Remember when cable TV first entered out lives? We were promised hundreds of channels that would rock our world. What happened? Most of it is about as entertaining as a test pattern.
Am I the only person breathing who doesn't like court TV coverage? It just bores me to tears. Zimmerman....case closed. The state has had their case shot to hell. Even the judge walked out yesterday. Spare me any more, it's over, OK?
Now all eyes are on this Major Nidal fellow who shot up Fort Hood a few years ago. He did it. Fact. He has no defense. He offered one, but the judge said it was too silly to even consider. Yet by law he has to plead "not guilty". Why? If he truly has a defense, let's hear it, otherwise spare me the noise. Sounds like a waste of time and money to me.
The evening news shows are even boring. The first ten minutes covers the news, the rest is just filler. And prime time....yes, we can sing, we can dance, we can swap wives, we can watch some bimbo buy shoes and put on her makeup, and we can watch some fat guy exercise his flab away. Big whoop. (Note: IMO weight loss caused by crying a river of tears on national TV shouldn't count.)
When a truly entertaining show does come along it has awards just thrown at it because it's pretty much the only game in town.
If you like the current crop of TV shows, well, I'm happy for ya. Me, I'm a defeated man: I actually watch cooking shows. (But I suspect the hottie chefs wear those low cut dresses just to bring in a male audience. ;)
My theory is this sorry state of TV is why e-readers are so popular today. Let's face it....Amazon didn't get where they are by producing crappy TV shows.
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There are a few shows I enjoy - Justified, The Americans, Dexter and Downton Abbey - but the offerings on the mainstream channels are mostly trash. The news is a toxic wasteland. I recommend a good book, a great album, or time spent enjoying the outdoors. So many wonderful things are happening while the tv drones on.
ReplyDeleteI know you watch "Duck Dynasty!"
ReplyDeleteYes, Joe, but that's for production marketing research only. I'm planning my own drama about a multi-generational family of Dallas oilmen who live in a big white house on the outskirts of town and spend their days plotting and scheming....oops....I've probably said too much already. Don't want anyone else to steal my storyline.
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I would love to just get rid of my TV - except for baseball :)
ReplyDeleteMostly I just watch sports and movies anymore. If I watch a TV series it's usually on Netflix.
ReplyDeleteWhat irritates me about the network news shows is that on Monday they repeat everything that was already reported over the weekend as if it was "breaking news". I fear the evening newscasts may about to become a thing of the past.
ReplyDeleteOh, and as the Bug says, there IS baseball!
Mrs. Chatterbox and I are hooked on The Borgias. Great drama, sex, and costumes.
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Duck Dynasty
Little Couple
19 Kids and Counting
Dr. Who
HGTV International
Nigella Cooks
the other girl that cooks French food (comes on before Nigella)
Diners Drive Ins and Dives
Aviva Premiership Rugby
For a number of years, I watched very little TV. Just too much crap, and I'm not into reality shows. Then the recession hit...my husband has this theory that during a recession, people go out less and instead stay home and watch TV. Consequently, some better shows come on and actually manage to survive because of a fairly large audience.
ReplyDeleteSo over the last few years, I started watching a few shows again. Love "Castle" and "The Good Wife." And a new show just started - "Under the Dome" - that looks pretty promising.
And I'd give up EVERY SINGLE SPORTS CHANNEL (and there are many of them...I know, because it takes a long time to skip over them!) if I could have JUST ONE German language channel.
You can't get some live stream from Germany? I read Spiegel Online (English version). Don't they have some video feeds?
DeleteI understand why they make so much reality tv, it's cheap and people just gobble it up, but I'm terrified I'll wake up one day to find it's literally the only thing left. I think that's why I tend to watch a lot of Youtube these days.
ReplyDeleteInteresting alternative. And yes, I watch YouTube, too. There's some great stuff there.
DeletePeople are moving away from TV in droves. Of course, they're turning to LOLcats and such...
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