Flag on the Field
great article from Graphicology. i totally agree with the author.
"I understand how we got to this point - it was competition. Almost like a sports graphic arms race. Each network had to demonstrate their capability over the other; then take it one step further. And because one network deemed the graphics necessary - all of them do. I think this ignores the fans completely."
http://www.graphicology.com/blog/2010/11/10/320-flag-on-the-field-unnecessary-graphics-15-yards.html