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    #32
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    Terry wrote: »
    There's porn on the internet?
    Where?
    You'll have to ask outlaw pete, he hooks people up with porn. I has me hooked after PMing me, I could have been underage, but no bother to Pete he has me hooked on some freaky dominatrix midget porn.


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    #33
    JupiterKid
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 12,662 Mod ✭✭✭✭JupiterKid


    There's hardly anything new worth watching that's shown on TV. Like the others opined, quality TV died at some point in the 90s. The only recent TV dramas worth watching in the past 5 years were Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes.

    What astounds me is how many TV shows are recycled from the 70s and 80s. Many are great shows but I've seen most of them 5 times over by now.


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    #34
    Uriel.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    volvick wrote: »
    House bound, the house is clean, nothing else to do than tv and net. Answer your question?

    No not an adequate answer :-p


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    #35
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,213 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Biggins wrote: »
    LOL

    I remember it in black and white. :o

    Well the colour test card wasn't the first one I saw !. Colour TV was up and running for many years before there was a colour set at home. I suspect the colour card was probably seen in a shop window.

    In the UK for a while we had "dual-standard" TV sets during the changeover period from VHF 405 line B/W transmission and UHF 625 line with colour (if, of course you had a colour set). These sets would receive both transmisssions.


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    #36
    gosuckonalemon
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 730 ✭✭✭gosuckonalemon


    volvick wrote: »
    Is it just me or is TV crap and before anyone says something like "don't watch it so" I sorta have no choice at the moment. TG I have sky (basic may I add) and there is so much crap on the TV I can't see how 1 people watch so much and 2 why we pay a TV licence if we don't watch RTE.

    So is it just me or do many feel the same?

    There's your problem right there!


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    #37
    Duggy747
    Registered Users Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    Since I moved to the current gaff in May last year I never bothered getting a TV. Had digital TV in the last house but there was nothing but utter, utter shìt on it and if I had to hear that fùckin' Two And A Half Men theme one more time then somebody was going to die.

    Do not miss it one bit.

    Funny how last week was the first time in months that I actually got to properly watch TV again at the sister's house and the TV Listings haven't changed a single bit. The same shìt on the same channels at the same time as always.

    If I want to watch something I'll just get it from the web. At least I'm not getting raped on TV license and digital charges that way.


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    #38
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,213 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    But back on topic, yes OP it is IMO 99% crap. There are some gems however, for which I praise iPlayer and ToR. The Killing (Danish) and Spiral (French) spring to mind, both sub-titled in English. If you can cope with subtitles, they're worth it.


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    #39
    yummymummy76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭yummymummy76


    nothin on tv, watch shows online


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    #40
    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭MagicSean


    My tv is mostly used for my ps3 and the odd movie. Once a week i'll watch the programs ive sky plussed.


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    #41
    Frank Black
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,296 ✭✭✭Frank Black


    So much neagativity - the truth is we life in a golden age of television.
    There's way more **** tv programmes around because there's way more tv channels to fill and the cheapest way to fill them is by producing loads of 'reality tv/celebrity tv' stupidness.
    You just need to learn to filter out all the crap because some of the best tv in history has been produced in the last 10 years.
    The Wire - The Sopranos - Dexter.


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    #42
    Mindkiller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭Mindkiller


    TV sucks, but television has never been better.


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    #43
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,021 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    I got a think in the post about having to renew my TV license, thing is I'm due to move out of the country in a month after if is due. Can you pay per month or what?

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    #44
    Ottway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 65 ✭✭Ottway


    I stopped watching TV due to ads but now, apart from BBC iPlayer, there are more ads, infinitely more annoying ones also, online before shows I wish to watch. YouTube used to somewhat free of them, but they have gone nuts with ads this past year or so. I know that we wouldn't these shows if there was no ad revenue, but I want to have my cheesecake and eat it, damn it!


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    #45
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    volvick wrote: »
    Is it just me or is TV crap and before anyone says something like "don't watch it so" I sorta have no choice at the moment. TG I have sky (basic may I add) and there is so much crap on the TV I can't see how 1 people watch so much and 2 why we pay a TV licence if we don't watch RTE.

    So is it just me or do many feel the same?

    Tune into Breaking Bad on Thursdays 11pm TG4, one of the very best. I have certain selections I tune into through the week, of course Breaking Bad on Thursday, Come West Along the Road RTE1 (If you like the trad) and Later with Jools on BBC2 Fridays. I do not watch that much telly as most of it is crap, so just tune into what you want to see.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #46
    Big Bottom
    Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭Big Bottom


    X Factor, Celebrity Get me out of here, and some others make for great TV!

    Reality TV is the best to watch now!


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    #47
    gobnaitolunacy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,073 ✭✭✭gobnaitolunacy


    TV has gone to sh*te, Celebrity Bainisteoir, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, Celebrity Mastermind, Celebrity Toilet Cleaner, Celebrity Bus Driver....

    Don't give 2 flying fcuks about so-called celebrities.


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    #48
    Fizman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭Fizman


    iamstop wrote: »
    I got a think in the post about having to renew my TV license, thing is I'm due to move out of the country in a month after if is due. Can you pay per month or what?

    Be a mad whoor and just wing it for the month.

    Regarding TV.....the problem is the amount of broadcasting that now exists. With there being so many channels.....there is now an incredible amount of crap. That being said, there are so many great TV shows on right now/over the past few years, that's it's never been in better shape in a way.

    TV series are out-shining films at the minute, as all the talented writers want to work on something that lasts more than 2 hours.

    It started with The West Wing and The Sopranos. The Wire continued on from there, now there are great seris like Band of Brothers, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Walking Dead, Boss, Boardwalk Empire, Homeland, Entourage etc. There is something there for everyone.

    Just stay away from TV3. Jasus wept.....the sh1te that appears on that. Also......avoid everything that has the word "Celebrity" in the title. Chances are, you'll struggle to find someone you recognise/give a sh1t about.


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    #49
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,966 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Karsini wrote: »
    TV has been crap for years, the decline began in the late 90s. I hardly watch anything now.
    from 1979

    Nobody Home / The Wall / Pink Floyd.
    I got elastic bands keepin my shoes on.
    Got those swollen hand blues.
    Got thirteen channels of shít on the T.V. to choose from.
    I've got electric light.
    And I've got second sight.
    And amazing powers of observation.


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    #50
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,966 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    cml387 wrote: »
    Well here's a lineup of classic television from the RTE schedule of the 30th August 1969 (younger viewers will need to be reminded that this was the only channel available to most of the country).
    Back then UTV and BBC were on VHF so you could pick them up in Dublin

    Later the UK channels were on RTV rentals / Cablelink

    But for a very long time it was just RTE BBC UTV and later BBC2

    Tellys had the channel names written next to the buttons.

    Future proofed, because they had SIX buttons


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