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Across the Fence:  What do you watch on TV?  |
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Mollie
True Blue Farmgirl
88 Posts
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 Posted - Mar 25 2006 : 5:38:26 PM
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| Okay, okay, I know, most of us are so busy we don't watch TV BUT when you do watch, what is it? I watch BBC America which has a lot of the old English mysteries, FoodTV, Antique Roadshow, This Old House, Dancing with the Stars, CSI, (hang me from the gallows, I do confess to QVC sometimes), American Idol (sometimes), MSNBC, FOX, and lots of Discovery/History channel. Mostly the TV is on while I am doing something else like sewing, computer, cooking, etc. but I like having it on. |
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
1045 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2006 : 5:44:48 PM
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Hmmm.... I love Sopranos and the new one that follows called Big Love. And in the day I like Oprah and Dr Phil, and the news. There isn't much in particular I go out of my way to see other than these, except The Dog Whisperer. I enjoy History/Discovery channel too, and always catch Cubs baseball, even watching spring training games.
Guilty pleasures are shows on HGTV, and all those Forensics Files on CourtTV. I don't do soap operas, although I did when my kids were little. And I don't do most network TV. Since we have the horses and can't get away much, we do splurge on the top package for DirecTV, as well as using Netflix these days.
It'll be interesting to see what people watch! |
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happymama58
True Blue Farmgirl
1210 Posts
Patti
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Mar 25 2006 : 5:57:47 PM
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I am an avid fan of the NFL (National Football League) and will watch almost any game -- even old ones! The only series I watch regularly is "My Name is Earl", but my all-time favorite is "Law & Order". I used to watch it every night (on TNT) while grading papers, but since Christmas I haven't done that at all.
Some people search for happiness; others create it.
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Mollie
True Blue Farmgirl
88 Posts
88 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2006 : 6:50:29 PM
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| We got that Tivo option with our cable package. Both hubby and I LOVE it. We can be busy with jobs around the house and our favorite shows are taped and ready when we are. Hubby tapes New Yankee Workshop and Sci TV on Friday nites, I tape my English mysteries and several cooking shows plus "The Closer" on Tues nite which is great. |
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lonestargal
True Blue Farmgirl
607 Posts
Kristi
Texas
607 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2006 : 7:58:12 PM
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| I don't usually watch TV at all during the day but I do like to watch Foodnetwork when I have the time. I LOVE Paula Deen, Emeril, Giada DeLaurentis and lots others. During the evening is when my favorite shows come on--I like The Shield, CSI, ER, and Lost. I also like to watch Discovery. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2006 : 9:37:49 PM
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I am not much of a tv watcher...but I do love Grey's Anatomy..which comes on 9pm on Sundays here...so I milk at 10pm sunday nights instead of 9pm...I think Mona understands. The rest of the time I let everyone else pick the shows. After everyone is in bed alot of times I pop in chick flicks if I am going to be stitching..but I don't pay alot of attention. We turned off the cable awhile back. Everyone but me misses it I think. I did like some of the cooking and crafts shows..but not enough to listen to the rest. We still get the major networks, and Fox and PBS without cable..so I see enough. I used to just love Everybody loves Raymond..but without cable I don't get the reruns anymore..I think I have seen them all more than once by now anyway.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
1045 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2006 : 04:30:21 AM
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Aunt Jenny, you probably haven't lost much. There are nights where we have 300 channels and still have *nothing* to watch.
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garliclady
True Blue Farmgirl
274 Posts
Reidsville
NC
274 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2006 : 04:33:30 AM
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We don't have cable or satilite so we are limited.During the day if the TV is on it is on PBS For the Kids shows. I like one show during the day "Starting Over" it come on 2 times so I can watch it in the morning OR afternoon. I let this be my time and I get to sit and watch tv (and usually fold clothes while I am watching)
We have a few shows me and my husband like Navy NCSI,House,Lost,Survivor others we will watch just if we feel like doing nothing after a long day of work/farm /kids. We might watch shows like dancing with the stars, american idol,PBS stuff etc but they are not shows we drop what we are doing and "Must See" . I am glad we don't have cable /satilite because I am afraid it would be watched way to much.
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
1818 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2006 : 05:01:20 AM
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| My favorites are Vicar of Dibley and As Time Goes By, which are on PBS. My Sat. night indulgences! And, of course, Cubs games -- woo hoo! Can't wait for the season to start. |
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tiffany01
True Blue Farmgirl
134 Posts
Tiffany
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Mar 26 2006 : 05:15:18 AM
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I agree that Tivo is great!! We recently gave up our satelite dish and haven't missed it too much - except the weekend morning Food Network and HGTV shows. Plus DH pulled all of this season's Gilmore Girls off the internet (don't ask me how) so we're all caught up and can discuss it with MIL, SIL and neice, all avid fans. Our must-see shows are Extreme Makeover-Home Edition (always good for a Sunday night cry), Grey's Anantomy, Amazing Race, Lost, Survivor, ER, My Name is Earl and The Office. I must admit, I love TV, even though I am an avid reader. It's even the reason I give to lighten the mood when people ask why we chose not to have kids - "Then you have to watch what they want on TV". But all that aside, I am happy we gave up the satelite. We did it for financial reasons but deep down inside, I like the simplifying aspect of it.
Katie - I wish our PBS carried Vicar of Dibley, we love that show! |
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
1054 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2006 : 2:34:31 PM
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My only must see program is Gilmore Girls, everything else is okay, but don't have to watch. Occasionally I watch CSI,Smallville and House. I like some of the specials on PBS. HGTV - some decorating shows if they are not repeats, the Food channel - $40 a Day with Racheal Ray. We only have the basic dish, mostly so we can get good reception, couldn't even get the local channels without it. If there is something special movie wise, we rent it.
Anne
"Second star to the right, straight on till morning" Peter Pan
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sillyfoulks
True Blue Farmgirl
164 Posts
Elizabeth
Illinois
USA
164 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2006 : 05:24:54 AM
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There are very few shows I drop what I am doing to watch. I do enjoy CSI on Thursdays, but once reruns start, we will generally watch something else. We do like Soprano's, and HBO makes it so easy to catch by re-showing each episode all week. HBO's Big Love is quickly becoming a favorite too. We don't generally watch any reality TV, preferring shows like House, Law & Order, Crossing Jordan, and Criminal Minds. We also watch Discover, History Channel, and TLC, especially when reruns have started.
During the day, the TV is generally on just for noise, seeing as I am home alone, and usually I don't pay attention to what is on. I do like to have Dr. Phil or Oprah on, but don't insist that I have to watch. I do occasionally watch HGTV & TLC. I have never been one to watch soaps, but however once in awhile they end up on just because I haven't changed the channel.
I have been tempted to cancel the Dish service for summer. I am just not sure how hubby will take it. He does enjoy watching in the evening. During the summer it is a struggle to keep the kids from sitting in front of the TV. The summer I am planning on making the kids earn their TV time by doing extra chores, we will have to see how that goes.
Elizabeth
Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
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owwlady
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Jan
Tomahawk
WI
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2006 : 07:51:02 AM
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| Always first and foremost The Andy Griffith Show reruns twice a day if I'm not at work. Then, My Name is Earl, The Office and I confess, Desperate Housewives. Not much else that I really make an effort to watch...just keep the tv on sometimes for background noise while stitching or cleaning... |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2006 : 08:22:59 AM
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I'm surprised to see that so many people like My Name is Earl. It's one of the constants throughout the posts on this topic. I thought its appeal was more to young men. (But I would be watching it too if it didn't conflict with band practice.)
My husband and I have something of a love/hate relationship with our TV. When we moved into our house, the TV stayed up in the attic for the first 6 months or so. But gradually we've started watching again. Our only regular TV night is Sunday, when we watch Family Guy and American Dad from 9-10, and then he runs away while I watch Grey's Anatomy (he always asks, when I come to bed, how things are going on my "story"). When we're bored, we might watch Medium, Numbers, Law & Order, or Antiques Roadshow. My husband actually likes to check out the Lawrence Welk show, ostensibly because he likes spotting vintage instruments and mics. I think he mostly just watches it to torture me!
I haven't had cable since I moved out of my parent's house after high school, and sometimes I miss having more options. But my favorite station, hands down, is PBS. I loved the Frontier House and Colonial House series, and you'd be suprised at the great live music you can see
sometimes. Just recently, I saw the Pixies (!!!) playing live, and a great documentary about Parliament Funkadelic.
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SmallTownGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
117 Posts
Rose
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2006 : 09:12:50 AM
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We don't have cable but we got some ugly bunny ears up for when we do watch TV. I can't miss Gilmore Girls, Everwood, Saturday night PBS for As Time Goes By, BallyKiss Angel, and Miss Marple. I just love PBS, BBC, CBC and WB. I just finished watching Monarch of the Glen and Inspector Lynley Mysteries, great shows. I like Lost too. I usually sit down with knitting or crocheting while I watch.
Remember what you now have was once among the things only hoped for. |
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
1681 Posts
michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
1681 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 07:16:04 AM
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I love Australian tv and the WE channel carried a great show about australian women running a cattle & sheep ranch. It was on sat. night at 10pm, the only night I really watched any tv. They ran it for 3 seasons and just cancelled it. Im lost, It's called Mcleods Daughters and it is hands down the best TV show on the air as far as Im concerned. WE c/a it and now they show Daddys little spoiled girl and other reality "junk". There is nothing on tv like that show, very empowering and if you like horses, sheep & strong women, you'd have loved it also. Im so mad at WE, I'll never watch them again.
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
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SmallTownGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
117 Posts
Rose
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 1:17:07 PM
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I loved McCloeds Daughters. It was an empowering show!
Remember what you now have was once among the things only hoped for. |
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Destiny~
True Blue Farmgirl
195 Posts
Dar
west
TX
USA
195 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 2:35:14 PM
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| I've cut down drastically the amount of TV from what I used to watch, now it's pretty much just NCIS, and then Friday nights have recently been date night to watch with hubby. I've got him watching Ghost Whisperer, In Justice and then Numbers. Other then that it's occasionally HGTV or the Learning channel and Hallmark for the occasional movie. |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 2:54:51 PM
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When I see what a variety of TV appeals to our group, I begin to understand why there are some of the programs there are. When I click through, sometimes I ask myself, why in the world is this show on? But then others love it! Isn't that fascinating? What a science it must be to provide good stuff for everyone!
To myself, I think really, we should just turn it off. Then a hurricane comes, and I am glued to the Weather Channel....ha-ha!
Peace |
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Anna
MaryJane's Farmgirl
27 Posts
Pullman
WA
27 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 3:45:12 PM
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I canceled my cable a while back because it was expensive so I got out of the habit of watching TV but my roommate just hooked up his satellite with the DVR recording thingy and it is truly the coolest invention ever....and also the biggest time-sucker. I rarely watch anything when it's actually on anymore but we record CSI, The Daily Show, Free Ride (about a guy who graduates from college in CA and goes back to his parents' house in Missouri-pretty funny), The Office, Family Guy, South Park, and an anime show called Trigun. The only stuff I ever watch live is Scrubs and Lost....I'm so addicted to those two shows! I've managed to steer away from Desperate Housewives for this long because I know I would give up everything else on Sunday nights just to watch if I ever got hooked. TV is a wonderful, horrible thing!
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 3:56:58 PM
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I don't have a television - when we moved to the farm about 7 years ago, we (OK, I) decided that we could just 'try' it without, and now I am so busy that I don't really miss it. What I DO miss, however, is the occasional movie-watching, and also, I am so very embarassed about this one - a year or so ago, I watched "The Apprentice" at my parents', and then got hooked and went over to my neighbor's on Thursday nights to watch it....I'm trying to get over the embarassment of admitting that one!!!
One of the upsides is, however, that my little boy doesn't have the slightest idea who cartoon characters (one certain spongy creature and a large dinosaur...) are - it's really nice! No begging for "stuff" at the market or store...
XOXO, Libbie
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 4:11:10 PM
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Want to know something embarassing? I do not get HBO, but "Sex in the City" is on another channel on Tuesday nights, and I watch it! I like the women characters! Boy, what a waste, but still I like it.
Peace |
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ali2583
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Alison
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
404 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 6:52:22 PM
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My must see TV shows are the Gilmore Girls, Lost and Desperate Housewives. Except Desperate Housewives is on at 10pm Sunday night, so I usually have to tape it and watch it later in the week. Always watch the local news at dinner time, that guarantees that hubby and me always have something to talk about in the evening! And always watch CBC Newsworld to catch up on international news.
But I agree too that there is nothing better than reading. Every night before bed, no matter how tired I am, I always try to get in a few pages.
"God's gift to you is life. What you choose to do with that life is your gift to God" |
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theoanne
True Blue Farmgirl
282 Posts
teddie
CARROLLTON
GA
282 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 7:22:41 PM
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Glad to see there are other NCIS fans out there. It's just about the only thing I make a point to see. I do enjoy The Vicar of Dibley but have lost it's time slot. Saturdays did you say?I watch HGTV during the sewing,laundry or ready to just fall asleep time of day. Hubby is the TVaholic mostly CNN. and the BRAVES games. Mostly he watches and I read, but we sit together.
Happy Watching, Teddie |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 8:59:45 PM
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MOVIES mostly .. and sometimes .. just 'silly sitcoms' .. also love history and nature shows.
True Friends, Frannie |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
2349 Posts |
Posted - Mar 29 2006 : 04:39:04 AM
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This has been a great read. I'm sorry that I can't add anything exciting.
I'm a huge news nut....mostly national and international....so, "Fox and Friends" is the first thing on in the early morning. I check in again at lunch and then again in the evening. My hubby is a news and politics nut, too. But, his channel of choice is ESPN. Now that ESPN has ESPN2 all the way to ESPN99 (joking.....ha, ha), my hubby alwats has some current or classic sports event to watch.
We don't have anything that we watch on a regular basis. But, if we're inside the house on Sunday nights we watch Extreme Home Makeovers. Animal Planet and National Geographic channel are often "clicked' to. If it's late at night and I'm up stitching then I usually find some old detective show.
My daughters like "Phil of the Future" and "The Suite Life" on Disney Channel. These shows are replayed some 50 times a day and I think my girls would watch each and every one if I let them!
Blessings
Catherine
See, nothing exciting.
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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Across the Fence: What do you watch on TV? |
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What do you watch on TV?
