Does the travel channel actually have any programs about travel?

[HybridSquirrel]

Everything is about food, Man vs. Food is a terrible show.....Tony Bourdain is pretty good, Zimmerman is terrible. Is there ever anything on that has to deal with just traveling somewhere like Rick Steves Europe? I am always surfing channels and there is never anything geared towards Travel on that channel....They should name it Food Network 2

 

[slayer202]

tony and andrew do a lot of traveling...I like em both

 

[Raincity]

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Samantha_Brown

 

[zokudu]

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Samantha_Brown

Samantha Brown is terrible.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

Samantha Brown is terrible.

yeah, i saw her show one morning actually and it was horrible


i know tony and zimmerman do a lot of travelling, but its all built around the food...which i could honestly careless about...

 

[IronWing]

Yes, just like the History Channel has shows about history.

 

[guyver01]

which i could honestly careless about...

how careless could you be about it?

 

[Born2bwire]

Yes, just like the History Channel has shows about history.

I remember when it used to be the WWII Channel. Those were the days.

 

[Crono]

Yes, just like the History Channel has shows about history.

I do like Anthony Bourdain. He even went to the place in India where my parents are from (Kerala).

None of the specialty cable channels are very good at catering to their specialty anymore. Except maybe HGTV, though I don't actually watch that channel.

Actually, I don't watch TV that much anymore, period. Except maybe the NFL and a few select DVRed programs (mostly PBS and History International stuff). Everything else I get off the internet.

Doing a lot more reading now, though.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

how careless could you be about it?

all they talk about is food, nothing about how to travel there, places to stay, things to do...other than...go here eat this...get fat

 

[zokudu]

Tony's show isn't 100% about food. He is also a very interesting guy to watch.

 

[SagaLore]

Well the problem is that the world is finite. They've already made every show about every place in the world and its current culture. But most of the cultures are modernizing. Its just more of the same everywhere. Really they should just show reruns for the remainder of the channel's existence.

 

[0roo0roo]

Rick Steve is a lefty nitwit, and his shows are boring.
http://soundpolitics.com/archives/012817.html

 

[HybridSquirrel]

Tony's show isn't 100% about food. He is also a very interesting guy to watch.

his show is one of the better, but still not my idea of a travel show

Rick Steve is a lefty nitwit, and his shows are boring.
http://soundpolitics.com/archives/012817.html

rick steve is a pimp. haters gonna hate because people pay him to travel around europe

 

[zokudu]

What about that show with the football player playing all the local sports and what not?

 

[sandorski]

Rick Steves has the best travel show bar none.

 

[sandorski]

Rick Steve is a lefty nitwit, and his shows are boring.
http://soundpolitics.com/archives/012817.html

Watch the show he did. Iran is far from the worst place to be on the planet...unless you can't stand bad traffic.

 

[Soccerman06]

I do like Anthony Bourdain. He even went to the place in India where my parents are from (Kerala).

None of the specialty cable channels are very good at catering to their specialty anymore. Except maybe HGTV, though I don't actually watch that channel.

Actually, I don't watch TV that much anymore, period. Except maybe the NFL and a few select DVRed programs (mostly PBS and History International stuff). Everything else I get off the internet.

Doing a lot more reading now, though.

ESPN is quite good at only doing sports bs.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

What about that show with the football player playing all the local sports and what not?

the ultimate warrior or whatever? where they travel to learn fighting styles....thats not the reason why people want to travel. some family doesnt sit on their couch and say wow lets go to thailand so we can fight ong bak

 

[Locut0s]

Everything is about food, Man vs. Food is a terrible show.....Tony Bourdain is pretty good, Zimmerman is terrible. Is there ever anything on that has to deal with just traveling somewhere like Rick Steves Europe? I am always surfing channels and there is never anything geared towards Travel on that channel....They should name it Food Network 2

Haha rick steves has got to be one of the worst travel show hosts. Sure he's super popular but he's also boring as fuck and has the unique ability to make every corner of this wonderful world sound like the same bland touristy pablum.

 

[zokudu]

NO theres the Ultimate warrior which was the reality show about fighting. I'm thinking about

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhani_Tackles_the_Globe

 

[Locut0s]

And Bourdain is full of win!!

 

[HybridSquirrel]

NO theres the Ultimate warrior which was the reality show about fighting. I'm thinking about

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhani_Tackles_the_Globe

got it, i thought ultimate warrior was the one where they travel around to learn martial arts frmo around the world?

rick steve is a pimp, his shows are actually intelligent

 

[IronWing]

I remember when it used to be the WWII Channel. Those were the days.

It was better then, at least there is enough stock material to work with. I watched a hour program on the life of Charlemagne. I don't think the producers even finished reading the Wikipedia article on him before they started filming.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Rick Steves has the best travel show bar none.

Rick Steves is my hero. If I could pick any person to switch jobs with, I think I'd pick his job.