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g_i_john 09-30-04 12:51 AM

TV sucks
 
It really does nowadays. I can't think of any shows I could be excited about. Except SNL and the news. Go news!

g_i_john 09-30-04 12:52 AM

Oh yeah, THE DAILY SHOW IS DOPEASSSSS.

g_i_john 09-30-04 12:52 AM

I wish I had MTV.

Jackskeleton 09-30-04 01:26 AM

You think TV sucks but SNL is good and WANT to see MTV?

http://img38.exs.cx/img38/1310/spacedhahahahahaha.jpg


Usually when someone has an opinion they like to back it up with some examples to prove their point. Now could you explain why TV sucks? Anything really would do on why you have come to this conclusion

Now MTV hasn't focused on music for years. They should really change the name to Road Rules VS Real World TV. SNL hasn't been funny in some time.

boredsilly 09-30-04 01:37 AM

Jackskeleton you get extra points for using the pic from Spaced. :lol:

And to the OP - you might want to edit your OP instead of just posting again and again. Makes for a neater thread.

g_i_john 09-30-04 05:23 AM

Ok, Mtv2. I get Much Music here and all they play is poorly crafted wannabe mtv shows about people's rooms being made over in the style of an artist, or people running obstacle courses to prove they are the biggest ___ fan. SNL is funny, I mean not as funny as it was in the late 90s, but it's still funny. I love Amy Poelar.

Jackskeleton 09-30-04 05:48 AM

SNL is still not funny. I may be proven wrong this season that is starting up. But based on the past season, It is still not quality tv.

Now I really want to know why you suggested that TV SUCKS. I mean there isn't one new show or new season of a show that interest you? Vegas? Veronica Mars? Scrubs? I mean there is a variety of things and I have to wonder if you are really looking for something to enjoy or if you just want to generalize on how tv sucks for no reason.

Some examples would be nice.

Chew 09-30-04 06:34 AM

:hscratch: I think somebody doesn't have FX or HBO.

Superman07 09-30-04 07:27 AM

Re: TV sucks
 

Originally posted by g_i_john
It really does nowadays. I can't think of any shows I could be excited about. Except SNL and the news. Go news!
If you dislike TV that much I'm not really sure why you would say this in the TV forum without elaborating anymore.

If you say something along the lines of "TV sucks. It really does. I do not think there are any good shows on because..." Plus, it makes for more stimulating conversation! :)
Otherwise you look like you simply being a pain in the a$$ - especially since you just registered.

Just a headsup.

rfduncan 09-30-04 08:23 AM

Yeah dude - how old are you? SNL hasn't been funny in like FOREVER...

Reno 911
South Park
Scrubs
Alias
LOST
The Shield
The Sopranos
Six Feet Under
Nip/Tuck
The Simpsons
Edit: how could I forget ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT!!!!

Not as great but also fun:
Grounded for Life
Bernie Mac
Entourage
Jack & Bobby
LAX
Crank Yankers
ER
MAD TV

I mean come on - TV does suck for the most part, but there is plenty out there worthy of your attention. If you don't have HBO, rent all the previous seasons of Six Feet and Sopranos. That'll keep your mind of broadcast TV for a while. :D

Meatpants 09-30-04 08:30 AM

Go get a Tivo, then come back and apologize.

mphtrilogy 09-30-04 09:55 AM

You have to work hard to find the shows they are there.

Hard to believe UPN is on the radar with Veronica Mars and UPN, go figure. And ABC is making a mini comeback with WifeSwap, Lost and Desp Wives.

The shows are there Tivo, will help.

das Monkey 09-30-04 09:57 AM

Well, if TV sucks, then I guess we won't be seeing you around here anymore? Bye. :wave:

das

Red Dog 09-30-04 10:04 AM

[homer]I know you're a little upset right now so I'm gonna pretend you didn't say that.[/homer]

Bandoman 09-30-04 10:05 AM

Time for me to go to the Movie Talk forum and post my "Movies Suck" thread.

B.A. 09-30-04 10:08 AM

Please - don't be retarded.

Bandoman 09-30-04 10:19 AM


Originally posted by B.A.
Please - don't be retarded.
Isn't that the Kerry campaign song? :hscratch:

Phil L. 09-30-04 10:20 AM


Originally posted by Bandoman
Time for me to go to the Movie Talk forum and post my "Movies Suck" thread.
OK :up: Good idea! You take care of that and I'll go into Video Game Forum and...wait, that's too easy. Ok, I guess I'll go right for the jugular and go into DVD Forum and post a new thread that "DVD's are stupid".

Who's taking Sports?

tonyc3742 09-30-04 10:21 AM

I like Amy Poehler, but I liked her much better on UCB. Haven't watched SNL in literally years.
I liked MadTV, although I don't like some of the recurring characters [I *HATE* Stuart. And really, I don't think I like any of Michael McDonald's characters, they're all pretty much the same].
Reno 911 is crude and hilarious.
Dead Like Me on Showtime.
Simpsons still ekes out a laugh occasionally.
And I've been enjoying Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
eMpTyVee is a total joke. I watch VH1 Classic when I want to see actual videos.
And I also despise the 'reality' genre--it just seems that those show make up a great proportion of the broadcast hours.
TV doesn't necessarily suck, but old Sturgeons' Law is definitely in place, and when 100+ channels exist, there's room for a whole lot more crap.

Bandoman 09-30-04 10:25 AM

24
West Wing
Scrubs
NYPD Blue
Alias

Yeah, you're right - there's nothing worth watching anymore.

Tsar Chasm 09-30-04 10:44 AM

Consider alternative channels

Alton Brown
World Poker Tour
Monster House
American Chopper
Mail Call
Iron Chef
Modern Marvels
Command Decisions
Overhaulin
Decisive Battles
Chappelle's Show
The Daily Show

Kal-El 09-30-04 10:50 AM

Don't watch then.

Josh H 09-30-04 10:52 AM

I don't watch much either, but I've never been a big TV watcher outside of sports.

I currently watch at least semi-regularly:

Scrubs
Law and Order: SVU
Lost
Law and Order
ER

Groucho 09-30-04 10:54 AM

I doubt ANYBODY (even das Monkey) is qualified to make a blanket statement like "TV Sucks." There are so many programs on so many stations out there that it would be impossible to watch them all.

Tscott 09-30-04 12:08 PM

If you would've said "TV ain't what it used to be" I would've agreed with you. No Joss Whedon. WAY too many "reality" shows. WAY too many L&O/CSI clones (Medical Investigation? Dr. Vegas? Ugh.) Nobody (on the major networks at least) is even trying to give us original concepts to watch any more.

Lost is the ONLY new show that has garnered any interest from me. There's some well established shows on the networks that I still like to watch- but way too many of those are on their last legs.

I won't go as far as to say "TV sucks" but I'm definitely waiting for the next turn around in quality.

vaporware 09-30-04 12:25 PM

I would like to point out that bando sucks as well.

Groucho 09-30-04 12:26 PM


Originally posted by waporvare
I would like to point out that bando sucks as well.
Now there's a statement we're all qualified to make!

El Scorcho 09-30-04 01:13 PM

g_i_john sucks.

He really does nowadays. I can't think of any of his posts I could be excited about.

Hokeyboy 09-30-04 01:24 PM

I don't watch too much TV, but the TV I do watch I watch religiously:

24
Alias
The Amazing Race
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Justice League
Penn & Teller's Bullsh!t
Smallville
The Sopranos
Teen Titans

I would even go so far as to say that while I enjoy TV less as a whole, I enjoy the shows I watch now even more than I enjoyed the shows I watched in the past. If that makes sense. In the 90s, my only "swear-by" shows were Batman: TAS, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Babylon 5, and the early years of the X-Files. That's five shows over an entire decade. Here, we're winding down the first half of this decade and I have nine. Not bad.

Cornholio 09-30-04 01:25 PM

alot of tv does suck but i still like

south park
reno 911
cops
king of the hill
chappelles show
mad tv on an occasion

i watch alot of movies on digital cable and i watch mtv2 and mtv hits alot.

MJKTool 09-30-04 01:32 PM

I don't watch alot of new tv either. Nick at Night & TV Land are my saving grace.

tonyc3742 09-30-04 01:37 PM


Originally posted by MJKTool
I don't watch alot of new tv either. Nick at Night & TV Land are my saving grace.
I used to *really* like N@N and TVland. But Full House doesn't really fit my definition of 'classic tv.'
The timespan before something becomes 'nostalgia' has drastically shortened.

MJKTool 09-30-04 01:42 PM

Yeah I'm not too happy about Suck House being put into the rotation either!! Who the fuck watches that show???

Mr.Blonde510 09-30-04 01:48 PM

Practically everything on tv is better then SNL, well not everything but ALOT!

redinger 10-01-04 11:20 AM


Originally posted by Tscott
No Joss Whedon. WAY too many "reality" shows.
Agreed. If we could just change the thread to "Reality TV Sucks" noone could disagree with that. And nice comment about Joss. Another good thread would be "No Joss Whedon on TV Sucks"

Bandoman 10-01-04 11:49 AM


Originally posted by waporvare
I would like to point out that bando sucks as well.
Fuck You, You Fucking Fuck.










Hey, I'm just reading the t-shirt, man.

dom56 10-01-04 02:24 PM

I liked watching the History Channel.

I watch the 2-hrs special on the War of 1812 a week ago. There were lotta stuff I didn't know about after watching it. The British may have burnt down our White House but we did kick them limey's butts at the Battle of New Orleans. :)

Jackskeleton 10-01-04 05:40 PM


Originally posted by El Scorcho
g_i_john sucks.

He really does nowadays. I can't think of any of his posts I could be excited about.

Well he never really peaked. Always was just pretty bland.

I have to ask why he wonders why some people on this forum sound like pricks to him when he starts silly threads like this asking for such treatment.

DRG 10-02-04 02:19 AM

* Gather up a bunch of photos of young, reasonably attractive people. Make sure about 1/10 of the photos are of either Jessica or Ashlee Simpson.

* Download the ten most popular songs right now.

* Play those ten songs in a continuous loop while staring at the different photos.

* Imagine the people in the photos are a) doing or saying something stupid, b) bickering or bitching about something, c) trying to hook up with someone, d) discussing their house or car or other property, or e) being attention whores in general.

There, now you have MTV!
;)

Preacher 10-02-04 08:53 AM


Originally posted by Bandoman
Fuck You, You Fucking Fuck.










Hey, I'm just reading the t-shirt, man.

I am going to have to ask you to leave the store.










Thank you! Come again!


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