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Things on t.v. that inspire zero interest. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Dec 2014 OP
99.9% of what is on it? Kali Dec 2014 #1
Dr. Oz doctor phil. doctor poopy head olddots Dec 2014 #2
omg, I'm a night worker but on the very rare occasion when I watch daytime TV Skittles Dec 2014 #5
daytime drivel blackcrowflies Dec 2014 #25
Keith Ablow Initech Dec 2014 #13
I have seen the previews for Crisly Knows Best. ohnoyoudidnt Dec 2014 #3
FAUX News Derek V Dec 2014 #4
Dancing With the Stars, American Idol (if it's still on), HappyMe Dec 2014 #6
Yup. Never had any interest in those shows. RebelOne Dec 2014 #41
Anything on TLC which needs to relabled avebury Dec 2014 #7
Maybe TLC should change to "The Lame Channel"? Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #19
Good one! avebury Dec 2014 #23
Or as my favorite radio program calls them "The Freak Show Network". Initech Dec 2014 #50
I'm pretty sure it's officially just TLC now. The letters don't stand for anything. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2014 #43
Award shows where award shows get awards lame54 Dec 2014 #8
I actually enjoy a show that should be totally lame.... Ineeda Dec 2014 #27
Mystery suburb theatre 3000 lame54 Dec 2014 #40
I love People's Couch! HappyMe Dec 2014 #46
The Real Housewives of (anywhere).... Little Star Dec 2014 #9
ANY reality show. Frank Cannon Dec 2014 #10
AI is not a "reality show." It is a talent show in the great tradition of Ted Mack's Amateur Hour. WinkyDink Dec 2014 #33
Idiotic "Judge" shows sharp_stick Dec 2014 #11
what about the "peppy" morning shows ? olddots Dec 2014 #12
The View, The Talk, The Chew, The Voice, Fox And Friends... Initech Dec 2014 #14
All of it. I don't watch television. hunter Dec 2014 #15
same here steve2470 Dec 2014 #45
Duck Dynasty. nt TeamPooka Dec 2014 #16
Duck Dynasty, Anything with a Kardashian or a Snooki (Jersey or Snow) Wolf Frankula Dec 2014 #17
Good lord do i loathe the Duck Dynasty people. Initech Dec 2014 #21
... Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #18
At least Honey Boo Boo got cancelled. Initech Dec 2014 #44
This year's NY Jets. KMOD Dec 2014 #20
And pipi_k Dec 2014 #28
hahaha KMOD Dec 2014 #31
It would be easier to list the things on TV that interest me. Still Blue in PDX Dec 2014 #22
I can turn on the tv any time, any day and find Law&Order, NCIS, Bones, possibly hedgehog Dec 2014 #24
The ON switch. Prisoner_Number_Six Dec 2014 #26
Prison shows Lil Missy Dec 2014 #29
The Geico ads with the filthy, disgusting Lizard thing... BlueJazz Dec 2014 #30
I once worked with a guy who had a pet Gecko Wolf Frankula Dec 2014 #38
!! BlueJazz Dec 2014 #39
For me? ANYTHING undead, walking dead, zombies, vampires, liars pretty or otherwise, CRAP. WinkyDink Dec 2014 #32
sports, crime, zombies, reality. eShirl Dec 2014 #34
aliens in the bible, aliens were the first humans, angels rurallib Dec 2014 #35
Everything but soccer? a la izquierda Dec 2014 #36
Any reality show or singing competition (nt) bigwillq Dec 2014 #37
I will add dancing shows Skittles Dec 2014 #47
Fine with me bigwillq Dec 2014 #53
Why do people care about Tori Spelling and the scripted bs that she does? chrisa Dec 2014 #42
Home design shows tabbycat31 Dec 2014 #48
Amen. "We only had $12000 left over in the budget for the powder room." Liberal Veteran Dec 2014 #51
I HATE people who buy wonderful old homes then start knocking down interior walls Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #54
zombies, karaoke Idol shows, kardashians, golf, auto racing, GreatGazoo Dec 2014 #49
Gordon Ramsey and his evil spinoffs. Liberal Veteran Dec 2014 #52
Reality shows. KamaAina Dec 2014 #55
Just about all of it. n/t RebelOne Dec 2014 #56

Skittles

(153,182 posts)
5. omg, I'm a night worker but on the very rare occasion when I watch daytime TV
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 07:23 AM
Dec 2014

I am absolutely ASTOUNDED with how much absolute drivel is out there

 

blackcrowflies

(207 posts)
25. daytime drivel
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 05:55 PM
Dec 2014

I'm subject to this in doctors' waiting rooms. It is so brainless. Now I know why Republicans get elected if those voluntary viewers are voters.

ohnoyoudidnt

(1,858 posts)
3. I have seen the previews for Crisly Knows Best.
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 02:15 AM
Dec 2014

I have no idea who that guy is or why he has a 'reality' show. But the previews inspire zero interest in me watching it. I am beginning to wonder why I even pay for cable, since I think I can get enough of my media entertainment from Netflix and the Internet.

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
41. Yup. Never had any interest in those shows.
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 02:20 PM
Dec 2014

Just once I had to unwillingly watch American Idol. My daughter and I rented a cabin in the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. We had a TV there and she confiscated the remote, and since she is a fan of that show, I was forced to watch it.

avebury

(10,952 posts)
7. Anything on TLC which needs to relabled
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 07:46 AM
Dec 2014

because it is not a Learning Channel. Anything the the Duggars or Kardashians in it.

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)
27. I actually enjoy a show that should be totally lame....
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 06:02 PM
Dec 2014

called The People's Couch -- a variety of people in their homes watching and commenting on TV shows. Nice, diverse viewers who are generally smart and quite hilarious. I guess I'm kind of lame, too.

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)
10. ANY reality show.
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 11:00 AM
Dec 2014

I have never viewed a single episode of American Idol or Survivor.

We used to watch The Amazing Race for the geographical interest, but even that grew tiresome.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
11. Idiotic "Judge" shows
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 11:10 AM
Dec 2014

I blame The People's Court for starting the trend but you can't flip on a TV during the day without finding one of these stupid things on there.

Judge Judy
The People's Court - Yes it's still on.
Judge Joe Brown
Judge Mills Lane
Judge Mathis
Judge Hatchett
Curtis Court
Texas Justice
Judge Alex
Christina's Court
etc. etc. etc.

hunter

(38,325 posts)
15. All of it. I don't watch television.
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 02:01 PM
Dec 2014

No cable, no satellite, no broadcast.

Our television is exclusively a commercial-free movie player .

I'm more likely to see a commercial at the cinema if I arrive early than I am on my own television.

Wolf Frankula

(3,601 posts)
17. Duck Dynasty, Anything with a Kardashian or a Snooki (Jersey or Snow)
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 02:59 PM
Dec 2014

Sunday Morning rant shows, anything on the all preacher networks, Dancing with the Has-Beens or Never Wuzzers. There is so much more.

Wolf

Initech

(100,099 posts)
21. Good lord do i loathe the Duck Dynasty people.
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 04:30 PM
Dec 2014

And everyone who wears and buys their junk merchandise. And it's not just that, it's the incredibly fake version of Christianity that they hide behind to ensure their built in audience with the people who follow that crap. Let's over look the fact that Phil Robertson is a senile, racist, sexist, and homophobic bigot of epic proportions because hey, their ignorance and facial hair is funny!

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
18. ...
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 04:14 PM
Dec 2014

-SF Giants/49ers games
-Local news
-College sports
-Golf
-CNN
-Sunday political shows
-Game shows
-Nickelodeon (used to watch Fairly Odd Parents and Spongebob, but they got stale for me a few years ago)
-Cleveland Show
-Maury
-Bill Cunningham
-Discussions about Twitter and Facebook
-Andrea Mitchell
-Duck Dynasty
-Honey Boo Boo
-Law and Order
-MTV re-runs of "8 Mile" and "White Chicks"
-Impractical Jokers
-106 and Park
-Westerns
-Basketball/Hip-hop Wives
-Bad Girls Club

Initech

(100,099 posts)
44. At least Honey Boo Boo got cancelled.
Fri Dec 5, 2014, 02:50 AM
Dec 2014

And hopefully Duck Dynasty's popularity has hit its' peak but I'm not holding out much hope for that one.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
28. And
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 06:22 PM
Dec 2014

last year's Jets.

And the year before that.

There's a silver lining on that black cloud, though.

At least they're not this year's Raiders.


Still Blue in PDX

(1,999 posts)
22. It would be easier to list the things on TV that interest me.
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 04:54 PM
Dec 2014

The only reality show I watch is Pit Bulls and Parolees.

I like Masterpiece Mystery and British police procedurals.

Doctor Who, Forever, Castle, Supernatural, and The Good Wife, in no particular order. Oh, and Grimm, in large part because it's filmed in Portland and is a police procedural with monsters; what's not to love?

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
24. I can turn on the tv any time, any day and find Law&Order, NCIS, Bones, possibly
Wed Dec 3, 2014, 05:54 PM
Dec 2014

reruns of a decent show like Suits, possibly a decent old movie, and 60 channels of nonsense plus 5 "news" channels with no news.

Wolf Frankula

(3,601 posts)
38. I once worked with a guy who had a pet Gecko
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 03:57 AM
Dec 2014

He said that a gecko made a wonderful pet, except it kept trying to sell him car insurance. And he had no car.

Wolf

chrisa

(4,524 posts)
42. Why do people care about Tori Spelling and the scripted bs that she does?
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 02:32 PM
Dec 2014

Same with the Kardashians, etc. So boring.

tabbycat31

(6,336 posts)
48. Home design shows
Fri Dec 5, 2014, 04:42 PM
Dec 2014

I really don't care that you're refinancing your house to make sure your kitchen is trendy enough.

Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts)
51. Amen. "We only had $12000 left over in the budget for the powder room."
Fri Dec 5, 2014, 05:41 PM
Dec 2014

Oh, those poor people. It's like they are settling for a closet with a chamber pot and pile of corn cobs.

And don't get me started on "open concept". Just once I'd like someone to say, "Could you build some fucking walls in this place so I don't feel like I am living in a fish bowl?"

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)
54. I HATE people who buy wonderful old homes then start knocking down interior walls
Fri Dec 5, 2014, 06:57 PM
Dec 2014

so they can have their beloved "open concept". Give me walls and a little privacy.

Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts)
52. Gordon Ramsey and his evil spinoffs.
Fri Dec 5, 2014, 05:50 PM
Dec 2014

The truffle oil of food shows.

Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen, Masterchef. Interesting for a season.

Worse, it has given us Hotel Impossible. Restaurant Impossible. Mystery Diners. Some show about bad bars? Enough already.

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