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What happened to television?
#14144324 - 03/18/11 05:07 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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When did it all turn to shit? And more importantly, why?
Would you guys agree that television seems to have completely lost it? When do you think TV was at its greatest?
They used to show actual history on the History channel, real animal encounters on Animal Planet, actual learning on The Learning Channel, wtf happened?
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14144328 - 03/18/11 05:08 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: StaleShrooms]
#14144329 - 03/18/11 05:08 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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i havnt watched tv in about a year
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14144330 - 03/18/11 05:09 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Q: When was TV not shit?
A: When I was ~12 watching cartoons.
NatGeo still has good shit
And House is/ was an epic show BUT THE REST IS ABSOLUTE SHIT
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14144345 - 03/18/11 05:10 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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This is why I stick to movies...and cartoons
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: pfxtc]
#14144348 - 03/18/11 05:10 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Television = entertainment for the general population. 90% of the general population is stupid.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: NewWavePeace]
#14144358 - 03/18/11 05:13 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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NewWavePeace said: Television = entertainment for the general population. 90% of the general population is stupid.

A lot of money is to be made off of stupidity and they want people to be in a perpetual state of stupor.
It's an Idiot box.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: NewWavePeace]
#14144360 - 03/18/11 05:13 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Y'all are right.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14144369 - 03/18/11 05:14 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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One of the biggest fail tv shows on now In on opinion is Operation Repo
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: x Ju x]
#14144373 - 03/18/11 05:15 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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x Ju x said: One of the biggest fail tv shows on now In on opinion is Operation Repo 
QFT. That's the dumbest shit in the world.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts] 1
#14144377 - 03/18/11 05:16 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Got rid of my TV. If I wanna watch something I use netflix. I don't have a big problem with TV aside from the commercials. It's harmless escape. But watching commercials after having not seen any for 6 months? It's a fuckin trip man. You feel so harrassed. Like a new bum on the street coming up to you every 30 seconds and telling you why you should give him money. Except the bum is an obnoxious yuppie in a suit with one of those faggy bluetooth things in his ear.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14144386 - 03/18/11 05:18 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I am amazed at how much the history channel has fallen off. It's comical at this point. There a few shows that I like so I just end up downloading them on the Internet. I still watch sons of anarchy and breaking bad.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: robbyberto]
#14144394 - 03/18/11 05:20 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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There's only so much history you could really have on a tv channel.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: robbyberto]
#14144399 - 03/18/11 05:21 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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reminiscing about the past of television makes my soul hurt. (in particular, the changes made to TLC, discovery, the history channel, animal planet, and every other once educational channel)
....does anyone else thoroughly enjoy Leave it to Beaver?
that show makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside, in an odd kind of way. i love it, but rarely get the chance to see it anymore as it got drowned off of tv by the immense amounts of SHIT that plague it now.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14144402 - 03/18/11 05:22 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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iwasaClown said: They used to show actual history on the History channel, real animal encounters on Animal Planet, actual learning on The Learning Channel, wtf happened?
Yeah, this really upsets me. I used to love these channels. Animal Planet still has some decent shows though. Actually, History and National Geographic have a couple good ones too. I quite like Modern Marvels. But all the monster quest and ghost hunters and fisherman and trucker and logger shows realllly piss me off. I rarely watch anymore. I've seen all the good episodes of Modern Marvels and the like, so there's really not much for me there anymore.
Now all I watch on TV is the food/cooking channel, and comedy central when I'm stoned. And House, but recently even that's become a bit soap-operay.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: Doc_T]
#14144405 - 03/18/11 05:22 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I can watch nazi programming a dozen times. The history channel rocked tits when it was always about hitler.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: BothHands]
#14144408 - 03/18/11 05:23 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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One show you guys have to see is Swamp People. Truly gripping television at it's finest.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14144416 - 03/18/11 05:24 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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iwasaClown said: When did it all turn to shit? And more importantly, why?
Would you guys agree that television seems to have completely lost it? When do you think TV was at its greatest?
They used to show actual history on the History channel, real animal encounters on Animal Planet, actual learning on The Learning Channel, wtf happened?
I think the whole television issue has always been a stupid medium. Just search for books or documentaries if something sparks your interest instead of mindlessly watching that stupid screen waiting for something astonishing to happen... which never does!
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: robbyberto]
#14144422 - 03/18/11 05:25 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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robbyberto said: The history channel rocked tits when it was always about hitler.
The Hitler Channel is niche programming, better suited to an internet approach.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: Beanhead]
#14144426 - 03/18/11 05:25 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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commercials and teh interwebz
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: Beanhead]
#14144428 - 03/18/11 05:26 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Beanhead said: mindlessly watching that stupid screen waiting for something astonishing to happen... which never does!
We have a winner- internet killed tv. Finally, staring at that screen pays off.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: Doc_T]
#14144429 - 03/18/11 05:26 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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My post count is currently in WWII.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: Devlish2]
#14144440 - 03/18/11 05:29 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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between The History Chanel and Discovery i have learned everything i ever wanted to know about nazis and sharks.. enough already.
the vast majority of tv is shite but there are some shining examples of fantastic projects.. Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Shameless, Mad Men, etc..
i throw out a blanket statement and say movies are better but the overwhelming majority of movies are shit too.. youre just exposed to less of them. some die off in the first weekend at the box office and no one remembers them again.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: realfuzzhead]
#14144445 - 03/18/11 05:30 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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It's all bewl shit now. Kid's shows went down the drain too.
I think i want to start my own television channel.. talk about crazy thangs all day.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14144459 - 03/18/11 05:32 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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history channel, discovery, some nat geo, some travel channel, most of current tv, some cartoon network, some comedy central. thats basically it more me. and if i really want a good laugh MSM
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14144461 - 03/18/11 05:32 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Best show on tv is definitely cake boss. Riveting.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: x Ju x]
#14144469 - 03/18/11 05:35 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Haha, the ace of cakes was cool at first. You can tell they're all stoners.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14144503 - 03/18/11 05:43 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yeah, I've seen a few episodes. It's pretty cool to see what they do with cakes. I really love Duff, but I'm more into shows like Chopped and Iron Chef.
Did you see Duff compete on Chopped? He went out on the first round.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: BothHands]
#14144508 - 03/18/11 05:44 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: BothHands]
#14144510 - 03/18/11 05:45 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Chopped is cool. Iron Chef is cool until i see Alton Brown's stupid ass.
I think i remember seeing Duff on something like that.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14144516 - 03/18/11 05:47 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hahaha, the Japanese version is fucking hilarious.
...for one or two episodes.
"fukusan! fukusan!"
And the guy's like stfu already!
It gets old fast.
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iwasaClown said: Chopped is cool. Iron Chef is cool until i see Alton Brown's stupid ass.
I think i remember seeing Duff on something like that.
I don't mind Alton Brown, but the chairman is a douche.
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: StaleShrooms]
#14144574 - 03/18/11 06:03 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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StaleShrooms said: money
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: AlteredAgain]
#14148583 - 03/19/11 02:06 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Who wants to produce some good television with me?
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14148662 - 03/19/11 02:19 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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thatd be so fun. Ive always wanted a "robot chicken" type show where you just just show 30 minutes of different, hilarious scenario's and idk.
That show would be the perfect way to illustrate some of the thought i have high
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: thoughts]
#14148685 - 03/19/11 02:23 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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havent had TV in 4 years pirate & stream everything
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Re: What happened to television? [Re: realfuzzhead]
#14148688 - 03/19/11 02:23 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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You can have your Happy-Stoner-Hour on my television channel.
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ellenallien said: havent had TV in 4 years pirate & stream everything
She's a pirate, get her!
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