omg i hate the tv!

[vurtomatic]

firstly, im not a tv person.

so there i was having dinner, decided to actually switch the idiot box on for some entertainment (obviously my own cooking is not of enough calibre to deserve my full attention) and becker was on.

becker's alright, u know, he's funny, in a cynical, black humour kinda way. i can dig that kinda humour though i'd prefer frasier.

but law and order is waaaaaay cooler... and they had two episodes of that tonight, double bill feature, woo hoo

so i got sucked into law and order, and next thing i know, im channel sufing between commercial breaks... and what do u know?!

the academy awards is on and i caught it just as U2 was performing

now im alternating between law and order, and the academy awards!

and im typing this up whilst i hear the applause from the academy awards...

i can feel the pull of the idiot box... im gonna have to alternate between bluelight, the academy awards, and law and order

im already feeling braindead when i left the lounge and the accursed idiot box

god i hate television... who's with me?

(i have also been convinced to check out the pianist cos the best actor gave a pretty cool speech 8) )

(whoa... for a moment i thought i lost my tv remote and i couldnt switch off the damn thing! its a conspiracy!)

 

[Flea']

I don't hate it... but at the same time, I've been hooked into it.

http://www.yourtv.com.au/

This helps me, keep track of when I'm meant to watch certain shows.

All bar, Fri/Sat night, I'm glued to the TV for at LEAST 2.5 hours.

and cause I'm glued to it for that long, I hate it !! Cause theres other shit i should be doing...

But.. i love it ! Its Great !

Law and Order is a top show! Criminal Intent is heaps better I find... though theres no Court Scenes... usually.

Becker is so funny!
Charmed ! Buffy ! Secret Life! Always Greener! The list goes on!

 

[superbabydoc]

I bloody love the tele, nothing wrong with being a couch potato IMHO. If you have trouble reconciling the lazy you with the active you, get an exercise bike and you can get fit while you watch tele. It's perfect!

 

[onetwothreefour]

hmm...well i generally dislike most of the drivel on tv, but that said, there are some excellent shows. the only tv that i actually watch anymore is the news, and er. apart from that, i'll either buy the dvds or download eps.

currently download buffy and angel, and i buy the dvds for futurama, the sopranos and a whole bunch of other stuff. i only watch *quality* tv i does

 

[punch e punch]

Yeh, personally television bores me senseless most of the time.
Shit, there's just GOTTA be more to life.
Besides, TV networks are really scraping the bottom of the barrell these days. If its not some sitcom pedalling cheap American insult humor and some washed up actor, its the ever-inspiring "reality" TV programs (who will be evicted this week? Who gives a fuck!), or the latest shopping catalogue lifestyle program (how many times can the "Backyard Blitz" format be rehashed?).
Of course the reason for this low quality of TV programming is the competition ie. internet, video games etc.
But, I think its a good thing that we have other options for home entertainment these days. Maybe our kids won't be as brain-washed by the idiot box as we and passed generations have been.

 

[miss apple]

i can feel the pull of the idiot box... im gonna have to alternate between bluelight, the academy awards, and law and order

LOL!! Welcome to my world.

I have the TV in the loungeroom pretty constantly while I'm on here. My flatmate watches a lot of TV so I can't play music instead. Which is fine by me because I can keep track of shows while I'm here

The only decent night of TV in Monday nights though. Tonight it was all screwed around because of the Academy Awards, but normally it's Friends, Secret Life of Us then Sex & the City

Monday's are the only nights that I actually look forward to coming home and watching TV. The other nights it just happens

All Saints is OK, so is ER...I don't get into law & cop shows (except water rats...that was ok when it was on)...and Everybody Loves Raymond has grown on me Becker is cool. Skithouse is shithouse and comedy inc is even worse. The Office is funny...though I've only seen one episode. Scrubs can be funny occasionally.

But the swimming is on this week!! Yay...something different

yes I'm aware of the fact that I'm a TV addict

disclaimer....I'm normally stoned while watching TV. this tends to make incredibly boring shows infinitely fascinating

 

[punch e punch]

Actually, I'd just like to add that on the flipside, I salute ABC for their programming.
Alot of the British comedy that they air is still good for a laugh.
And they also tend to broadcast the more intelligent and funny Aus comedy.
But the commercial networks?- bah humbug!!

 

[FoXi]

I kinda hate the TV, but there are a few good shows on. Mostly I hate the fact that I'm addicted to these shows and wish I had something else to cure the boredom.

I never used to watch it much until I got the first season of that show 24 out on DVD, and I got totally hooked. Now series two is on and I don't miss it! I am addicted. The only other shows I watch are repeats of the simpsons, and seinfeld and cheez tv as I get ready for uni in the mornings. Everything else for the most part is utter crap! Especially on weekends. Sports sports sports sports sports sports sports. 8) I really miss having cable tv! I didnt watch that much either, but at least they normally had something worth watching on when I felt the urge to watch. With free to air, its either news, sports, drama, or fishcam...

What makes me hate TV even more these days is the advertising. Since the advertisers have worked out that we are just going to flip channels when the ads or on or go get a snack or something, they have come up with this really annoying and evil way of sneaking thier messages into our favorite programs. Surely you all have seen it? You will be deeply engrossed in your program, when suddenly this text followed by lame animations or graphics will slide onto the screen and remind us not to forget to watch some crap thats coming on next week. I think that makes me hate tv more than anything

 

[~jerox~]

i have a love-hate relationship with tv.

i love sbs and abc for their programming.
i used to like watching sitcoms religiously but those channels (7,9,10) have too many Advertisements! I HATE it! but i still like watching sex and the city And 24hrs. %) And simpsons ...... 8) And southpark :D

but i just hate the advertisements, esp those "juicey succulent pork" or "it is the crunchiest fries" type ads when im going on diet 8)

And i hate tv atm coz it is all about the WAR (24/7). Im not saying that i dun care bout the war but alot of stuff just seem fabricated and repetitive.

I love it coz there is 6 hours of soccer on SBS on sunday!!

love hate love hate love hate

but we still get sucked in by the ugly looking box at the corner.

 

[Twigz]

I don't hate tv, i just never ever watch it these days. I don't have one in my room, and they never put anything on that interests me enough to get me away from my computer.

But i'm sure if i had one in my room, i'd end up addicted to EVERYTHING.

Except for those god damn reality shows, i refuse to watch that crap except under extreme duress

 

[Flea']

currently download buffy and angel, and i buy the dvds for futurama, the sopranos and a whole bunch of other stuff. i only watch *quality* tv i does

What city do you live in?!

 

[haste]

There's two things I watch on Telly - Neighboirs and The Secret Life of Us - otherwise, the Telly is used to watch DVD's.

Alas, like Oopsz, I'm adicted to my pc :D

 

[Raving Loony]

TV sucks alright.

Especially now that the fashion channel is off the air. FUCK ME! That was the best channel to watch on a comedown. Plus they'd play some wicked tracks on there too.

R.I.P. Fashion TV.

DEATH TO THE NEW FOOTBALL CHANNEL!!!!!

 

[hoptis]

I don't like television.

Since I got the Internet, I never watch TV anymore, I like entertainment that interacts with me. I think watching too much TV is a really bad thing, though shows like E.R. and The Practice are really interesting, the rest is just crud.

I have a real problem with reality TV. I think it's so sad that people's lives are so fucking pathetic and boring they need to live vicariously through the lives of other more exciting people who's lives and loves they sell you over the airwaves in between pimping breakfast cereal that'll make you look better and deoderant that promises to help you get laid. I remember chatting up a girl at recovery one morning and she told me her boyfriend was a Big Brother contestant... made it all the more funnier when we spent the afternoon on the beach.

I guess what shits me about it is that Reality TV tries to sell you a life you think is beyond you when it isn't. Everyone can be a Blair or Jemma... if you all got your lazy, fat-asses from out of that goddam couch.

 

[Backo]

I usually dont watch tv.

Monday night is the only night really when i do and last night was bitterly disappointed when i didnt get my fix of sex and the city.

I also am pissed off in the way that networks put their best shows on in the same timeslots as other networks lol. The New series of AB FAB was rivalling Sex but has now been pulled for some shitty Denton thing about rope.

Oh well at least im not one of those people who have to watch All Saints and Blue heelers tonight.. fark those shows are so lame.
Oh yeah and law and order, the practice, and about every crime show are so crap because they are always the same.

 

[Strawberry_lovemuffin]

Bart: TV Sucks!!!

Homer: I know you're upset now boy, so I'll pretend you didn't say that.....


TV's great. It's no better or worse than it ever has been. Crap comes and goes. It's just something to stare at whilst doing the primary activity - relaxing in mind-numbing bliss.



Oh on a side note; I actually like the new Aussie sketch comedy shows on now. It's been a long time coming :D

 

[PsychoKitten]

I hate all of you that have time to watch the TV

I miss the mind-numbingness of sitting down in front of the idiot box for an hour or so a night. Then again I tend to hang out in #Bluelight whilst studying... I guess that could be just as much of an idiot box

What I miss about the telly is having cable and the discovery channel and history channel and all those other channels full of interesting information that I will never really need to know but soak up like a sponge nonetheless.

At least I can check how my babies ARSENAL are going via the net and I make sure I watch any televised games that are going to be half-way exciting.

 

[friskk]

Sigh! I'm so jealous..
I wish I had a tv in my house! Having lived without TV for hmmm about 9 months now I find it seriously frustrating.... sometimes.

It's not like I can't watch movies - We have a projector inside our house but it's only hooked up to a dvd player and video player. So i'm restricted to the type of things I can watch. No matter how many movies you may have sometimes you just can't be stuffed watching a movie. You want to see something new. Ooohhh how much i'd give for an hour of telemall shopping!

For the world cup I found myself continuously going to friend's houses to 'visit' them and then spending the next few hours watching the TV.

I find though, since I don't have a TV I spend alot more time on the net....

Oh well!

F

 

[Andromeda]

You mean you were watching Tv at the time when there were no live bullshit bush updates? Hurrah!!

I used to like watching the crap that would be on when I get home of a night at around midnight (you know, the news and those crappy telemovies and bad horror films) but now... we have this "and its the 6th day of the war against terror and here we have some dipshit to tell you everything you have heard before but havent really given a fuck about...."

nowadays its just straight to bed with a book for me, which is bad because i end up reading till 3am and i have to be up at 7am... at least the idiot box numbs the mind and is so boring that you can fall asleep 1/2 an hour after you turn it on... which means i USUALLY get a good nights sleep

ahh, the tranquilizer that we know as TV...

Andromeda

 

[sydkiwi]

too many war updates like we all didnt no there was one on!!!

too many cop/hospital/lawyer tv shows

long live buffy, sex in the city, charmed and reality shows