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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Cyanista on July 06, 2007, 01:40:17 PM

Title: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Cyanista on July 06, 2007, 01:40:17 PM
Yes, crowd that is constantly making threads about TV shows, I'm talking to you.  How much time do you spend watching tv or tv shows?  I mean really.  I have a hard time keeping up with three or four shows - I mean, Project Runway is easy because it's not year round, and Rome was once a week. 

Maybe this is just some mental issue of mine.  When I'm staring at a tv screen I'm predisposed to being bored.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 06, 2007, 01:57:11 PM
none. i watch all my "tv" as dvd box sets. if i'm not in a passive entertainment mood, i don't watch anything.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: demi on July 06, 2007, 01:58:38 PM
BEARS

IN

SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

order it this August 13 from your preferred UK online retailer


only TV I watch actively is LOST
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2007, 01:59:53 PM
I pretty much stopped watching TV actively over the course of this year. Like Drinky, I am ripping through The Shield on DVD.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Cyanista on July 06, 2007, 02:00:49 PM
Lost is one of those shows I avoid on purpose because I'm sick of people talking about it.....  Singlehandedly making water cooler chitchat ten times more annoying.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 06, 2007, 02:01:58 PM
omg omg the shield, just started season 3

omg omg i swear IT NEVER LETS UP
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 06, 2007, 02:03:47 PM
really, though, it's probably more cost effective to cancel cable and just buy the tv boxsets on sale (the shield is $16.99/season at costco, hint hint). it also gives you a LOT more control over your time, is commercial free, and you don't feel the pain of a cheesy cliffhanger.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 06, 2007, 02:08:12 PM
yeah, tvc has convinced me to try it.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 06, 2007, 02:22:56 PM
I DVR most shows, so I can watch them at a time that is more opportune.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Saint Cornelius on July 06, 2007, 02:28:03 PM
I DVR most shows, so I can watch them at a time that is more opportune.

Ah you beat me to it. DVRs are so sweet.

Cyanista: a little bit elitist, no?
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 06, 2007, 02:30:06 PM
I'm done with TV. I DVR crap shows like American Idol and Big Brother and then watch them in under 10 minutes by fast forwarding through all the fluff.


True fact: I've never watched one minute of Lost, but I have trolled almost every GAF thread created on it. I almost want to watch past episodes so I can become a more effective troll ... but that seems like too much work.


Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Saint Cornelius on July 06, 2007, 02:32:43 PM
I'm done with TV.


Srsly there's nothing at all you like watching, or you just wait for the boxsets?
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Cyanista on July 06, 2007, 02:33:37 PM


Cyanista: a little bit elitist, no?

A little? 

Don't blame me, I didn't make me perfect.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Saint Cornelius on July 06, 2007, 02:37:03 PM
A little? 

Don't blame me, I didn't make me perfect.

Okay a lot. But just because the boob tube is less engaging than the series of intartubes, all of our asses are getting fatter engaging in our particular hobbies.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Cyanista on July 06, 2007, 02:57:02 PM


Cyanista: a little bit elitist, no?

A little? 

Don't blame me, I didn't make me perfect.
Fun fact:  Posting on Evilbore is a character flaw.

My flaws only lend me an appealing air of approachability.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2007, 02:58:26 PM
omg omg the shield, just started season 3

omg omg i swear IT NEVER LETS UP

Season 3 is OMG. I'm halfway through.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Rman on July 06, 2007, 03:12:08 PM
I'm in the DVD boxset camp and also like iTunes as well.  I just can't stand watching commercials.  They just kill momentum.  I remember reading an article somewhere on how many of the HBO shows thrive on seamless storytelling because the writers don't have to create mini cliffhangers before commercial breaks.

Current show(s):
House (Great show by the way)

On my radar:
Deadwood
The Wire
Firefly
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on July 06, 2007, 03:18:42 PM
I have a Costco account sounds like it's time to get my money's worth
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Mupepe on July 06, 2007, 03:32:42 PM

only TV I watch actively is LOST
fo sho


everything else is downloaded months after it airs
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 06, 2007, 03:41:48 PM
Quote from: Saint Cornelius link=topic=10278.msg249540#msg249540

Srsly there's nothing at all you like watching, or you just wait for the boxsets?

Nope. In fact, I went without TV from 2001-2003. If it wasn't for my wife being a TV junkie, I still wouldn't own one. I don't even rent boxsets. That's too much time to invest.

I would rather be on the internet or listening to the radio (baseball game usually).
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 06, 2007, 04:53:38 PM
I watch craploads of tv on dvd. I mean craploads.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 06, 2007, 04:59:23 PM
I watch craploads of tv on dvd. I mean craploads.

PEOPLE HE MEANS IT - CRAPLOADS. QUIT FUCKING AROUND.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 06, 2007, 05:01:08 PM
motherfucking craploads. I seriously own craploads of tv on dvd and watch each crapload more than once sometimes.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Vizzys on July 06, 2007, 05:03:54 PM
I probably watch 2-4 hours of tv a week.

I make up for it by wasting all my free time on the internet instead
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Lonestar on July 06, 2007, 05:10:13 PM
I DVR everything.  Anyone who has cable and doesn't DVR is an idiot. 
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 06, 2007, 05:14:31 PM
SICK BURNN

real talk.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Vizzys on July 06, 2007, 05:18:55 PM
or poor, dont forget poor
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Mupepe on July 06, 2007, 05:19:49 PM
I don't have cable.  There is no way I'm getting the only cable that's offered in my apartment complex.

TV Max

doesn't it just sound shitty???
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 06, 2007, 05:19:58 PM
I dont even have cable, fuk cable.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 06, 2007, 06:53:25 PM
i'm canceling our cable after the in-laws visit in september.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Candyflip on July 06, 2007, 07:12:14 PM
I've actually wondered this myself. I've got maybe 3 shows that I follow, and I find myself watching the seasons over and over. I think I do that with everything. I'm not good with change. Once I find something I like, I stay with it :-\

Back to watching Scrubs.
Title: Re: Evilbore notables...
Post by: Madrun Badrun on July 06, 2007, 07:15:10 PM
cable is worth it for discovery.