99.9% of tv shows suck.

:popcorn:

Discuss.

I love life after cutting the cable

When I see ads for tv shows I think... why does anyone want to watch that crap?

Ah, and Pink Floyd's "The Wall" - "I got 13 channels of shit on the TV to choose from."

Now it is what, 500 channels of shit?

I watch only 3 shows on the 'main networks' (none on the other channels) and even those... well, I'll acknowledge that they suck too.

There are a couple of shows that are OK

well, yuck. I tried watching Fringe. Crap. I tried watching Rome. Crap.

I have to figure I'm too old for the stuff that's on tv now. And I'm only 47! :shrug:

Those shows are/were OK

Instead it turned into softcore porn... and sorry, but I'm just not into porn. :(

Christianity had yet to take hold, and people had a healthier relationship with sex

How about the art, philosophy, wars, general daily life?

But after a good war, sex sex sex

Thats what humans do

Close the door. Have fun. Open door.

I'll admit I'm a prude. Oh well...

Great show about Roman succession without the sex

Thank you for the suggestion.

The show plays like a stage play - but its very good

You will find all kinds of Shakespearean heavies in it. Patrick Stewart (with hair!) is in it.

First historical about Rome I've seen that went into the day-to-day life of plebeians, re Lucius and Niobe. I thought the dynamics between master and slaves was especially interesting, much more complex than most historicals show.

As for war not only important battles we got to see tactics, strategies, rank structure and the relationships within it, all in all a good primer on how the Rome army functioned.

Art: The set dressing caught Rome art, what there was. Rome's forte was engineering and architecture. Its visual art was a redo of classical Greek.

Philosophy: It was there as motivation. For example, the concept of mercy. Mercy wasn't a virtue to the Romans; it was a humiliation, a slap down. Caesar publicly humiliated Brutus and Cicero when he forgave them after their surrender and why he went off at Lucius for setting Pompey free.

Redemption was not a religious concept; it was regaining honor and status which is why following Niobe's death Marc Antony told Lucius when he told him pull himself together and start acting like a soldier again, the only way to redeem himself.

FWIW

Here are a few I suggest watching / seeking out:

The Office
Monk (last season!!!!)
Psych
24
Reno 911!
South Park
The Daily Show / The Colbert Report
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mr. Show (no longer on air)
The Wire (no longer on air)
Dexter
30 Rock
Arrested Development (no longer on air but you can watch the full series on HULU)
Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia

History Channel, Discovery, A&E, and TLC were fairly good in the beginning. Nowadays, they feature loads of crap that aren't worth anyone's time. Iceroad truckers anyone?

as long as it doesn't make them think.

I've never seen it.

And got it exactly right. Its like a redneck swat team. REALLY Redneck.

and that ends in three weeks, so no more SciFi Channel for me.

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one of these "it sucks" posts, I have to ask just what the poster thinks is "quality" entertainment.

I hope it was for overly exuberant agreement, and not disagreement... cause damn.