[mythtv-users] Removing laugh tracks from recordings

[Brian Wood]

On May 4, 2006, at 5:08 PM, Nick Rout wrote:

>
> On Thu, 4 May 2006 16:44:20 -0600
> Brian Wood wrote:
>
>>> Now if we can just convince tv studios to send the laugh track on a
>>> separate channel, we're in business. :)
>>
>> Seems like I read about that being done someplace, perhaps in the
>> EU ? They had two sound tracks, one with and one sans laughtrack.
>
> In that wikipedia article referred to earlier in this thread there is
> discussion of the M*A*S*H DVD's that allow the end user to choose the
> audio track with or without canned laughter.
>
> It would be easier however if someone just passed a law banning canned
> laughter.
>

Please Add a Prohibition Against the Following:

Previews and commercials on purchased DVDs/Tapes

Useless "FBI" warnings

Newscasts that spend more airtime teasing a story than actually  
presenting it

Any use of the phrase "Information Superhighway"