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LongGrain · 08-07-2009, 01:45 PM

i just watch the history channel or comedy central all the time

Matej · 08-07-2009, 03:42 PM

HDTV-DIVX.COM

Just finished Gossip Girl. Plan to watch The Tudors next.

axiomatik · 08-07-2009, 04:40 PM

yeah, most television sucks, but in my opinion, that's always been the case. I don't hardly watch TV, don't have the time, but even if I did, not a whole lot I'd watch. Still, there's some gems out there:

Daily Show
Colbert Report
Adult Swim
Nip/Tuck (though I've lost interest, always happens to me and dramas, I can only watch 2-3 seasons)
Monk
Psych
My Classic Car
Nova
Nature
This Old House
Law & Order
some stuff on History/Discovery/Nat Geo
FX's dramas seem to be better than most.
Battlestar Galactica was good

Saw some show about a Pawn Shop in LV last night that was kind of interesting. Interesting to see the random stuff people bring in. One of those shows like Orange County Choppers, family business, tv crew follows what goes on.

VROOOM · 08-07-2009, 04:44 PM

the pawn shop show is called Pawn Stars. its pretty cool. some guy brought a Civil War cannon in to pawn. they told him they would give him 30k if it shot. they then took it out to the desert and shot it. pretty damn cool, they even hit the target.

they also took a Trapdoor rifle from the late 1800's that someone pawned and shot it at the range. it seems they get some pretty cool stuff

ESmorz · 08-07-2009, 04:48 PM

zenki.life · 08-07-2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ESmorz

ugh, fuckin shoot me i hate that show

Bubbles · 08-07-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BustedS13

god dammit. women ruin everything.

Straight facts.

Vision Garage · 08-08-2009, 04:26 AM

List of channels i watched when I had cable.

Discovery
National GEO
History
Food Network
SPIKE (Deadliest Warrior + MANSWERS!)

HGTV! WTF am i the only guy who watches that shit?

LAME!

adam s · 08-08-2009, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by HyperTek

its all because of women.. women will watch the stupidest shit, and dudes will do and accept anything for the vag... also why rap is to shit, because women love the current club-rap songs..

That pretty much sums up every single hit song on the radio these days.

Adult Swim
USA (Burn Notice)
TBS from time to time

gregorthebigmac · 08-08-2009, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ESmorz

that's the show i was talking about before. the thugged out version of the bachelor... fuck those guys and everything they stand for

Prelude Guy · 08-08-2009, 07:08 AM

I boycotted several channels. They mainly include E!, MTV, VH-1, anything NBC (mainly MSNBC), and anything that has to deal with celebrities/"reality" tv. I'm proud to say I have never watched an episode of American Idol and I didn't know who Jon and Kate Plus 8 were up until they were talked about on the news.

The channels I mainly watch are Tru TV (mainly Forensic files and Body of Evidence when it used to come on) Spike TV, and Speed Channel...when they actually have races, and news programs.

gregorthebigmac · 08-08-2009, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Prelude Guy

I boycotted several channels. They mainly include E!, MTV, VH-1, anything NBC (mainly MSNBC), and anything that has to deal with celebrities/"reality" tv. I'm proud to say I have never watched an episode of American Idol and I didn't know who Jon and Kate Plus 8 were up until they were talked about on the news.

The channels I mainly watch are Tru TV (mainly Forensic files and Body of Evidence when it used to come on) Spike TV, and Speed Channel...when they actually have races, and news programs.

That's good to hear. I'm the same way. My gf had to explain to me who jon & kate were when I saw them on the news

duffman1278 · 08-08-2009, 11:42 AM

There's still some good shows, mostly on Discovery like How it's Made and How Stuff Works. Besides that everything else pretty much annoys me.

Mi Beardo es Loco · 08-08-2009, 01:22 PM

To make things worst, Octamom got her own show!

What ever happened to shows where someone funny acts in and writes the show? Not teenage funny, but real funny, like comedian funny. Not these black guys who are told what to do and what to say every second of their show, or sluts that were born rich and want to talk about their "problems", like they have REAL problems. It's the same women that watch these shows that listen and watch the same things since they were preteens. They never grow up and never will.

As for Paris' BFF thing. Benjy Bronk from the Howard Stern show actually DOMINATED the votes and won the job from the Paris website but they told him that he was not going to be on the show. Instead, they changed the rules and brought in people that MTV thought should be on the show. So what was the point of voting?

It's a sad sad world we live in where people's dreams are to get rich by doing nothing and immulate a rich whore who has done nothing with her life but be a rich whore on a stupid tv show. And the sad thing is these shows are aimed at the young. Is that what we want our kids learning? That if they don't work they could eventually get a show if their uninteresting enough, or get rich by being on a show by simply dancing or starving yourself and walking a tight rope?

Tom25666 · 08-08-2009, 01:37 PM

i want to kill everyone on vh1 and mtv

flip3d · 08-08-2009, 01:46 PM

Reality shows? You need to leave your girl, man. You're 24 lol.

Anyways, America is the land of distraction. That's how the government has the upper hand on us. They keep us down and occupied with The Hills and American Idol.

majuljo · 08-08-2009, 04:18 PM

i watch the soup on E! that show is basically doing what we are doing here and making fun of all the stupid stuff on tv.

this is them making fun of that stupid show TMZ. i had to watch it once while i was getting new tires.

YouTube - The Soup: TMZ Testimonial

majuljo · 08-08-2009, 04:21 PM

oh yeah but i love the history and discovery channel i learn something every time i watch.

ixfxi · 08-09-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BustedS13

we canceled our cable months ago. don't have an antenna either. download shows we like or watch Hulu.

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Originally Posted by tougekid

I haven't had cable in 3 yrs. I'm not home enuf to justify it. When I'm at the shop for more then a couple hrs on sat I'll go up front to see what other ppl find interesting.
WOW. ppl are getting dumber, or there level of acceptable entertainment is getting lower. If I'm home I'll play games or watch a movie. Read a book. But for the most part I just cook and go to sleep.

wow, i thought i was alone in that. i've never had cable and antenna has been disconnected for near 3-4 years too... its a nice feeling coming home knowing that the wife has NO FUCKING CHANCE to have her mind melded by these nonstop commercials and constant barrage of useless news.... fuck that shit

since then, ive got a HTPC hooked up and we watch random shit on the net, dvds, etc...

its a shame but programming has really hit rock bottom

EDacIouSX · 08-09-2009, 10:43 AM

yea dude, all the GOOD shows worth a damn get cancelled...... theres literalyl a handful of shows worth while out of the hundreds of shows they ahve on the hundreds of channels

you guys should look into this:

http://www.pacificfans.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pacific_(miniseries)

produced by steven spielberg starring tom hanks. can't wait for this one

Mi Beardo es Loco · 08-09-2009, 11:22 AM

Really, the only good things worth watching are as followed:
Family Guy
Simpson
Everything on Food Network
Discovery and History channels
The Ultimate Fighter
Every UFC PPV
Football
Gordon Ramsey's shows
Top Gear
Adult Swim
South Park
Skinamax
Charles In Charge
The Munsters
Heroes

Ok, I think I covered my TiVo.

ronmcdon · 08-10-2009, 01:43 AM

TV's okay if you're selective about it.
You figure they have to make $$$,
and by doing so they have to market different shows to different ppl.
I really doubt anyone is putting a gun to anyone's head to watch VH-1.

If you're not watching something you like, you only have yourself to blame.
There's so much variety and so many resources with the internet.

You guys have it easy.
The 80's and 90's were kinda tough.
I had 4 channels back when I was a kid in the 80's in Asia.
2 of the channels were British, 2 were in Chinese.
Now that was horrible.

SlideWell · 08-10-2009, 01:59 AM

tv had gone to shit a long time ago. i worked at Nieslen Media Research, the tv ratings company, and know of many reasons why tv has taken a shit. 1, consider how many people watch a lot of tv around the country, and in what area (lots of middle america). 2, factor in the age group, even though its supposed to be equal, i never believed it to be so. and if anyone was really truthful about what they watched, it was seniors that took the time out to fill out the booklet of what they had viewed that day in 15 minute increments. aside from that, the people that actually allow "the box" in their home to monitor what they watch, yeah, good luck gettin that in a REAL urban household. any time i had calls hooked into metro areas, or anywhere up north, i got hung up on repeatedly. in a nutshell, in my opinion, tv sucks cuz middle america is still just that. a high population of voting individuals with nothing better else to do, and those that are intelligent enough to progress through life tend to reside in metro and urban areas, however, dont want to be bothered with surveys and such which will later reflect what that have and will watch on tv. so when you want something quick to watch or are loking for a new deal, dont ignore the person wanting to take a survey on you, its often for the better. R&D. thats al i can say for people that complain about tv.

*DALAZ_68* · 08-10-2009, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by exitspeed

Me too.

Food Network (because I love cooking),

its the only thing i watch this weekend...i had no internet so no surfing the net, no gaming, no netflix, horrid...

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Originally Posted by gunmetalr32

that was the best.... a few hours of good classic tv

classic clean T.V. that when i was little i could watch with my folks...

*ManoNegra* · 08-10-2009, 03:12 PM

when I had satellite
I'd mostly watched it for F1 and movies
now I just download the shows I watch - HBO stuff for the most part

but imo, tv reflects what the people want to watch so...

08-07-2009, 04:40 PM	#33
axiomatik Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 4,697 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah, most television sucks, but in my opinion, that's always been the case. I don't hardly watch TV, don't have the time, but even if I did, not a whole lot I'd watch. Still, there's some gems out there: Daily Show Colbert Report Adult Swim Nip/Tuck (though I've lost interest, always happens to me and dramas, I can only watch 2-3 seasons) Monk Psych My Classic Car Nova Nature This Old House Law & Order some stuff on History/Discovery/Nat Geo FX's dramas seem to be better than most. Battlestar Galactica was good Saw some show about a Pawn Shop in LV last night that was kind of interesting. Interesting to see the random stuff people bring in. One of those shows like Orange County Choppers, family business, tv crew follows what goes on. __________________

08-07-2009, 04:48 PM	#35
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08-08-2009, 04:26 AM	#38
Vision Garage Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USDM Land Posts: 1,799 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	List of channels i watched when I had cable. Discovery National GEO History Food Network SPIKE (Deadliest Warrior + MANSWERS!) HGTV! WTF am i the only guy who watches that shit? LAME! __________________

08-08-2009, 07:08 AM	#41
Prelude Guy Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Maryland Age: 44 Posts: 397 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	I boycotted several channels. They mainly include E!, MTV, VH-1, anything NBC (mainly MSNBC), and anything that has to deal with celebrities/"reality" tv. I'm proud to say I have never watched an episode of American Idol and I didn't know who Jon and Kate Plus 8 were up until they were talked about on the news. The channels I mainly watch are Tru TV (mainly Forensic files and Body of Evidence when it used to come on) Spike TV, and Speed Channel...when they actually have races, and news programs. __________________ 1989 240SX SE Hatch Honda Vouch thread 240SX Vouch thread KA24E part out. All OEM engine parts.

08-08-2009, 11:42 AM	#43
duffman1278 Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Covina Age: 33 Posts: 2,844 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: duffman1278 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	There's still some good shows, mostly on Discovery like How it's Made and How Stuff Works. Besides that everything else pretty much annoys me. __________________

08-07-2009, 01:45 PM	#31
LongGrain Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,741 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	i just watch the history channel or comedy central all the time

08-07-2009, 03:42 PM	#32
Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	HDTV-DIVX.COM Just finished Gossip Girl. Plan to watch The Tudors next.

08-08-2009, 01:46 PM	#46
flip3d Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL Age: 33 Posts: 1,473 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Reality shows? You need to leave your girl, man. You're 24 lol. Anyways, America is the land of distraction. That's how the government has the upper hand on us. They keep us down and occupied with The Hills and American Idol. __________________

08-08-2009, 04:18 PM	#47
majuljo Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: oceanside Age: 32 Posts: 175 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i watch the soup on E! that show is basically doing what we are doing here and making fun of all the stupid stuff on tv. this is them making fun of that stupid show TMZ. i had to watch it once while i was getting new tires. YouTube - The Soup: TMZ Testimonial __________________ s13 coupe rb25det=eats babies and shits midgets!!!

08-08-2009, 04:21 PM	#48
majuljo Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: oceanside Age: 32 Posts: 175 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	oh yeah but i love the history and discovery channel i learn something every time i watch. __________________ s13 coupe rb25det=eats babies and shits midgets!!!

08-09-2009, 10:43 AM	#50
EDacIouSX Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles Age: 35 Posts: 4,527 Trader Rating: (53) Rides Gallery: EDacIouSX Feedback Score: 53 reviews	yea dude, all the GOOD shows worth a damn get cancelled...... theres literalyl a handful of shows worth while out of the hundreds of shows they ahve on the hundreds of channels you guys should look into this: http://www.pacificfans.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pacific_(miniseries) produced by steven spielberg starring tom hanks. can't wait for this one

08-10-2009, 01:43 AM	#52
ronmcdon Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: beverly hills Age: 86 Posts: 4,254 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	TV's okay if you're selective about it. You figure they have to make $$$, and by doing so they have to market different shows to different ppl. I really doubt anyone is putting a gun to anyone's head to watch VH-1. If you're not watching something you like, you only have yourself to blame. There's so much variety and so many resources with the internet. You guys have it easy. The 80's and 90's were kinda tough. I had 4 channels back when I was a kid in the 80's in Asia. 2 of the channels were British, 2 were in Chinese. Now that was horrible.

08-10-2009, 01:59 AM	#53
SlideWell Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 38 Posts: 1,591 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	tv had gone to shit a long time ago. i worked at Nieslen Media Research, the tv ratings company, and know of many reasons why tv has taken a shit. 1, consider how many people watch a lot of tv around the country, and in what area (lots of middle america). 2, factor in the age group, even though its supposed to be equal, i never believed it to be so. and if anyone was really truthful about what they watched, it was seniors that took the time out to fill out the booklet of what they had viewed that day in 15 minute increments. aside from that, the people that actually allow "the box" in their home to monitor what they watch, yeah, good luck gettin that in a REAL urban household. any time i had calls hooked into metro areas, or anywhere up north, i got hung up on repeatedly. in a nutshell, in my opinion, tv sucks cuz middle america is still just that. a high population of voting individuals with nothing better else to do, and those that are intelligent enough to progress through life tend to reside in metro and urban areas, however, dont want to be bothered with surveys and such which will later reflect what that have and will watch on tv. so when you want something quick to watch or are loking for a new deal, dont ignore the person wanting to take a survey on you, its often for the better. R&D. thats al i can say for people that complain about tv.

08-10-2009, 03:12 PM	#55
ManoNegra Guild of Skullduggerous Intent Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Socal Posts: 7,841 Trader Rating: (48) Feedback Score: 48 reviews	when I had satellite I'd mostly watched it for F1 and movies now I just download the shows I watch - HBO stuff for the most part but imo, tv reflects what the people want to watch so...

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