Author Topic: How do you all stand watching TV? (Read 1040 times)

GtoRA2 · « **on:** May 26, 2005, 12:48:22 PM »

So I have been watching Dangerous Catch.

Interesting show.

I have watched a few others, but find myself being highly anoyed at the comercials.

How the hell do you guys who watch all the time put up with it? TV on DVD Is way better.

Eagler · « **Reply #1 on:** May 26, 2005, 12:49:37 PM »

once you get it, you'll wonder how you lived without it

midnight Target · « **Reply #2 on:** May 26, 2005, 12:51:18 PM »

I sit.

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #3 on:** May 26, 2005, 12:51:58 PM »

I mute all commercials.
-SW

Curval · « **Reply #4 on:** May 26, 2005, 12:57:46 PM »

I watch the History Channel and currently play SH3 and AH.

Commercials are annoying...but the programs on TV are just as bad for the most part.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #5 on:** May 26, 2005, 01:17:02 PM »

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Originally posted by Eagler

once you get it, you'll wonder how you lived without it

YUP it makes all the difference.

For example I Tivoed the season finale of 24. A 2 hour program. Without commercials it is exactly 42 minutes in legnth.

1. I got to use more efficiently approx 78 minutes of my life
2. I got to watch the program when I wanted not when the network deemed I should.

NOTE: The only thing that sucked was we lost power for the middle 45 minutes of the show. Unless I have a UPS on it TIVO obvisouly doesn't record. I ended up Downloading this show of the intardnet. I felt guilt free for doing it because I did in fact watch (skipp through at high speed) the commercials for the first 15 and last 15 minutes of the show.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 26, 2005, 02:50:09 PM »

Wow...

2 hours is really 42 minutes? Thats sad.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 26, 2005, 02:51:48 PM »

I think I will stick with buying the few good ones on DVD.

There is not that much I want to watch. Most of it does seem like crap.

Nashwan · « **Reply #8 on:** May 26, 2005, 03:06:03 PM »

1 hour episodes of 24 are just under 43 minutes without adverts, the 2 hour final episode is just over 85 minutes for the 2 parts (it's actually 2 1 hour episodes, not a single 2 hour episode)

Gixer · « **Reply #9 on:** May 26, 2005, 03:37:36 PM »

I'd like to know when all these Reality TV shows are going to end and who is responsible. Can't believe anyone watches such crap.

~~...-Gixer~~

Gunslinger · « **Reply #10 on:** May 26, 2005, 03:51:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Nashwan
1 hour episodes of 24 are just under 43 minutes without adverts, the 2 hour final episode is just over 85 minutes for the 2 parts (it's actually 2 1 hour episodes, not a single 2 hour episode)

yea Nashwan is correct. My mistake. I didn't realize I had to download two differenct chunks of the 2 hour show.

1 hour = 42 minutes of actual show.

Other programs it gets as worse as 1 hour = 30 min.

Nilsen · « **Reply #11 on:** May 26, 2005, 03:51:35 PM »

Except for 2 channels, all comersials here are between shows. None in sports either.. sports on tv usually have a "sponsored by ......" before and after.

JB73 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 26, 2005, 03:54:44 PM »

i just change channels during commercials and look for something better on.

that's what remotes were designed for.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 26, 2005, 04:01:41 PM »

Maybe its me but channel flipping drives me nuts. Even on the radio... lol.

Holly ****e, Gixer and I agree realality shows are the worst. I wish they would all go the shreck away.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #14 on:** May 26, 2005, 04:03:25 PM »

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Originally posted by GtoRA2
Maybe its me but channel flipping drives me nuts. Even on the radio... lol.

Holly ****e, Gixer and I agree realality shows are the worst. I wish they would all go the shreck away.

there's very few of them that I enjoy as of late. American Idol being one of the few.