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TV --my world is changing

ProudMa — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:25:40 GMT

Pandamec--snow storm after snow storm...I find I dont, yes even cant watch shows that are based on the "Lesser" side of human nature.

SVU, true crime, and even political news (lol). I want to be uplifted, made joyful, my soul enriched.

Anyone else feel this way?

It seems it is to easy for film makers to tell a dark story, full of violence or crazy special effets. Where are the human stories. Im not looking for pollyanna....just the more positive side of us humans

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Sooner — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:30:30 GMT

@ProudMa I can understand what you are saying. Yes, tv doesn't have much appeal for us now.

And sort of on the flip side, the "news" shows are about half Pollyanna pieces that frankly I'm over seeing so much of this.

I wish the "news" had news that people can use. I need information more than I need cute stories.

Ok, complaining over for now!

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Tuppermore — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:55:36 GMT

My husband and I canceled our television connection. We are able to receive our local channels for important information like cancellations and weather with a digital antennae. The antennae provides 54 channels. The antennae is only for local things. Mostly, we watch You Tube channels. I am amazed at how much we enjoy it. We find things we are interested in, by people who do not offend us. We are able to watch hundreds of old movies and TV series. There are also many recent shows on You Tube also. We can listen to music performances. We find people and programs with like values. My husband likes building and construction. I enjoy homemaking, cooking, and gardening. The very best part is once you buy the device necessary to hook your television up to the internet, there is no more expense. We paid about $40 for our Fire Stick. We could not be happier. The switch has been great.

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kittykatkay — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 23:04:15 GMT

I still have and love Comcast. I try to stay away from so many national news station...just once in awhile
..too depressing. I do watch my local news. I try to watch upbeat movies and I love watching Young Sheldon. Me Maw and Missy ...2 peas in a pod
..crack me up. And goodness gracious do we ever need some laughter everyday.

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froggy — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 23:08:50 GMT

We don't watch much network TV - only Bull on CBS because my DH likes it for some reason. But it just annoys me no end that the characters wear masks about half the time. Geez. I watch TV to get away from reality.

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SilleeMee — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 23:41:31 GMT

I don't know about anyone else but seeing that vaccination needle getting poked into peoples' arms evey time I turn on my TV is getting old. I don't like seeing that all the time or even at all.
Why do they have to show that kind of thing on TV? Makes me cringe.

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ValuSkr — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 23:45:35 GMT

As far as I can tell, commercial TV is pure garbage any more. I get by with PBS (and its streaming channel) and various offerings on Roku.

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AuntG — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 23:47:51 GMT

Comedies are so crude. Dramas and medical shows are filled with gore. Game shows have annoying contestants. News is biased and depressing. Soap operas are ridiculous. I get the most satisfaction watching retro shows. Tonight I had the Flintstones on!

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:04:41 GMT

I like "Bob Hearts Abishola" on CBS. It's light entertainment and what I enjoy right now.

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Snowpuppy — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:13:27 GMT

I've shut it all off.

Starve the beast.

I'm still WFH. I put my Bose in the living room with some quiet cd's in the background. Real cd's I actually own, bought on ebay.

News and weather I read online at the end of my workday.

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NYCLatinaMe — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 01:30:45 GMT

The reason TV is lousy is because production has been limited by the pandemic.

I have been desperately looking for drama myself. Grey's Anatomy is about all there is and it is on hiatus. Watching old Star Trek (H&I) and Murder She Wrote episodes, and some dramas I recorded and never had a chance to watch. Star Trek is uplifting, but none of the other dramas I would recommend as uplifting and joyful. (Nancy Drew anyone?)

If you have cable, check to see what is available on demand. Maybe something you meant to watch and haven't had a chance. Premium channels HBO and Showtime have drama available on demand like Big Little Lies, Game of Thrones, Homeland, Billions, though I don't know if any of this is uplifting. They are popular.

Maybe the Hallmark and Lifetime Networks are more your taste? Cozi, whatever that is, is running old shows that you may find joyful.

For enrichment, PBS is running a lot of Great Performances and other shows that I like, such as Finding Your Roots, American Experience, America Reframed and Nova. Much there is enlightening and/or uplifting.

I'll take recommendations for drama shows!

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proudlyfromNJ — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 01:43:19 GMT

I don't ever watch news except local at six and world at six thirty. If Columbo is on I watch it. I also watch TCM if a good movie is on or another channel I have for old movies. PBS is another. Seems like nothing is on tv anymore.

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jannabelle1 — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 02:32:38 GMT

I enjoy the True Crime shows...following what happened and how the crime was solved. But,there are a lot of other choices on cable for people to choose from, e.g., history, cooking, sports, movies (new and old), Smithsonian, TV shows from the 50s, 60s, 70s and later, music of all sorts, religion....your choice!

There is sure more available than just the "lesser" side!

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Free2be — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 03:11:51 GMT

I can't enjoy most of the crime shows, if kids are involved, no way. Nor court shows. Nothing that takes life too seriously as entertainment or too silly, either, which leave out most all sitcoms with laugh tracks.

Give me a doumentary about non violent history, science or general interest, a good English whodunnit is fine or most any good mystery where people aren't tortured.

There are a couple news programs I don't miss because they are informative, not dramatic or misleading. I love Finding Your Roots on PBS.

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EastCoastGal — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:56:30 GMT

@SilleeMee .... I too don't understand why they must show the needle going into a person's arm every time the news talks about the vaccination!! It makes me feel FAINT !!! I think we all know what happens when we are vaccinated !! I recently had a different shot at a new doctor's office and l actually was so fearful, l didn't want it and put up a fuss !! The nurse had to tell me to relax or it WOULD hurt !! Geezz anyway! Thanks news stations!

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hckynut — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:45:49 GMT

@ProudMa

I DVR every program I watch, meaning I watch only what I want, when I want. I like crime shows/political news/westerns/WWII movies /documentaries and many others. Hockey games of course.

At lot of the world around the country is changing for sure, but I have little or no control over most of those things.

My life has changed little in the last year, and what has, doesn't effect much of my life. Now ice skating 3 times a week? For me is the big down side. TV shows? Not at all.

Do I feel that way? No.

hckynut

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haddon9 — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:12:56 GMT

I agree with most of you...network TV is simply awful! I can't watch most shows and will turn on the Q if I want some background noise or I'm interested in a product.

Mainstream news is so awful! It's depressing and they only focus on two or three things...nothing else is going on in the world. I also can't stand seeing a vaccine needle going into someone's arm twenty times an hour. I've begun to limit watching it and really only do so to check the weather.

I've been watching more Netflix, Amazon Prime & HBO in the evenings. We can choose the type of shows to watch all with no commercials and no matter what the genre is all are without masks!!!

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Nataliesgramma — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:38:46 GMT

I just bought myself a Kindle and I am going to take a break from the TV

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AngelPuppy1 — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:36:40 GMT

I am tired of seeing all the political sniping and even the same old stuff about the virus. I watch less and less news -- it's depressing and boring. I belive in knowing what is going on in the world, but it's just repetitive. As far as watching shows, I pretty much watch the same kinds of shows I have always watched.

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sonson — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:46:33 GMT

Big change in my TV watching over the past year. I keep on HGTV, Food Network, and QVC for background noise. Never in my life had I seen so much gloom and doom on TV as this past year. So much hate on TV...better off not watching.