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10. I remember when there used to be a channel showcasing Arts & Entertainment

Reply to Paladin (Reply #8)

Sun Aug 18, 2013, 11:04 AM

Aug 2013

Whatever happened to that channel?

And what happened to The Learning Channel? Or The History Channel?

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Explain the appeal of Duck Dynasty to me in 20 words or less. [View all] Orrex Aug 2013 OP

They're the fundamentalist Beverly Hillbillies jmowreader Aug 2013 #1

That's about what I gathered, alas. Orrex Aug 2013 #2

yes like beverly hillbillies d_r Aug 2013 #3

They are not hillbillies hack89 Aug 2013 #41

I think just the one has a college education BainsBane Aug 2013 #50

The father went to college hack89 Aug 2013 #53

And they sell themselves as just good ol' boys from a Louisiana swamp jmowreader Aug 2013 #51

I think they are smart businessmen and brilliant self promoters. hack89 Aug 2013 #52

They make me wanna slam my head into the wall until I bleed out of my ears. Inkfreak Aug 2013 #4

Educated poseur making it rich acting like hicks. In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #5

One of them got thrown out of an NYC hotel recently - LiberalElite Aug 2013 #12

Gotta love NYC In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #20

Squirrel! Brigid Aug 2013 #6

Si Robertson EvolveOrConvolve Aug 2013 #7

Si is pipi_k Aug 2013 #11

love the snobs who think these guys are dumb and just broadbrush loli phabay Aug 2013 #33

Yeah, that's what pipi_k Aug 2013 #34

What's cool about it is EvolveOrConvolve Aug 2013 #38

Yep. I enjoy them as people. I think I could sit down to dinner with them, so long as GreenPartyVoter Aug 2013 #42

Yeah, or pipi_k Aug 2013 #44

Damn right, Jack! Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Aug 2013 #68

Lotsa guns. Lotsa prayin'. Lotsa low production costs. Lotsa stupid viewers. (nt) Paladin Aug 2013 #8

Best answer! In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #9

I remember when there used to be a channel showcasing Arts & Entertainment Orrex Aug 2013 #10

Their programming stunk so they got "reconceptualized" Chan790 Aug 2013 #16

Ah, yes. The race to the bottom. Orrex Aug 2013 #19

Sub-Question: OrwellwasRight Aug 2013 #13

They have a duck call business BainsBane Aug 2013 #17

A duck call business? OrwellwasRight Aug 2013 #21

They make duck calls BainsBane Aug 2013 #22

My brother-in-law and his brother have them. Brigid Aug 2013 #48

They built a multi-million dollar business hack89 Aug 2013 #40

I don't dispute any of that. OrwellwasRight Aug 2013 #43

I'm not either BainsBane Aug 2013 #49

Edit: dupe BainsBane Aug 2013 #17

My wife and I love the show OriginalGeek Aug 2013 #14

Like the song says, Every body's somebody's fool pscot Aug 2013 #24

You're right OriginalGeek Aug 2013 #25

The episode where they use a vacuum to dispose of a beehive was hilarious. LonePirate Aug 2013 #27

I think it's hilarious that they market OriginalGeek Aug 2013 #28

lol, or when si eats poop yhinking its berries, or the boys trying to sell catfish loli phabay Aug 2013 #36

Did you see pipi_k Aug 2013 #45

or the one where willie took sadies boyfriend snake hunting loli phabay Aug 2013 #47

Oh yeah ... Career day had me ROFLMAO. SaveOurDemocracy Aug 2013 #64

Saw the family pipi_k Aug 2013 #30

:) OriginalGeek Aug 2013 #32

They are somehow mesmerizing BainsBane Aug 2013 #15

I've never watched an episode. bigwillq Aug 2013 #23

Probably not discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2013 #26

IT'S ABOUT THE MERICUN DREAM !! olddots Aug 2013 #29

"Yuck." (I win.) n/t UTUSN Aug 2013 #31

I can't figure it, either Digit Aug 2013 #35

One season of Honey Boo Boo cured me of the genre. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #37

It took a whole season? jmowreader Aug 2013 #39

Just one show cured me. RebelOne Aug 2013 #69

I've never watched it however...... truegrit44 Aug 2013 #46

It's a TV show about duck calls! Duck calls! Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #54

So, for anyone... pipi_k Aug 2013 #56

few words: LWolf Aug 2013 #57

Are they the ones that are just regular guys when not "Ducking." There was a picture of the guys patricia92243 Aug 2013 #58

I think this article nails it. MicaelS Aug 2013 #59

mildly entertaining harmless fun. KG Aug 2013 #60

It's slightly more entertaining than an infomercial for weight loss pills. KamaAina Aug 2013 #61

All Circus, No Bread ThoughtCriminal Aug 2013 #62

TV viewers and networks are passive and lazy. Cheap too. nt TeamPooka Aug 2013 #63

It's a redneck show about nothing. Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #65

Deliverance without the rape Tom Ripley Aug 2013 #66

Crackertainment for those who find Jeff Foxworthy to be too pretentious Tom Ripley Aug 2013 #67