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TV addicts

Jo — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:58:18 GMT

I know we've talked about favorite TV shows (I am liking V - at least the first episode I saw) but does anyone consider themselves a TV addict? If so what does that mean to you? I know I am. I don't watch TV during the day but I love my nightly taped shows. I grew up in a house where the TV was on most of the time!

What's your favorite holiday movie?

Fardreamer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:23:34 GMT

jasyjen said…
Mine is definitely A Christmas Story!! I love Ralphie's expressions and imagination. The movie makes me wish things were simple and innocent, like they are in the era in the movie. Everything's just so fast paced now a days.

I'm not terribly fond of made-for-TV movies that deal with the holidays, so I'll have to go with A Christmas Story as well. Jean Sheperd's original story is full of ironic asides that go against the grain of holday movies, and it was nicely done in movie form.

is DArk Knight the best movie ever?

Fardreamer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:32:31 GMT

KaciOhio said…

No it's not. Its kinda eerie watching it knowing Heath Ledger is dead but def.not the best movie EVER.

I didn't find Ledger's death to be a factor; it was sad that he died, of course, but to me his passing was not relevant when I viewed The Dark Knight.

is DArk Knight the best movie ever?

KaciOhio — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:22:58 GMT

No it's not. Its kinda eerie watching it knowing Heath Ledger is dead but def.not the best movie EVER.

NCIS

wagmsprincess — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:07:46 GMT

Is there anyone else that thinks that NCIS has to be one of the all time best shows ever??

HOUSE M.D.

gaelforce — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:13:23 GMT

House is an incredibly good TV show but there is one thing that keeps me from enjoying it. Years ago on BBC, Hugh Laurie played a character named "Bertie" on a TV show - Jeeves and Wooster.

No matter how good his acting is on House - all I see is "Bertie".

HOUSE M.D.

NattScatt — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:39:06 GMT

I finally saw the episode that was preempted by baseball. Great, as always. Can't wait to see the next one.

DVR: Love it, hate it, or don't watch enough tv to need it?

AngiBowman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:58:05 GMT

I would love a DVR, but they came out a few years ago we signed up for our satellite. Now they are a standard "gift" for new customers. Unfortunately, we are too cheap to buy one ourselves, so we're stuck with recoding our own shows by hand. It's not bad. Just pop in a VHS and select <RECORD>.

HOUSE M.D.

ApriBambino — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:01:09 GMT

House M.D. is on tonight (Fri Nov. 6) at 8:pm on FOX, I believe it's a new episode !! Now that the World Series is finished, hopefully HOUSE will be back at it's regular time and place.

DVR: Love it, hate it, or don't watch enough tv to need it?

RudiXeno — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:09:06 GMT

Sure I had a VCR. But it is so good to be able to halt a program when the phone rings without having to tell the other party that they're cutting in to your TV time.

DVR: Love it, hate it, or don't watch enough tv to need it?

Buggheart — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:37:50 GMT

Here's a funny - I'm so used to my DVR and being able to pause and rewind live TV that it's spilled over into real life. For example, one of my kittens is always doing something cute or hilarious and a few times a week I find myself literally grabbing the remote and quickly realizing that I can't rewind real life LOL!

DVR: Love it, hate it, or don't watch enough tv to need it?

bkovacs — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:47:07 GMT

I have a DVR and really enjoy it, but it's actually only an incremental improvement over a VCR (and I got my first VCR in 1977). With a VCR, you can record shows -- some can even be set to record weeks of programs. Of course, you can only record so much on a single tape, although the limit was six hours if you were willing to compromise quality. You could also zip through commercials with a VCR. And there was no monthly fee for a VCR.

There is no question that a DVR is an improvement. I have HD and the DVR records gorgeous HD video. Can't do that with a VCR. And it's very convenient to be able to simultaneously record two shows while watching another. And the DVR is really easy to program.

I have to wonder about all the things I hear when people talk about their DVRs... didn't you guys have a VCR? I never missed an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation with my VCR and definitely could zip through commercials.

--Bob

DVR: Love it, hate it, or don't watch enough tv to need it?

RudiXeno — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:25:02 GMT

A few years ago. while I was stuck in analysis paralysis in selecting a DVR, my sister-in-law kept screaming "Tivo will change your life". So, I took the plunge and honestly don't know what I'd do without it.

DVR: Love it, hate it, or don't watch enough tv to need it?

PattyTherre — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:01:32 GMT

Would never go back to life without a DVR unless I absolutely had to. I am so used to taping certain shows, being able to pause while I do something, and all the rest that I would be lost without mine. I don't know how much I pay for mine from Time Warner but I don't care. I NEED my DVR! I had TiVo before cable started giving out DVRs with their packages and liked it but the DVR is easier to use for me.

I just wish I could tape more than one show and the one I am watching. I sometimes want to tape two shows and watch one. What a TV junkie I am! But it seems everything comes on at the same time!

DVR: Love it, hate it, or don't watch enough tv to need it?

vivasuzi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:30:56 GMT

Lisa, I actually dont know how much my DVR cost. That's one of the bills my husband handles, but I know we can manage to keep it no matter what :-D Speaking of kids, my mom uses the DVR to tape some of my nephew's favorite show so he can watch one while he eats his fruit when they baby sit him. I think that is a cool idea since kids shows schedules change sometimes but the kids still want to see them.

Bard - I also can hardly remember life before DVR. I also can't remember life before the internet :-D I usually watch my reality shows instantly so I can update my blog and get some hits! But it is nice that if I don't feel like watching, I don't have to. I often save shows like The Office for the weekends when nothing else is on.

DVR: Love it, hate it, or don't watch enough tv to need it?

Buggheart — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:29:25 GMT

We have only had ours for about 6 months and love it. I cannot believe how much I love it! I don't like to be tied down to watching something at a specific time and sometmes I'm just not in the mood to watch TV so it's great to have the option to tape stuff and watch it when I get around to it.

DVR: Love it, hate it, or don't watch enough tv to need it?

TheBard — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:47:39 GMT

I love my DVR as well, and I can't remember life before it! And with my hectic schedule I usually don't catch up with my programs until the weekend! TV for me is an escape, and no escape would be possible without my DVR!

What's your favorite holiday movie?

lorihall2861 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:17:56 GMT

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

New TV series, "V"

TheBard — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:53:53 GMT

Meri said…

Vincent, you have a "V" on your moderator badge! LOL

And so I do!! :-)

DVR: Love it, hate it, or don't watch enough tv to need it?

LisaCarey — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:21:19 GMT

I love my DVR. I too would find any other way to cut that amount from my bill, but in my case it's only 4.00 a month whooo hoo! With so many kids in the house there is the teenage shows, the MTV and VH1 shows, the PBS shows and of course Nick. Then my DH loves reality like Extreme Home Makeover, The Apprentice and Amazing Race. We could never sit down and watch then in peace and quiet without DVR. Now we can snuggle on the couch, have a drink the kids sleep and we don't have to miss a thing. Best of all I can watch a show in half the time or less! If I miss one, oh well, but don't want to miss too many ya know! Everyone needs a little downtime.