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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: GUEST Date: 22 Jan 04 - 06:27 PM Reading this thread assures me that we were on the right track when we launched the official Clinton Hammond Fan Club! - LH |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 22 Jan 04 - 05:17 PM Bill D "I wonder if they could combine those programs and have the metal pounders among the bike builders make armor and choppers with mounted lances and knives on the wheels like the Roman chariots! Wowee! Then they could have jousts using 800cc custom bikes, sorta like the robot fights that were popular a couple years ago, only with REAL riders in armor!" Been done before as a MOVIE! Don't remember the name, but was one of those post nuclear holocaust things. ome of the "armour" looked disturbingly "SCA", and I heard that they had been involved... And then ther was a movie that dissapeared without trace her in Oz - I never got to see it - called "Robot Jock" - no wait, I think it was on FTA TV about 3 am... about those 'mechwarrior' thingies... Robin |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 22 Jan 04 - 03:27 PM who told???? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: katlaughing Date: 22 Jan 04 - 03:24 PM What underwear? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 22 Jan 04 - 03:14 PM How did this get to be about my underwear? LOL |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Cluin Date: 22 Jan 04 - 03:11 PM Are you really off your nut, Clinton? Finally gave up on the boxers and wearing gautches with more support? I told ya the years would catch up with ya sooner or later. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Kim C Date: 22 Jan 04 - 03:02 PM Leadfingers, I have been TV-less before. Our house was robbed about 10 years ago, and we didn't replace the telly for two years. We decided we still liked to rent movies & such, so we got another. I like PBS very well, and my DVD collection. But there is still a lot of crap on regular television, without having to pay for cable. Thankfully, though, there are a few good programs. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Raptor Date: 22 Jan 04 - 09:15 AM I like animal planet too Kat. Even though I the president of the Clinton Hammond Fan Club I think he's off his nut! Raptor |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: katlaughing Date: 22 Jan 04 - 02:03 AM Here's one small voice in favour of Animal Planet:-)Rog and I have been wishing there was a way for us to tie into Canadian satellite tv, but so far we've not figured it out. We got rid of digital cable..there was nothing we wanted on it except BBC-America and that had a lot of re-runs. We now have expanded basic and it's still pretty boring. We do like Home & Garden, esp. If walls could talk. kat |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Cluin Date: 22 Jan 04 - 01:43 AM Well, it's been said before... TV sucks! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Metchosin Date: 22 Jan 04 - 12:47 AM come to think of it....why don't we try throwing some Christians to the crocodiles again? Oh, that was lions, wasn't it....Well not throw, maybe just scare 'em a bit, have Steve Erwin or Michael Jackson hang'em by their heels from a balcony out over a pond. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Metchosin Date: 22 Jan 04 - 12:22 AM Bill D, I thought they had a dry run of that kind of stufff with Mad Max and sequels......oh your talking reality TV.....maybe some real blood and guts........good idea. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Bill D Date: 21 Jan 04 - 11:57 PM "Ya honestly think the "Conglomerate" cares one way or the other about YOU specifically??" nope...nor my type...we have too much taste! YOUR type, Clinton, on the other hand..... ;>) I DO change the channel...constantly..*grin*..and sometimes, when nothing is pleasing to my discriminating taste, I stop at the motorcycle bashing program for a few minutes to marvel at how much money can be made from the combination of gasoline, acetylene and testosterone! oh, yeah..there's also this newish program where this guy demonstrates, (using 'volunteers' who can't afford $50,000 bikes) how our ancestors in the middle ages used to kill each other in the most gruesome ways possible. ¡I wonder if they could combine those programs and have the metal pounders among the bike builders make armor and choppers with mounted lances and knives on the wheels like the Roman chariots! Wowee! Then they could have jousts using 800cc custom bikes, sorta like the robot fights that were popular a couple years ago, only with REAL riders in armor! With my idea, they'd rival NASCAR! Oh...durn..now I've gone and published my brainstorm publically and someone will read it and sell it for $10,000,000...ah, well, when this all HAPPENS in a couple years, remember, you read it here first! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: artbrooks Date: 21 Jan 04 - 11:23 PM We were offered digital cable. After a bit of a struggle with the ignorent telephone salesperson, I found out that it would cost me an extra $25 per month (after the 3 month "free trial"). I then got a listing of all of the new channels we'd receive, and a sample program guide, and discovered that there was nothing there I'd watch for free, much less pay for. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 21 Jan 04 - 11:06 PM Aussie land here is about to launch DIGITAL CABLE!!!!!! they think that they can get the 18% retention rate up to 40 percent by DIGITAL CABLE!!!!! with thousands of channels!!! movies on demand.... (end of video shops!) Most people cancel aussie cable when they realise that paying 40 - 80 $ per month just gets you crap - they might actually want 3-5 channels of watchable stuff for $10-15 per month - but now they just put on the DVD or even radio, or read a book, or expand the family... Robin |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: artbrooks Date: 21 Jan 04 - 10:45 PM Animal Planet is also a Discovery.com property... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 21 Jan 04 - 06:07 PM LOL! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Cluin Date: 21 Jan 04 - 06:03 PM The Buildy Channel? Isn't that the one Bob Vila is trying to get off the ground? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 21 Jan 04 - 02:49 PM So change the channel BD.... Ya honestly think the "Conglomerate" cares one way or the other about YOU specifically?? If they did, then there would be the BillD Channel..... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Bill D Date: 21 Jan 04 - 02:38 PM The Discovery Channel and "The Learning Channel" and a couple others are owned by the same folks...whose new headquarters is just 15 minutes from me...I have actively considered putting on a suit and showing up at their front door and asking for the "vice-president in charge of inane balderdash" Anyone want me to deliver a "special" note? *grin* They (the conglomerate) still DO have an occasional program of interest, but usually they run these on the same night on competing channels. On most other nights we get "environmental horror" (volcanos, tidal waves, earthquakes, meteors) narrated in sonorous tones designed to make us pull the blankets over our heads and suck our thumbs!) Or "morbid crime stories"...every serial killer in 40 years has been done & RE-done! Or maybe..people sneaking in and re-decorating each other's houses...with eccentricities of color that would cause Dali to spin in his grave! And they are planning MORE "grouchy guys yelling at each other and pounding metal into fast toys" programs...hot rods, and one MORE motorcycle show. I tell ya', it ain't restful! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Leadfingers Date: 21 Jan 04 - 02:26 PM KimC You say you are glad you dont have cable ? I dont even have a television and havent missed it for sixteen years. I got fed up with the codswallop in UK TV when we only had FOUR channels of crap. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Kim C Date: 21 Jan 04 - 02:05 PM All this fancy talk makes me glad I don't have cable... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Raptor Date: 21 Jan 04 - 01:56 PM LOL |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 21 Jan 04 - 01:51 PM " It's people like you that are gonna destroy this planet" Damn... Raptor is ON to me!! Hehehe |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Raptor Date: 21 Jan 04 - 01:33 PM No one in thier right mind cares about grass and birds Clinton? It's people like you that are gonna destroy this planet by polluting it with your monster trucks in your monster garage beside your monster chopper at your monster house! (what are you compensating for)(Wait I don't want to know). Raptor |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 21 Jan 04 - 12:46 PM How about creating a "nature" network and put all the goofy stupid shows about grass and birds no one in their right mind cares about on it... Oh... wait... they have that.... It's called "Animal Planet"... why don't you subscribe to that? ,-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Raptor Date: 21 Jan 04 - 09:04 AM I have no problem with those shows but couldn't they make a channel called "The watch someone else work while I sit on my ass network" and put all the build it, fix it, wreak it shows on that and put nature shows back on discovery Channel! Raptor |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Cluin Date: 20 Jan 04 - 04:56 PM I agree Discovery Channel has taken a turn for the worse, but I do like American Chopper. Not for the father-son pissing contest, though; I just like watching the customized parts getting designed, machined and put together. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Raptor Date: 20 Jan 04 - 03:53 PM Anyone got a breath mint? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 20 Jan 04 - 03:46 PM SEE!! LOL |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Raptor Date: 20 Jan 04 - 03:33 PM Mph mpph mphh mpph! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 20 Jan 04 - 01:02 PM ya... whatever... Your 'voice' is muffled by your butt again raptor.... heh |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Raptor Date: 20 Jan 04 - 12:57 PM I wonder what Dr.Phil would say about your violent fantasy about him and yourself Clinton! And it's quite interesting that you see him as a phalic symbol! Hmmm! Raptor |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 20 Jan 04 - 11:52 AM When I start finding myself in rooms with no idea why I've gone there, I'll sign up for a dirt nap, thanks! LOL |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Dave the Gnome Date: 20 Jan 04 - 11:47 AM Sounds like you all want to join me in the TOG (Terry's Old Geezers) club! Listen to Terry Wogan on bbc.co.uk/radio2 and you will get the picture. Like minded folks wandering round aimlesly saying things like "There's never anything on the telly" or "Do I come here often"...;-) Once you find yourself in a room in the house, with no idea why you have gone there, you can qualify as a grand TOG! Cheers :D |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 20 Jan 04 - 11:41 AM I dig music... sometimes I actively listen... sometimes I just let it play in the background... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Metchosin Date: 19 Jan 04 - 07:53 PM Maybe its a generational thing Clinton, but I can still sort of multi-task with a radio. When I'm at home or in the office, its about the only thing left that I can have going on and still remain functional in other areas. Music's different, I like music as singleminded experience, not muzak of the background persuasion. Besides, I find it frustrating to catch something that was musically incredible only to discover I have no damned idea how to find out who it was, because it was on somebodies, God knows where, nearly innaccessible set play list. I hate talk shows that have guests phoning in, but if they are interviewing someone that has just come back from Mars, thats OK. Gee, I should never start whining, now I'm getting pissed off about everything. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 19 Jan 04 - 07:38 PM I'd like to kick that dick Dr Phill to death! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: artbrooks Date: 19 Jan 04 - 07:19 PM And more drivel is on its way: NEW YORK, Jan 19, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- A push is underway for lighter, family-oriented or reality syndicated shows, according to the opinion of several U.S. industry experts. "Light, up-tempo entertainment and serious self-help have replaced tawdry talk as the top syndicated fare and, based on the development for fall, that trend will continue," said Garnett Losak of Petry Media, who is playing a large role in this week's 2004 NATPE Convention in New York, an annual event for television programmers and independent television stations. Losak said the success of shows such as "Dr. Phil," "Oprah" and the Meredith Vieira-hosted "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" were examples of this trend. The family entertainment trend, she said represents "a whole different place from where we were. That's what cable is doing and that's what stations are demanding." Losak also said reality programming, defined as unscripted programming with real people interacting in real situations, is "the next frontier" on syndication. "Prime time and cable are being overrun" with these reality shows, "and it is inevitable that it will spill to syndication." she said. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 19 Jan 04 - 07:00 PM You go girl! :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Metchosin Date: 19 Jan 04 - 06:13 PM Raptor, thanks for starting a thread that let me know that I was not alone in my distress. I just fired off an email of protest, for what its worth. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 19 Jan 04 - 04:41 PM Maybe it's that I HATE talk-radio... So CBC just bores me to tears... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Metchosin Date: 19 Jan 04 - 04:36 PM Recently I'm inclined to agree with you Clinton, at least on the music end of CBC 1, their current musical talent pool is abysmal, they're really dragging up the bottom of the swamp for some of that stuff and their morning talk show is pretty lame (nice lady, no balls, God, I miss Gzowski). On the bright side, they still have good old Stuart "MacClean", Lorne Elliot's still a hoot and Michael Enright comes through occasionally with some pretty incisive stuff at times. I do play music, a lot Clinton, but I got other needs too, I want to feed my head! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Raptor Date: 19 Jan 04 - 04:04 PM Speaking of that I met Bob MacDonald and had a chance to jam with him He's a good player. He's got a twelve string ibanez that sounds pretty good! Raptor |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 19 Jan 04 - 04:01 PM Ug... CBC radio... now THERE'S a vast wasteland, devoid of entertainment... I can usually find lots of intersting stuff on Discovery... if not there, then TLC... if not there then The History Channel or A&E (When it's not got stupid mysteries up to HERE!) Or when it doubt, turn it off and play some music! :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Metchosin Date: 19 Jan 04 - 03:58 PM To thin or not, it is the only worthwhile segment left on the whole damn channel. At least if we drop it, we can still get Quirks and Quarks on CBC Radio. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 19 Jan 04 - 03:49 PM Metch... I'm there with ya on that one... Natasha Stillwell needs a steak dinner or 6! And she needs to give Sigourney Weaver back her lower jaw... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Metchosin Date: 19 Jan 04 - 03:41 PM I'm also not sure that I am totally comfortable with Jay Ingram's current partner either. She reminds me of a giant stick insect. I preferred the little one who got pregnant. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Metchosin Date: 19 Jan 04 - 03:30 PM I'm with you too Raptor, you could get that kind of crap on other channels and I used to be a great fan of Discovery, but lately the line up is full of shit. I'm not interested in propoganda about super killing machines or rehashing of past war glories. As for American Chopper, if I wanted to view neurotic, disfunctional, abusive families, I'd prefer to watch Trailor Park Boys, or look up some of my relatives, at least its they're humorous. I have considered dropping some of our channels from Shaw Cable because of it. Discovery Channel was the reason that we paid for the extra tier on our Cable in the first place. I am considering writng a letter of complaint to Discovery Channel before I notify our Cable Company of our concern. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Raptor Date: 19 Jan 04 - 03:19 PM So Clinton you'd buy the Ass-wiper 2000 for 1.7 million bucks to save money on toilet paper? Mabey then you could put it by your Monster Toilet Raptor |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Clinton Hammond Date: 19 Jan 04 - 02:33 PM Great Canadian Parks Great rivers Profiles in nature The Nature Nut Twits and Pishers Wild Discovery Nature Bites Those are shows I'm glad are GONE! (Wild Discovery I think is actually still running) I LOVE Monster House... and Monster Garage as well... "computer geek shows that feature crap that no one could ever buy even if they had too much money" Speak for yourself... some of us are interested in the cutting edge of tech.... Even if that's only as close as The Discovery Channel comes to it... It's like Paul Goebel, The TV Geek once said on Beat The Geeks ... "IF you do it right, there are over a thousand channels available on your TV... if you're complaining that you can't find anything to watch that you like, you're not really trying." |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Sorcha Date: 19 Jan 04 - 01:54 PM Yes, and I detest it.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: artbrooks Date: 19 Jan 04 - 12:43 PM "Twits and Pishers", Raptor? I'd guess that it is partly a symptom of the continual dumbing down of American TV, and partly a result of the proliferaton of cable channels. Discovery.com has a lot of different channels, and I'd guess that the quality shows were divided among them. Don't have a particular one on your local cable? Discovery.com would love to have you agitate for its addition...more money for them. "American Chopper" is still on Discovery, Sorcha...tonight at 10:00 pm, in whatever time zone their schedule is posted for. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Discover This From: Sorcha Date: 19 Jan 04 - 12:27 PM Ride American Chopper etc...I'm with you, Raptor. |
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Subject: BS: Discover This From: Raptor Date: 19 Jan 04 - 12:22 PM What has happened to my Discovery channel? It is now full of shows about morons that turn a house into another house, or some idiot and his father building motorcycles, or computer geek shows that feature crap that no one could ever buy even if they had too much money! I know that these things are all discoveries too but I miss quality shows like: Great Canadian Parks Great rivers Profiles in nature The Nature Nut Twits and Pishers Wild Discovery Nature Bites Raptor |
