How Low can You Go....Cable Crap

[MaxG]

I watch only sports, the occasional "news", and weather when we're threatened by a hurricane.  All else is junk.

 

- MG

 

[Drguano]

On June 22, 2016 at 9:44 AM, Ryan said:

Every single scripted reality show out there. It seems to be 90% of the content of channels that once showed actual documentaries.

Motorbike workshops, garages, gun shops, pawn stores, storage auctions, installing f*cking aquariums, hunting imaginary animals.

I'm sick to f*ck of all of them. Every single show has a "cliffhanger" of some idiot either shouting, throwing a chair or crying before every one of their innumerable commercial breaks.

God forbid anyone might switch to one of those channels to actually find out about something new.

It should be a requirement for each of those channels to change their name. Surely there's some sort of anti-trust requirement.

Discovery, "Discover Human Depravity" more like.

The Learning Channel, "Honey Boo-Boo", enough said about that.

Then there was National Geographic, one of the last hold outs. "The Quest for Jesus' Foreskin." I'm not making that up. That was a Christmas special.

It actually worries me, that this is the kind of stuff that gets ratings.

Did you see the sequel to J.C.'s foreskin hunt? The quest for Mary's hymen?

[leftimatic]

People still have cable? Didn't it get canceled or something in the 90's? I am soooo out of touch. Ignorance is bliss they say. I must admit I am a little hooked on youtube woodworking shows though. 

[ChrisMG]

I cut cable as well. Watching sports can be a pain at times otherwise havnt missed cable at all.

[MaxG]

8 hours ago, chris1685 said:

I cut cable as well. Watching sports can be a pain at times otherwise havnt missed cable at all.

That's my problem. All I watch is sports!

 

- MG 

 

[Merovius]

Travel allows me to watch things that I normally don't get a chance to. 

Mythbusters was followed by:

Naked and Afraid 

Seriously? 

Man and a woman dropped into a jungle to survive for 20 odd days. 

I have lost all respect for animals of the Costa Rican Jungle that they were dropped into.  What is it ....a kids petting zoo?  

Attack oh demons of the dark! .......hardly....... Di's Cockatiels are more dangerous. 

20 minutes in and they are "Tired, hungry and grumpy". Gripping television.  Hunting endeavours provide their biggest danger....to each other. 

A bucket of KFC would be safe from these two. 

 

What is your cringe worthy ....... "cable crap" 

Snookie from MTVs stupidly popular Jersey Shore has a home renovation show now....

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[Fosgate]

I went back to cable after 10 years without only because my ISP rubbed me the wrong way. One of the reality shows I do really like is Deadliest Catch. Those guys do not seem to script anything and why would they? Capt Phil Harris was tough to see pass away and then only to see one of his sons struggle with addiction. I think some of the awe is maybe being able to say what you want to say and push forward to get the job done. You don't see slackers around for long. 

 

Two shows I have to turn off are "Life Below Zero" I see one woman repeating the same story over and over everytime I pause on the program. Another is "Alaskan Bush People" There are a couple brothers that really bother me. Banjos start to play in my mind while my brain is telling me those are people to avoid if you want to live.

[Bill Hayes]

Big Brother...nuff said.

[helix]

Just a big Dumb Down happening with so called reality TV. 

[golfgar]

The worst are those shows exploiting people who have various physical or mental issues, although those folks let them do it and pay them for the privilege.  My choice is just not to watch them.

 

[Kitchen]

The Canadian version of "Cops."  (I forget what it is called.)  

One of the best real life scenes I have ever scene I saw on that show.  Three cops were holding a suspected drug dealer down, trying to get handcuffs on him.  I mean like one was kneeling on his head, another hold his legs, the third trying to get his hands in the cuffs, and this guy was still making it really difficult.  Then, out of nowhere, a somewhat disheveled woman in her late 20s appealed.  Now this woman did not look homeless, more like she feel asleep with a freshly cleaned set of clothes and woke up without changing.  She then proceeds to ask if anyone can lend her $10 for some fiber, explains that she his homeless, does not get a lot of fiber in her diet and is really backed up.  Everyone, including the guy getting cuffed, just stops and looks at her.  But she is serious she explains; it's been at least 5 days since she last went and it is really starting to get uncomfortable.  She says they can follow her to store and buy it for her if they want.  Priceless!  

Great show if you're stuck in a hotel and have nothing to do.  

[Chibearsv]

Whatever my wife is watching ?

Either she's got to let me change the channel or I can't be in the same room for more than 60 seconds.

[IanMcLean68]

Any reality TV show. In fact I don't watch television at all anymore. After you give it a break for several years, then you see the adverts every now again, whilst passing by, you really realise just how dumb they are, let alone the actual programming content.
Proud to say I have never watched an episode of Big Brother, or any other reality TV show that has followed it, let alone the dumb sitcoms on television these days.  I'm a terrible person to ask "Have you seen <insert TV show here>". The answer in invariably "No".
The only thing I don't mind watching, if by chance I am ever near a television, is something by David Attenborough.

[cigcars]

      *For those of us who largely leave cable TV and satellite dishes alone, and therefore have to wait for a movie or program "soundbite" with our commercials...my truly real annoyance is that Liberty Mutual Limu Emu ad they have. Sooo damn annoying, stupid and f*ckin' senseless, almost makes me want to put a contract on whoever came up with it 

[La_Tigre]

If any of you haven’t already seen Idiocracy, we are currently watching it....

[BrightonCorgi]

My subscription service has about 400 24/7 TV show channels, none with commercials.  Everything from 24/7 James Bond, Rambo, to the most obscure TV shows.  I think we currently 4000 channels?  There has to be something on!  There's always Sky Sports F1 channel...

[Taco]

7 hours ago, IanMcLean68 said:
The only thing I don't mind watching, if by chance I am ever near a television, is something by David Attenborough.

Attenborough is truly a television treasure. 

[Ken Gargett]

2 hours ago, Taco said:

Attenborough is truly a television treasure. 

a treasure far beyond the boundaries of television, though i watch him every time i can. think i have seen many of the shows 8-10 times. and that 'life on earth' episode with the scene of him sitting among the gorillas changed my life. it was that scene which got me to africa, determined to do the same. 

[Bagman]

4 hours ago, La_Tigre said:

If any of you haven’t already seen Idiocracy, we are currently watching it....

The movies opening explanation of our future is sadly true.  Scary.

[gweilgi]

This thread has been around for four years and no-one has yet mentioned "Married at First Sight"?  

Jeez...