thefadd: Re: Bring on the mindless pap!

Thu, 1 May 2008 01:08:01 EST

Looks like cops don't limit their violence to the general public. But then they do have to put up

3fingerspointback: Bring on the mindless pap!

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:45:45 EST

Everyone here likes to hate on all the lowest-common-denominator programming that blights the airwaves, but I have to tell you guys: When it comes to the break room TV at work, there's nothing better to tune to than stealing!

JimmyHavok: Re: dee vee arrrrh, matey

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:04:53 EST

I'd guess my consumption went up more than that, but I tend to turn the TV off as soon as commercials irk me, so I'm starting from a base of probably two hours a week.

postillion: Re: dee vee arrrrh, matey

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:21:11 EST

I remember reading something a few years back that said that people with DVR generally end up watching roughly 4 hours more TV per week.

JimmyHavok: dee vee arrrrh, matey

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:54:21 EST

I've got a DVR, so I'm no longer tied to the TV schedule. I end up watching more TV, because the stuff I like is now saved for me, but I also watch it more efficiently, since I skip through the commercials. And if I run into something that I wa

postillion: Re: Tee Vee

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:16:19 EST

I haven't had TV for about nine years now, and I can't begin to tell you how freeing that is.

I haven't had a tv for 3 years and I agree: it is freeing in all sorts of way.

First off: I got my sense of time back. My evenings and weekends

skeeter1: Just a public service reminder...

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:47:26 EST

In case you didn't know (and few people do), and still have an analog VCR or DVD/R, it's not going to work either once we go digital. If you want to keep yours running, go to https:/www.dtv2009.gov and get your DTV coupon. $40 off on a

WMK: Re: Television - the medium that everyone loves to

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:54:08 EST

TV certainly has been a powerful force acting on the public since the 1950s or so - the effects have been clear for all to see. Our mass culture is largely determined by Television entertainment, our shared frame of reference is largely shaped by wha

keta: Tee Vee

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:13:12 EST

I haven't had TV for about nine years now, and I can't begin to tell you how freeing that is. Sure, I truly miss things (mostly sports, docs, and movies), but how much of our time did/do we really watch absolute shit? I mean, pure unadul

MayorBob: Memory plays tricks on people's minds, skeeter1.

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:26:09 EST

You didn't see the Zapruder film back in 1963. What you saw was a few frames from the film which were published in Life magazine. The first time they saw the light of day was a week after the assassination. What I recall seeing tel

Steve Urkel: Re: Zapruder film chronology

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:09:52 EST

See here.

skeeter1: Re: 1975

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:54:54 EST

"The Zapruder film was first shown on TV in 1975, on the show Good Night America, hosted by Geraldo Rivera."

I'm not sure of your source of information, but I seem to remember seeing the Zapruder film back in 1963. My memory might not be th

Steve Urkel: 1975

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:59:16 EST

"All we had then was Black & White, but without, I'd never have seen the Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy"

The Zapruder film was first shown on TV in 1975, on the show Good Night America, hosted by Geraldo Rivera. <

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