Comments on: I vote network tv off the island

By: kailden

kailden — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:46:44 +0000

Sometimes I get the feeling that network TV would rather produce lame knockoffs or continue to produce formula sitcoms/dramas than actually contend with the best available show in any slot on the other networks–meaning if American Idol is the most popular show on TV on Wednesday, don’t expect anything good on any other (network) channel in the same slot.

It seems to me that TV is ripe for a crime-lab parody show–then again, maybe CSI:Miami *is* the crime-lab parody show (take off sunglasses, cue commercial)

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:48:19 +0000

I rarely watch live tv anymore – I love that tivo gives me the neflix-like experience without as long of a wait, and it is smart enough to scour the tv for shows we might like (though the hubby monopolizes with Discovery & History channel shows). I can think of many nights when we are sitting at home flipping through our 300+ channel listing and end up saying “let’s check what’s on the tivo”.

I haven’t been a bit network tv watcher until recently – the shows Heroes, Friday Night Lights, and Ugly Betty have brought me back (and yes I admit it – I watch McGrey’s!). Excluding Grey’s, the other 3 don’t feel like they fit the formulaic mold of crime-medical-reality and actually make me care about the characters and want to see what happens next week!

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:49:12 +0000

I can’t think of any network TV show I actually watch. I don’t even watch The Simpsons anymore. I catch Psych and Monk on USA. Dirty Jobs, Deadliest Catch, Survivorman on Discovery (and other history/information shows like Modern Marvels and How Its Made). Various cartoons – Avatar and such. Food Network shows like Challenge and Good Eats.

I can’t stand reality shows, CSI, medical dramas. Never watched any of them.

Oh wait… I do watch Lost… on DVD.