Simple solution: quit watching TV.

It's all about making you want stuff you never knew existed, and buy stuff you don't need and can't afford.

The programs are just fillers to get you to watch the adds. They build up tension till the ad break, then your subconscious mind takes the ads as a resolution to the tension. The aim is to make you want to go out and buy so you'll feel better.

Ditch the idiot box.