99.9% of tv shows suck.

[azmouse]

:popcorn:

Discuss.

[NightWatcher]

1. I dont watch tv, er I mean, I agree with your statement

I love life after cutting the cable

[azmouse]

2. I have cable but I use it for the movies.

When I see ads for tv shows I think... why does anyone want to watch that crap?

[HopeHoops]

3. I shut off the TV in 82 - and it was 100% that sucked then - something must have improved!

Ah, and Pink Floyd's "The Wall" - "I got 13 channels of shit on the TV to choose from."

Now it is what, 500 channels of shit?

[azmouse]

6. You aren't missing a single thing.

I watch only 3 shows on the 'main networks' (none on the other channels) and even those... well, I'll acknowledge that they suck too.

[Taverner]

4. Close, more like 90%

There are a couple of shows that are OK

[azmouse]

8. The few that looked interesting and I tried watching them....

well, yuck. I tried watching Fringe. Crap. I tried watching Rome. Crap.

I have to figure I'm too old for the stuff that's on tv now. And I'm only 47! :shrug:

[Taverner]

9. I liked Rome! I liked Six Feet Under! I like SpongeBob!

Those shows are/were OK

[azmouse]

11. I thought Rome would be about Roman history.

Instead it turned into softcore porn... and sorry, but I'm just not into porn. :(

[Taverner]

12. Well, life WAS porn back then

Christianity had yet to take hold, and people had a healthier relationship with sex

[azmouse]

15. I'm pretty sure people did more than screw.

How about the art, philosophy, wars, general daily life?

[Taverner]

16. They cover all that too

But after a good war, sex sex sex

Thats what humans do

[azmouse]

17. I prefer not to watch them do it.

Close the door. Have fun. Open door.

I'll admit I'm a prude. Oh well...

[Taverner]

18. You might like I Claudius then

Great show about Roman succession without the sex

[azmouse]

19. I just might have to look into that.

Thank you for the suggestion.

[Taverner]

20. It was a BBC show from the 70's

The show plays like a stage play - but its very good

You will find all kinds of Shakespearean heavies in it. Patrick Stewart (with hair!) is in it.

[sarge43]

26. They did.

First historical about Rome I've seen that went into the day-to-day life of plebeians, re Lucius and Niobe. I thought the dynamics between master and slaves was especially interesting, much more complex than most historicals show.

As for war not only important battles we got to see tactics, strategies, rank structure and the relationships within it, all in all a good primer on how the Rome army functioned.

Art: The set dressing caught Rome art, what there was. Rome's forte was engineering and architecture. Its visual art was a redo of classical Greek.

Philosophy: It was there as motivation. For example, the concept of mercy. Mercy wasn't a virtue to the Romans; it was a humiliation, a slap down. Caesar publicly humiliated Brutus and Cicero when he forgave them after their surrender and why he went off at Lucius for setting Pompey free.

Redemption was not a religious concept; it was regaining honor and status which is why following Niobe's death Marc Antony told Lucius when he told him pull himself together and start acting like a soldier again, the only way to redeem himself.

FWIW

[Initech]

24. There's actually some great shows out there.

Here are a few I suggest watching / seeking out:

The Office
Monk (last season!!!!)
Psych
24
Reno 911!
South Park
The Daily Show / The Colbert Report
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mr. Show (no longer on air)
The Wire (no longer on air)
Dexter
30 Rock
Arrested Development (no longer on air but you can watch the full series on HULU)
Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia

[Jack Sprat]

5. I know it.

History Channel, Discovery, A&E, and TLC were fairly good in the beginning. Nowadays, they feature loads of crap that aren't worth anyone's time. Iceroad truckers anyone?

[azmouse]

7. Iceroad Truckers is proof that people will watch anything

as long as it doesn't make them think.

[rcrush]

10. Dog the Bounty Hunter.

[azmouse]

13. It's pretty bad, huh?

I've never seen it.

[rcrush]

22. They spoofed it on South Park once.

And got it exactly right. Its like a redneck swat team. REALLY Redneck.

[Angleae]

27. Rednecks in Hawaii at that.

[CatholicEdHead]

14. Without BSG there is no series I watch regularly

and that ends in three weeks, so no more SciFi Channel for me.

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[TreasonousBastard]

23. Perhaps, but by whose standards? Every time I see...

one of these "it sucks" posts, I have to ask just what the poster thinks is "quality" entertainment.

[redqueen]

25. You got a deleted message from this?

I hope it was for overly exuberant agreement, and not disagreement... cause damn.