TV ads, shows need to turn down volume

Your article, "Bipartisan agreement: Ads are too loud" [Editorial, Dec. 7], is the reason I'm writing. In a similar vein, I'd like to know why on most of today's drama programs, the music is so loud that you have to strain your ears to hear what the characters are saying.

I find that they have the music especially loud at the end of the program when they are explaining the end of the plot. I've asked many people about this and they are all as puzzled and perplexed as I am. These dramas are all great, but the songs that the directors and producers think are so important are annoying to the viewers.

I've also noticed that quite a few shows, such as "How It's Made," have annoying sound effects while the guy is trying to explain the procedure of how something is made.

This may seem trivial, but if the powers that be could turn down the volume on the music and raise the voices of characters, I'm certain there would be much happier viewers. I know I would be.

Geri Incerto

Blue Point

I'm so of happy to see our members of Congress hard at work. They had trouble deciding on extending tax cuts and unemployment benefits. They can't decide on "don't ask, don't tell." They can't decide on how best to combat the war on terror, but lo and behold, they can send a bill to the president on lowering the volume of advertising on TV.

Who says they aren't looking out for our best interests?

Bob Horsham

Floral Park