Do you still watch TV?

[Dragnfly@Gamefaqs]

So the superbowl topic got me curious and my search turned up nothing, so how many of us still watch domestic TV, excluding any localized anime? Of course this poll isn't open to those who can watch most of their anime domestically anyway (so please, no Japanese voters)

By watching TV, I mean making time in your day to watch. Randomly catching a Mythbusters episode here or there doesn't count.

[Eclipze]

Still watch tv? nope. I'd much rather watch He is my Master than some drama show or variety programme.

Although, I still make time to catch Whose(who's?) line is it anyways?The only thing that entertains me at the same level as animes do, every sunday night.

[Shiroth]

I really haven't watched tv in a long long time.. i wonder why that is. *Whistles*

[DaFool]

The last time I touched an Idiot Box was in a hotel room...and that was only to tune into Animax :)

My all-in-one entertainment center is my PC...and the stereo serves no purpose other than being an amplifier and speaker set for my PC. I don't have a couch in front of my PC...I have a bed ^_^.

I don't need TV for anything anymore. If I want news, I just go to the newsmagazine websites. I don't care for variety shows or talk shows. I used to watch a lot of dramas, action-adventure, and sitcoms when I had cable around 4 years ago...then I realized I spend more time either going to movie theaters, renting videos (for non-anime stuff), as well as watching my collection of anime DVDs and fansubs.

[CaiSter21]

the only tv channels that i watch now are either the history channel or the discovery channel. the rest are all just crap.

[Kurz]

Meh... News... Perhaps Star Trek: The Next Generation on G4.
Thats really all I watch.
I am either watching anime, reading,
Or Writing. I cant get inspiration from Domestic TV, except for those old shows hense the Star Trek.

[npal]

Rarely. I turn it on when I don't have any anime to watch, when I want to kill time for some reason or when I specifically want to watch something, but that's rare.

[Goldsplinter]

It's Either Anime or Nothing!... and a few awesome movies, documentaries here and there... :D

[hooliganj]

I watched the Superbowl. I also watched the State of the Union address, and I'll probably catch most of the March Madness finals next month, and maybe even the Oscars. As for regular TV watching, I have gotten more particular about what I'll see, but if I can make time to sit down to an ep of Boston Legal or The Shield, I will. I'm also doing the deathwatch countdown on West Wing, and there's always the simultaneous doses of news and cynicism from The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.

I don't watch as much TV as I used to, but I could never give it up completely. :)

[Lambda]

Doctor Who, Life in the Undergrowth, some of the better documentaries which pop up on BBC2 and Channel 4, Channel 4 News, yes, I still watch television. Though of course that's only possible because I live in Britain, the home of almost all quality non-animated television. If I was in America, I wouldn't want a TV in the house.

[mxg]

Wow ! I cannot remember the last time I watched normal TV for more than 10 mins it must be eyars but I am happy I am not part of the normal teen demographic I am always finding new anime or some type new way of learning things on the internet and I have gained much from my constant experience on the net.

Hell I even got a job makeing advertisments for a small company becuase of my experience on Photoshop and Illustrator which is why I am not on the forums much anymore.

[Johan_the_Monster]

I still watch TV, but mostly just on Tuesdays. The rest of the week it's mostly just new anime or old ones on my computer.

[DingoEnderZOE2]

Ah regular TV, I used to watch it all the time before going to bed back when games wasn't enough for me and I didn't know about Anime yet. However now it's not as common as it was back when I was a child. Once in a while at home when I'm not playing video games or watching Anime, I sometimes watch g4tv's X-play/fastlane/Icons, Cartoon Network's Kids next door(SHUT UP I like that show and I know if I was younger I would be obsessed with it.)and American Idol. I also of course watch any interesting movies that catch my eye on one of the various movie channels I have.

I watch the Most television when I go over a friends house and I end up watching shows that I could never get around to watching by myself. Shows like Degrassi,her lifetime movies, That's so Raven,Made,Next,blind date and 7th Heaven with her. Also depending on the shows I'm a social viewer, I like to talk about the shows as they go along.

[Zu Ra]

Tv I havnt watched tv in ages ,bit of news,documentaries and sports here and there.SANK U ANIME FOR REMOVING MY OBCESSION WITH TV.

[Kamui4356]

I try to never miss The Daily Show or The Colbert Report. I'll also frequently watch reruns of Law and Order. I'd say I also watch FMA, GitS:SAC, and Inuyasha on CN, but since they aren't exactly domestic programs they don't really count. :heh:

[chaosfox123]

I want T.V every now and then. Usually just the programmes I want to watch ( Lost, The IT Crowd, Top Gear ETC) Other than that I watch a lot of Anime.

[Nightbat®]

Hell , most is death, destruction, poverty, hunger, lies
all day, everyday, no escaping it wether you watch tv or not
If I want to watch that I'd rather know it's make-believe

No I don't stick my head in the sand for all the ills in the world,
but I'm getting fed up with the abundance of it

[BountyHunterB]

My parents watch russian channels on satelite ALL the time, so not watchin
tv at all is imposible. But since i get some crazy movie channels and if the movie has to do with lots of people being shot or even those asian cinema movies then i cant say no. But for news and such bs i would have to say no.

[Radiosity]

I can't say i'm surprised with the current results. I also no longer watch normal TV. 99% of the stuff they advertise as being 'entertainment' on TV now is garbage, simple as that. The only thing I'd make room for is Doctor Who season 2 when it starts this year, and Stargate/ SG Atlantis. And after season 7 of SG1 I pretty much lost interest and stopped watching anyway, so even that's out of the window now.

Anime has so much more depth and complexity than most western shows, it has amazing characters (not to mention the designs: I don't think there's a single colour in the entire spectrum that I have yet to see a character's hair in :D ), the stories tend to be out of this world awesome... well, you all know what I mean, you all watch the stuff as well :)

In summary: TV sucks, long live Anime! Oh, and most of Hollywood sucks too, apart from the occasion low-budget movie or Steven Spielberg blockbuster.

[Ebichuman]

I used to watch a fair amount of TV, but not so much anymore. The only show I watch regularly is Family Guy on Sundays. Occasionally I'll watch The Simpsons, The Daily Show, or Real Time on HBO.

[Circular Logic]

I haven't watched TV in a long while... Apart from the news. Got to keep up to date! But I don't see why I should watch UK TV when Japanese TV is so much better.

[Pellissier]

Tv, abandoned.
While it was a faithful friend back in the year (the Eighties, with the technology of nowadays still far away) , now it has become like more a memento.
Plus, italian television is really going down and down.

I just save the news.

Then there's the pay tv, which is genuinely better, products are more interesting, and with that I can watch the soccer matches of italian championship (soccer is quite a Bible in my country, and I'm addicted as well :p , proof it is that even now I'm watching a match of second division ^^).

But anyway, I'd say that excepting news and sport (mostly tennis, soccer and volley) , I turn on the tv just for my anime and for my dvds.

Oh, also, in a couple of days Winter Olympic Games :love: will start in my country, I'm so fond of this... and I guess my hours per day watching tv will increase a bit for those two weeks ^^

[Furudanuki]

I watch TV primarily for the news. If I run across something interesting on Discovery, Animal Planet or History Channel I usually will watch. But I haven't regularly followed any series since Babylon 5 wrapped up. A nonstop barrage of "Reality" shows killed any remaining desire I might have had to watch network televsion. Oh, for the record I am located in and referring to TV in the US.

[Bracken33]

I abandoned my TV too. But the main reasons are games and the internet, not so much anime.
The average TV program is also pretty bad and annoying.

[elniro]

I choose 2nd option.

Im at university durin the week and i dnt have tv so no tv for me durin the week, and when im at home durin the weekends i usually occupy my time playing CSS, listening to music and watching the anime that came out that week (as i cant use bittorrent at uni)

[Kupo!]

I don't watch TV nearly as much as I used to. Whenever I'm not watching anime, I'm usually playing video games.

[Orchunter226]

Well I don't watch near as much TV as I used to, but that is due to games not Anime (well maybe partly Anime).

I still watch Surface, Stand-up comedians, both Stargates, and Family Guy.

[Knight Hawk]

Sci fi friday line up: Stargate SG-1/Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica.
Other then that i keep my tv on NY1 for news and the tv keeps my room nice and bright :heh:

[NoSanninWa]

I still watch TV... a little. I have three programs I watch and the rest is just babble: Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and 24. If something else of similar quality (of interest to me) is aired on TV, I'd watch it.

Aside from that all I watch is anime. And I don't watch anime on TV because dubbed voice acting makes me want to smash the TV set.

[Sonhex]

Never during the week. At weekend's I only tend to watch the news and Takeshi's Castle if I can remember which station it's on...:D

The rest of the time it's dvds or anime, subbed only.

[ChainLegacy]

I don't watch TV very much, other than sports and the news in the morning... I'd much rather just watch anime. I do watch Family Guy DVDs, though.

[Mr.Hawq]

Wrestling
Family guy
Witch hunter robin
Movies on ppv
Soccer
Basketball
Hockey
News


I think thats about it. Oh yah also the music vid channel.

[AnimePlus]

TV is boring the only thing I really watch is Barclays soccer (I'm from the US though) and the news.

[Dragnfly@Gamefaqs]

I used to watch tons of TV. I'd only ever leave it when I had a game to play. But about six years ago I worked for a satellite TV company (Starchoice) and that kinda made me sick of it all. But my roomate's a TV addict and I need to go by the TV to get to the bathroom so if it's something interresting I'll watch until my bladder reminds me why I went upstairs and I need to book it to the can.

I like a lot of the discovery shows but I don't get to see them all that often.

So yeah, everything I need is on my computer, from news to anime:)

[ukanimemike]

I do watch TVs, there's need a good balance between normal TV and animes. Some TV are essential in everyday such as "News" and the comedy still good to watch....

^_^

[Muir Woods]

Yes. TV is still the major medium of which hockey is transmitted. Up here we have Hockey Night in Canada, and I do catch regularly games of my team (Canucks) playing. Of course, there are other few excellent television shows that grasps my attention: Daily Planet, How It's Made (I absolutely love this show. Products made through post-industrial/commercial processes of manufacturing. Emotionally sterile yet wonderous at the same time. Mesmerizingly interesting and educational. We take modern things we see and use too far for granted. One view of this show will humble [perhaps even disgust] you. /plug), Reno 911, Just for Laughs Gags, and the popular programs of The Simpsons, and Family Guy.

Anime did have an impact on my TV viewing habits. Before I came across anime, I watched innumerous amounts of sitcoms in addition to other shows I mentioned above. After I discovered and got into anime, I diverted more and more time from those sitcoms to watch anime instead. Basically, anime replaced sitcoms.

I don't see TV becoming obsolete (that is, until a technologically better medium comes along). Granted, there are a lot of mediocre shows on TV (excluding News and Sports), but there will always be the few gems and the rare greats in the medium of TV that'll give one reasons to keep reaching for the remote. As long as such shows exist to be found, I will not abandon it.

[sorvani]

i am forced to answer that "I still watch domestic television programs on a regular basis" because i have my DVR record Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica, & iGPX every week. Well iGPX is over for a while, so i'm down to three. I don't watch anything else on it. I'm seriously contemplating shutting down my Dish Network service, but i really DO like those 3 shows.

[hikaru2895]

I'm like DaFool.

The last time I watched TV was in a hotel room. Saw GITS on Adult Swim.

I was suprised, the dub was good, I'll have to check out the dubs more often...

I don't even have a TV. The only thing I might want a TV for would be the Presidential Debates, but I was able to see them just fine on VOA on my computer. I get my news from Google News and various links from blogs.

[DrewGSR]

I only watch normal tv for basically sports and thats about it only. Other then that the channel primary stays on ESPN, Fox Sports or Comedy Central since I love watching stand up when they have it on.

I dont watch regular tv shows though well not on tv at least only real show im watching is 24. But i download it since i dont like commercials lol.

[Aristophanes]

I haven't watched TV in a long while... Apart from the news. Got to keep up to date! But I don't see why I should watch UK TV when Japanese TV is so much better.
I realise that alot of Jap media is excellent, but it ain't all good.
Besides British T.V is probably the best in the world and always has been...

[Rurik]

I’m watching very little TV, and when I turn on the TV, I only go for 2 choices, the Anime Chanel..... And Playboy TV :naughty: …then my entertainment is Anime from the PC, and Music.

[Willuknight]

I still watch TV every day - but mainly only the news and current affairs shows.

Since getting involved in anime, i have broken my addiction to tv (and got addicted to anime) and now i no longer enjoy much of what is aired. IMO, 90% of tv programs these days are crap - same to the movies that TV airs.

There are a few programs i still watch, Veronica Mars, Lost, Earl, Stargate - but for those i usually just download them. Who wants to have to wait for the tv network to get off their asses and screenthem, put up with ads or watch it at the time that the network specifies ?

I'd much rather watch shows on my computer where i can choose what screens and where i am in total control of the playback.

[Lumir]

Word of advice:

That extra 30$ a month from not having cable is nice. If and when i need/want to watch tv (rare) i just use an antenna. I get all the local/world news, as well as sports/olympics/superbowl/other. Its rare for me to watch tv.

[Tsukishirou]

I actually got sick of anime (and full disc :heh: ), but the part about getting sick of it is also true, I don´t know if it counts but I don´t live in the US and I find myself watching more TV than before and more "airhead" shows than before, used to watch that anime channel on Sky but got tired of it, so now I watch a lot of normal TV, too much fanservice/geekness in animes nowdays; so I´ll let it cool off before fanservice/geek stuff attracts me once again:confused:
And normal TV from Japan sucks the same as anywhere.
P.S. Watching in normal kids channels is so cute and LAME those cartoons that try to imitate the Japanese cartoon style :heh:

[Lumir]

And normal TV from Japan sucks the same as anywhere.
Watching in normal kids channels is so cute and LAME those cartoons that try to imitate the Japanese cartoon style :heh:

Lol! Thats so true, i lived in Japan for 7yrs and the normal TV was boring as hell, somtimes funny but rarely. And yes those american cartoons are starting to add in some japanese style drawings. I saw the new GI joe show while my nephew was watching and i was like WTF! So funny :heh:

[Dante_Grim]

I watch regular TV more than I watch Anime actually.

[Ending]

Even though I do have a regular 21" TV, I hardly use it due of several facts:

-- The video-quality is really poor. HDTV should fix that, but I'm not going to buy a new TV just for that.
-- The programs suck, plain and simple. The Bold and the Beautiful? Seinfield? Political debate? (Often also including "Why Your Government Is the Best") Eygh...
-- Almost like a new Murphy's law: when you have time to watch TV, there is nothing to watch. When there is something of interesting coming, you have completely forgotten it.
-- Ads and no fast-forward. Come to think of it, ads are probably the best part of TV, since they are usually done a lot better than an average program. :heh:

Once I can afford a good 32", flat HDTV screen for both my comp and PS3, goodbye TV. Unless it is an Internet TV, that is. :D

[Vexx]

Our house is mostly out of the tv habit (except wife-unit who occasionally leaves it on for "background noise" --- which makes me nuts :) ).
About all we actively watch outside of dvd-movies are CSI, NCIS... usually we're watching PBS news, analysis, or documentaries. My wife tends to throw on something from her MASH or Firefly collection ... if we have a popcorn night, its usually fantasy or sci-fi.

Last weekend, we had a small Azumanga Daioh festival.... :)

Oh... we did watch the Grammy's out of morbid curiousity... and spent the whole time wondering what everyone found so exciting about the rehashed generic noises.

[Gaia]

I own a nice TV but havent used it in ages. All I need is anime and sometimes, I buy a "real" movie DVD, I'm interested in (i.e. Resident Evil, LoTR, Doom, etc.). Well, I dont know what they stream in other countries, but the TV program here is simply primitive, in my opinion. Daily Soaps, Big Brother Stuff, Find a new Super Star Stuff, Talk Shows... and so on. Anyway, that explains why the population here is visibly suffering in their heads ^^;
Anime got everything I need. All those genres, nice drawings/animation, often more genre depth. It's probably because japanese people are better in putting emotions into film, not to metion all those well done synchros. They make the impossible possible and create stories, most of us couldnt probably even imagine. Simply better... at least for my taste.

Aesir

[Rachy]

Tv is a good change sumtimes ... ill watch it now and then :p.

[Nisemono]

I do, Mostly late at night when I'm to tired to focus on an anime, like fuse or nick at nite or something.

[ragnarokr]

Basically News, some show or other that deserves it, some anime too to support the king.

[DaFool]

Lol! Thats so true, i lived in Japan for 7yrs and the normal TV was boring as hell, somtimes funny but rarely. And yes those american cartoons are starting to add in some japanese style drawings. I saw the new GI joe show while my nephew was watching and i was like WTF! So funny :heh:

Gonzo animated GI Joe Sigma 6.
And I'd rather the western cartoons imitated Japanese storytelling style, rather than just visual style....like have ambiguious good / evil, cinematic pacing, and emotion-based rather than event-based soundtrack...I'd take those over big eyes anyday.

[mit7059]

although i probably watch more anime than tv, i still watch tv, however i never watch it when it airs, i use tivo, so i normally have something to watch, I avidly watch the simpsons reruns, mind of mencia, the west wing, mythbusters, and I am waiting for the new season of Over There to come out. Authough I prefer anime, i still enjoy tv, I watched a lot more before comcast killed TechTv, G4 is awful, I wish i had anime network, :(

[HoboGod]

Hell yes I still watch TV. Granted, I'm not watching alot of the garbage on network TV (other than Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,) but cable TV has a shitload of great things. I frequently watch National Geographic Channel, History Channel, Comedy Central, AMC's Horror Friday, and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

Ironically enough, what I hardly watch anymore is Anime.

[LilEva]

I watch Prison Break, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Commander in Chief, and Desperate Housewives.

[Animoid]

Only news. Sometimes watching A1 channel(Russian Alternative Music Channel)

[Cz]

Sci-fi Friday. And if I'm over at my friend's place for dinner, then whatever's on TV at the time (usually it's Food Network or American Idol). I stopped watching TV regularly because it takes too much time away from other stuff. Not to mention that I keep forgetting to watch any series I'm following and I don't have a PVR or similar.

[D3athScythe]

Hmm if I watch tv, its mostly comedy~ or else I rather be up in my room watching anime >< Though I will of course watch the 'Soccer (football) World Cup' when it starts! lolz

[Salsashark]

I only watch television when im out at the parents to eat or do laundry, and its always CSI, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Jeopardy or Antiques Roadshow....yeah, rofl. I like to watch the History and Discovery channel if none of the previously mentioned shows are on, but even then I watch maybe a few hours of TV a week max.

[SlugZilla]

I only watch one show on one channel and that is Sportscenter on a once or twice a week basis. Other than that I don't watch TV at all except for the olympics every four years or the world cup.

[Taylor--]

I watch Lost, Invasion, X-Play, 24, and Family Guy every week. Besides that I rarely watch TV

[Illuyankas]

Apart from Threshold, when it was airing on Sky One in the UK, I haven't watched anything except the odd movie and Family Guy DVDs in years, but that's more the internet's fault than anime's.

[Komataguri]

I watch Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, and Battlestar Gallactica.



and Neon Genesis Evangelion and GitS:SAC 2nd Gig


Thats all the TV I watch

[Hellychan]

Nope, I don't watch TV anymore (there's nothing good anyway if you don't have cable...)

[pinsher6]

now i take most of my free time online...
tv? it has been locked for a long time...
uhuhuhuh...

[GhostTX]

I dont watch tv, exept for sushi tv, on comedy network, becuase even if there is anime, all the voices, lets just say THEY SUCK! Other than that all the shows on tv are gay...

[Swann]

Wow ... here I thought I would be in minority. Pleasantly surprised.

[Anime+]

I don't watch TV anymore except on Sundays. I used to watch a lot of TV, but now I watch is Anime or work on the web.

[Sepiraph]

I don't watch TV, I have no time for that.

[eLcHaKeTeRo]

not anymore, maybe like once or twice a week, too much anime so little time

[Roots]

I stopped watching TV regularly about 5-6 years ago. Part of the reason was that I went to college and didn't have a TV (or time to watch). Another reason is that once I had a TV again, American programming took a nose-dive into the sewer and now the only thing on are these lame "reality" shows. No thanks. Final reason was that I kind of supplemented anime and foreign fansubbed drama for a few years, but now I'm not watching much of that either (maybe 3-4 anime episodes a week now).


But when I do watch TV, I almost exclusively tune myself to the History Channel. I love learning while I watch TV. :)

[Tabris]

Yeah, not as much though since I started downloading anime and stuff.

I mainly watch the news, the odd documentary, sports channels and a couple of programs which I can't be bothered to download (usually because I'm downloading when they come out in the US as opposed to the UK)

[Shadowlord]

I never would have believed it was possible but I watch tv only about 2 days a month, yes, a month. I havent been a couch potatoe in over 8 months! Now I am just a computer chair potatoe :p The reason I dont watch T.V. is the place I am living while going to school didnt watch T.V. and I dont feel like paying for it. How do I get by you may ask? Basically, I am either playing mmo's or watching anime. I miss T.V once in a while, but really, I don't mind not having it.

[Cloudkiller1]

I would watch more tv if I had G4... Other than that, I've been watching an awful lot of anime lately. Futurama and Family Guy's still being watch every night by me.

[nejuto-sama]

don't really watch that much TV as before nothing really worth watching anymore, i try to watch FMA every tuesday though and maybe a little one piece, brainiac and spongebob in a while but that's pretty much it

[Cookichu]

I used to watch tv all the time but then came the anime...and well *cough*
But really, most television shows don't interest me all that much anymore. The storyline kind of gets boring to me after awhile. I only tend to watch cartoons like Family Guy or Futurama when I have nothing better to do.

Most of the time I'm on my computer...watching either anime, jdrama shows, or TVB series. And if I'm not doing that...then I'm just blasting my music and reading a book. There really isn't anything that good on tv anymore in my opinion...

[eLcHaKeTeRo]

computer or halo2.....lol, history channel occasionally

[Vide]

The only thing I watch these days is Discovery Channel, and sometimes the news if something major has happened.

[Lina Inverse]

No, I don't anymore. I don't give a damn for SuperBowl and the likes, and I couldn't care less for the usual retarded series on TV, esp. the über-retarded US ones :rolleyes: