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Post by HMARK Center on Jun 21, 2009 20:03:30 GMT -5
I realized recently something about my viewing habits: there are almost no shows that I was "religiously".
My TV, currently, is mainly used for sports, news, a little wrestling, and Comedy Central, now that I think about it.
This hit me recently for a couple of reasons: for starters, my brother and some of my friends absolutely love Lost, some of them love True Blood and Eastbound and Down, and while I enjoy catching these shows from time to time...I honestly have no desire to watch episodes regularly.
It's weird, I recognize that these are fun shows, and yet I can't muster up the will to just sit down and watch them at a given time, or even to watch them off TiVo/DVR.
I also consistently see many friends' Facebook status' reading about how they can't be interrupted while watching whatever show (it's usually either Grey's Anatomy or Nip/Tuck...yeah, it's usually the women writing this stuff), and it hit me that I have absolutely no shows that I watch that way.
Basically, I watch:
-My teams whenever they're on: Mets/Devils/Giants, but I watch other games and sports when I can as well; sports may be the only thing I come close to watching religiously.
-Casually watching Comedy Central at a given time: Most frequently Reno 911, South Park, Daily Show, or Colbert Report, but none of them with much regularity.
-TNA Impact when I can. Got to watch all my old favorites from ROH, after all.
-I'll sometimes check the news, though I most often get my news online, so this one barely counts.
That's...basically it. Other than that, there'll be some times when I channel surf and maybe watch a movie that's on, or some random show I take an interest in, such as something on History Channel or whatever, but there really are no shows going right now that I ever feel a need to actually sit down and watch at a consistent time, on a weekly/daily basis. The last show I was like that with, where I actually watched a new episode as soon as it came on, was Chappelle's Show.
The ironic part? In my DVD collection, I have a lot of TV show collections.
So, how about you guys? What shows do YOU watch with great regularity? Or are you perhaps a weirdo like me who doesn't have a show like that, and prefers reading stuff online? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Post by teamjd on Jun 21, 2009 20:04:42 GMT -5
I will watch The Office, and House then try and tape L&O:CI. Everything else is just a random "if I'm around and the tv is on" thing.
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Post by Samoa Kenny on Jun 21, 2009 20:05:16 GMT -5
I watch sports and music mostly. And Simpsons and Sein reruns. I've never seen 24, lost, nip/tuck, csi the shield etc. I would like to, it just doesn't happen, especially during the NBA season
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man, TF Fan on Jun 21, 2009 20:07:35 GMT -5
I usually have my tv turned on for stuff like Law and Order reruns on USA, but I'm rarely watching them; I just like the background noise.
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Post by FrankGotch on Jun 21, 2009 20:15:26 GMT -5
I am watching The Bob Newhart Show, and Newhart religiously. I have been watching an episode of each before I hit the hay. Too bad that they still haven't released several of the seasons on DVD.
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Post by theryno665 on Jun 21, 2009 20:24:51 GMT -5
I really don't watch that much TV, mostly because there's not a lot that can hold my interest anymore. And if there is, I can't bother to remember what time they're on. If I'm bored, I'll turn on the TV and immediately go through Food Network, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel and Travel Network. If nothing's on those networks, then I start flipping through the channels. Right now, the only show that I make sure to catch every week is The Soup on E! (that is until Season 5 of Always Sunny In Philadelphia starts). Other shows I wanna watch, like The Venture Bros., I'll usually catch online from the network's website. I don't even really watch wrestling that much anymore, unless my roommates are around and we need something to pass the time and joke around about.
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Post by hawkfan44 on Jun 21, 2009 20:42:30 GMT -5
Monday Night Raw, and sometimes Smackdown
Countdown with Keith Olbermann- everyday M-F when I can
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, switching over to The Bob and Tom Show if the guestlist for Conan isn't that great
Deadliest Catch on Tues. nights
sometimes Cubs games if they're on. Nascar racing when its on however I usually work now during Sundays so I usually tape it now
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Post by teamjd on Jun 21, 2009 20:49:10 GMT -5
Additional: I will be watching the final season of Monk and Psych when it returns in August.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jun 21, 2009 22:28:11 GMT -5
I watch sports and music mostly. And Simpsons and Sein reruns. I've never seen 24, lost, nip/tuck, csi the shield etc. I would like to, it just doesn't happen, especially during the NBA season I know what you mean; when it's baseball season, for me, I have no time or inclination to catch anything else.
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Post by The OP on Jun 21, 2009 22:29:50 GMT -5
Lately I pretty much only watch news programs. There's a lot going on right now.
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Post by Professor Chaos on Jun 21, 2009 22:39:15 GMT -5
I hate summertime cause Wrestling is really all I watch except for Conan O'Brien. Can't way till fall when football starts and all the shows I do watch come back like Heroes, 90210, One Tree Hill, Dollhouse, South Park.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jun 21, 2009 22:50:10 GMT -5
I basically DVR everything I like, so there's very few things that I watch "live" now, except ECW, SmackDown and Formula 1 motor racing.
But here's my average week:
Mondays: NASCAR, 30 Rock Tuesdays: Nitro Circus Wednesdays: RAW, Thank God You're Here Thursdays: ECW Fridays: SmackDown Saturdays: Impact, Saturday Night Live Sundays: Vintage Collection, The Soup, Formula 1/MotoGP
Add to that various episodes of The Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, King Of The Hill, American Dad and NCIS, as well as assorted NRL and A-League games and that's my average week in TV.
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Post by Sicho100 on Jun 21, 2009 23:33:05 GMT -5
The shows that I (almost) always watch new episodes of: - The Office
- House
- The Daily Show
- The Tonight Show
- Raw
Some shows I will watch (if I remember): - Smackdown
- TNA (however, my SpikeTV is messed up)
- South Park
Otherwise, my TV is on Comedy Central, ESPN (& ESPN2), and whatever the Bears, White Sox, and (sometimes) Bulls are playing on.
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Post by Timmy8271 on Jun 22, 2009 0:00:25 GMT -5
Most everything I watch is online these days. I just got Basic Cable on Saturday but only get certain channels. Will probably upgrade to the 70 channel Standard Package next month. But When I do watch tv, It's usually Conan or Craig Furguson, The news, Smackdown or PBS.
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Post by jobberjoe on Jun 22, 2009 0:07:43 GMT -5
I DVD-R everything cept Raw since i have friends over for that debacle weekly- I DVD-R Lost,The Office,WWE,iMPACT
I do watch the Indy 500,FIFA and Redskins football live
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Post by Silent Brad on Jun 22, 2009 0:45:48 GMT -5
Pretty much all I watch is Rescue Me, House, Colbert Report, Daily Show, WWE, and Conan.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jun 22, 2009 0:47:13 GMT -5
I watch Rescue Me every Sunday night, but otherwise it's pretty erratic. I have all the current releases of the Simpsons and King of the Hilll, so I'll only catch a re-run if it's not one I have on DVD these days. I catch Letterman when I think of it, but otherwise I pretty much just flip through the channels bemoaning there's nothing to watch.
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Post by Jay Carroll on Jun 22, 2009 1:32:42 GMT -5
ESPN/ESPN2 dominate my television set the majority of the time. Otherwise, I'm watching:
Monday: RAW Tuesday: Scrubs, Nip/Tuck, ECW Wednesday: Channel surfing, XBox time Thursday: Burn Notice, iMPACT Friday: Smackdown! (Amazingly, I've had the damndest time watching it since the Draft) Saturday: Whatever sporting event I can find, MTV on occasion Sunday: Nothing
The only show on TV that doesn't involve wrestling that is must-see for me is Burn Notice. Otherwise, I just channel surf or turn on the Xbox. If we still had HBO, you might be able to add Entourage to my must-see list, but I can't justify paying for HBO when I mainly watch their movies during late night insomnia sessions or on demand, and Entourage is the only original show I care for.
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Post by Rube on Jun 22, 2009 3:03:11 GMT -5
I watch Countdown with Keith Olbermann at 5 PM and The Rachel Maddow Show at 6 pm(8 PM on thursdays) every weekday.
I watch TNA Impact every Thursday from 6 PM to 8 PM.
I catch up on the rest of my favorite shows on the internet later on.
Besides Keith, Rachel and Impact, I don't really sit in front of the tv much.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Jun 22, 2009 3:13:56 GMT -5
Mon: 5:00 Around The Horn 5:30 PTI 6:00 TMZ 6:30 Sport Tonight on CSN 7:00-8:00 Inside Edition or Nothing/Online 9:00 RAW 11:00 Online/NBC Late Night
Tues: 5:00 Around The Horn 5:30 PTI 6:00 TMZ 6:30 Sport Tonight on CSN 7:00-9:00 Inside Edition or Nothing/Online 10:00 ECW/Online 11:00 Online/NBC Late Night
Wed: 5:00 Around The Horn 5:30 PTI 6:00 TMZ 6:30 Sport Tonight on CSN 7:00-11:00 Inside Edition or Nothing/Online 11:00 Online/NBC Late Night
Thurs: 5:00 Around The Horn 5:30 PTI 6:00 TMZ 6:30 Sport Tonight on CSN 7:00-9:00 Inside Edition or Nothing/Online 9:00-11:00 Maybe Impact/Online 11:00 Online/NBC Late Night
Friday: 5:00 Around The Horn 5:30 PTI 6:00 TMZ 6:30 Sport Tonight on CSN 7:00-8:00 Inside Edition or Nothing/Online 8:00-10:00 SmackDown 10:00 Nothing/Online 11:00 Online/NBC Late Night
Sat: Nothing/Channel Surfing Rescue Me on FX OnDemend
Sun: Same as Sat unless there's a PPV.
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