shows that gotta go!!!!!!!

[Sandy G]

Newton Minnow said it best back in 1960, I think..."Television is a vast wasteland..."

[Andyman]

Originally Posted by Clarence

are you smarter than a fifth grader is one of the worst shows I have ever seen.

I'd guess if you were watching it, the answer would be "No".

Personally, I haven't watched much network TV aside from the NFL for years. Old movies on AMC, TNT, or TMC, and regular programming on Discovery, History, Bravo, TLC, Nat. Geo. pretty much sum it up for me.
Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, flipping and remodeling shows, and documentaries are the standard fare for me.

But I did find out that BBC1 has Mrs. Peel on at 5PM daily

[doctorbongo]

Originally Posted by OvenMaster

I'm just glad "Friends" died. Finally.
What I can't stand are the tabloid shows like ET, Inside Edition, Access Hollywood, or the flamin' PBS beg-a-thons that come on like clockwork every two months. Who the hell really wants to see Roy Orbison again and again and again? It's gotten to the point where the only shows I give a crap about are "Family Guy" and Letterman.
Tom

The death of a popular show is our guarantee we will see that show interminably on innumerable channels. When they are in production,
it's on once, perhaps twice in a week. Once they go into syndication,
they appear all over the cable/satellite dial. As someone already pointed out, the sun never sets on the CSI and Law & Order empires.

[doctorbongo]

Andyman is right. True, but strange, I have seen no fewer than a dozen stellar shows about ancient history lately. The advantage of comic book looks at historical events such as the battle of Thermopylae or the sinking of the Titanic is the FACTUAL channels jump in with everything they have on the subjects.

[gadget73]

Only thing I actually sit in front of the TV to watch is the History Channel, every day on my lunch break I see Modern Marvels. I also watch NCIS sometimes, but most everything else I download. I don't actually own a tv set of my own, the only one is the one in the living room which I seldom actually "live" in. Most everything else I download to view, eliminates the commercials problems and I don't have to schedule my life around the tv.

[Sandy G]

Maybe I oughta start watching more of thes Judge shows...An' that Guthy Renker crap too...Most of the time, if I start likin' a show, that's the death-knell for it...Wonder if that would work for the most awful of the awful, those Preacher shows they love to have so much here...I'm talkin' about ones that make Jim & Tammy Fae look Suave 'n' Debonaire-erm, Swob 'n' Deboner as they say 'round here...Picture a 65-year-old guy-Brother Billy-Bob- w/half a can of 10W-50 motor oil on his hair, for that "slick" look, wearing a jacket w/lapels so wide, they'd laughed at it in 1974. The jacket is, of course, a multi-color houndstooth chek, made from 110% gen-u-wine Polly-Esther. The camera & mike this guy is shouting into date from the Carter Administration, which may explain the loud BUZZZZZ on the audio, & the fact his face is a nice shade of purple. Or it could be an incipient coronary, which Brother Billy-Bob is a-fixin' to have, a result from havin' one too many fried-chicken, mashed-taters, 'n' gravy dinners over the last 40 years or so. But don't worry, that just means he'll get to go to his Just Reward that much sooner...

[Andyman]

One thing I do watch quite a bit are the old "The Cosby Shows", especially the earlier ones.

As a parent, I can't say enough about what he did with that show; intelligently portraying a loving, realistic family and making it funny to boot. Black white, purple, yellow or green, the guy really deserves a medal for what he did.

Too bad nothing even comes close to it these days..........

[Sandy G]

I always thought Felicia Rashad was quite a Fox, & Lisa Bonet was cute, but after she did that dreadful movie-I can only imagine what Dr. Huxtable woulda had to say about THAT...

[Andyman]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

I always thought Felicia Rashad was quite a Fox, & Lisa Bonet was cute, but after she did that dreadful movie-I can only imagine what Dr. Huxtable woulda had to say about THAT...

I thought Cosby basically fired her after those scenes with Mickey Rourke in "Angel Heart". At the very least, he was VERY PO'd and did boot her off for a while.

I do like that movie, even w/o LB...........

[grumpy]

Any show that has to do with being a supposed pop idol. The worst thing to happen to TV next to that imbecilic Survivor crap.

OK how about any reality show thats about as real as 3 dollar bill.

I watch maybe 2 non history channel shows each week if that.

[gadget73]

yeah, *idol, survivor*, and that fear factor show where they eat bugs, gotta go. The FF one always used to be on when I'd go to the bar for hot wings. Something about watching people eat gross stuff while I'm attempting to eat my food does not appeal to me.

[Tedrick]

Shows that gotta go: gossip shows, reality TV, daytime talk shows, soaps, infomercials of any kind, endless self-exalting awards shows (Oscars, Emmys, etc.), World poker tour, WNBA telecasts.

None of them -- let the masses watch what they want, I could care less. Just slip in some subliminal messages about using contraception so that they don't take over the world. Stupid people shouldn't breed.

[Grainger49]

Ya see . . . . . . . Everyone has different taste. Programming is aimed at different markets, different ages, different . . . you get the picture.

Some of my favorites have been named. I am certain I will step on other's toes (And include all permutations of a series):

Next Top Model, Deal Or No Deal, Apprentice, Housewives, Dirty Jobs, Dancing With The Stars, Funniest...., Judge...., American Idol, Survivor...., Next Top Model, October Road, Are You Smarter... and anything with fat muscled wrestlers.

Let the flames begin!

[zr1gary]

I'm with Grumpy...most of the stuff...especially anything with the word 'idol' is not getting watched at my house.
I do like Boston Legal....Shatner is the new Archie Bunker...