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| TurnOffYourTV
Offer Upgrade  User ID: 727691  United States09/16/2009 11:13 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| refugee13
User ID: 740664 United States09/16/2009 11:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I watch TLC, Discovery Channel, History Channel TruTV, and a couple of sitcoms...and watch the news "Livin' The Dream..." "Don't believe in anyone, 'cos they'll feel you so much more" "So break me down if it makes you feel right~and hate me now if it keeps you alright~you can't break me down if it takes all your might~cause I'm so much more than meets the eye..." "Some people would bitch if their ice cream was cold..." |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 771654  Portugal09/16/2009 11:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| majikblossom
User ID: 726178 United States09/16/2009 11:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Personally, I would love to get rid of the TV's in my home. My family has other ideas though and I am outnumbered. My husband sleeps with it on all night long. Because of this he has to sleep in another room. I notice when I do go to watch something, everything is a rerun or so stupid it is not worth watching. I won't even go to the "local" channels, and forget the news channels, after 2 minutes I can't change the channel fast enough. The dumbing down of the entire Earth's population is working well for those wanting total control. All you have to do is look at a tv guide and see that it is true!! The truth has never relied upon your belief in it to be true or not. I AM my own religion!! |
| XLR8
User ID: 737344 United States09/16/2009 11:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I watch very little TV Mostly the big 3 cable movie channels and History Int'l. IMO, everything else is mindless crap. Czar: 1) An unelected person given substantial authority over a particular policy; 2) sometimes used to refer to monarchs of imperial Russia. ---------- “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.” - Thomas Jefferson |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 772482  Canada09/16/2009 11:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| XLR8
User ID: 737344 United States09/16/2009 11:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh, and it was recently revealed that Alaskans are paying 3 times as much, for fewer channels, than the rest of you are paying down in the states. I pay a little over $140 a month for channel after channel of mindless crap. Czar: 1) An unelected person given substantial authority over a particular policy; 2) sometimes used to refer to monarchs of imperial Russia. ---------- “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.” - Thomas Jefferson |
| czygyny
User ID: 772436 United States09/16/2009 11:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 1 to 4 hours a week. I only get a few stations from my antenna...I lost my PBS stations after the digital change over. Unfortunately I've become hooked on the 'Judge' shows, since I usually come in during the hottest time of day for lunch and to cool off. I do not watch it in the evenings at all. What I have seen on those shows leads me to understand why this nation is going to hell. Most of these people have illegitimate children by two or more mothers/fathers, most are living off of their parents or gov't handouts, most are drug and alcohol abusers and most are conniving, grasping morans with no hope of cure! Utter doom and despair. The only thing I watch that has any redemptive value, only because it is innocent and it makes me laugh, is 'Beverly Hillbillies'. The rest is garbage. Kletos, Eklektos & Pistos |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 772454  China09/16/2009 11:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 772489 United States09/16/2009 11:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 763033 United States09/16/2009 11:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| TurnOffYourTV
(OP) User ID: 727691 United States09/16/2009 12:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Is there a difference between someone who spends a lot of time watching tv vs. someone who spends a lot time on the internet for entertainment? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 772454I think this can go both ways. I think the internet can be just as bad or worse even, but I also think it can be better too. If your main purpose of the internet is "entertainment," than it's probably worse than TV. At least on the internet, you have a choice of what you view. On the TV you don't...different channels don't mean choice. It's more of a choice of which propaganda channel you watch...either way you are being fed lies. If you are a clueless person, the internet is probably worse than TV. But if you know what's going on in this world...you can use it for good. There is some real truth and good info out there...but you will never find it on TV or on Radio, as they are heavily regulated...the Web is not (yet). Last Edited by TurnOffYourTV on 09/16/2009 01:24 PM KILL YOUR TV NOW! IT IS HYPNOTIZING AND BRAINWASHING YOU! TURN IT OFF FOR GOOD! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 750269 United States09/16/2009 01:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 772254 United States09/16/2009 01:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have the FTA sat but rarely even use it. It has the KU-band radio. It has a motor so can be pointed also at some Adventist channels on another sat. They have their own networks off the mainstream, because they're real and too hot for TV. They have good health and food shows besides Christian study. 3ABN and HopeTV. But mostly just read online and radio. I find the MSM to be fiction and lies on every channel. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 772021 United States09/16/2009 01:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| TurnOffYourTV
(OP) User ID: 727691 United States09/16/2009 01:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I only began to ask questions after I quit watching TV for several months. Coincidence? I think not. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 772489I don't think it's a coincidence. Anyone who stops watching for a few months will experience a mental clarity they have never thought possible. KILL YOUR TV NOW! IT IS HYPNOTIZING AND BRAINWASHING YOU! TURN IT OFF FOR GOOD! |
| Aquarius 7
User ID: 736450 United States09/16/2009 02:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | //... channel after channel of mindless crap. Quoting: XLR8. . 1 to 4 hours per week for me. And I agree with the above statement from XLR8. . . Last Edited by Aquarius 7 on 09/16/2009 02:42 PM . Cayce: “… The greater portion of Japan must go into the sea. …. then we may know it has begun …”. www.near-death.com/experiences/cayce11.html . "Be kind, for everyone you know is fighting a hard battle" - Plato . "Those who are at peace in their hearts already are in the Great Shelter of life." ~ Hopi Prophecy . |
| neteru<>
User ID: 757570 United States09/16/2009 02:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I only began to ask questions after I quit watching TV for several months. Coincidence? I think not. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 772489TV seems to be a form of hypnosis We have finally come back to the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus, who said everything is flow, flux, process. There are no "things." Bruce Lee |
| neteru<>
User ID: 757570 United States09/16/2009 02:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 772430  United Kingdom09/16/2009 02:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | TOYTV, I love your posts, but you probably won't like my answer. I actually watch a lot of it. I know it's mostly lies (news), but I watch it to see what 'they' are pushing on the people. I then go in the opposite direction, For example, they are PUSHING really HARD the Swine Flu vaccine, which will be available in mid-October. If you watched a lot of TV, you would see just HOW MUCH they want you to take this vaccine. I am NEVER taking it, due to their constant propaganda. I also watch old movies which I love, few sporting events, and one hbo show which I find rather enlightening. Other than that, it's just lies all the time. I can pick out their lies really well at this point, I KNOW just WHAT they have planned....and I go about doing the opposite. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 771654 Portugal09/16/2009 03:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I do own a tv, but it's not connected to any antennae or tv service. It's used for connecting the PC in order to watch an occasional dvd movie or downloaded tv series Quoting: DrPostmanWhat do you use to connect your TV? I'd love to keep on gaming while sending a recent torrent to my TV. I have multiple monitor plugs but I can't afford an extra monitor right now. Typical SCART Connection to SVCD |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 769657 United States09/16/2009 03:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I watch TLC, Discovery Channel, History Channel TruTV, and a couple of sitcoms...and watch the news Quoting: refugee13Those are super slanted though. The History channel is not bad, they finally dropped the Isn't War Glorious? theme. I used to hate that. TLC and DC, used to be science based but not it's like scandalous reality tv lite. They all love end of the world shit... |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 772613 United States09/16/2009 03:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I didn't think I was alone in watching more than 4 hours a Quoting: DrPostmanday. But right now I don't have cable, so I get podcasts of my favorite TV news shows and torrent all the rest, unless I can watch the whole episode on the networks web site like you can on SyFy. Too bad they don't all do that or I wouldn't have to torrent. I even put up with the same damned 20 second commercial 6 or 7 times in one show. You'd think they would at least offer a variety of commercials. I love shows like Warehouse 13, Eureka, Monk, Psych, Royal Pains, Rescue Me, The Closer, Raising the Bar, Leverage, Hu$tle, the CSI's and all 3 Law and Order shows, Bones, House, Nova, NovaScienceNow, Lock N Load, Battle 360, Red Dwarf, Torchwood, Spooks (aka MI5), Most astronomy shows like The Universe, Bizarre Foods, Good Eats, Down Home with the Neelys, Dexter, the Stargate shows, Battlestar Galatica, Hell, I think I could go on for quite a while with this. It's escapist fun. Go ahead and damn me for it but I read a lot of fiction too. I see no harm in entertaining myself and I have a lot of time on my hands right now. I imagine you've tried Hulu.com...hours'n'hours of old stuff . |
| Aquarius 7
User ID: 736450 United States09/16/2009 06:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | //... I watch it to see what 'they' are pushing on the people. I then go in the opposite direction, Quoting: Anonymous Coward 772430For example, they are PUSHING really HARD the Swine Flu vaccine, which will be available in mid-October. If you watched a lot of TV, you would see just HOW MUCH they want you to take this vaccine. //... . . It's also useful to pay attention to what is being advertised in the commercials. For example, if they are pushing meds for insomnia, you know "they" are spreading something (via aerosol spray, food additives, etc.) to cause insomnia. So you know you will be needing extra melatonin or other natural sleep aids. Whatever they are pushing, do a search on the naturopathic cures for the advertised "problem", and be ready to combat it by natural means. fwiw . Cayce: “… The greater portion of Japan must go into the sea. …. then we may know it has begun …”. www.near-death.com/experiences/cayce11.html . "Be kind, for everyone you know is fighting a hard battle" - Plato . "Those who are at peace in their hearts already are in the Great Shelter of life." ~ Hopi Prophecy . |
| Punk A$$ets
User ID: 763071 United States09/16/2009 06:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 772257 United States09/16/2009 06:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| LelaBear
User ID: 763664 United States09/16/2009 06:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I pitched out my TV in 2004, after the election...I realized what a fool I had been. And I was raised on the damn thing, hell, my Dad was a newscaster back in the 60s! Anyway, I avoid as much of it as possible on the internet, too, just watch the news clips on topics of interest, which aren't many in my book. I focus on independent productions and amatuer documentaries that are usually pretty straight from the heart. I read a lot of fiction, too, because I am beginning to realize I'm learning more truth from those great fiction writers than I have from most of the textbooks I've had to read for my so called 'education'. I do have one weakness, though, Northern Exposure, that show seemed to have a little soul...still plenty of programming woven in, but it does, at least, have a sense of dignified humor. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 538386 United States09/16/2009 07:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The girlfriend and I have a TV, with a DVD player. We cut the cable feed off 6 years ago, and instead spend that money on DVDs of movies or TV shows we like (used whenever possible). This way, we have like 70 seasons of TV and over 300 movies. Trust me, we're never bored, and NEVER watch commercials. It's very freeing! |
| TurnOffYourTV
(OP) User ID: 727691 United States09/16/2009 07:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 664538 United States09/16/2009 07:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The girlfriend and I have a TV, with a DVD player. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 538386We cut the cable feed off 6 years ago, and instead spend that money on DVDs of movies or TV shows we like (used whenever possible). This way, we have like 70 seasons of TV and over 300 movies. Trust me, we're never bored, and NEVER watch commercials. It's very freeing! And I dont mean an owners manual, Bible, or Sears catalog. |
| Aello
User ID: 398839 United States09/16/2009 07:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I think it's funny to be proud of yourself for not owning a TV. Almost as funny as being proud of not watching. Strange kind of pretentious martyrdom, this. You have this info printed on your car tags, like the Purple Heart People? "Tell me I forget, show me I remember, engage me I understand"...Confucius |
