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noonereal 05-05-2016 03:52 PM

What TV do you watch?
 
I watch very little TV. A dramatic contrast from 20-40 years ago when a TV was a companion, always on. In every house on the block no less.

So now, if I watch something, I am interested or the tube is not on.

I watch 3 shows daily.

Morning Joe at 6am, then at 6pm, PBS News Hour, at 7, Erin Burnett. Then I am done for the day.

Sports and stuff yeah but it's here and there. Soccer, football basketball.

I also like Chris Mathews but he is on at the same time as Erin, so depending on which catches my ear...

How about you guys and women?

Do you have any programs you pretty much make time for? Non political/news too?

MrPots 05-05-2016 03:57 PM

The missus watches the evening news and a couple of game shows afterwards. I will watch The Voice if I'm not doing anything else. Network TV has too many commercials for my patience. I counted 17 commercials during ONE commercial break. I won't sit for it.

I shop around for used DVDs and Blue ray discs and mainly watch movies from my collection otherwise.

Boreas 05-05-2016 04:05 PM

I watch an LG.

d-ray657 05-05-2016 04:05 PM

Ballgames and documentaries on Netflix. A few years ago I probably watched a total of 10 hours of TV for a year. Now that the Royals are more interesting, the games are generally on, whether I am watching or not. Same for the Sooners. I have binge watched a few series - Luther, Sherlock Holmes (the Cumberbatch version), Numbers, Foyle's War, Inspector Morse, Inspector Lewis, and George Gently, and another sci-fi FBI series, but I can't remember the title. Oh yeah, my wife and I watched Downton Abbey and Madmen.

I think that the last series I made it a point to watch weekly was West Wing.

noonereal 05-05-2016 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MrPots (Post 313082)
The missus watches the evening news and a couple of game shows afterwards. I will watch The Voice if I'm not doing anything else. Network TV has too many commercials for my patience. I counted 17 commercials during ONE commercial break. I won't sit for it.

I shop around for used DVDs and Blue ray discs and mainly watch movies from my collection otherwise.

interesting.... to me
thanks

noonereal 05-05-2016 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by d-ray657 (Post 313090)
Ballgames and documentaries on Netflix. A few years ago I probably watched a total of 10 hours of TV for a year. Now that the Royals are more interesting, the games are generally on, whether I am watching or not. Same for the Sooners. I have binge watched a few series - Luther, Sherlock Holmes (the Cumberbatch version), Numbers, Foyle's War, Inspector Morse, Inspector Lewis, and George Gently, and another sci-fi FBI series, but I can't remember the title. Oh yeah, my wife and I watched Downton Abbey and Madmen.

I don' think of streaming services as TV.

Really they are I guess.

So all your news comes from the written word?

Which outlets?

noonereal 05-05-2016 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Boreas (Post 313089)
I watch an LG.

I don't even know what brand my TV's are.

but... when it comes to audio, I know every piece. ;)

d-ray657 05-05-2016 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noonereal (Post 313092)
I don' think of streaming services as TV.

Really they are I guess.

So all your news comes from the written word?

Which outlets?

They were TV shows, just watched in a different format ( and no commercials).

I listen to a lot of NPR, check out the Wapo online and get the Kansas City Star.
Actually, I used to watch quite a bit of MSNBC, but I got tired to watching pure advocacy rather than news.

icenine 05-05-2016 04:17 PM

I watch Morning Joe just to see how much of Trump's but they can lick and after 10 minutes of pure disgust at a once great network I hit the I-15 and listen to Game Of Thrones on cd. I use the satellite radio and tune between Howard Stern, the BBC and the Loft but mainly listen to Thrones.

At work I read Isaac Asimov by Nook while listening to classical station on Sirius Xm between patients.

After my GI Bill funded computer class is over at 7pm I hit the 15 and listen to Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes and Lawrence O' Donnell unless I am back to Thrones.

Before I go to bed I watch Star Trek Next Generation, then maybe some Gordon vodka straight.

noonereal 05-05-2016 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by d-ray657 (Post 313101)
They were TV shows, just watched in a different format ( and no commercials).

I listen to a lot of NPR, check out the Wapo online and get the Kansas City Star.
Actually, I used to watch quite a bit of MSNBC, but I got tired to watching pure advocacy rather than news.

yes, I too was driven from MSNBC for the same reason. You get a hard copy of your local paper or on line you read it?


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