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What do you watch on TV?

EdwinWillers said:
Big Bang Theory
The Jim Gaffigan Show
The Late Shows once in awhile - depending on who's the guest
Mythbusters
DIY channels
How it's Made
Mr. Robot, though I'm a little bummed they're making it into a series (always the death knell for an otherwise good concept)
Local news in the mornings
The various history channels if something looks interesting
Same with the various science channels
Tune it to classical music when reading or we've guests over

But mostly movies.

...just way too many commercials on anymore to make TV that interesting. Almost more advertising than programming now.
Plus... most of the programming has been playing over and over and over and over and over and over again, I've already seen everything I like several times.
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There is a Moby Dick remake coming out soon. That should be great to watch.

Movies are rare for me though. Although anything with James Bond I will indeed watch right away.

Troy was really good too, with Brad Pitt.

As was Gladiator, with Russell Crowe.

The Pirates Of the Caribbean movies were all good, with Johnny Depp.

Most other Johnny Depp movies are also quite good.

Miami Vice with Colin Farrell and Jamie Fox was also quite good.

Etc.
 
Riveroaks said:
I record everything with my DVR and then I can fast forward through the ad's.
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I use the DVR to record movies I want to watch / save then do the same thing if there are ads. At one time most of the movie channels were ad-free, but any more they're littering up movies now too.

I don't pay for "premium channels." Paying for what I have now is too outrageous. $30/month here, $30/month there... adds up pretty quick.
 
EdwinWillers said:
I use the DVR to record movies I want to watch / save then do the same thing if there are ads. At one time most of the movie channels were ad-free, but any more they're littering up movies now too.

I don't pay for "premium channels." Paying for what I have now is too outrageous. $30/month here, $30/month there... adds up pretty quick.
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Since I can get CNN free on the internet, I don't even subscribe to any premium services on tv just the basic local channels and PBS.

Movies I normally watch in the theatre then if I like them a lot I will buy the DVD.
 
Riveroaks said:
Since I can get CNN free on the internet, I don't even subscribe to any premium services on tv just the basic local channels and PBS.

Movies I normally watch in the theatre then if I like them a lot I will buy the DVD.
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Yep, I imagine when our DVD library gets big enough we'll just dump cable altogether.

I can't even stomach local news anymore - you turn it on, having specifically chosen that station to watch, and they still feel the need to advertise and promote themselves to their own audience. It'd be comical if it weren't so insane.
 
EdwinWillers said:
Yep, I imagine when our DVD library gets big enough we'll just dump cable altogether.

I can't even stomach local news anymore - you turn it on, having specifically chosen that station to watch, and they still feel the need to advertise and promote themselves to their own audience. It'd be comical if it weren't so insane.
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Most of our local news is crime. Remember the illegal who shot the adult daughter with her parents in SF? That was local here.

It is good to know where the crime spots are however so that you can avoid them.
 
Game Of Thrones
Big Bang Theory
Walking Dead
vikings
modern family
rectify
better call soul
 
EdwinWillers said:
I use the DVR to record movies I want to watch / save then do the same thing if there are ads. At one time most of the movie channels were ad-free, but any more they're littering up movies now too.

I don't pay for "premium channels." Paying for what I have now is too outrageous. $30/month here, $30/month there... adds up pretty quick.
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well, sounds like you want to have your cake and eat it too.
don't know what to tell you.
 
I was watching Full House reruns a while ago. And I was also watching Step by Step reruns because it came on after Full House and I used to like that show. But now Im not really watching anything. I watch 24 hour news. FNC, Sky News, ABCNews24 (Australia), CNN, BBC, RT, CCTV. I dont like Al Jazeera very much really. Plus I already watch the BBC. I dont like any new tv shows. Actually I kind of like the Borgias. And Vikings too actually.But I dont really watch them. But if I am clicking through news because the news is boring and I see that Borgias or Vikings is on I will watch them. Sometimes I watch the weather channel also.

It works out well that I only watch the news because the cheapest option for pay tv on my phone includes the news channels.
 
BBC since I love British accents
Comedy Central(Which plays Futurama or Southpark 90 percent of the time)
John Oliver late night show(I love British people)
Cartoons(Mostly Adventure time)
History Channel
Science Channel
Degrassi and anything on Teen nick
I use to watch superheros but since they cancelled 90 percent of the hero shows cant watch that on tv no more
I watch anime but that is usually stuff I order online
I also like stuff like Monk, House, NCIS, CSI, Scrubs and any type of Cop/Hospital Drama/Sitcom
Oh and Big bang theory

I also enjoy poker and card games, Board games ecs
I also like reading comics
 
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The last thing I actually "watched" on TV was the Turn mini-series. Great character development in that. I liked the antiques road show. But otherwise, nah... can honestly say I haven't watched anything on TV in at least fifteen years. Even the SNL skits I can catch online.
 
Oh, boy!!

I just watched S2E2 of Gotham. They have kicked things up a notch!!

The guy they don't call the Joker yet is doing Jack Nicholson proud.


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spangledbanner said:
I was watching Full House reruns a while ago. And I was also watching Step by Step reruns because it came on after Full House and I used to like that show. But now Im not really watching anything. I watch 24 hour news. FNC, Sky News, ABCNews24 (Australia), CNN, BBC, RT, CCTV. I dont like Al Jazeera very much really. Plus I already watch the BBC. I dont like any new tv shows. Actually I kind of like the Borgias. And Vikings too actually.But I dont really watch them. But if I am clicking through news because the news is boring and I see that Borgias or Vikings is on I will watch them. Sometimes I watch the weather channel also.

It works out well that I only watch the news because the cheapest option for pay tv on my phone includes the news channels.
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:) I dont have a hit list. If any of you were worried.
 
We tend to binge watch stuff on Netflix or HBO GO. Right now that's :

True Detective (Season 1)
Blacklist
Star Trek: TNG
The Pacific
Heros
Archer


Though there are a few currently broadcast show we watch:

Walking Dead
Fear the Walking Dead
Game of Thrones
CNN
Food Network
 
I usually watch shows online. When I actually use TV it's usually sports or cspan
 
Enola said:
(if this is in the wrong forum, please move it to the proper place?)


American Ninja Warrior (I don't know how they do that stuff!)

Big Brother

Survivor

Law & Order SVU

Master Chef

Hell's Kitchen

National Geographic

Big Bang Theory

Amazing Race

Game Of Thrones

Walking Dead

Frasier (reruns)

Just to name a few. TV is off during the day. I turn it on around 7:30pm and it doesn't go off until midnight.

And yours?
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I generally just watch myself. I keep the screen really clean and shiny and get the best reflections...
 
Wow, some of you watch a lot of damn shows...
 
Old people usually watch a lot of tv. I'm old. :mrgreen:
 
Enola said:
Old people usually watch a lot of tv. I'm old. :mrgreen:
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I'm old too... 44, but I get out for some tennis, golf and gardening, to name a few... as well.

I guess I cook a lot and that means preparing food, cutting, chopping, cleaning, prepping, etc. and that means in the kitchen and no TV.
 
I never miss English Channel 4 Horse Racing on Saturday afternoons. I made an exception the weekend before last when I was in Jaén for the bulls. I like the Channel 4 News on weekday evenings and on Mondays I watch BBC 2 for University Challenge and Only Connect. I use my computer for all these. Although I have a TV, it is rarely on.

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Saturday Racing -- I lost 3€ on Dauville under Joseph O'Brien last Saturday.
 
Canadian Pickers.
 
I watch Fox news. Nothing else, just Fox news. Although I did watch the series. And I did watch the AMC series "Turn."
 
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