What is going on here?

[fromIslam2Christ]

I have had no cable at all since 2006. However, I read books like there is no tomorrow and when I feel like watching something visual, I rent a movie from the DVD rental store.

My children have gotten so unused to TV that they get bored by it and find it difficult to sit and watch.

Hmmm.

Now reading about the shows MG posted, ... I have no regrets!!

[fromIslam2Christ]

I have had no cable at all since 2006. However, I read books like there is no tomorrow and when I feel like watching something visual, I rent a movie from the DVD rental store.

My children have gotten so unused to TV that they get bored by it and find it difficult to sit and watch.

Hmmm.

Now reading about the shows MG posted, ... I have no regrets!!

[MorningGlory]

Dirty Jobs is educational. Some of these jobs you never heard of or thought of. And not all jobs are gross - they just involve getting dirty - coal mine, charcoal maker, bakery (getting covered in flour and such), etc. One time he was out working with soldiers in the field.

Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers aren't show I have watched, but they give us a look into the real lives of people working some dangerous, potentially fatal, jobs. Again, these are educational.

Now those other things . . . yeah, I agree with you there!

No argument about the jobs people have to do; they're important. And it may be educational too but...most people don't want to learn how to devein shrimp and WON'T do the dangerous jobs. Neb, you work in the education field, you have to know how many people are functionally illiterate (defined as not being able to complete a job application without help)....why not have shows that teach people proper English or basic math or how to use a computer for something other than games (basic MSoffice programs)? Now THAT would help the populace. Why do we have no input into what is offered?

[MorningGlory]

MG needs a chat addiction . Then one day you will wake up and realise you have lost the remote control, haven't seen it for three weeks, and you don't even care .

I just don't do chat; it requires more time than I have since I'm at work most of the time. Anyway, I can't get into Worthy chat and I don't know of any other.

[Guest shiloh357]

Okay, maybe I'm just getting too old to 'get it' or I'm not on the same wavelength as others but.....good grief! Like most of you, I pay for cable television. Lately I've been asking myself 'why?' There is nothing on the airwaves I want to watch so I sat down and looked into what's out there and I came up with the following.....

'Dirty Jobs' Gross and disgusting ways to make a living.

'Intervention' The saddest, most dysfunctional people I've ever seen.

'American Pickers' Basically, they're junk men.

'Pawn Stars' They run a pawn shop. (Truthfully, at first I thought it was 'Porn Stars'! That may be next.)

'Keeping up with the Kardashians' Really low class, foul mouthed women who seem to do nothing but argue and disrespect their mother.

'Deadliest Catch' They're fishermen.....okay, it's a hard job but is it entertainment?

'Ice Road Truckers' They drive trucks over icy roads.

'Kate Plus 8' A boring single mother with eight kids (kids are cute but hardly entertainment.)

'Gangland' A running commentary on various types of gangs and how most of them get killed.

'The Real Housewives of .......insert city name here' Really spiteful, foul mouthed, completely fake women who sit around and insult each other.

"Jersey Shore' Unattractive, fashion challenged, amoral young people who do nothing except curse, drink and sleep together.

'Hoaders; Buried Alive' People who keep every single thing they come in contact with, have 75 cats and live in filth so deep it requires a bulldozer to clean their house.

And that's not even close to all.....I read today that the Salahis (White House crashers) and this flight attendant who released the plane's emergency chute (he was arrested) are going to have their own shows too.

Who watches this stuff? I've never watched more than five minutes of any of the above and never will. Is it the economy? It's cheaper to hire those that aren't famous for anything? Or is it that Americans want this? And what about you that live in other countries? Is this happening everywhere?

Oh but you forgot "Ancient Aliens." They try to make a case for the Pyramids and other ancient structures being the product of ancient, alien technology.

Most of those shows are marginally interesting. A lot of them are on the History Channel, and I challenge whether or not they count as historical material. They belong on A & E, not on the History Channel.

[MorningGlory]

Okay, maybe I'm just getting too old to 'get it' or I'm not on the same wavelength as others but.....good grief! Like most of you, I pay for cable television. Lately I've been asking myself 'why?' There is nothing on the airwaves I want to watch so I sat down and looked into what's out there and I came up with the following.....

'Dirty Jobs' Gross and disgusting ways to make a living.

'Intervention' The saddest, most dysfunctional people I've ever seen.

'American Pickers' Basically, they're junk men.

'Pawn Stars' They run a pawn shop. (Truthfully, at first I thought it was 'Porn Stars'! That may be next.)

'Keeping up with the Kardashians' Really low class, foul mouthed women who seem to do nothing but argue and disrespect their mother.

'Deadliest Catch' They're fishermen.....okay, it's a hard job but is it entertainment?

'Ice Road Truckers' They drive trucks over icy roads.

'Kate Plus 8' A boring single mother with eight kids (kids are cute but hardly entertainment.)

'Gangland' A running commentary on various types of gangs and how most of them get killed.

'The Real Housewives of .......insert city name here' Really spiteful, foul mouthed, completely fake women who sit around and insult each other.

"Jersey Shore' Unattractive, fashion challenged, amoral young people who do nothing except curse, drink and sleep together.

'Hoaders; Buried Alive' People who keep every single thing they come in contact with, have 75 cats and live in filth so deep it requires a bulldozer to clean their house.

And that's not even close to all.....I read today that the Salahis (White House crashers) and this flight attendant who released the plane's emergency chute (he was arrested) are going to have their own shows too.

Who watches this stuff? I've never watched more than five minutes of any of the above and never will. Is it the economy? It's cheaper to hire those that aren't famous for anything? Or is it that Americans want this? And what about you that live in other countries? Is this happening everywhere?

Oh but you forgot "Ancient Aliens." They try to make a case for the Pyramids and other ancient structures being the product of ancient, alien technology.

Most of those shows are marginally interesting. A lot of them are on the History Channel, and I challenge whether or not they count as historical material. They belong on A & E, not on the History Channel.

Well, 'Ancient Aliens' is a show that leaves me scratching my head and asking 'did he just really say that?'. I mean these are supposed to be intelligent people (especially the guy with the crazy hair!) and I'm sure they are but......they're all also three bricks shy of a retaining wall IMO. I agree; that stuff is not 'history'..........unless you live in some parallel universe.

[Guest shiloh357]

Well, 'Ancient Aliens' is a show that leaves me scratching my head and asking 'did he just really say that?'. I mean these are supposed to be intelligent people (especially the guy with the crazy hair!) and I'm sure they are but......they're all also three bricks shy of a retaining wall IMO. I agree; that stuff is not 'history'..........unless you live in some parallel universe.

It is amazing what grown men and women will allow themselves to believe. Dr. Zahi Awass a major Egyptologist has debunked the alien thing rather soundly. Have you seen his show "Chasing Mummies?" It is on the History Channel on Wed. at 9 pm CST.

[Fez]

The TV only gets turned on when Fez is at home.

I would watch the washing machine on spin cycle if my TV was broken, as long as it was drying colors - black and white went out so long ago....

[veegal]

The TV only gets turned on when Fez is at home.

I would watch the washing machine on spin cycle if my TV was broken, as long as it was drying colors - black and white went out so long ago....

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[MorningGlory]

Well, 'Ancient Aliens' is a show that leaves me scratching my head and asking 'did he just really say that?'. I mean these are supposed to be intelligent people (especially the guy with the crazy hair!) and I'm sure they are but......they're all also three bricks shy of a retaining wall IMO. I agree; that stuff is not 'history'..........unless you live in some parallel universe.

It is amazing what grown men and women will allow themselves to believe. Dr. Zahi Awass a major Egyptologist has debunked the alien thing rather soundly. Have you seen his show "Chasing Mummies?" It is on the History Channel on Wed. at 9 pm CST.

Yes, I watch that show when I can. Dr. Awass has done a phenomenal job in protecting and restoring Egyptian antiquities and he's pretty down to earth in his approach to history.