Television: Our Worst Enemy

[CNF2002]

I wasn't saying anything about the plot specifically, because its actually an interesting premise. I just think there are no valuable characters in it, and even the main good guys seem like pretty boy show-offs.

But the commercials in the show are bad enough. I will be not be watching until the DVDs come out so I can watch it in crystal clear uncut goodness.

[sv-wolf]

I hate TV.

My feelings exactly. I got rid of mine two years ago. Or rather, I got rid of the cable and arial connections and now just use the set to watch DVDs on. I got sick of the mind-numbing garbage and misinformation pumped out hour after hour, on station after station.

I'd pretty much stopped watching TV several years before that. At that time, I'd flick round and round the channels in the desperate belief that there must be something worth watching. There never was, so eventually I decided there was no point in paying a television licence fee for a connection that never got used.

Now, I don't need it, want it or miss it. And I do a lot more of the things I REALLY want to do.

[flynrider]

The constant commercials and ad-lets that keep popping on the screen are doing it for me. I'm just not willing to watch a 40 minute show broken up by 20 minutes of commercials anymore. I quit watching broadcast TV almost 10 yrs. ago and now most cable channels are getting just as bad.

When my 32 inch TV died earlier this year, I was considering upgrading to a nice HD capable flatscreen. But, with my increasing annoyance at commercial television, I haven't had the motivation to spend large bucks on TV. I resurrected my old 19 inch 1982 Toshiba and I'm not sure I'll even replace that one when it goes.

I still do watch some shows on the History Channel, A&E, etc..., but they have to be really good to put up with the ad content.

I used to spend way too much time watching the tube, but the TV industry is slowly curing me of that

[camthepyro]

But the commercials in the show are bad enough. I will be not be watching until the DVDs come out so I can watch it in crystal clear uncut goodness.

Until they start putting commercials in the middle of your DVD movie.

[VermilionX]

time is my worst enemy.

[Loonette]

Tivo was probably the worst thing I could have done for my home productivity - I watch a lot more TV with it than I ever would have without it.

I hear ya! We thought it would help limit our viewing time - make things more "selective". Yeah, right... It does help with what the kids watch. But they only have about an hour or less /day of regular TV viewing anyway. They honestly wouldn't miss it that much.

I hate TV in general, but am generally addicted. We're now in the thinking process of getting rid of both cable and the TiVo. There will be a mourning period, I'm sure, if we actually go through with it, but I think in the long run it will be worth the initial heart ache.

Cheers,
Loonette

[Candy750]

I pay about $51 for cable - expanded basic, no movie channels. My TV is about 15 years old. I watch whatever is on. I don't think "Ohh, what can I watch that's good?" I think more like " " and sit and flick till something sparks my interest. It's really a quite empty headed, no thinking, vegetative state....

I work with numbers and business people who want to borow money all day. It a constant battle to meet regulations, customers' needs, and not "pee" anyone off. It's really mentally draining. Some days, the phone never stops rining, and it's all one can do to hold on to a miniscule complete thought.

I blew my first 30 years on education and drugs (nice combo) so I barely watched back then. I guess I am making up for lost time!

[CNF2002]

I wouldn't be surprised if they put ads in DVDs. With programming so you can't skip passed it (like the inability to skip the 3 FBI warnings even though everyone has them memorized by now)...worst is the theater, with so many commercials up front. Of course as digital television advances it will be much easier to insert digital product placements seemlessly into shows for different demographics and markets. Joy! Watch a movie in California and the star is drinking a Jolt cola, watch it in New York and he's drinking a Barques Root Beer.

But with DVDs you can only advertise companys, not products. What good is an ad on a DVD if the product isn't even being sold after a couple of years? Company ads themselves are relatively less obnoxious.