At the [rather unlikely, I think] risk of offending anyone here, I'm just wondering who watches crap like "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." I mean, really, does anyone with an IQ above room temperature actually watch that?
Oh, but that's where the beauty of DVRs comes in. I never watch commercials. I DVR anything I want to watch, then skip right through the ads. It's only when I haven't hit the 30-second skip button enough times that I have the displeasure of seeing ads for nonsense like the show mentioned in my OP. Then I QUICKLY hit the button some more!I, for one, am glad I don't have extended cable so I don't have to watch the commercials for garbage like that.
I love "Pawn Stars," although I got burnt out on it a few months ago and stopped watching. But I'll resume one of these days.It's funny, we don't have cable so whenever we're on vaca I like to see what's "really" on tv.
At my in-laws they have a TON of channels. Somehow I got addicted to Pawn Stars.
How some shows even get to the point of concept development is beyond me. And then to actually be produced.But yeah, my FIL was listing off all these shows on the "Learning" Channel. Yes, we are doomed.
Mine too!At my in-laws they have a TON of channels.
At the [rather unlikely, I think] risk of offending anyone here, I'm just wondering who watches crap like "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." I mean, really, does anyone with an IQ above room temperature actually watch that?
How some shows even get to the point of concept development is beyond me. And then to actually be produced. .
Yes, apparently so. But WHY?! I've seen absolutely nothing more than ads for the show, and all they did was make me not want to go anywhere near the actual show. (I normally zap through ads, but occasionally stop on one to see what it's all about.) Seriously, who wants to see some ignorant, illiterate, obese, southern family whose little girl is...somehow...considered appealing?Lots of people, apparently.At the [rather unlikely, I think] risk of offending anyone here, I'm just wondering who watches crap like "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." I mean, really, does anyone with an IQ above room temperature actually watch that?
I actually LIKE some 'reality' programming, but my taste runs to Gordon Ramsay's shows (Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen, etc.), stuff about hoarders (whom I find absolutely fascinating), and a few others. But nothing of the sort like Honey Boo Boo, any 'real housewives' garbage, NOTHING to do with the Kardashians or any other 'famous for being famous' pseudo-celebrities , etc.And let us not forget reality programming. Very cheap to produce and popular.
Well, its commercials, anyway. But that's what the zap button is for!People consume Honey Boo Boo and therefore, we have to endure it.
:laugh:Her time will end and she will be replaced by Doggy Meow Meow, a program about really fat beagles running for president of their trailer park.
But to do that, I'd have to actually WATCH to see which companies are advertising during that crap...Producers want high profits and the public will swallow any, old crapola. The way to end Honey Boo Boo is to protest. Tell advertisers you will not purchase anything sold on a network populated with the likes of a Honey Boo Boo or any number of disgruntled housewives program.
I have to disagree with you. You're definitely right that there's a lot of crap on TV, but I can't go along with making a blanket statement that EVERYTHING on TV today is crap. I watch a lot of very good shows, while completely ignoring the garbage like the shows you mentioned. I've learned so much about stuff I didn't even know or care about, it's amazing. For example, the excellent and entertaining "Mysteries at the Museum" is absolutely fascinating. Each segment focuses on some thing stored in a museum somewhere, and then delves into its past. I've found out the most interesting facts about things that I never would've learned without this show.Honey Boo Boo, Toddlers in Tiaras, 13 and pregnant LOL.... It's all crap. Everything on TV today. I just stick to social media and watching anime Once in a while I'll watch some good older TV series on Netflix, I wonder why people still pay ridiculous money for what TV has to offer nowadays....
I LOVE "Oddities"! I was already a huge fan when I found out that the owners, Mike and Evan, are both vegetarians (like me). Yay!One reality show I like is"Oddities" on the Science Channel.
Ditto. I like Maury Povich, but his show long ago became [apparently] nothing but paternity tests, sluts, women with 8 children from 8 different...often unknown...fathers, etc. No thanks.Can't believe Jerry Springer is still actually still on the air.
No... I refuse to believe it.Oh, and there's already a show on the way about a trailer park. Seriously.
I LOVE "Oddities"! I was already a huge fan when I found out that the owners, Mike and Evan, are both vegetarians (like me). Yay!
Ditto. I like Maury Povich, but his show long ago became [apparently] nothing but paternity tests, sluts, women with 8 children from 8 different...often unknown...fathers, etc. No thanks.
No... I refuse to believe it.
Ditto. I've been finding some real gems on the Smithsonian channel lately. Good stuff!I have to disagree with you. You're definitely right that there's a lot of crap on TV, but I can't go along with making a blanket statement that EVERYTHING on TV today is crap. I watch a lot of very good shows, while completely ignoring the garbage like the shows you mentioned. I've learned so much about stuff I didn't even know or care about, it's amazing. For example, the excellent and entertaining "Mysteries at the Museum" is absolutely fascinating. Each segment focuses on some thing stored in a museum somewhere, and then delves into its past. I've found out the most interesting facts about things that I never would've learned without this show.
Of the several hundred channels I have available, I probably watch only 15 or so on a regular basis. Those tend to be Discovery and its offspring, along with BBC America, the Science Channel, TCM, the Military Channel (and not just because my husband is a disabled US Air Force veteran!), and a few others.
Believe it lol. Here's a blurb about the trailer park show:
TLC gets southern-fried with shows about gypsies, a trailer park | Inside TV | EW.com
At the [rather unlikely, I think] risk of offending anyone here, I'm just wondering who watches crap like "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." I mean, really, does anyone with an IQ above room temperature actually watch that?
At the [rather unlikely, I think] risk of offending anyone here, I'm just wondering who watches crap like "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." I mean, really, does anyone with an IQ above room temperature actually watch that?
But there really are a ton of good shows on cable channels. I primarily watch the Discovery Channel and its offspring, like Discovery Fit & Health. I also like some of the stuff on the Military Channel. And I absolutely love BBC America.
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