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Patty Duke · 12-25-2016, 07:44 AM

Try as I might I simply can't find anything to watch anymore. I wondered if it was just me so I started asking others....at work, friends, family, Church and they all agree. I don't watch the new sitcoms because they aren't any good...at least to me and all those I spoke to agree. I hate reality....I feel like even reality has about run it's course. I mean how many shows about Alaska do we need? How many singing/talent shows, families with a lot of kids, cooking competitions, Flipping houses, Small houses, Housewives of ____, Addictions, Little people, Crimes, Tattoo's, Plastic Surgery being blotched etc.

I tried to watch some of the Hallmark Christmas movies but there is only so many times you can watch them. Most have been aired for years and they have been on over and over since November.

We get a few channels on Dish that offer older shows I did enjoy but those networks seldom switch shows so you get really burned out on them.

Watching with an antenna is out, nothing is close to us so we can't get Me-TV etc...
Watching online is out because we don't have access to unlimited internet where we live.

And of course they continue to reboot more classic shows but all they do is ruin them.

DJM77 · 12-25-2016, 08:43 AM

What kind of internet do you get exactly? I live way out in the sticks and I'm able to get Exede. It's satellite internet. It's a bit pricy, but I can at least watch YouTube.

Patty Duke · 12-25-2016, 09:52 AM

We have satellite...wireless, it cost 120.00 a month and I assure you it is very limited. We tried another through Dish and it was so slow we couldn't do anything. We tried Hughsnet before that and they would slow you down so you could do nothing when you exceeded. There is NOTHING where we live that allows you enough usage to watch TV shows online.

mets82 · 12-25-2016, 07:18 PM

I agree Patty Duke. I don't watch any of the current shows because they just don't interest me. I like the old stuff.

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Tubehead · 12-26-2016, 02:04 AM

i mostly watch some of the super hero's shows if your into superheroes i higly roecmmend:
Arrow
the flash
gotham
super girl
dc ledgens of tomorrow
agents of sheild

for reality shows i mostly watch:
impractical jokers
the carbonaro effect
storage wars
pawn stars
shark tank

i quite watching comedies they gotten too dirty!! i also stopped watching the big bang theory!! i also like the goldberg's but its kind of dirty!! i higly recommend impractical jokers it about theses four friends form high school/ college they play pranks on different people & them selves!! it comes on thursdays at 10:00 pm on tur tv! then i also roecmmend the carbonaro effect it about this magician named micheal carbonaro he plays pranks by using magic acts it comes on wednesdays at 10:00 pm on tur tv!! its an really clean show! some time they cause they mostly say omg its fun to watch when they find out there on an hidden camera show ! i higly roecmmend impractical jokers but i recommend not watching it with kids it can be dirty at times!! but i like it cause it always makes me laugh!!

Samme · 12-28-2016, 06:36 PM

Patty Duke,

This may be a silly question, but have you talked to Dish about MeTV? I get it on my Locals Pack on channel WJLP, but I know your locals will be different. Yet, I see that MeTV is listed on the Locals Pack on their site, so it seems they try to make it part of that pack so everyone can get it. (If it isn't part of your Local Pack, maybe they'll let you switch to another LP so you can get it.)

Also the Dish Movie Pack is good for Retroplex and others which have quite a few old movies in HD that aren't on other channels. And there were just running a special on it for $5 a month (instead of $10) for 6 months. I like it because it has retro movies (and often in better HD than TCM), which I like better than newer stuff on HBO or others. I switched from the Top 200 Pack to the Flex Pack, Locals, Heartland, and DMP, and my bill dropped from $89 to $59. I like that Dish will work with you on lowering your bill.

DJM77 · 12-28-2016, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samme

This may be a silly question, but have you talked to Dish about MeTV?

I asked Dish about MeTV and Antenna TV over two years ago. Still don't have either one.

Mace Dolex · 12-28-2016, 08:47 PM

I agree about the only real funny sitcom I like is Modern Family and when it comes to reality shows it's Impractical Jokers.

I'll watch the few Superhero shows like Gotham, Flash and Supergirl but avoid the rest as it's really garbage other than that I'll just have the TV set on as background noise.

For the off channels I'll watch reruns of Miami Vice as I've gotten hooked on it but due to it being standard definiton the picture quality is about as average as a used VHS tape.

Chocolate Moose · 12-29-2016, 12:20 PM

I agree with you. Most TV is crap.

I watch a lot of stand up comedy.

Coffeecup · 12-29-2016, 07:29 PM

I thought I might be missing something by not watching current tv shows. But from you are telling me, I am not missing a thing. I watch so much retro shows, I am totally out of tune of current shows.

Crusinforabrusin · 12-29-2016, 07:43 PM

Tv hit rock bottom years ago.

MrCleveland · 12-31-2016, 10:02 AM

Fully agree...

The only two shows I watch that have new episodes are Family Guy and South Park.

South Park STILL has the edge, but Family Guy to me is starting to wane...I do hate it when Family Guy plays the blasphemy card whether the religion is Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, or some cult...Only because Seth MacFarlane seems heartless toward religion since he's an atheist.

The only good in Family Guy now is the Stewie and Brian Griffin plots/subplots.

Dude111 · 01-08-2017, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patty Duke

Try as I might I simply can't find anything to watch anymore.

Not just you.......I have felt this way since 2000 or so....

Regulus · 01-10-2017, 06:22 PM

It's been ten years since I've paid a provider to supply "Appointment TV", and I don't miss it at all. With over 50,000 hours of programming on home video I'm all but set for life on my TV viewing.

broadmoor · 01-10-2017, 08:56 PM

Television has been scurrying along the rock-bottom for quite a while now. It's the reason I finally got rid of both cable and my dish (I know, silly me, I had 'both' concurrently for a number of years). Probably 98% of my entire tv-viewing experience nowadays is via DVDs of older shows that I've bought. On the infrequent times I encounter modern programming fare at office waiting areas or at friends' homes, it leaves me feeling like a nasty cloak of filth and grime has descended upon my skin. I honestly don't know how people can stomach it. The reality shows? The obnoxious commercials? The dingbat talk-shows? The gross sitcoms? The crime shows that wallow in demented perversions?

It's funny, because for years and years I was such a fan and a devoted proponent of the medium of television. Yet now if I were deprived of my DVD outlet, and limited to solely what is currently broadcast, I'd toss out my tv-set, and live my life entirely without television. Never would have envisioned that years ago, but that's how far things have sunk. Rock bottom, indeed.

12-25-2016, 07:44 AM	#1
Patty Duke Good night, John Boy Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 09, 2013 Location: The Land of Milk and Honey Posts: 788	TV has finally hit rock bottom Try as I might I simply can't find anything to watch anymore. I wondered if it was just me so I started asking others....at work, friends, family, Church and they all agree. I don't watch the new sitcoms because they aren't any good...at least to me and all those I spoke to agree. I hate reality....I feel like even reality has about run it's course. I mean how many shows about Alaska do we need? How many singing/talent shows, families with a lot of kids, cooking competitions, Flipping houses, Small houses, Housewives of ____, Addictions, Little people, Crimes, Tattoo's, Plastic Surgery being blotched etc. I tried to watch some of the Hallmark Christmas movies but there is only so many times you can watch them. Most have been aired for years and they have been on over and over since November. We get a few channels on Dish that offer older shows I did enjoy but those networks seldom switch shows so you get really burned out on them. Watching with an antenna is out, nothing is close to us so we can't get Me-TV etc... Watching online is out because we don't have access to unlimited internet where we live. And of course they continue to reboot more classic shows but all they do is ruin them.
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12-25-2016, 08:43 AM	#2
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,564	What kind of internet do you get exactly? I live way out in the sticks and I'm able to get Exede. It's satellite internet. It's a bit pricy, but I can at least watch YouTube.
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12-25-2016, 07:18 PM	#4
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	I agree Patty Duke. I don't watch any of the current shows because they just don't interest me. I like the old stuff. 4,000 posts!!!
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12-29-2016, 12:20 PM	#9
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,899	I agree with you. Most TV is crap. I watch a lot of stand up comedy.
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12-29-2016, 07:43 PM	#11
Crusinforabrusin It's time to move on, Goodbye Senior Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2015 Posts: 2,056	Tv hit rock bottom years ago.
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12-25-2016, 09:52 AM	#3
Patty Duke Good night, John Boy Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 09, 2013 Location: The Land of Milk and Honey Posts: 788	We have satellite...wireless, it cost 120.00 a month and I assure you it is very limited. We tried another through Dish and it was so slow we couldn't do anything. We tried Hughsnet before that and they would slow you down so you could do nothing when you exceeded. There is NOTHING where we live that allows you enough usage to watch TV shows online.

12-26-2016, 02:04 AM	#5
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	i mostly watch some of the super hero's shows if your into superheroes i higly roecmmend: Arrow the flash gotham super girl dc ledgens of tomorrow agents of sheild for reality shows i mostly watch: impractical jokers the carbonaro effect storage wars pawn stars shark tank i quite watching comedies they gotten too dirty!! i also stopped watching the big bang theory!! i also like the goldberg's but its kind of dirty!! i higly recommend impractical jokers it about theses four friends form high school/ college they play pranks on different people & them selves!! it comes on thursdays at 10:00 pm on tur tv! then i also roecmmend the carbonaro effect it about this magician named micheal carbonaro he plays pranks by using magic acts it comes on wednesdays at 10:00 pm on tur tv!! its an really clean show! some time they cause they mostly say omg its fun to watch when they find out there on an hidden camera show ! i higly roecmmend impractical jokers but i recommend not watching it with kids it can be dirty at times!! but i like it cause it always makes me laugh!!

12-28-2016, 06:36 PM	#6
Samme Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Posts: 679	Patty Duke, This may be a silly question, but have you talked to Dish about MeTV? I get it on my Locals Pack on channel WJLP, but I know your locals will be different. Yet, I see that MeTV is listed on the Locals Pack on their site, so it seems they try to make it part of that pack so everyone can get it. (If it isn't part of your Local Pack, maybe they'll let you switch to another LP so you can get it.) Also the Dish Movie Pack is good for Retroplex and others which have quite a few old movies in HD that aren't on other channels. And there were just running a special on it for $5 a month (instead of $10) for 6 months. I like it because it has retro movies (and often in better HD than TCM), which I like better than newer stuff on HBO or others. I switched from the Top 200 Pack to the Flex Pack, Locals, Heartland, and DMP, and my bill dropped from $89 to $59. I like that Dish will work with you on lowering your bill.

12-28-2016, 08:47 PM	#8
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,669	I agree about the only real funny sitcom I like is Modern Family and when it comes to reality shows it's Impractical Jokers. I'll watch the few Superhero shows like Gotham, Flash and Supergirl but avoid the rest as it's really garbage other than that I'll just have the TV set on as background noise. For the off channels I'll watch reruns of Miami Vice as I've gotten hooked on it but due to it being standard definiton the picture quality is about as average as a used VHS tape.

12-29-2016, 07:29 PM	#10
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	I thought I might be missing something by not watching current tv shows. But from you are telling me, I am not missing a thing. I watch so much retro shows, I am totally out of tune of current shows.

12-31-2016, 10:02 AM	#12
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: 14,226	Fully agree... The only two shows I watch that have new episodes are Family Guy and South Park. South Park STILL has the edge, but Family Guy to me is starting to wane...I do hate it when Family Guy plays the blasphemy card whether the religion is Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, or some cult...Only because Seth MacFarlane seems heartless toward religion since he's an atheist. The only good in Family Guy now is the Stewie and Brian Griffin plots/subplots.
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01-10-2017, 06:22 PM	#14
Regulus Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 07, 2011 Location: Port Orange, Florida Avatar - Poiuyt Posts: 3,374	It's been ten years since I've paid a provider to supply "Appointment TV", and I don't miss it at all. With over 50,000 hours of programming on home video I'm all but set for life on my TV viewing.
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01-10-2017, 08:56 PM	#15
broadmoor Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 10, 2010 Location: texas Posts: 489	Television has been scurrying along the rock-bottom for quite a while now. It's the reason I finally got rid of both cable and my dish (I know, silly me, I had 'both' concurrently for a number of years). Probably 98% of my entire tv-viewing experience nowadays is via DVDs of older shows that I've bought. On the infrequent times I encounter modern programming fare at office waiting areas or at friends' homes, it leaves me feeling like a nasty cloak of filth and grime has descended upon my skin. I honestly don't know how people can stomach it. The reality shows? The obnoxious commercials? The dingbat talk-shows? The gross sitcoms? The crime shows that wallow in demented perversions? It's funny, because for years and years I was such a fan and a devoted proponent of the medium of television. Yet now if I were deprived of my DVD outlet, and limited to solely what is currently broadcast, I'd toss out my tv-set, and live my life entirely without television. Never would have envisioned that years ago, but that's how far things have sunk. Rock bottom, indeed.