avatarRandy Rather

Summary

Randy Rather announces his candidacy for office with a platform focused on standardizing TV commercial and show volumes, including streaming services, and addressing the audio mixing issues in movies.

Abstract

Randy Rather has declared his intention to run for office, with a unique campaign promise: to ensure that television commercials play at the same volume as the TV shows themselves. His platform extends to standardizing volumes across different channels and also addresses the audio levels in streaming services. Furthermore, Rather targets filmmakers who produce movies with dialogue that is too quiet and sound effects that are excessively loud, causing discomfort for viewers. His campaign slogan, "Make the volume normal again!", encapsulates his commitment to this cause.

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  • Randy Rather expresses a strong stance against the inconsistency of audio levels between TV commercials and shows, as well as across different channels and streaming services.
  • He criticizes moviemakers for their poor audio mixing choices, which result in inaudible dialogue and overly loud sound effects, suggesting that this is a significant issue for viewers.
  • The use of humor in his campaign message, "Make the volume normal again!", indicates a light-hearted approach to the problem while also emphasizing the importance of his proposed reforms.
  • The announcement implies that the current state of audio levels in media is a common frustration among consumers, which Rather aims to resolve through his candidacy.

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My platform

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I’d like to announce my candidacy for office. My entire platform will be making TV commercials the same volume as the TV shows. I’ll be standardizing the volume between channels. This will also include streaming services. And if you’re a moviemaker who makes the dialog so quiet that my dog can’t even tell when someone’s talking, and then makes the effects so loud that my roof caves in, I’m coming for you too. Vote Randy Rather, “Make the volume normal again!”

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