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dakert · 04-23-2011, 10:22 PM

That the TVs are getting bigger, brighter and better but the shows are getting smaller and stupider?
I kinda wish we had todays TVs back in the 1950s-70s when the shows were worth watching.
Actually I was thinking about my (dead) parents and how I would have loved for them to see all the shows they loved on HD big screen tvs

Marvo301 · 04-23-2011, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dakert

That the TVs are getting bigger, brighter and better but the shows are getting smaller and stupider?
I kinda wish we had todays TVs back in the 1950s-70s when the shows were worth watching.
Actually I was thinking about my (dead) parents and how I would have loved for them to see all the shows they loved on HD big screen tvs

You make an excellent point! And if i ever get one of those giant TV's I'm going to use it to watch classic TV shows on DVD!

Penny Lane · 04-24-2011, 11:09 AM

T V has gotten so boring that I have basically given up the big 3 networks(ABC NBC CBS) I mainly watch classic sitcoms and dramas on dvd or I watch stations like Biography, HGTV and Food Network.The last regular network show that I watched regularly was Roseanne which ended in 1997!

MrCleveland · 04-24-2011, 12:37 PM

I stopped caring for TV Shows in 2001.

Luckily...There's TV Stations dedicated to Classic TV Shows that isn't called TV Land!

MickeyMac · 04-25-2011, 11:54 AM

There are so many reasons why TV is refered to as "the idiot box". I think I spend at the most 2 hours a day in front of the thing, and its watching my DVD's.

No way will I ever have cable again. Waste of money.

ponytail · 04-26-2011, 06:15 AM

I watch that retro channel that has Leave It To Beaver, Dragnet, Adam-12. So much better than the trash that is on today.

Retro4Life · 04-26-2011, 01:37 PM

I'd argue the same is true for music. The technology is much more advanced than in the 50s-70s, yet the music is immeasurably worse.

As to TV watching, if it weren't for the news, I'd probably watch about five hours of TV a week, tops. Thank God for YouTube, and memories.

OH Nuts! · 04-26-2011, 04:29 PM

I'm with you Marv - classic TV all the way (I love my DVDs

- I can retreat from all the current garbage and watch me some oldies that are goodies - like Mary Tyler Moore and my beloved Adv. of Ozzie & Harriet - and Bewitched ain't too shabby either!)

KurtfromPitts · 04-27-2011, 11:39 AM

Speaking of classic TV channels, ME-TV is coming to the Pittsburgh area June 13th.

Miss Lisa · 04-28-2011, 07:18 PM

I completey agree. There are only a few shows in which I truly watch on TV. House, Family Guy and Desperate Housewives and to tell you the truth, I've been slacking on House. It basically all adds up to about 2 hours a week that I actuall spend watching television. Its kinda sad when it comes down to it really. I'm 17 and most of todays shows geared towards my age group suck. Lol, instead of ICarly my friends and I spent and afternoon watching Little Rascals which somehow cannot be found on tv.

Mr. Television · 04-28-2011, 07:30 PM

I still don't have a big screen tv and I don't mind. I just wish the shows on tv were better. That's what I wish would change.

Retro4Life · 04-28-2011, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

I still don't have a big screen tv and I don't mind. I just wish the shows on tv were better. That's what I wish would change.

Yep, it's the stories that should be big not the screens. Without the former, the latter doesn't mean a thing.

OH Nuts! · 04-29-2011, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

I still don't have a big screen tv and I don't mind. I just wish the shows on tv were better. That's what I wish would change.

I don't have one either - I'm still kinda prehistoric but I don't care - I have a big fat ol analog 20 in. screen w a digital box on top - all I need - when it kicks the bucket I'll get an LCD

AKA · 04-29-2011, 06:31 PM

There's still some great shows out there. You just have to find them! Most of them aren't on the broadcast networks.

Men of a Certain Age, for instance, is way better than anything currently on the "big four."

04-23-2011, 10:22 PM	#1
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	TVs- isnt it ironic? That the TVs are getting bigger, brighter and better but the shows are getting smaller and stupider? I kinda wish we had todays TVs back in the 1950s-70s when the shows were worth watching. Actually I was thinking about my (dead) parents and how I would have loved for them to see all the shows they loved on HD big screen tvs

04-24-2011, 11:09 AM	#3
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,264	T V has gotten so boring that I have basically given up the big 3 networks(ABC NBC CBS) I mainly watch classic sitcoms and dramas on dvd or I watch stations like Biography, HGTV and Food Network.The last regular network show that I watched regularly was Roseanne which ended in 1997!
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04-24-2011, 12:37 PM	#4
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,233	I stopped caring for TV Shows in 2001. Luckily...There's TV Stations dedicated to Classic TV Shows that isn't called TV Land!
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04-26-2011, 01:37 PM	#7
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	I'd argue the same is true for music. The technology is much more advanced than in the 50s-70s, yet the music is immeasurably worse. As to TV watching, if it weren't for the news, I'd probably watch about five hours of TV a week, tops. Thank God for YouTube, and memories.
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04-28-2011, 07:18 PM	#10
Miss Lisa Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 08, 2005 Location: My very own Green Acres Posts: 1,113	I completey agree. There are only a few shows in which I truly watch on TV. House, Family Guy and Desperate Housewives and to tell you the truth, I've been slacking on House. It basically all adds up to about 2 hours a week that I actuall spend watching television. Its kinda sad when it comes down to it really. I'm 17 and most of todays shows geared towards my age group suck. Lol, instead of ICarly my friends and I spent and afternoon watching Little Rascals which somehow cannot be found on tv.
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04-25-2011, 11:54 AM	#5
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	There are so many reasons why TV is refered to as "the idiot box". I think I spend at the most 2 hours a day in front of the thing, and its watching my DVD's. No way will I ever have cable again. Waste of money.

04-26-2011, 06:15 AM	#6
ponytail Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2004 Location: In Happy, Healthy, Wealthyville Posts: 4,273	I watch that retro channel that has Leave It To Beaver, Dragnet, Adam-12. So much better than the trash that is on today.

04-26-2011, 04:29 PM	#8
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	I'm with you Marv - classic TV all the way (I love my DVDs - I can retreat from all the current garbage and watch me some oldies that are goodies - like Mary Tyler Moore and my beloved Adv. of Ozzie & Harriet - and Bewitched ain't too shabby either!)

04-27-2011, 11:39 AM	#9
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,536	Speaking of classic TV channels, ME-TV is coming to the Pittsburgh area June 13th.

04-28-2011, 07:30 PM	#11
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I still don't have a big screen tv and I don't mind. I just wish the shows on tv were better. That's what I wish would change.
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04-29-2011, 06:31 PM	#14
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	There's still some great shows out there. You just have to find them! Most of them aren't on the broadcast networks. Men of a Certain Age, for instance, is way better than anything currently on the "big four."