Why are these shows still on the air?????

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anxi80

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Originally posted by: Gunbuster
Sabrina: Chubby T&A
Charmed: T&A
Angel: Hunky guy + T&A
Buffy: T&A (plus its a good show)
Pokemon: Sells Toys
Power Rangers: Sells Toys
can the sabrina one be changed to: Chubby T&A played by a cock-eyed girl? (yes, she's cock-eyed, BAAAAAAAAADLY)
 

AreaCode707

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Let me guess at the running times of these shows. I don't watch them, so I'm projecting. Feel free to correct me.

Sabrina - .5 hr.
Charmed - 1 hr
Angel - 1 hr
Buffy - 1 hr.
Pokemon - .5 hr
Power Rangers- .5 hr
Any 'reality' show - 1 hr

Now, let's assume you had to watch each of these shows a minimum of 3 times to be able to state unequivocally that they are crap (with the exceptions of Pokemon and Power Rangers; those are accepted as crap on first viewing.) That is fourteen hours you have spent watching crap. Multiply you by howevermany people watch these shows and decide they're crap: that's a lot of hours. Add in the people who watch them over and over, that's a lot more hours.

Conclusion: Americans watch a lot of hours of crap. What the heck did we ever do without TV?
 

FuZoR

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Hey I watch Buffy and Angel!! :p :p
I still catch Friends and The Simpsons every now and then...

Cartoon Network and Saturday Morning Cartoon is where its @!!

Anyone catch the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles they aired on Fox :)
 

woodie1

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***Why are these shows still on the air?????***

Why do you care? My TV has features such as ON/Off and chanel selection. Everyone is free to watch whatever they want.
 

JC

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Originally posted by: RatDog8102
So I'm curious what kind of shows to you think are worthy of keeping?

The Shield
Futurama
Everybody loves Raymond
Hidden Hills
ER
Mr. Sterling
Hometime
Samurai Jack
Stargate SG-1
 

0roo0roo

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Sep 21, 2002
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Originally posted by: Hatari Chic
Let me guess at the running times of these shows. I don't watch them, so I'm projecting. Feel free to correct me.

Sabrina - .5 hr.
Charmed - 1 hr
Angel - 1 hr
Buffy - 1 hr.
Pokemon - .5 hr
Power Rangers- .5 hr
Any 'reality' show - 1 hr

Now, let's assume you had to watch each of these shows a minimum of 3 times to be able to state unequivocally that they are crap (with the exceptions of Pokemon and Power Rangers; those are accepted as crap on first viewing.) That is fourteen hours you have spent watching crap. Multiply you by howevermany people watch these shows and decide they're crap: that's a lot of hours. Add in the people who watch them over and over, that's a lot more hours.

Conclusion: Americans watch a lot of hours of crap. What the heck did we ever do without TV?


we churned butter and stared at the wall:)
 

Giblet

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Jul 23, 2002
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Originally posted by: RatDog8102
So I'm curious what kind of shows to you think are worthy of keeping?

Anime... not the stupid little kids anime or the stupid americanised anime but tru anime like trigun and cowboy bebop

 

hdeck

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i enjoy charmed b/c of the hot chicks.
i enjoy angel b/c of the hot chick.
you can get rid of the rest, though.
 

crabbyman

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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: RatDog8102
So I'm curious what kind of shows to you think are worthy of keeping?

The Sopranos
The Shield
Deadzone
24
CSI
Law and Order
NYPD Blue
Jag (if just to look at Catherine Bell)

OH yeah! I hate the TV with all of me... The Dead Zone is the only reason I turn on my tv...actually..I don't own a tv any more..just use a TV card on my PC to watch the Dead Zone and to record it! ..Oh..I also watch "Street Smarts" with my GF at her house.

 

IGBT

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Jul 16, 2001
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Entertainment for the millions of mindless morons..something to do in between protests...
 

Aceshigh

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Why are these shows on the air? They suck 10 times worse than any shows you listed.

The Parkers
Girlfriends
The George Lopez Show
My Wife and Kids
Hack
Presidio Med
 

docmanhattan

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Jul 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: JC
Originally posted by: RatDog8102
So I'm curious what kind of shows to you think are worthy of keeping?

The Shield
Futurama
Everybody loves Raymond
Hidden Hills
ER
Mr. Sterling
Hometime
Samurai Jack
Stargate SG-1

now see? to me, the only thing worth while in your list is Samurai Jack. The rest could go away, especially SG-1 a.k.a. MacGuyver in Space! ( said like Muppets in Space ;) ). bleck!
 

Eminem2k1

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Originally posted by: Aceshigh
Why are these shows on the air? They suck 10 times worse than any shows you listed.

The George Lopez Show
My Wife and Kids

These 2 shows are pretty good...

 

Skel

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I like Buffy, it's just like a comic book.... same with Angel..
 

KokomoGST

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Originally posted by: JC
Originally posted by: RatDog8102
So I'm curious what kind of shows to you think are worthy of keeping?

The Shield
Futurama
Everybody loves Raymond
Hidden Hills
ER
Mr. Sterling
Hometime
Samurai Jack
Stargate SG-1

Anyone else notice the lack of hot chicks on the shows listed? Are you a man?? :p