tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post6412090158050942159..comments2023-10-24T04:43:53.179-04:00Comments on KGMom Musings: A Vast WastelandKGMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-39800851113618568882008-10-30T21:14:00.000-04:002008-10-30T21:14:00.000-04:00This is why I don't watch. I listen to Oprah, loc...This is why I don't watch. I listen to Oprah, local and nightly news. The latter is always depressing and naughty.<BR/><BR/>I agree, Donna. What would he think today? Rubbish. Other than a few classic movies and Dancing With the Stars and American Idol when you are brain-dead. :o)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-18451887545556384012008-10-29T08:41:00.000-04:002008-10-29T08:41:00.000-04:00Exactly! And then there is cable "News." A new inv...Exactly! And then there is cable "News." A new invention which goes beyond a "wasteland" being to television what "The National Inquirer" is to newspapers.troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-69873415563397272422008-10-28T09:38:00.000-04:002008-10-28T09:38:00.000-04:00We're waiting until after the election to cut our ...We're waiting until after the election to cut our cable. I want to be able to keep watching Premier League Football (soccer) on Saturdays. Otherwise, what indeed is there to watch? Little that stimulates the mind; much that stimulates ... .Climenheisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989459133238230712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-47374380874845643702008-10-27T13:12:00.000-04:002008-10-27T13:12:00.000-04:00I just hate the "reality" shows! We watch the New...I just hate the "reality" shows! We watch the Newshour, Washington Week, Bill Moyers and little else. Of course, I am a bit ashamed to admit to watching Dexter every Sunday night and I was totally addicted to Damages. Oh, I almost forgot. We subscribe to the Sports Package so we (read that my husband) can see every single football and basketball game.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, thank goodness for my iPod.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-75987386002237695942008-10-27T10:19:00.000-04:002008-10-27T10:19:00.000-04:00I am constantly disappointed by what's on TV these...I am constantly disappointed by what's on TV these days too--no cable at my house, but that probably wouldn't improve things much anyway. Thank goodness for Netflix--at least then I can choose to watch something I'll enjoy.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-3352926173938415442008-10-27T10:05:00.000-04:002008-10-27T10:05:00.000-04:00TG for video recorders. There's enough decent stuf...TG for video recorders. There's enough decent stuff that you can record and watch when you're good and ready.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-14933720478863484452008-10-27T09:50:00.000-04:002008-10-27T09:50:00.000-04:00I don't have a television, but for the last few da...I don't have a television, but for the last few days I've been staying with my son while I get things together to move..and I'm appalled at what's on there. Aside from the general stupidity of most shows, the thing that bothers me are the number of shows that are based on the ridicule of other people, focusing on making them feel inferior and small. This cannot be a good thing to teach our children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-78581936784185598662008-10-27T09:45:00.000-04:002008-10-27T09:45:00.000-04:00The best thing we did was get TiVO for our TV. Wh...The best thing we did was get TiVO for our TV. While it seems as though it's just another way to watch too much TV, what it has done is allowed us to watch what we want to watch when we want to watch it. We almost never watch live TV anymore. We zip through ads and watch what we care about at a time that is convenient to us. My husband even does football games this way now -- I call it speed football -- he zips through games in record time. :) <BR/><BR/>There is much good on TV but it's so much nicer to have it on MY schedule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-49100357972473000982008-10-27T09:15:00.000-04:002008-10-27T09:15:00.000-04:00Wow - 1961, eh? I guess the more things change, t...Wow - 1961, eh? I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same. I rarely watch TV these days, other than sports and news. The rapid proliferation of nauseating "reality TV" over the past decade has been such a turnoff - we need more reality and less TV, I think.Dog_geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797650391128520269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-27584182888794842572008-10-27T07:56:00.000-04:002008-10-27T07:56:00.000-04:00I gave up on TV a while ago and other than putting...I gave up on TV a while ago and other than putting on the local news when I do the dinner dishes, do not watch it. (I did watch Bleak House on Masterpiece theatre last year) We generally watch DVDs. Even my children do not watch TV, but would rather spend time on YouTube. We have cable for my husband (sports) only. I do not watch sports at all because I think the salaries paid to professionals are obscene.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-37334335057172247082008-10-27T06:52:00.000-04:002008-10-27T06:52:00.000-04:00It is pretty sad when you have hundreds of channel...It is pretty sad when you have hundreds of channels to choose from and it still seems as if there is "nothing on." Some channels are really good and offer good programming. Others... not so much.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-79473885998877302712008-10-26T22:47:00.000-04:002008-10-26T22:47:00.000-04:00I have thought seriously about having my cable dis...I have thought seriously about having my cable disconnected. With all the channels, there is hardly anything worthwhile watching. Right now I watch more sports than anything...Penn State and Tampa Bay Rays, and if the Rays don't win, they're going to be done soon.<BR/><BR/>But how about Penn State! Wasn't that victory sweet!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269872465115056916noreply@blogger.com