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Do you watch much TV ?

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    #32
    Ms. Chanandler Bong
    Registered Users Posts: 724 ✭✭✭Ms. Chanandler Bong


    TV licence inspector in our neck of the woods yesterday. Was actually praying she would knock on our door so I could tell her that I have a TV to watch DVDs only as RTE either have their own schite on or import good series from the US which I have watched/bought already. TV licence=rip off...


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    #33
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,067 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    catreyn wrote: »
    TV licence inspector in our neck of the woods yesterday. Was actually praying she would knock on our door so I could tell her that I have a TV to watch DVDs only as RTE either have their own schite on or import good series from the US which I have watched/bought already. TV licence=rip off...

    Why would she care what you think about RTE? She doesn't work for them, and the license is for the TV itself.. so even if you don't have an ariel plugged in, you're still expected to pay the fee.


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    #34
    Sticky_Fingers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭Sticky_Fingers


    th3 s1aught3r wrote: »
    Only problem is thay will find a way to get the ads into the internet channels too. Google are already doing it with Youtube, a lot more ads than there used to be
    True but I would be willing to pay a small subscription in order to get rid of the ads. Also if I am just watching to see if I am interested in a show then I would pay a small bit extra to allow me to download it and keep. Might bring some of the costs down for the consumers since money would go directly to the makers of the shows instead of having to give the middlemen their cut as well. Knowing the industry however they will probably try to gouge you on the price.


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    #35
    Morrigin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭Morrigin


    Don't have a television at all so a no from me then :D


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    #36
    Misty Chaos
    Registered Users Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Misty Chaos


    I watch almost no TV, the only time I ever do is if I'm not at home or eating dinner. The TV in my room is used for playing video games.

    If I'm interested in anything, I'll usually watch it online or download it.


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    #37
    K-9
    Registered Users Posts: 43,311 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Mad Men is the only must see TV programme for me on atm. It depicts the times very well but still remains more relevant than ever now.

    Sopranos and the Office before that and probably Cracker way back again. There really is very little on that would interest me these days.

    Oh, the Stephen Hawkins series was good on C4 and BBC4 shows the odd good documentary. Can't justify paying for Sky anymore.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



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    #38
    Mister men
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭Mister men


    Nope. I just watch the nightly news and the odd documentry here and there.


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    #39
    Flojo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭Flojo


    Rarely watch TV.. why bother when it's all on the net and you can watch your shows with no annoying ads! Although I suppose it does kind of help as social lube.


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    #40
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    Very little - well it's on in the background most of the time, but actually watching a programme: there is little of interest to me.


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    #41
    Trevor451
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,463 ✭✭✭Trevor451


    th3 s1aught3r wrote: »
    Only problem is thay will find a way to get the ads into the internet channels too. Google are already doing it with Youtube, a lot more ads than there used to be
    Adblock plus gets rid of ads on youtube


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    #42
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    About an hour per week on average.


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    #43
    K-9
    Registered Users Posts: 43,311 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Dudess wrote: »
    Very little - well it's on in the background most of the time, but actually watching a programme: there is little of interest to me.

    Bit like that myself. Live on my own so when my son isn't here the TV is background noise while I browse the net.

    Forgot to mention Dr. Who! The last series was very good, big improvement on the new era.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



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    #44
    VampiricPadraig
    Registered Users Posts: 632 ✭✭✭VampiricPadraig


    I am the same as Dudess.

    I would watch the odd Mock The Week or whatever is interesting. But I have been watching anime a lot lately so I don't watch that much telly overall


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    #45
    Isle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭Isle


    I don't watch that much TV on TV any more. I brought this media storage device that you can hook up to the TV and once a week I download all the TV shows I watch. So that way I can watch them whenever I want. I got sick of all the reality $hite that on all the time, I don't watch RTE 1 or 2, TV3 or any of the British channels. I have Sky but I only have the entertainment package. I buy boxsets of all the older shows I like.


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    #46
    starlit
    Registered Users Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭starlit


    Not so much now. Not as much as I used to. I mainly watch Midday TV and Xpose on TV3 in the morning early afternoon but wouldn't watch anything until later in the evening. Often wouldn't turn the tv on again until the soaps come on or if there was something on the news I wanted to watch. The tv would be on for the rest of the eve until bed then so get to watch what ever documentries or series that interests me. Currently like watching the Apprentice. If I happen to turn on the tv during the day or if there wasn't anything on telly it woud be to watch a dvd or movie or a GAA match or watch whats saved my Sky+ box!


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    #47
    CiaranC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,300 ✭✭✭CiaranC


    snuggles285 wrote: »
    Not so much now. Not as much as I used to. I mainly watch Midday TV and Xpose on TV3 in the morning early afternoon but wouldn't watch anything until later in the evening. Often wouldn't turn the tv on again until the soaps come on or if there was something on the news I wanted to watch. The tv would be on for the rest of the eve until bed then so get to watch what ever documentries or series that interests me. Currently like watching the Apprentice. If I happen to turn on the tv during the day or if there wasn't anything on telly it woud be to watch a dvd or movie or a GAA match or watch whats saved my Sky+ box!
    You basically turn your TV off for a few hours in the afternoon then


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    #48
    starlit
    Registered Users Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭starlit


    CiaranC wrote: »
    You basically turn your TV off for a few hours in the afternoon then
    Yes, suppose I could have just had said that! :o


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    #49
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    Scuid Mhór wrote: »
    i don't watch the television ever, but i do watch seasons of shows i think are worth watching (24; house; dexter; criminal minds etc) via downloads or boxsets.

    Please be female, and hot, if so PM me and I'll run away with you


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