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How to ruin your life in three minutes.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:32 pm
by loCAtek
Re: How to ruin your life in three minutes.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:53 pm
by Lord Jim
Bleaach...
What a disgusting premise for a television show....I don't know which is worse; the exhibitionism of the "contestant" or the voyeurism of the audience....
I feel like taking a shower just from watching that....
And the stupid bimbo didn't even win the money....
I've never watched (or even heard of) this monstrosity before, (and I certainly don't plan to start watching it) but I assume that the "contestants" are hooked up to a lie detector?
Re: How to ruin your life in three minutes.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:28 pm
by BoSoxGal
I'm reminded why I don't have a TV.
Re: How to ruin your life in three minutes.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:53 pm
by Lord Jim
Fortunately it's not all like that BSG....
TV is like the internet; there's good stuff and total garbage...
The same medium that displays this trash also provides a great series like
Through The Wormhole...
I've been meaning to start a thread about that series; it's currently running on Nat'l Geo Science...
It's hosted by Morgan Freeman and it's a fantastic program both for kids and anyone else who's interested in the mysteries of how the universe operates. It does a superb job of explaining the most esoteric and complex physics theories and concepts in easy to understand and entertaining ways. I highly recommend it.
Re: How to ruin your life in three minutes.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:28 pm
by loCAtek
This vid was all the internet's fault, I don't watch TV.
Re: How to ruin your life in three minutes.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:46 pm
by BoSoxGal
If cable would let you buy a custom package, I'd happily sign up for the nerd package.
CNN, cspan(s), PBS, natgeo, science, history, TCM, BBCAmerica, maybe animal planet, and A&E
Too much on the other channels is junk I don't even want to be tempted to watch.
Oops also comedy central just for Jon & Steven, and IFC because of the quirky independent stuff.
Re: How to ruin your life in three minutes.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:47 pm
by dales
Re: How to ruin your life in three minutes.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:25 pm
by Crackpot
And Cartoon Network for Adult Swim
Re: How to ruin your life in three minutes.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:18 pm
by Gob
We've been wanting that option for some time as well BSG. I think the companies involved are smart enough to know that if they offer it, the middle classes will all choose non-commercial stations, like Aunty Beeb, and there will be no great revenue generated.
Re: How to ruin your life in three minutes.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:56 pm
by BoSoxGal
Only three of the channels I listed are commercial-free, though. Most have plenty of commercials that still require muting - but better overall content. (ps I would add cartoon network for adult swim, though I only occasionally watched it.)
I just don't want to pay $50-$100 monthly for 175 crappy channels I don't want so I can get a dozen I do.
Actually on Dish Network I had 40 HD channels for $30/mo. & it was mostly those I wanted. Lots of service interruptions, though.
Big thread hijack, sorry. Back to the OP; 99% of game shows and 'reality' TV programming is utterly vile.
Re: How to ruin your life in three minutes.
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:04 pm
by Gob
bigskygal wrote:
I just don't want to pay $50-$100 monthly for 175 crappy channels I don't want so I can get a dozen I do.
Dear God no! We loath the idea of paying anything extra. The ONLY channel I would consider paying a few bucks a month for would be the BBC, and then only for the terrestrial channels, not BBC worldwide.