Why do I watch such crap? - Ghost Whisperer

Shellhead wrote: Instead, I just stopped watching television. Completely.
So I stopped, and I haven't really missed it. Once in a while, I want to watch something in particular. So I download it and watch in on the computer.

I haven't watched broadcast television in over a decade. These days, there's a select few shows I enjoy, such as Dexter and Breaking Bad, which I just torrent, usually before it even airs here on the west coast, without commercials, and I can stream it from my PC to my Xbox and watch it on my TV.

In the future, if for some reason I can't torrent shows (e.g. SOPA, or the bankruptcies of the networks due to evil piracy), then I just wont watch anything.

As for watching crap, I don't. Maybe it's because I can't just sit down and flip channels, but I just find most TV watching to be a waste of time that is better spend doing other things.

Like surfing the internet.

Hex Sinister wrote: I have a crap weakness for Kitchen Nightmares. Fuck. Ramsay should open a game store and do reviews.

I enjoyed the earlier Kitchen Nightmares filmed in England, because for reality TV it actually seemed fairly real. But the American series was just too over the the top and it suddenly felt like trash TV to me like a lot of other junk reality TV programs.

is Toddlers and Tiaras the one where the guy sings Little Miss Perfect every episode? I die of laughter every time I see that

Wow, "decolletage?" Fancy. FAT - it not only entertains, but enriches your word power.

Death and Taxis wrote:

Hex Sinister wrote: I have a crap weakness for Kitchen Nightmares. Fuck. Ramsay should open a game store and do reviews.

I enjoyed the earlier Kitchen Nightmares filmed in England, because for reality TV it actually seemed fairly real. But the American series was just too over the the top and it suddenly felt like trash TV to me like a lot of other junk reality TV programs.

Yeah... I've been a good boy and haven't watched in a while. The show is fake ass as hell like all the rest. Like you know Ramsay is coming and you leave rotting shit in your cooler? Live under a rock? It really entertaining CRAP and at least Ramsay can be funny and crass. If it was anybody else it would fail.

My only other weakness is UFOs. Let's not discuss that lol.

repoman wrote: The best part is when the owner of a shit hole that's about to go belly up starts telling Gordon (Mr. Millionaire-world class-successful restauranteer) Ramsay that he doesn't know what he's talking about and the chef is going to keep doing what he's been doing.

I couldn't get through 2 episode for just that reason. I think Ramsay is a douchebag, but only those who can not just reach but *maintain* the absolute tops in quality and service earn a 3rd Michelin Star. Yea, it requires the food and atmosphere reach stratospheric levels of pretention, but it's a pretty elite club nonetheless. The man certainly does know his shit.

For me it's mostly financial and international news, hockey, football [just about all sorts, including Australian Rules since it's usually on at 3AM somewhere on the dial], and Sons of Anarchy.

stormseeker75 wrote: Goddamn, Toddlers and Tiaras is literally the worst thing on TV and that's saying something.

That show is disgusting. I was at the gym yesterday and one of the TVs was on CNN and they were interviewing one of the girls and her mother because she had apparently done a dance that was "too sexy" on that show. So...THEY FUCKING REWARD HER AND HER MENTALLY DEFICIENT MOM BY GIVING THEM MORE ATTENTION AND TELEVISION VIEWERSHIP. Jesus Christ, what fucking idiots.

Hex Sinister wrote: My only other weakness is UFOs. Let's not discuss that lol.

Yeah, me too, and any program where they are "scientifically" searching for a sasquatch or lake monster. I know it's crap, but I just love that stuff. It's not that I believe they're out there, it's that I want to believe they're out there. Cue X-Files soundtrack.

Yeah, when I was a kid I would go hunting with my father. We live in the US Pacific Northwest so I was always looking for bigfoot in the deep forests. I spent more time looking for Sasquatch than deer. It added some excitement and if you psych yourself out enough it can get fucking creepy alone in those woods, especially at dusk.

Now that the whole planet is mapped out by satellite for all to see on the internet (etc) it kinda makes the world a duller place. Like there's not much left to explore or get the imagination going. Kind of sad, really.

ubarose wrote: Do guys watch crap that they know is crap?

Deadliest Warrior.

Mega testosterone injected, psuedo-science, history-fudging, super-macho and boyhood "who-would-win-in-a-fight" scenarios with weapons and dead pigs.

Vikings vs Samurai?

Knight vs Pirate?

Red ant vs Black ant?

Ahhhhh, yes.

Yeah, I watch pro wrestling. I still say it's better TV than the Kardashians or things of that ilk.

Oh man, don't forget American Ninja Warrior! (and the original Japanese version)

Bunch of people trying to make it through a crazy obstacle course in a certain amount of time? Awesome!

No redeeming value for me as a viewer what-so-ever but it draws me in like the eyes of Hypno-toad!

Dr. Mabuse wrote:

ubarose wrote: Do guys watch crap that they know is crap?

Deadliest Warrior.

Mega testosterone injected, psuedo-science, history-fudging, super-macho and boyhood "who-would-win-in-a-fight" scenarios with weapons and dead pigs.

Vikings vs Samurai?

Knight vs Pirate?

Red ant vs Black ant?

Ahhhhh, yes.

Hehehe, this is the show they swing weapons at giant chunks of meat? Err, biogel or whatever they call it. Yeah, can't avert the eyes on this one.

Do guys watch crap that they know is crap? Yes, 3 words: SyFy Original Movie

I can't wait for "Jersey Shore Shark Attack" in June.