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How much TV do you watch and what?

#61
I spend 0 hours in front of the TV. BUTT I spend about 6 to 7 hours hours in front of my computer watching TV, movies, YouTube & playing video games. And that's on a work day. If I'm off I'll be on my computer from 9:30am until 1:00am to 2:00am with the occasional reading break. I read a lot but that's when I'm at work. I'm trying to fit some exercise into my "busy schedule" but I'm lazy.
 
#62
At home, we only really watch movies and the occasional show on netflix. No cable or satellite or even bunny ears.
At work however, I watch TV pretty much all day long because we provide live captioning for a load of live news programs. Whether it's a national network or a little local outlet, gotta make sure everything is running smoothly and up to par!
 
#63
Old P Bass Guy said:
Good luck to your son at Berkley! Where do you find "Ken Burns"? I find it hard to find music informational programing on television. Just AXS.
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Thanks man. We like his chances.

We watch "Ken Burns" on Vudu -- shelled out the "Buy" price but it's short money.

There are also a TON of BBC music documentaries on YouTube.
 
#64
I haven't watched tee vee for over 40 years, have not had one in my home for most of that time. There are exceptions, snippets, due to the ubiquitous presence screens and certain social or familial situation. Somehow, it's impossible not to be aware of what's being broadcast, and there are better sources for paying attention to the world and its state. Not watching makes one keenly aware of how shows are produced, and that they deliver the ads. The tone and latent editorializing in news programming in particular is, I think, harmful to our public discourse.
In addition to music projects (practice and learning are significant aspects), I am a furniture builder and do some work in education. There is just not enough time. In other "what to do instead" activities, I have standing lunches and breakfasts with a variety of friends. This amounts to a few a month, and in some cases this has led to acquaintances or strangers becoming close friends.
Other alternatives include getting out and participating in or attending whatever is going on in the community. It's often not good, but there are always gems in the gravel, and it breaks isolation (which tv cultivates).
 
#65
It's a shame that, the general attitude toward television is still that it's a waste of time, e.g. "I haven't watched TV since 19XX" or "I never watch TV." Since cable was freed from advertiser's moral shackles, starting around the time of The Sopranos, TV has entered a golden age. Consider the quality of shows besides The Sopranos, such as, The Wire, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, Madmen, Deadwood, True Blood and on the network The Good Wife to only name a few. I only wish cinema had taken a similar course of actually putting good writing ahead of seeking blockbuster profits.
 
#66
Yeah, I like TV. Recently, I got upset when my cable carrier was going to raise my bill up $35 a month. So, I dumped them. I went "cold turkey" and it was killing me. I'm OK now.

What I really miss the most is the DVR which allowed me to control what I watched and when I watched it. Commercials were fast forwarded. CBS evening news was reduced to about 17 min. instead of 30 mins. Then, I started zipping through news stories that didn't interest me and I got the evening news down to about 9 mins. Two hours of CBS Morning Show down to 20 mins.

TCM was #1 on my list of TV viewing. PBS Nova, Frontline, Sesame Street (joking). Jeopardy. True crime shows, ID channel. God I love TV and I really miss my cable.

I need to get into Ruko and the other streaming options but at age 67, I am technically ******** and don't know how to do it and am too lazy to try.

Perhaps not quite as up there as Killed by Death but close to it.

Now, I hardly watch TV 'cause all I got are the terrible antenna stations. But, I've been buying DVDs at the thrift stores by the scores for $1.99.

Most of my bass playing is in front of the TV plugged into my little amp and speaker cab.

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#67
Not much--I spend more time reading. I don't get involved with watching programs unless it's sci-fi or something similar, e.g. Star Trek or Doctor Who. I like to relax on the couch on Sundays and watch B-movies.
 
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#68
I have a flat-screen TV that hasn't been turned on in five years. I watch all the Anthony Bourdain shows on Amazon. Over and over. Now that he' gone, I'll eventually have to find another obsession. I also spend a lot of time with youtube bass instruction. I'm learning "Barracuda" right now. I'm so dim sometimes. Took a while to realize I was going to have to count to five a lot.
 
#71
Old P Bass Guy said:
Being retired I have more time on my hands and refuse to spend the rest of my life in front of the"Boob Tube" wasting the rest of my life away. I train bird dogs in the morning and practice my bass in the afternoon. I watch AXIS a fair amount, home improvement shows and cooking with my wonderful wife. I watch just enough news to keep in touch with what's going on in our Country (another discussion for another place). I find myself listening to PANDORA when I'm not doing anything else. How bout U? :)
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Not much. My 2 year old watched a lot of kids stuff, after he goes to bed my wife and I might watch an hour of something before she goes to bed. It's always Sunny in Philadelphia is likely, or maybe a series on Netflix/Prime.

After she goes to bed I usually play some video games. If I happen to be into a series I'll watch a couple episodes.

Weekends are news and the eagles game. Not much else. All done with OTT services as we cancelled cable over a year ago.
 
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#73
InhumanResource said:
Not much. My 2 year old watched a lot of kids stuff, after he goes to bed my wife and I might watch an hour of something before she goes to bed. It's always Sunny in Philadelphia is likely, or maybe a series on Netflix/Prime.

After she goes to bed I usually play some video games. If I happen to be into a series I'll watch a couple episodes.

Weekends are news and the eagles game. Not much else. I feel like I should mention this is all done with OTT services as we cancelled cable over a year ago.
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#74
My wife and I have a few shows we like to watch. Like Wed nights we like to watch Criminal Minds, Thur it's Big Bang and Superstore, Tues it's "This is Us"

We could DVR and watch them all at some other time but this way it's a time we just kick back, sit down and watch the shows.

In my music room I catch up on shows like Walking Dead and Stan Against Evil, or it's just on in the background while I let my drum machine endlessly loop and I play along with one bass or another.
 
#77
Old P Bass Guy said:
Being retired I have more time on my hands and refuse to spend the rest of my life in front of the"Boob Tube" wasting the rest of my life away. I train bird dogs in the morning and practice my bass in the afternoon. I watch AXIS a fair amount, home improvement shows and cooking with my wonderful wife. I watch just enough news to keep in touch with what's going on in our Country (another discussion for another place). I find myself listening to PANDORA when I'm not doing anything else. How bout U? :)
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I watch maybe 2-3 hours of TV a day. I usually come home hang out with my kids and the wife making dinner checking homework. Then they go watch TV the wife watches her DVR’d shows I’ll play for about an hour or so. Then about 9 the kiddos are off to bed I shower and jump into bed and watch the News to laugh at what’s going on in our country then it’s off to sleep.
 
#79
Me and Jeannie watch reruns on DVD. :p

Nah, I got aggravated and turned my cable TV off 11 years ago. (I don't really miss it) Anything I watch is on DVD or some other form of pre-recorded media. At some point I realized, the time was better spent playing music, so I'd just reach for an instrument instead of turning on the television. It got to be a habit. :D
 

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