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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 10:59 AM Original message |
What the HELL is wrong with the Discovery Channel??? |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. I saw that was on & avoided it. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I thought it was just the Christmas season |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
47. I saw one of those |
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koopie57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
26. I wonder if that was why |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. Yes |
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insane_cratic_gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's Armageddon week on the history channel |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Oh, but they dispelled that |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. and "Golden Tongued"... |
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insane_cratic_gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:09 AM Original message |
Clinton! |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
14. Well, the pukes seem to be obsessed with the clenis |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
50. LOL |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
49. My question is |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
3. Are the fundies buying chunks of the channels/networks? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
39. I noticed many of these channels have changed in content |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
5. I watched it |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Did they actually have any 'experts' worth their proverbial salt??? |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:15 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. They had the guy who wrote the "Left Behind" series |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:30 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. He's harldy an 'expert' |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
54. I wouldn't either |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
53. A few years ago |
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Dissenting_Prole (519 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
6. Just give the proles what they want. |
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Imagine My Surprise (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:17 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. You must be a fan of the book "Class" -- the funniest unintentionally |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
7. Sadly, all of the available education channels |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I've noticed a trend lately |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
11. I watched it for a little while until |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 01:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
55. Yep |
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Harry S Truman (300 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
13. Doesn't surprise me |
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Imagine My Surprise (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
15. I hope I live long enough to see Phelps outed... |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
16. Only fundies really preach the Armageddon stuff. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 01:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
56. I agree |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
19. Just look at who owns them. n/t |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
20. It was The History Channel |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 01:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
57. I wish if people |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
21. I thought they sucked two years ago |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
22. All the extended basic channels are being dumbed down |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I'm thinking of dumping cable and amping up my Netflix service |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 01:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
58. I just don't watch tv much anymore |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
43. I've been wondering too what the hell happened to these channels? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
24. They are fairly RW |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:57 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Discovery channel is "RW" -You want to back that up? |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I agree they're not RW: just marketing to what sells |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Their shows are more RW all the time. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. quality of the shows has gone down no question, but what makes them RW? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:57 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. No - they make comments about dubya |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
27. discovery and tlc are turning into the freaks channel. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. uhh, it wasn't on Discovery |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:59 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. and i was aggravated with the history channel running |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
28. one of the reasons i'm not allowed to dump cable |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:55 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. $600.00/year= Weekend Retreat for you and the missus. |
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pearl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:59 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Discovery and History are both Owned by NBC |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
60. you might try to get your facts straight before saying shame |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
32. Some have pointed out the offending program was on The History Channel. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. OOPS Sorry! Isn't it all Discovery Communications as I suspected! |
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BushOut06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
37. I watched it, it was actually pretty balanced |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Glad to hear it 'tapered off' |
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cmkramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
41. History Channel |
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TNOE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 02:00 PM Response to Reply #41 |
59. I only saw the first few minutes |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
42. Uh, that was the History Channel. And there were other experts on there |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Yes, I have been corrected about the first about 20 times already... |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
46. Sad |
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BushOut06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-27-05 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
51. I bet the fundies are even more pissed off than you are |
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