BS: People I change the channel on on TV

Subject: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: mg
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 01:01 AM

In somewhat order..I thought there was no one more icky than Bill Maher..but that FLorida congreswoman Schultz...maybe his equal. Jerry Seinfeld. Combs. Preachers on channel 78. Mr. Rogers. Ann Coulter. Kimmel guy. Terry McAullife (could be a distant cousin)..Al Sharpton. mg

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 01:08 AM

THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR WATCHING TOO MUCH T.V. DO SOMETHING REAL WITH YOUR TIME!!!

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Bryn Pugh
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 07:56 AM

Noel Edmonds

Anthony Worrall bloody Thompson

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 08:46 AM

Aye - Anthony Wotta Tosser. Ant and Dec are worse though!

D.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Greyeyes
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 08:47 AM

Anne Robinson

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: RangerSteve
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 08:57 AM

Ads for car dealers who yell, and they all yell. I will not abide being yelled at; 16 weeks in the Police Academy back in 1988 led me to that decision. The same goes for the Oxy-Clean guy, too.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 11:23 AM

I was in a doctor's waiting room recently. On the TV, a well-dressed black woman leapt out of a chair, spread her arms out confidently and declared, "I believe in demons!"

My thoughts:

Why am I forced to listen to this crap?
I don't believe her for a moment.
There are probably poor, ignorant people who believe this creep.
The cost of this TV is probably being added to my bill.
I'm so glad I don't have a TV at home.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: irishenglish
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 11:27 AM

Nancy Grace, Glen Beck, O'Reilly, Coulter, Hannity and Colmes, Curtis Sliwa, Tim McCarver,...oh lord I could keep going.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Little Hawk
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 12:36 PM

Why not just stop watching the damn thing entirely?

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: irishenglish
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 12:40 PM

What? and miss The Simpsons, House, the Yankees, Mythbusters and Nova?! Not to mention Law and Order.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Rapparee
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 01:01 PM

Haven't turned it on in six weeks....

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 03:30 PM

Lou Dobbs. The Situation Room. CNN.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: GUEST,Neil D
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 03:52 PM

Dr. Phil, Bill O'Reilly, Paula Dean

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: gnu
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 03:59 PM

Bet you all wish you were makin their money. Imagine, them assholes makin all that money bein assholes. I'll bet they have a hard time sleeping at night... I mean, they have so much money to count.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Alice
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 11:41 PM

Glen Beck, Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity and all the other pompous opinionated screamers.
I don't have the stations on my home TV with those people, but when I work out of town, the hotel tv has CNN, etc. I refuse to watch the FOX channel at all.
At home I watch the PBS station. Masterpiece Theater, Mystery, the real news, and no ads... lovely.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 12:14 AM

Yeah, some of these self-promoters make a lot of money. I once tried to persuade one of my kids to follow the footsteps of the Billy Grahams, but he said he wouldn't be able to keep a straight face.

I find a reasonable amount of good stuff on TV, especially now that cable provides so many channels. PBS, Discovery, BBC News and special reports, science, National Geographic, some of the old movies, NCAA Basketball tournament, Euro 2008, the aboriginal channel APTN here in Canada as well as the occasional show on the French-speaking and TeleLatino channels.
Moreover the music channels on the cable- everything from 'World' to chamber- are good listening for one whose cd collection is limited by finances.

'Not watching' is not an alternative for me.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Escapee
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 12:23 AM

George Bush, Lawrence Welk, any preacher.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 12:30 AM

Ah, Lawrence Welk. His ghost is as bad as the living person. My one quarrel with PBS, esp. the Spokane station).

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 08:44 AM

Gordon Ramsay.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Les from Hull
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 10:07 AM

All this wingeing about TV! Take control! Get one of those hard disk-equipped boxes that allows you to record a couple of channels at a time, plan out what you want to watch, record it and then watch it when you want to watch it, fast forwarding over the adverts. Then you won't have to turn off the TV when someone you don't like comes on. The box I use and recommend is made by Humax.

On the other hand, if you can't find something to watch on TV, you must have very limited interests, or live in a country with poor TV.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Alice
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 10:17 AM

Didn't mention that George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Karl Rove are the top channel change for me.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 10:32 AM

Will someone just tell me what planet Ant and Dec are from ? one of them looks like a conehead.

eric

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Maryrrf
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 02:08 PM

On this note, a friend of mine was stuck in the hospital waiting room while his mother had surgery. The TV in the waiting room was blaring, and it was the Montel Williams show. It was something really outrageous - like grandmothers sexually abusing their grandchildren or some such and very disagreeableand graphic . My friend wanted to change the channel but the other family was enjoying it and loudly protested. My point being, when a TV is in public places shouldn't they limit the shows that are broadcast i.e. something innofensive like a news channel, weather channel, History channel,etc. That's what they do in my gym and I think it's a good idea.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 06:42 PM

Jonathan Ross, of course. Singlehandedly he justifies the invention of the remote control.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Don Firth
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 07:26 PM

Mister Rogers (he's the short one) and Ann Coulter in the same paragraph?

Weird!!

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: GUEST,heric
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 09:56 PM

Good one! That's the first good-looking picture of Ann I've seen!

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 01:23 AM

Good point, Don. Most of her list are folks I would leave on, but a few months ago I had the satellite discontinued, and I really don't miss it that much. I watch PBS, as always, and I've started watching a couple of network programs (I haven't watched network programming in years, and most of it still is junk).

There's a mystery they started playing a couple of months back on PBS (we see mysteries on Friday night, but not the "Mystery!" series) that I'm enjoying, called "New Tricks" (as in, you can teach an old dog--or retired detective--new tricks). It has a lot of sly and funny innuendo that gets through, being from BBC, that probably wouldn't make it here. Anyway, this is a program I'll turn the television on for.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: GUEST,Shimrod
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 03:54 AM

On UK TV: Carol Thatcher, Gordon Ramsay, Ant & Dec (natch!), Anne Robinson, Paul O'Grady, Oz Clarke, Bill Oddie (who has put wildlife conservation, in this country, back decades) that stupid film critic with the DA haircut on the 'Culture Show', that monumentally annoying Scottish Sikh in the turban, anyone in a soap opera, anyone connected with sport (particularly football) and anything to do with Rock Music.

So you see I don't watch a lot of TV! Or perhaps I watch too much - that's quite a long list (note to self - stop watching TV!!).

The only TV presenter that I find amusing these days is 'Mr Obnoxious' himself, Jeremy Clarkson! There's something anarchic and iconoclastic about Jezza - a rather puerile "how much can I get away with", well ...naughtiness ... which is in some ways despicable but (and this must say a lot about me) hilarious! Err ... sorry ... !

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: GUEST,Greycap
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 09:13 AM

Hilary Clinton, all car insurance commercials...

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Dave Roberts
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 09:50 AM

Dale Winton.

And I'd like to know which pin head at the BBC thought that DW would be a worthy, or even adequate, successor to the Mighty Alan 'Fluff' Freeman on 'Pick Of The Pops'.

A equivalent decision would be to plan a concert starring Bob Dylan and replace him at the last moment with Father Abraham and The Smurfs.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 12:21 PM

Any so called 'reality' shows!

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Mrrzy
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 05:23 PM

Any commercial. I always have several shows I'm watching at the same time so that I never have to see any commercials.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Dave Roberts
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 05:31 PM

I agree with Mrs Duck about reality shows. I long for the days when people had to have a talent of some kind to be on TV rather than a
overweening desire to be 'famous' just for being on TV.

And I wonder if the death sentence could be re-introduced for anyone who uses the word 'celeb' in public?

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 07:21 PM

Doesn't the Mudcat count as "in public" Dave?

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Dave Roberts
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 07:35 PM

Er...yes. See what you mean. Strike that from the record...

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: DougR
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 08:47 PM

Difficult for me to understand why so many folks find it difficult to hear BOTH sides of a political subject. Fear that if they listen to other views they may discover that there is, indeed, two sides to any particular issue? Mebbe. I listen at one time or another to most of the TV heads Alice won't listen to, but I also listen (often gritting my teeth admittedly) to the left leaning channels such as CNN (Wolf Blitzer and company),MSNBC (Chris Matthews and friends) NBC, ABC, and CBS (any of the news heads).

DougR

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Alice
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 09:50 PM

Doug
I listen to both sides.
But I listen to people who are reporting the news, not the radical rants and raves that come from the likes of Bill O'Reilly. I search out sources that report the facts, not slanted opinions.
There is an ombudsman for both NPR and for PBS that monitor their objectivity reporting the news. The other networks do not have that at all.

Alice

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Alice
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 09:55 PM

I should have said, rather than "both sides", the many sides of issues. There are more than just two ways to look at the issues facing us in the world today. I look for as much factual information as I can find about issues. Opinion too often is broadcast as "news", when it is not news - it is opinion. I find that happens more on FOX channel than any other tv network I've watched.

Alice

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Trevor
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 08:03 AM

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SOMEONE PLEASE SHOOT ME!

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 08:07 AM

Bill Oddie. Or 'Odd Billie' as the mighty wogan calls him.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Les from Hull
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 08:16 AM

What a pity that Kate Humble has to share a show with Oddie. She's good.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: GUEST,Penguin Egg
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 08:22 AM

Tony Blair, although since his resignation, we don't see so much of him now. Ken Livingstone, although since his defeat, we...etc...etc..

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: GUEST,Joe
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 08:42 AM

I agree with Les from Hull about the recording boxes - also using iplayer and the channel 4 equivalent, I can set TV around my life. As a result we watch less TV overall but what we do watch is what we want to watch.

My girlfriend's colleagues couldnt believe that we dont have a TV in the bedroom, and therefore dont watch tv before bed, yet at the same time a lot of them complained about not being able to sleep - they all failed to recognise the link between the sleep problems and watching TV.

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Beer
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 10:54 AM

Dr. Phil

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: DougR
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 01:04 PM

Alice: thanks for the reply to my post. In my view the ombudsman for both NPR and PBS are not particularly objective. Note: I said in my view.

I think FOX news does the absolute best job of presenting pro and con views. Any panel discussion I have heard of political issues include both left and right views. I don't see that on CNN or the other networks. That may be one reason that FOX swamps all other cable news networks in audience size and ratings. I'm not a big fan of O'Reilly but it's not because of his political view. He claims to be an Independent. It's his arrogance and rude treatment of many of the guests he has on his program.

Shall we agree to disagree? I still love you!

DougR

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 01:27 PM

Too many to name. The T.v becomes background noise for me a lot of nights while I'm reading. Neil

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 07:28 PM

Have to agree with the Gordon Ramsay-hating contingent. (I just typed "Godron". Suits him somehow.) Not only is he all over the telly, I have to look at him on what feels like every bloody page of the RTÉ (Radio Telefis Éireann) Guide too. If I see those big ugly beefy aggressively-crossed arms one more time I'll . . .

PS: Hey Trevor, who's this Myky LeJere guy?

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Alice
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 08:50 PM

Fine with me, Doug! Agree to disagree, esp about FOX tv!

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 01 Jul 08 - 02:43 PM

I think the worst of all is the guy who does the colon cleansing infomercials and looks like death warmed over himself...then there is a particularly scary looking preacher on my channel 78 out of Portland, OR. I hate screachy voices. Matthews? How can he be under consideration to replace Tim Russert, unless I am mixing him up with someone else which I don't think I am..screachy voice. I hope Ifful gets the job. I used to love Luis Rukheyers, and I love the repairmen..Andrew Dan Jumbo is my favorite but I love Norm Abrams and some of the people who whiz in and arrange your house beautifully with your stuff...I like Oprah and Tara and lots of the ladies..exception of Katy Couric. mg

Subject: RE: BS: People I change the channel on on TV
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 01 Jul 08 - 05:28 PM

Did you ever see the Furniture Guys, out of Philadelphia? I don't think they were ever on PBS, or if they were it was briefly. They're not around national television much, but they are very funny, and do good work.

SRS