When's the last time you watched TV?

Mr Benevolent

For me it was last Saturday, I was watching the rugby. Before that it was Christmas. TV gets very, very boring after 5 minutes for me. It's all soaps, celebrity crap and football matches. Snore. Might as well read The Sun and move straight on to Women's Way. Not that I would.

So when did you last watch the mindless box?

prinz

News. About two hours ago.

Soaps/celebrity/football matches

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> change the channel.

Ghost Buster

Confab wrote: »

For me it was last Saturday, I was watching the rugby. Before that it was Christmas. TV gets very, very boring after 5 minutes for me. It's all soaps, celebrity crap and football matches. Snore. Might as well read The Sun and move straight on to Women's Way. Not that I would.

So when did you last watch the mindless box?

Hardly ever. This is the only mindless box for me......;)

TanG411

About an hour ago. It was Sky Sports News.

I'm more of a radio man though.

Sonics2k

Addams Family Values last night, before that it's been a few days, but I generally get quite bored and turn it off.

blaze1

Last week to watch the news about Japan and Libiya.

I go out of my way not to watch it tbh, if theres something i want to watch I know where to get it..

In saying that i got a nasty letter about not having a tv licesnce...grrrrrrr

Spunge

It's not all gone down the crapper, the history channel still broadcasts good shows like Axe Men, Mud Men, Ancient Aliens and .....oh wait, nevermind.

MonkeyTennis

I watched the news on tuesday. Television is brutal

just-joe

Yesterday in the sauna.

mickydoomsux

I tend to only use my TV for gaming, watching stuff i've downloaded or watching recorded movies off my Sky+ box. Broadcast TV is utter garbage.

I get my news from the net and the radio.

Azureus

Gone off it in the last few months.
Is sky+ the shows I want to watch (greys anatomy etc) then watch em when it suits me, and stick to documentaries/stand up shows most of the time if Im flicking. I used to watch it for an hour or so after work/before bed to wind down but most nights now I just switch off and read

Last time was half an hour last night

Cianos

I don't have a TV, and I can't remember the last time I sat down and watched one. Horrible things.

AntiRip

Watched the documentary Japan's Tsunami: How It Happened last night on Channel 4. Pretty good. I just watch documentaries and sky+. Live TV is utter crap with non stop ads.

Korvanica

usually fire it on when eating dinner.. watched how its made last night... great show...

other than that im playing games or watching movies off my computer... tv in general is ****e...

smallerthanyou

i'm on sick day n so far hit up some gilmore girls,this morning n some property program on bbc..should i feel dirty n not as clever as those who never watch?

phasers

I'm watching The Office on the computer right now. Does that count?

Penn

Do DVDs count as watching telly? If not, rarely watch telly these days. Much rather watch tv shows on DVD (US shows we don't get here like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Wire, Sons of Anarchy etc) than the following:

BBC1 - Probably something about politics
BBC2 - Nature or unfunny comedies
UTV - Murder mystery shows
Channel 4 - Come dine with me, variations of the Come dine with me format, occasional tits, 100 Greatest Come dine with me bits
Channel 5 - Who cares, nobody watches us anyway
RTE1 - Trying to be like the BBC
RTE2 - Trying to be like Channel 4
TV3 - Trying to be like UTV (actually succeeds considering they show a lot of the same shows at the same ****ing time)
TG4 - Apart from Survivor and The Wire, what's the point?

LuckyGent88

AntiRip wrote: »

Watched the documentary Japan's Tsunami: How It Happened last night on Channel 4. Pretty good. I just watch documentaries and sky+. Live TV is utter crap with non stop ads.

SKY +, what a invention dont have to put up with the stupid 3 minute ads especially when it comes to movies on RTE and you can cut down an hour of a programme to like 35 minutes.

smallerthanyou

smallerthanyou wrote: »

i'm on sick day n so far hit up some gilmore girls,this morning n some property program on bbc..should i feel dirty n not as clever as those who never watch?

oh but i drew the line at jeremy kyle so i don't need to be sterilised for my own good just yet...

smallerthanyou

smallerthanyou wrote: »

oh but i drew the line at jeremy kyle so i don't need to be sterilised for my own good just yet...

To be honest, I would think that the majority of people claiming here that they only watch documentaries and in-depth dramas are fibbing a little. I would bet that most will watch an episode of the Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park or whatever at some point but will forget about it when discussing it in public.

I equate television programs to music; I'll listen / watch whatever will appeal to me at the time...if I want to watch interesting historical documentaries at that time, I will but some times I'll switch on the above-mentioned cartoons for a laugh, or watch a ****ty film I've seen dozens of times (damn you, Face/Off!).

Sky+ really is what makes TV watching bearable, being able to skip past 3-4 minutes of ads!

And an hour and a half of Family Guy last night I really felt I needed

Asphyxia

This morning I watched Top Gear on Dave

Simon Adebisi

Last night. Watched the James Cracknell doc on Discovery. About him running a 250km marathon across the sahara. Tough viewing.

fakearms123

Confab wrote: »

For me it was last Saturday, I was watching the rugby. Before that it was Christmas. TV gets very, very boring after 5 minutes for me. It's all soaps, celebrity crap and football matches. Snore. Might as well read The Sun and move straight on to Women's Way. Not that I would.

So when did you last watch the mindless box?

you obviously are watching the wrong channels dude, ever heard of Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Eastbound and down Get with the times man!

Simon Adebisi

There is a lot of snobbery about tv around. Its not all reality sh*te, if you are prepared to look around there is some fantastic stuff on.

Simon Adebisi

Barrington wrote: »

Do DVDs count as watching telly? If not, rarely watch telly these days. Much rather watch tv shows on DVD (US shows we don't get here like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Wire, Sons of Anarchy etc) than the following:

Sons Of Anarchy & Mad Men are shown on Rte. The Wire was on TG4 for years before it became popular.

wal100

Watching Midsomer Murders Now

krudler

in my own house, over a year, moved in and at the time had the choice of either tv or broadband but couldnt afford both and upc didnt have packages in our area, have seen stuff in other peoples houses but dont really miss it tbh. most of the stuff i watch is American anyway so just get it online

biko

Properly, a few weeks back when there was some film on.
Otherwise, maybe catch the news once a week.

OutlawPete

5starpool

Confab wrote: »

For me it was last Saturday, I was watching the rugby. Before that it was Christmas. TV gets very, very boring after 5 minutes for me. It's all soaps, celebrity crap and football matches. Snore. Might as well read The Sun and move straight on to Women's Way. Not that I would.

So when did you last watch the mindless box?

Aren't you all great and superior? Well done to you. Gold star.

Nerdkiller1991

I still watch whatever good documentaries are on, on Eden, Discovery and Nat Geo. History Channel is now following the MTV route by not showing anything its title advertises. MTV Classic still has some good videos, but I have to endure grating adverts for Jersey Shore, Sweet 16 and other shows regular MTV crap that they milk the cow's teat for. As for the others:

Sci Fi (I refuse to call it See Fee): Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, Sharktopus, Mega Piranha, etc.

Comedy Central: Two and a Half Men, Two and a Half Men, Two and a Half Men, occasional South Park, Scrubs, stand up show, Two and a Half Men, Two and a Half Men...

Sky Atlantic: HBO for free.

Channel 4: Vapid stuff balanced out by stuff that challenges your mind.

MTV: We used to show music.

Sephiroth_dude

12:30,was watching axe men