tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post7599985625643381061..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: Why Do They Whisper on Soap Operas!!joehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-42049626948915041352022-12-08T23:36:40.950-05:002022-12-08T23:36:40.950-05:00I fast forward through soaps when they whisper. I ...I fast forward through soaps when they whisper. I HATE IT! It’s very annoying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7021641042801694412018-05-02T14:38:12.410-04:002018-05-02T14:38:12.410-04:00I agree with you 100%! The new HBO show has the l...I agree with you 100%! The new HBO show has the lead actress whispering all the time. Goddamn annoying!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287173230589707646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-4068442351693235022015-04-06T23:17:52.586-04:002015-04-06T23:17:52.586-04:00YES! Thank God it's not just me. Why, oh why,...YES! Thank God it's not just me. Why, oh why, do they have to whisper? I turn it up to hear and then get Blasted off my seat when the ads come on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-59782584027323054562013-12-18T05:22:28.756-05:002013-12-18T05:22:28.756-05:00Interesting. I didn't know they whispered beca...Interesting. I didn't know they whispered because I don't think I've ever see one. Now I'm curious and I'll have to watch and see. LOLManzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-75018239430677973612013-12-17T21:55:25.331-05:002013-12-17T21:55:25.331-05:00I don't do the soaps anymore. But I will vouch...I don't do the soaps anymore. But I will vouch that my flat screen TV has the speakers pointing out the BACK of the screen. I crank it really loud to hear some of my shows. Everybody upstairs on the back side of the TV yells at me to turn it down. I guess I can see it or hear it. But not both. I must say, the HD picture is breathtaking.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-78478686764148383562013-12-17T21:13:36.015-05:002013-12-17T21:13:36.015-05:00I know EXACTLY what you mean! The older I get, the...I know EXACTLY what you mean! The older I get, the more they whisper.<br /><br />(Truthfully, I remember reading that the new flat-screen TVs have awful sound quality. If you get an additional soundbar or speakers and a sub woofer, it gets better. Of course...more money. The genius of sales people...)Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-53564974870994873762013-12-17T21:03:58.055-05:002013-12-17T21:03:58.055-05:00I don't watch soaps, but my ears have gotten s...I don't watch soaps, but my ears have gotten so old that I now use closed captions. BTW, they don't use smaller print when they whisper!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-83008160172744129822013-12-17T19:14:53.611-05:002013-12-17T19:14:53.611-05:00I know what you mean. It does take some concentrat...I know what you mean. It does take some concentration on our part. I remember watching Soaps when my kids were babies and I was a stay home Mom. Today- - - forget at. I don't have timeMunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-24042663088709631202013-12-17T16:53:14.702-05:002013-12-17T16:53:14.702-05:00That is why I watch tele novelas not a whisper any...That is why I watch tele novelas not a whisper anywhere. Mommy Bagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016498338534458441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-64819001950094801652013-12-17T15:55:29.186-05:002013-12-17T15:55:29.186-05:00I haven't noticed the whispering but now I'...I haven't noticed the whispering but now I'll look for it, not that I watch soaps. Years ago I was home sick twice, once at the beginning of summer and once at the end. I think I had General Hospital on the TV. At the beginning of summer everyone was in a tizzy over Erica's upcoming cocktail party. A few months later when I was again sick I turned on General Hospital and Erica's party was still three weeks away. Time moves slowly on soaps.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56224433408343914992013-12-17T14:24:42.295-05:002013-12-17T14:24:42.295-05:00Ha! I have noticed that in some of the dramatic sh...Ha! I have noticed that in some of the dramatic shows we watch. But sometimes I can't hear a line because one of us is chewing loudly or rattling a paper. RE: Revenge, I now grit my teeth because of bad acting and dumb plot lines. It has jumped the shark, and yet I keep watching. Sigh. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-59700813971057427982013-12-17T13:55:20.411-05:002013-12-17T13:55:20.411-05:00Ok, friend.... I watch these shows... don't ta...Ok, friend.... I watch these shows... don't take this the wrong way, but turn UP the volume :) It's either male selective hearing or this alleged "tone deafness" that men suffer when women speak. (my husband informed me of that) <br />Besides, I've never heard you complain about the episodes of Days of Our Lives... :)My Daily Jenn-ismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08658536705061751531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84534707029134289382013-12-17T11:56:37.573-05:002013-12-17T11:56:37.573-05:00You're going to need to type with a larger fon...You're going to need to type with a larger font.. I can't hear a word you wrote.<br /><br />I don't watch soaps but there always seems to be some "artsy" trend which all shows follow. I guess whispering is the new one. <br /><br />What makes me nuts is how the general volume on some shows seems muffled and muted.. until the commercial comes on. Then it's blaring. That was supposed to become illegal about a year ago, as far as I understood it, but it's still happening .. particularly on the Comedy channel.. The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-46279268260257614522013-12-17T11:50:59.225-05:002013-12-17T11:50:59.225-05:00Here it sounds like they are all whispering and wh...Here it sounds like they are all whispering and when the adverts come on - you need to turn your volume down to almost nothing. I have the same thoughts so you are not alone. Just an irritation.<br /><br />(Anyway - just to be cheeky - perhaps you need to up the volume on your hearing aid! - Just kidding)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693170090426983457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-5979595576527819662013-12-17T11:50:54.767-05:002013-12-17T11:50:54.767-05:00I have my husband watch British dramas and we (mos...I have my husband watch British dramas and we (mostly he) had trouble with accents and local slang when they are talking...particularly important when it is a mystery.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-50026611800269579492013-12-17T10:50:58.774-05:002013-12-17T10:50:58.774-05:00thanks for the chuckle. don't do soaps - about...thanks for the chuckle. don't do soaps - about the closest i come is still 'dallas'.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-63903734254705704372013-12-17T10:13:16.131-05:002013-12-17T10:13:16.131-05:00I'm so glad to know it's not just me.I'm so glad to know it's not just me.Jim and Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108729200561576870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-4798419906454150792013-12-17T09:44:57.216-05:002013-12-17T09:44:57.216-05:00I don't watch soap operas, so this is just spe...I don't watch soap operas, so this is just speculation on my part, but is one of the show's sponsors a hearing aid company?<br /><br />SLowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-53269679013790624672013-12-17T09:22:58.101-05:002013-12-17T09:22:58.101-05:00LOL!
Now I'm going to have to watch it to see...LOL!<br /><br />Now I'm going to have to watch it to see this phenomenon in action. It sounds peculiar. I may have to research this one.<br /><br />Thanks for the laugh!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.com