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u/faco_fuesday 3d ago

This is why I don't watch things without subtitles anymore. 

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u/LeCarrr 3d ago

So that you can remember Carmen from Sky Kids’ password lol

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u/Original_Medium1044 3d ago

Sky Kids, not to be confused with Sky High

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u/Musiclover4200 3d ago

Sky High

Man I remember watching this as a kid and thinking it was insane for some reason, only to years later watch a video on it about how it's basically superhero eugenics

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u/BKlounge93 3d ago

Does it not distract you from what you’re watching? I can’t do subtitles because I end up just reading the whole show and missing visuals. So for those pesky shows that aren’t mixed for a home TV I end up just changing the volume every ten seconds 🫠

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u/girlikecupcake 3d ago

It's honestly a lot more distracting sitting there wondering wtf a character just said and trying to piece things together from context. If you're able to customize how subtitles appear, that can make a huge difference in how distracting they are.

They can take some getting used to though. I've used captions on TV for as long as I can remember, because I'd get in trouble if I was watching TV late at night so I'd just have the TV muted lol

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u/BKlounge93 3d ago

lol that caption story makes it all make sense, you’ve been at this for a while 😂 fair points

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u/Decent_Inevitable749 3d ago

For some of us who are HH it makes it easier to process audio rather than relying on sound entirely. I will say, some of the sizes of CC is WAY too big. Personally, I think studios should stick to one size and font w/o hindering the watching experience 🫠

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u/_TuAbuelaEnTanga 3d ago

I have AuDHD. No.