ha i was trying to find the old suck.com defense of the laugh track but the domain is blocked here at work
― goole, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 16:29 (ten years ago) link
I refuse to watch shows without laugh tracks
― have a nice blood/orange bitters cocktail (mh), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 16:40 (ten years ago) link
thing about watching TV 'live' is that I haven't feasibly been able to do it since I was in high school. even in my 20s I was taping eps with my shitty VCR because I was always busy when my shows are on.
also, I have trouble watching one ep at a time for serialized shows, particularly high stakes ones like Breaking Bad. I'm always too starved for more after, and feel too pressured to enjoy myself cos I know I get no more for a week. I did watch live for Season 5 and while I liked it, I kind of missed being able to choose how much I digested at once.
the only things I really care about watching live = sporting events and awards shows.
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 16:45 (ten years ago) link
what's the deal w tv ppl who don't follow any of the programmes on it
― cog, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:22 (ten years ago) link
i didn't want to be one of those ppl saying "i don't even own a tv."
― white humor blows (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:27 (ten years ago) link
it's enough to own it. give it a good home. hug your television.
― Raptain Chillips (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:31 (ten years ago) link
I have a television, but no cable or antenna, so I can't watch shows. I just use it for DVDs and Xbox. Are people saying that what's on television is good? Because in the instances where I am able to actually flip channels...that's all I end up doing (and usually opt for infomercials that feature music clips).
― Dominique, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:36 (ten years ago) link
pro-tv people seem weirdly unable to let "i don't watch tv" slide past accepted and unremarked
it's like me telling people that they must follow tennis year-round because it's so amazing and if they display no interest they're just being a snob, or something. leave people be to their interests and their lack of interests!
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:37 (ten years ago) link
you scold ppl all the time about what kind of music they like!
― Raptain Chillips (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:38 (ten years ago) link
I refuse to watch auto-troll, i demand live trolling
― fauxpas cola (darraghmac), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:41 (ten years ago) link
Digital antennas are pretty cheap. At least you get a few channels that way.
― Evan, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:43 (ten years ago) link
Lex of one minute ago, meet Lex of nine hours ago: i am baffled by and unashamedly contemptuous of this lifestyle.
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:43 (ten years ago) link
Auto-Troll 2 is hilarious, it's streaming on Netflix right now, the actors are a bunch of amateurs!
― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:44 (ten years ago) link
anyway i think this thread has definitively proved that it's indeed the 'no tv' ppl who are the weirdos
― real myst opportunity (sleepingbag), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:46 (ten years ago) link
i'm unbothered by people being into their favourite tv programmes! i am disdainful of people passively watching stuff they're not into
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:48 (ten years ago) link
it is possible that those people may not be entirely honest about their enjoyment of these activities on social media, just fyi
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:49 (ten years ago) link
I'm bothered by people being into "Scandal" and watching it passively.
― Evan, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:50 (ten years ago) link
like yknow many a time i have been like "oh hey facebooks why did i eat that whole cheesecake blarrgh i am so gross" but you better believe i loved the shit out of eating that whole cheesecake
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:51 (ten years ago) link
I REGRET NOTHING
maybe they're not being honest when they're disparaging people for having the temerity to reply they dont have a tv or a car either
― cog, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:51 (ten years ago) link
i don't eat cheesecakes
― waterbabies (waterface), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:51 (ten years ago) link
i wonder what people offended by "i don't even have a tv" think people who don't have or watch tv should say when others start talking about tv. just remain silent??
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:55 (ten years ago) link
who is 'cog'
― have a nice blood/orange bitters cocktail (mh), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:55 (ten years ago) link
lex, they could change the topic or stay silent, sure
they should talk about cheesecakes
― waterbabies (waterface), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:55 (ten years ago) link
beats me, what if you were standing there talking about tennis with a couple other people? I'd probably go get a coffee or something.
― have a nice blood/orange bitters cocktail (mh), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:56 (ten years ago) link
i would prefer they just leave the room or better just go buy a tv right away and catch up
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:56 (ten years ago) link
let me blow your mind, here:
I have read music reviews, some written by lex, and enjoyed them quite a bit. However, I never actually listened to the album. Did you know you can read about something, or converse about it, or enjoy the conversation without having any knowledge of the original material?
― have a nice blood/orange bitters cocktail (mh), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:57 (ten years ago) link
They should tantrum until whenever
― fauxpas cola (darraghmac), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:58 (ten years ago) link
I want them to get on their knees and apologise
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:58 (ten years ago) link
well yes, i assumed that was implied just in the phrasing of the question
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 17:59 (ten years ago) link
― lex pretend, Tuesday, April 1, 2014 12:55 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
if the topic of convo is any other thing you don't know much about, what's the answer?
― goole, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:00 (ten years ago) link
not to be a dick, which it kind of sounded like i guess
― goole, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:01 (ten years ago) link
I definitely don't watch a lot of the crap co-workers or friends of friends at bars start talking about so I usually just say "oh I haven't seen it" rather than "I don't even own cable" because then it'd seem like I was trying to shift focus. Cause they're not going to go on and on about it to me anyway. Lucky for me I do watch shows in general so if they gave a shit about what I'm up to instead I could talk about those particular shows.
― Evan, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:01 (ten years ago) link
go look for a snack or something to keep my mouth occupied.
― how's life, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:01 (ten years ago) link
"I don't even have a doctorate in Electrical Engineering!"
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:02 (ten years ago) link
If people really like shows I ask what they like about them or if there are any cool scenes or characters they could describe
― have a nice blood/orange bitters cocktail (mh), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:02 (ten years ago) link
Can't help thinking the Gordian knot of this dilemma could be cut with the rule one of all social interactions: Don't be a dick about it.
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:06 (ten years ago) link
always be a dick
― have a nice blood/orange bitters cocktail (mh), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:07 (ten years ago) link
Yeah the only reason you'd say "i don't even own a tv" is if you're trying to make sure no other shows come up in conversation either.
― Evan, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:07 (ten years ago) link
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YmtYEel8gVU/SsqudbKDm3I/AAAAAAAABL8/l3V9YUII0aU/s400/GetAttachment.aspx.jpeg
― goole, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:09 (ten years ago) link
http://incrediblevanishingpaperweight.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/kill_your_television_by_hyge-d35c5i5.jpg
http://apps.cocoharris.net/blog/upload/c/o/cocoharris.net/9a2ccda60f2cc4cbdb40d5cdf46afb21.jpg
― goole, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:10 (ten years ago) link
http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/tv-784317.jpg
xp Next-level move would be to pretend you've literally never heard of television and ask them to explain how it works, like you're Daryl Hannah in Splash.
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:11 (ten years ago) link
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Tuesday, April 1, 2014 6:06 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the crux of the thread seems to be people thinking "i don't have a tv" = being a dick rather than stating a fact
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:13 (ten years ago) link
for u britishers
http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/international/bbc.havealifead.jpg
― goole, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:13 (ten years ago) link
the crux of the thread is that people who are dickish about about not owning a tv was excluded from conversation at the outset
― goole, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:14 (ten years ago) link
xp That's the strict Branwellian interpretation. Everyone else is saying there are dickish and non-dickish ways of saying you don't have a TV.
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:15 (ten years ago) link
garbled grammar there
and, well, not really, since that's most of what the thread is about as far as i can tell
― goole, Tuesday, 1 April 2014 18:15 (ten years ago) link