How often do you watch TV?
 

How often do you watch TV?

Practically never. I consume all my media through my PC, and its mostly online streaming content, and of that most of it is youtube, or Twitch.TV streams.

Only thing I watch TV for is the OCCASIONAL Top Gear, and the even more occasional episode of Red Dwarf. And even then, only if I'm forced to be downstairs for a while and would be bored otherwise (IE waiting for parcels, etc)

Ah okey. Personally I watch TV a lot. Theres not even a single day that I dont watch TV. I cant really watch TV streams or online streaming content on the PC because my PC is somewhat weak so it plays the media slowly. Furthermore, my PC monitor is much smaller than my TV so its less convenient for me because of that.

Since you said never, I thought if Never would be a good option for the poll. I didnt think about it when creating the poll actually. ITs a pretty good idea actually. If a moderator is reading this, please add the option Never in the poll for me.

I watch my tv quite a bit. Most of the time it's not on, I just like to keep an eye on it so it doesn't run away.

Occasionally.

There are days where it doesn't get turned on at all as like the poster above says I consume most of my media online.

I bought a lovely new telly in September though, so since then I've been watching more telly but use it mostly for gaming, watched most of the UK Masters snooker recently. I watch nearly all televised football too.

Well yeah. As you probably know there are some things that can only be watched on TV.

I'd say the vast majority of TV can be streamed online, in the UK anyway. I don't have Sky, but everything I watch on my telly can be watched online at the same time. I had to do it for a while and stream Match of the Day when I broke the ariel.

Channels 1-5 can be watched live on their official websites for example.

Well personally watching TV on the computer feels a bit awkward to me. Even if it might be more convenient for some people. Whats ariel though homie?

We got a TV and a cable package when we moved in here, and we've turned it on approximately 3 times in 5 months.

Who are the "We" you are referring to? Your wife?

My roommate.

lmao

Ahhh, so I wasnt even close.

Well, why did you turn it only 3 times in 5 months? Do you dislike watching TV?

- It's hard to remember to turn it on for specific programs
- We haven't had a lot of spare time
- The Food Network is the only worthwhile channel
- The commercials drive us crazy
- We typically just put on DVDs or stream programs if we want to watch something specifc
- 99% of what is playing is of no interest to us

As soon as our package deal runs out, we'll just drop television altogether in order to save on our bill.

Ahhh, okey I understand. Pretty good reasons actually. I also only watch TV for specific programs. Theres this thing called VOD(I have no idea what its called in other countries though) that allows you to watch programs immediately from a menu of programs. Its short for Video On Demand if Im not mistaken. So basically I only go to that service when watching TV. That and to watch the News as well.

Also, can you do me a small favor? I want you to add the option Never to my poll because I think some people would want to vote for that. So do that for me please okey honey?

On the condition that you never refer to me as "honey" again.

Whiskey is a brilliant troll man.

And I voted "very often" without reading a post on here... Having done so I would probably move it down to "occasionally" as I was considering online streaming of TV Shows in my initial thought process.

I probably spend around two/three hours a day on average directly watching TV. So whatever group that puts me in. (which would have been a better poll)

Hope not, unless it's a gay marriage! Ped is female... :laughing:

As for me, I watch TV every day pretty much, but I use the Sky Plus system so just record everything I want to watch and then play it back later. As a lot of my time is spent on my journal I tend to only allocate a few hours a day for telly, though I usually watch it while eating (breakfast, dinner etc) and maybe for an hour or so before bed. There are days (few) when I'd sit for hours in front of the box but usually only if I wanted to catch up on some programmes I had been missing or if I was tired/sick.

I generally don't do telly through the PC mostly because where my desktop is located it would mean I'd have to sit in my computer chair at the desk to properly see the tv, whereas my set is at the foot of my bed, so I can just lie on the bed and relax and watch it. When my old telly blew and I had to get a new one, and messed up putting the stand together, necessitating having to return it and go without TV for about a week, I did use the PC but it was awkward trying to balance my dinner on my lap and watch sort of at an angle: not comfortable.

I might be gay. You never know.

Sure no problem. Though I usually call girls Honey so they get angry and then they become even more beautiful. Actually I did that to a girl in my class a while back. She was throwing things and hitting me with her tiny hands until I told her she's so beautiful when she's angry and then she stopped. Actually after that moment I never heard from her again. Weird, I never understood what I did wrong. Oh well, there's enough from me for all the girls in the world anyway.

Very rarely, I have selected programmes on sky to record and I watch them all in one day every fortnight or something. I don't even watch news, read news papers or anything. I don't even hear half the news of my own country haha. I only hear about big scary stuff.

I can understand why. I dont know which country you live at but in countries like Canada for example, there are no wars or conflicts or serious events so the News are relatively boring there. Here in Israel, we have many conflicts with the Palestinians and nearby Arab countries, therefore the news and politics here are more wide and diverse compared to the news of countries like Canada and the US.

When Palestinians fired rockets on civilians in the southern part of the country, news were widespread, and almost 24/7.

I'm from Scotland so the most exciting it gets is Scottish independence which nobody wants.



Or general crime.

No news about how the country is doing in general and such? Sounds kinda boring if the news in Scotland are all about crime and Scottish independence.

Well I don't read the news so I don't really know :laughing:

Hey, we have our own crises and important news. Lindsay Lohan is a danger to society, Kim Kardashian is threatening the very moral fabric of America, and Charlie Sheen is a great man who's words inspire millions.

Your lady boner for Ryan Gosling is well established in the What's the Latest Film You Have Seen thread so you're not fooling anybody straighty-Mcgee.

Honestly quite often, and it seems to calm the mind

And the National Haggis Throwing Competition! Don't forget that! :laughing:

Netflix documentaries!

I voted 'very rarely.' I honestly can't remember the last time in the past few weeks I've sat down to watch TV. If I want to watch an episode of something I watch it on Netflix, and I work part time at a movie theater so I get enough movie-watching done there. If I happen to be at home alone and I'm bored I would rather listen to music decide to go out with friends or something anyways. I don't have much attention span for flipping through the channels to find something worth watching xP

We have a TV of course, and we have a digital cable package with on demand video, and the cable box also has PVR. We also have Netflix. It's just easier to watch what I want, when I want and if I miss a show it's no big deal because I will get it on On Demand. Live cable is really just saved for sports and news.

That On Demand thing, isnt it also called VOD(Video On Demand)? I have that too in my TV, and its great because that way I can watch things whenever I want to. Without having to wait until it is broadcasted on a normal channel.

News and stuff like that though, are live and arent in the VOD, so you gotta watch it at the time it is broadcasted or you'd miss it.

What else would anyone do with haggis? Eat it? A laughable thought to be sure.