The Partnership for a Logo-Free America elevates its game

We've invited a bitch-session over those pesky network logos you can't seem to escape when watching TV. Another reader, Bob Johnson, points out that not only are mid-show logos distracting, annoying and no doubt created by a spawn of Satan, they can also be hazardous to your TV’s health:

“Here, here. Those $#@& logos sure kill the moment. Shows and movies try to capture an audience within a scene and then BAM up comes some yahoo jumping through a hoop at the bottom of the screen. Aside from that is the technical problems of today's televisions. Plasma TV's are everywhere. What's their main concern? Screen burn-in.

“Anything displayed for too long of a time or always in the same spot can eventually burn in the screen permanently. Even if it doesn't right away, you can see ghosting images left behind temporarily. I fail to see the purpose of the distraction. If we want to watch something, we'll look it up. Also, I've read the color blue has the shortest life span in a plasma. So, why are ch7's news side bars (which side bars can burn in also) are blue? I wish you luck on your venture and hope to see more crusades on the subject.”

I don’t have a plasma screen, but I have heard worries about screen burn-in. It never occurred to me (probably since, as I just said, I don’t have a plasma screen) that these network logos could burn into one’s screen, but if that’s the case, perhaps we can work up a class-action suit or something. Any takers?