Overall I think the threads work better for everyone with anything in the future being spoilered. Dual threads just split the discussion in half (this may actually get me into one of the Lost threads if it shortened them), and the threads for many shows aren't long enough to split in half and have any semblance of good conversation.

Really? ANYTHING?

No I'm, just kidding, I know you clearly meant to say without.

Well put and true, I can understand that side of it as well. But as Daniel just stated, he avoids trailers at all costs, even to the extent of covering eyes and ears. So he must think that there is going to be something in movie trailers that might spoil his viewing of the movie? He really honestly doesn't want to be spoiled on anything, which is great, I respect that, I don't necessarily agree with it, but I respect it and thats his pesonal preference, its cool. And I agree that ads/promos/trailers do give away at times, plot details/guest stars ect, IMO I just think they are minor in the long run of things. Its not like trailers for ESB are giving away that is Luke's father or Bruce Willis is a in the 6th Sense or anything like that which I consider a HUGE plot points, and real spoilers. I got hosed on the 6th sense movie

Michael Corvin said Unless you are watching a show on a network that is playing the show you are trying to avoid ads/promos/previews on. My example in my first post was with Supernatural showing Smallville ads/promos/previews, IMO if they show an ad in the middle of the show you are watching, its part of the episode isn't it? I am not trying to get into technicalities or anything like that, but it happens ALL the time, hell MNF plays ads for Lost and D H'wives ALL the time, its hard to avoid.

Not to veer of the course of discussion, I just honestly think that ads/promos/previews don't give away that much in the long run of things, and for sure don't spoil anything major, thats just me, like I said though its everybody's personal preference. I just don't see how ads/promos/previews can be avoided 100% of the time, especially when you are watching the same network that airs the show you are trying to avoid ads/promos/previews on, like I mentioned Supernatural and Smallville ads/promos/previews, they do it all the time.

And Daniel I am not hating or anything so don't take my comments the wrong way or anything it's not meant that way (and I know you know that) I respect your decision in avoiding ads/promos/previews at all costs, IMO I think its a little OD, but its cool, not hate from Animal

Nice to see everyone is quite cordial in this debate. Friendly bunch in here.

Good point. Like some others I change the channel or mute it and ignore for a minute. I just feel if you haven't seen the events occur in an actual 45 minute episode, it is spoiler material. That is all it boils down to for me.

As for the movie analogy again, I don't mind movie trailers most of the time, especially in the theater. My reasoning is that they show trailers for films that don't come out for 3 months to a year down the road. Even if the marketing department decides to give away a big plot point, who is going to remember every minute detail of a trailer they saw 6 months prior to a films release?
Trailers on TV are another matter.

I'm lucky for both Lost and 24 since there are basically no other shows I watch on those networks(Arrested Development aside), so I don't have to worry about random previews. I also DVR most everything so it isn't usually a problem.

Okay, here's my take on this. I'm not trying to be antagonistic. I'm not trying to have things "my way", whatever that means. I'm trying to be considerate of others. And on these boards, when people have access to stuff that other people don't want to know about, I try to be considerate of those that don't want to know. It seems really silly to me to have two threads for every single TV episode that's out. Either one with spoilers and one without, or one about that week's episode, and one about the preview for the next episode. There are enough people that don't want to know that upcoming episode info that we should be respecting their wishes. I don't mind doing it, even for shows where I do watch the previews for next week. I think the current system, where we spoilerize anything that doesn't happen IN the current week's episode (that doesn't count previews for the NEXT week's episode) seems to work really well. That way, we have one thread, people who want to read the spoilers can, and those who don't, don't have to. If everyone just follows that rule, it seems to work really well. And everyone wins. Does that make sense?

Obviously, but only to some.

I would if I could, but when the networks here air some of them they don't air the preview of the next week's episode.

Example: Every time I watch 'Everybody Hates Chris', before it goes to commercials and right before the credits I hear Chris Rock saying 'Stay tuned for scenes from next week's episode' (or something like that). Then after the commercial break they just air the credits and no preview.

Word up to that brother! Nice to have a legit discussion without the pissing and moaning, its cool! x 10