of the stuff about waterfowl out in the public domain, so that everybody already knew about it, and journalists couldn't ambush him with it was a good idea, and it probably was but Nobby isn't returning my calls now. It's almost as if he doesn't want me to help him to become the next prime minister.
 
bumface said:
You're wasting your talents sailing around on the high seas, drinking rum and finding treasure mate. Give me a call sometime. I'll put you in touch with someone. I'm already representing Nobby and I'm his campaign manager now too but that's not going terribly well. I thought that getting all of the stuff about waterfowl out in the public domain, so that everybody already knew about it, and journalists couldn't ambush him with it was a good idea, and it probably was but Nobby isn't returning my calls now. It's almost as if he doesn't want me to help him to become the next prime minister.
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I reckon I could make something of myself if I had the right agent 🌟
 
I always think of speeded up sequences at the beginning of Battlestar Galactica with the drums which I used to close my eyes to.
 
I’ve never understood why people watch shows like This Morning to see what’s going to happen on soaps like Corination Street months ahead! You know how a big storyline is going to end.. why bother watching it every night?!
 
Does anybody ever watch TV shows on a television anymore? I don't know why I bother having one. I watch pretty much everything on the laptop these days. There's no annoying adverts.
 
Yeh just watching the YouTube series Wayne and at the end there is a "Next on Wayne" part

I know it`s coming up but always fail to react until about 15 seconds in, then I`m chastising myself for being stupid and not getting ready to turn it off before the next episode is spoilt
 
TheYorkshireTerrier said:
I’ve never understood why people watch shows like This Morning to see what’s going to happen on soaps like Corination Street months ahead! You know how a big storyline is going to end.. why bother watching it every night?!
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You do know that some people who watch soap operas religiously don’t understand men who get worked up about 22 young blokes kicking a ball around a couple of times a week right?

😉
 
If it gets you watching enough of the next episode on a streaming service, it counts as a view, which pushes stats higher for investors/advertising revenue.

A good tip I picked up from Reddit to prevent stupidly late nights from binge watching was to commit myself to switching off halfway through an episode, when most stories aren't trying to suck you in or entice you to continue.
 
They're doing it with Better Call Saul now too. I don't want to know what happens in the next episode before I've watched it.
 
They do it well on Arrested Development, where the "Next on" scenes are all completely made up and nothing to do with what's actually next.
 
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