Do you watch TV?

I do watch tv but only after 6 pm. Local for weather and Roku for anything else pretty much. I like NCIS and a few other things. Before I go to bed at night I watch The Golden Girls. It is silly, ridiculous, unreal and funny as can be. Puts me in a relaxed mood and I sleep well.
 

No cable TV any more, and I only watch OTA when severe weather hits (if reception is watchable).

I have a Roku TV for BD/DVD, streaming from "outside" or from my own media server that holds a lot of old movies and TV shows and music. It has an OTA TV tuner, but as I said I rarely watch that source.

Usually when I'm using the PC my second monitor is playing a YouTube video. A lot of cranks here try to deprecate YouTube, but there is a ton of useful, educational, informative, and entertaining content there.

Often after dark I'll light the patio firepit and watch videos on a tablet set up on a speaker/stand. Or take a radio out there to play music.

It's pretty rare for me to watch video or play music on my phone.


I believe that staying away from the mainstream media broadcasts, especially cable, fends off derangement from their constant barrage of alarmism. As far as I can tell cable is losing subscribers hand over fist, which is probably a good thing for society.
 
Yes . My wife wanted an 86 inch LG smart TV so we have an 86 inch smart T V. My wife wanted no ad streaming of Netflix, Peacock & Hulu we have those. Accessing Telemundo for Telenovelas done deal. Movies & series are watched at random times. Part of the joy in retirement is being able to do what you like. We can stream Youtube thru Google T V adaptor but don't for what ever reason.

dilettante made a good point about youtube I might try that on my computer although viewing on a 32 inch monitor might seem strange.
 
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I enjoy watching my favorite shows and checking out new shows. I had also gotten into disaster movies and SciFi disaster hybrids. I don't sit in front of the T.V. for hours but mostly watch while I'm eating and maybe a little while before and after. Thus I have a too much on my "TV plate".
 
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fuzzybuddy said:
My TV is on a lot. And I'm amazed that some don't even have a TV. And then, there's how much of a TV nut are you. Can you get by with over the air TV with 4/5 channels at most? Then there's basic cable. Expanded Cable TV. And for the hardcore TV nuts there's HBO, Net flicks, etc.
Do you watch TV? and how much?
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Fuzzy,
When my wife passed (4+ years ago) I had to downsize all of my entertainment I was subscribed to. Gone was DirecTV (after over 20 years), SiriusXM in my car,and all the premiums I had. A few months later, my rural community got fiber optic internet and the cord was well and truly cut. Acquired Roku at first. Then, after my heart attack and open-heart surgery, I realized that my life was never going to be the same. I also realized that TV was soon to become more important to me as physical activity became harder.

I decided that I needed to replace my ailing 55inch TV with what would likely be the last TV of my life, so I shot for the moon. I now own a 75inch top-of-the-line television. I now stream all things. No OTA (too distant), no cable, no sat. I have become a YouTube addict! Watching on such a large screen is really nice. There is such a wide and rich thickness of subject matters on YouTube, there is never a lack of something interesting to follow down the rabbit hole.

My TV utilizes GoogleTV which was a first for me. I now prefer this OS as opposed to ROKU (which is still hooked up as well.) I watch big movies and will occasionally actually rent one via Prime. I have enjoyed Reacher recently. I also subscribe to Netflix, Paramount, Peacock, MAX and Discovery. I have been rewatching The Big Bang Theory (hilarious for my generation). I still will occasionally watch a Star Trek episode (all series.) I'm a sucker for dog videos or dog-centric movies. I used to be a horror fan but I don't care for the violence anymore (even though the novels I have published are hardcore.) I love most SciFi stuff. Don't care for comedy movies, yet I like a few sitcoms and I love standup specials.

However, from about 8pm on, I am generally perusing YouTube. I often stay up to 2 or 3am. I could sleep earlier, but I confess that I love being awake when I know most of the world nearby is asleep. It gives me a sense of solitary peace. My Emma (Chi-weenie) has adjusted nicely to my schedule. We are copacetic.

-David-
 
VaughanJB said:
Off-topic, but this reminded me of something. I recall being in Utah, Salt Lake City. I visited a Blockbuster video to buy some movies, and found a selection including normal rated movies, and those edited especially for the Mormon community. Apparently they censor all the nudity and swearing. I was surprised.
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Why? There is no value to nudity and swearing in a movie. There are also apps like Vidangel that offers censored movies at home. :)
 
No, I don't watch TV. I gave up on it completely several years ago. I used to have Firber Optitac Cable, but slowly, over time, I found I was just continuously flicking through channels and programs trying to find something that interests me. I found over time that they were either mostly repeats or just mind numbing. I got rid of cable as I couldn't get through to the end of any programs without thinking I could find something more productive to do.

I then eventually put the TV in the loft. If there is anything I want to watch, I now search for it on YouTube. And even then, it's got to be on a subject that interests me; something educational, or something to exercise my brain.
 
I am not a big TV watcher mainly because the content offered has little interest to me. I am seriously thinking of canceling my cable (what a waste that is) and just watching the occasional movie on some streaming service.
 
I watch TV quite a bit. I like travel shows, I am too old to travel, but I can still see the world. There is one channel that does very good LOCAL news and weather. I am in Florida, I am not concerned with the horrible winter in International Falls.
I live in a 55+ condo which has a channel to tell the residents about activities here.
It is a plus to have a comfy recliner.
 
BlueDragonfly said:
Why? There is no value to nudity and swearing in a movie. There are also apps like Vidangel that offers censored movies at home. :)
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Well, I think there is value of sex/nudity and swearing in movies. But that aside, the DVD revolution hinged a lot of a lack of censorship. For all its faults, the Director's vision is always preferred, imo. If that means sex and violence, then it is what it is. I never bought any of those censored movies, but I can't imagine the cuts made the film any more coherent. I'm guessing they just silenced bad words.
 
VaughanJB said:
Well, I think there is value of sex/nudity and swearing in movies. But that aside, the DVD revolution hinged a lot of a lack of censorship. For all its faults, the Director's vision is always preferred, imo. If that means sex and violence, then it is what it is. I never bought any of those censored movies, but I can't imagine the cuts made the film any more coherent. I'm guessing they just silenced bad words.
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To each his/her own. :) I prefer not to spend time in a sty.
 

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