Well, I have noticed today even MORE straightforward, objective, simple and clear descriptions of movies in the INFO on several of the premiums--at lest the ones for AE 250. How REFRESHING. This must be the new provider of EPG data Scott mentioned. Of course, there are still those obvious TiVo descriptions with phrases like, "Uplifting comedy" or, "This chilling thriller . . ." and, "Spawned from the weird and wonderful mind of David Lynch . . . " Aw, SHUT UP you frustrated great novelst wannabe writer now stuck banging out descriptions for a EPG service.
I'll make up a few of my own based upon real and inspired awful TiVo INFO descriptions:
"In the shocking sixth entry with Jigsaw is up to his old tricks again in one of the biggest horror franchises of all time. . . of this mad-cap comedy gem . . . in the enchanting, wonderful wizardly world of You Know Who . . . in this enduring crowd pleaser." Or for Casablanca I remember something like, "Morraco; spies, Nazis; intrigue; cue the piano player; old loves meet again [and I'll add] none of them amount to a hill of beans in this classic . . ." Can't they just describe the plot in general because there may be a few YOUNG folk who have never seen the movie.
I would never mention in a description for an EPG service that while the movie (Casablanca)was did win awards, and nominated for several more awards, and became a classic, I personally consider it really as a rather unremarkable, formula film with all the tropes and cliche's and rather predictable course and ending seen outside of the context of its release during WWII and its repeated plays on local TV stations for decades, when at that time of the war, one could understand how it captured the Zeitgeist at the time it was released. There were quite a few films like it that preceded Casablanca. I would just stick to the facts, mam.
I had too much fun with this post. Keep adding those much better INFO descriptions, DISH.