I kinda feel bad for Dar

Drax · 10-29-2007, 12:48 AM

On 09-18-2007 @ 09:34AM (CST) in the "What was the most recent movie you watched on TV?" thread , dar512 said:

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I don't watch TV.

As a TV addict, hearing/seeing this pains me. D, your missing a lot of good stuff, not only purely entertainment shows, but some edutainment shows too. (and I don't mean on PBS).

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I can't stand commercials....

Granted most of 'em are annoying, but some are actually informative, and even entertaining.

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... and am unwilling to pay for cable - which I understand has lots of commercials now too.

Hey, more channels means more commercials to pay for the TV shows and movies on those networks.

Ok, I'm missing The Lost Book Of Nostradamus.

Mockingbird · 10-29-2007, 03:17 AM

I don't watch TV, either. I haven't for a long time now. I read books and honestly don't feel the loss.

Perry Winkle · 10-29-2007, 03:36 AM

I don't watch much TV.

Sometimes something will catch my attention: Rome, The Long Way 'Round. Starting last night at 9, I'm actually watching an hour of TV per week now. The Long Way Down started, and I'll probably watch it. The good thing is that BBC 2 doesn't really have commercials.

If I had to pay anything to see this stuff, I wouldn't.

TheMercenary · 10-29-2007, 08:26 AM

I watch TV, lots of it. Mostly in this order of preference:

News
Discovery, History, A&E
Comedy Channel
PBS
National Geographic Channel
Travel Channel
Spike TV and AMC
Sports
HBO and some other no commercial channels
The Weather Channel

DanaC · 10-29-2007, 08:46 AM

Hmmm....I watch:

News,
Comedy shows
News
Dramas
News
Current affairs
News
Documentaries.....
and news.:P

I am a parliamentary junkie. I like to know what's going on in Westminster, so all the QuestionTime type programmes, news and analysis, behind the scenes stuff and the Parliament channel if there's nothing else on :P

kerosene · 10-29-2007, 08:57 AM

I don't watch TV...occasionally we will watch a DVD movie, but no cable. And we can't get any local stations here. Doesn't bother me, at all. Too many other things I want to do.

Cloud · 10-29-2007, 09:36 AM

I watch TV all the time. Usually with the sound turned off and the caption on; and with the stereo on and a book in my hand.

I think kids' tv time should be strictly limited, however. I've already got the "book habit"--they do not.

monster · 10-29-2007, 10:17 AM

I don't watch TV. I don't have time to feel sorry for those who do, either.

Perry, no commercials on BBC, but you are supposed to pay your TV license.....

staceyv · 10-29-2007, 10:21 AM

We don't have cable and can't get reception on any local stations, either, so we haven't watched tv in years.
But we do subscribe to Blockbuster online.

Kitsune · 10-29-2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Datalyss

As a TV addict, hearing/seeing this pains me.

As a TV addict, I am highly envious of Dar. I'm trying my hardest to cut back, but I'm having a tough time breaking the habit of switching the TV on for background noise.

Thankfully, the program lineup kind of sucks right now, so it hasn't proven as difficult as in the past.

glatt · 10-29-2007, 12:41 PM

At the end of the day, after we get the kids in bed, I'm so damn tired. I just have to plop down on the couch. And the remote it right there.

lumberjim · 10-29-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

My average work week is 50 to 110 hours a week, every week. I will have a period of 3 or 4 days off in a row everyother month and one 2 week period a year where I am off from my regular job, but often I just work somewhere else.

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Bet none of you fuckers do 24 and 48 hours for a regular work schedule, followed by 8 to 10 in another job. I put in 80 to 110 hours a week in a regular work week.

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I watch TV, lots of it. Mostly in this order of preference:

News
Discovery, History, A&E
Comedy Channel
PBS
National Geographic Channel
Travel Channel
Spike TV and AMC
Sports
HBO and some other no commercial channels
The Weather Channel

a. you get paid to watch tv

b. you never sleep

c. you're exaggerating a tad

d. you live on a planet that has 36 hour days.

TheMercenary · 10-29-2007, 01:07 PM

[quote=lumberjim;401109]a. you get paid to watch tv. No, I get to watch TV while being paid, big difference. Yea I sit in a call room in a hospital.

b. you never sleep Sure I do, in my call room

c. you're exaggerating a tadNot really.

d. you live on a planet that has 36 hour days.No, 24 hour days. I am on a 48 hour shift now, where when I am not working I can watch tv, post here, or sleep. And work when there is work to be done.

lumberjim · 10-29-2007, 01:13 PM

I figured it was something like that. getting paid to be ready to work kicks ass.

Drax · 10-29-2007, 02:16 PM

Alright, ya' know what, I shouldn't have started this thread. My bad. If you're not a TV fan, that's you're decision (even if you're missing some good stuff, like 4 certain History Channel shows and a thing on the Travel Channel I saw over the weekend). Just don't let me know, otherwise, I might be tempted to try to change your opinion, which I have no wish to do.

10-29-2007, 03:17 AM	#2
Mockingbird Master of hand to mouth living Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tulsa, Okla Posts: 189	I don't watch TV, either. I haven't for a long time now. I read books and honestly don't feel the loss. __________________ When you're low it's either wave that flag or stand there empty-handed. -- Achewood

10-29-2007, 08:26 AM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I watch TV, lots of it. Mostly in this order of preference: News Discovery, History, A&E Comedy Channel PBS National Geographic Channel Travel Channel Spike TV and AMC Sports HBO and some other no commercial channels The Weather Channel __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012! Last edited by TheMercenary; 10-29-2007 at 09:01 AM.

10-29-2007, 09:36 AM	#7
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I watch TV all the time. Usually with the sound turned off and the caption on; and with the stereo on and a book in my hand. I think kids' tv time should be strictly limited, however. I've already got the "book habit"--they do not. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-29-2007, 10:17 AM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I don't watch TV. I don't have time to feel sorry for those who do, either. Perry, no commercials on BBC, but you are supposed to pay your TV license..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-29-2007, 01:07 PM	#13
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	[quote=lumberjim;401109]a. you get paid to watch tv. No, I get to watch TV while being paid, big difference. Yea I sit in a call room in a hospital. b. you never sleep Sure I do, in my call room c. you're exaggerating a tadNot really. d. you live on a planet that has 36 hour days.No, 24 hour days. I am on a 48 hour shift now, where when I am not working I can watch tv, post here, or sleep. And work when there is work to be done. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

10-29-2007, 03:36 AM	#3
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I don't watch much TV. Sometimes something will catch my attention: Rome, The Long Way 'Round. Starting last night at 9, I'm actually watching an hour of TV per week now. The Long Way Down started, and I'll probably watch it. The good thing is that BBC 2 doesn't really have commercials. If I had to pay anything to see this stuff, I wouldn't.

10-29-2007, 08:46 AM	#5
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Hmmm....I watch: News, Comedy shows News Dramas News Current affairs News Documentaries..... and news.:P I am a parliamentary junkie. I like to know what's going on in Westminster, so all the QuestionTime type programmes, news and analysis, behind the scenes stuff and the Parliament channel if there's nothing else on :P

10-29-2007, 08:57 AM	#6
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I don't watch TV...occasionally we will watch a DVD movie, but no cable. And we can't get any local stations here. Doesn't bother me, at all. Too many other things I want to do.

10-29-2007, 10:21 AM	#9
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	We don't have cable and can't get reception on any local stations, either, so we haven't watched tv in years. But we do subscribe to Blockbuster online.

10-29-2007, 12:41 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	At the end of the day, after we get the kids in bed, I'm so damn tired. I just have to plop down on the couch. And the remote it right there.

10-29-2007, 01:13 PM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I figured it was something like that. getting paid to be ready to work kicks ass. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-29-2007, 02:16 PM	#15
Drax Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gallman, MS, USA Posts: 1,933	Alright, ya' know what, I shouldn't have started this thread. My bad. If you're not a TV fan, that's you're decision (even if you're missing some good stuff, like 4 certain History Channel shows and a thing on the Travel Channel I saw over the weekend). Just don't let me know, otherwise, I might be tempted to try to change your opinion, which I have no wish to do.

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