Do you watch TV?...at all?

[ThisIsSnake]

Most of the TV I watch is on demand stuff 4OD and iPlayer.

The only TV I watch when it airs is Doctor Who.

Other than that I watch,

The Apprentice (which the BBC takes it sweet time adding to iPlayer)
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Psychoville
Have I got News for You
Russell Howard's Good News
and occasionally some WWE/TNA.

Also sporadically documentaries on anything interesting.

 

[KillahMate]

I watch a number of TV shows - all of it online, streaming. I don't have a TV in my house, and don't feel that I'm missing anything (though I am in Europe, not the US - you guys have some pretty good TV channels).

 

[upthebeach99]

I stopped watching television for 9 months and now can't sit through a single program without getting up and doing something else. Weird how hypnotizing television can be.

 

[PrototypeC]

I usually go downstairs every night at 10 to watch Ghost Hunters and then Destination Truth at 11. OLN is a surprisingly awesome channel!

The one channel I seriously miss every time people start talking about TV is Discovery. I don't get it anymore, so I've lost my direct conduit to science and technology news...

 

[daftalchemist]

Does Netflix count? That's the only TV watching I do. I don't have cable.

 

[Stako]

Ever since I got internet I've almost never watched TV... I don't like anything that's on - almost never. The only things I'm interested in are TV shows or movies that I've already seen and I watch out of nostalgia. And, ofcourse, this excludes the News Emissions - I watch these from time to time, if I havent read the paper or the daily news on the net...

 

[icyneesan]

Doctor Who and re-runs of Friends are the only 2 shows that I will actually sit down to watch. Sometimes I watch the news. Mostly in the morning. I like to leave the TV on in the background though when I play FPS games.

 

[bartholen_v1legacy]

I currently have the capability to watch TV only at my summer house, and even then it's mainly just reruns of old Simpsons episodes or the occasional interesting movie I might not watch sometime else. Although there is a 24/7 music video channel where I live, and I have to admit I watch it embarassingly much, even though it's mainly just some R&B bullshit or Lady Gaga playing over and over.

TV just has nothing to offer to me. I've got tons of websites with hundreds of years worth of videos, podcasts and such about the thing that TV has ignored: videogames. With the ability to pause it anytime I want to watch the rest later, free of ads and free of charge.

 

[Joel Soh]

I rarely watch TV. Only if something specific that I like is on that I can't immediately find on the internet. Otherwise it's all computer time for me!

 

[googleback]

I dont watch TV full stop. I watch Tv SHOWS, legally too. I use Sky Player here in the Uk to watch shows like game of thrones. other than that I watch BBC iPlayer and 4od and thats about it. The rest are all internet Shows like the shows and podcasts on Gametrailers and the escapist. I also watch the Cynical Brit on YouTube (for the indie games mainly).

does anyone know any podcasts that are like those that cover movies? i'd like to broaden my horizons a bit.

PEOPLE FROM THE UK! Are you as baffled as I am that ITV still exists? haha

 

[tharglet]

Nope - in the UK and don't have a TV licence and don't want one.
I'm terrible at remembering when things are on (used to use VideoPlus+ as a kid if it was something I didn't want to miss), and there's hardly anything I regard as worth watching.

For the most part I much prefer to play games for my entertainment, and for the things I want to watch there's either the internet or DVDs. I do have a DVD film rental service.

 

[Brandon237]

Same boat as you OP, the internet is so much bigger, there is SO MUCH MORE! (Shut the hell up DSTV, you don't know the meaning of the word MORE).

So yes, I stick to the internet and gaming, so much easier, much more power, accessibility, interactivity, fun et cetera...

 

[SFMB]

There is a reason they call it "the Idiotbox". Most of the TV-programmes are so crappy, I don't even want a TV for my consoles (though, they're old, but anyways). Internet provides me the needed programmes, when and what I want to see...

 

[Headsprouter]

I watch TV WHEN I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE TO DO. Except for when I watch doctor who.

 

[Vault101]

Snipped the aerial three year's ago, cancelled the TV license and have never looked back. Highly recommended.

oh yeah...you have to have a liscence to have a TV in briton right?

if youll excuse my language....thats sooo...fucking....stupid, like are you going to abuse it by making your children watch terrible shows or somthing?

really Im just...amazed at the very Idea

 

[ImanOcean]

I may watch the occasional footy game , but other than that, I only seem to turn it on to play the 360 or ps3.

 

[mexicola]

As time goes by I watch TV less and less. Most of the stuff I might be interested in, namely a few tv series, I get online and watch on my PC so there is even less incentive to go and turn it on.

 

[ace_of_something]

I still watch the local news on TV. If I don't I might accidentally read people's 'comments' and become a physical manifestation of the concept of rage here on earth. The wife and I do occasionally watch some shows together.
Definitely less than I used to though.

edit: oh yeah. Sports. I watch sports on TV. Much bigger screen plus no chance at all of 'buffering'

 

[Creator002]

I get all the Australian digital and HD channels and I still hardly ever watch TV. Too busy on my computer most of the time and don't find it entertaining.

 

[Antari]

I avoid TV whenever possible. WAY too much advertising. Watch most of the programs I'm interested in off the web now. Usually only have to sit through 1 ad vesus 3-4 or more on TV.