Thread: Sick of American Idol type shows?

I'm not sick of them at all. Never seen any of them.

I just told 2 days ago the internet company that I do not have any interest in a package to also include TV and phone service. Makes you wonder why they keep being so persistent after being turned down for years.

I apologise for my countrymen....they seem to come up with most of these lame concepts and sell them the world over.

(at least Big Brother, The Voice and [insert nationality here] idol do.)

Shows like that turned me off television a long time ago.
All I seem to watch these days are my favorite sports and the main news broadcasts.
Luckily, most of my fav sports are aired on commercial-free stations, otherwise I would have had to skip that too.
I will not watch any channel who does commercials, period.

Netflix. I can watch (mostly) what I want when I want. If it's a show that I'm hooked on, Top Shot being the only one right now, I go to my dad's for it. Paying for cable or satellite is a waste of money to me. It's basically paying a premium price for a few shows that I actually enjoy. I then find myself trying to find something else to watch in order to get my moneys worth.

Yes I am sick of those, and that is why I do not watch them.

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

Commercial-less tv exists? I've never heard of such an absurdity :-)

Yes indeed, our biggest TV network is funded via licenses, not a shred of commercials to see anywhere on those 3 channels
They have, Imo, the best content, the best technical quality and the most unbiased news up here.

Originally Posted by Birnando

Yes indeed, our biggest TV network is funded via licenses, not a shred of commercials to see anywhere on those 3 channels
They have, Imo, the best content, the best technical quality and the most unbiased news up here.

Same thing here. Our national network is funded with licenses. 3 channels (2 Finnish, 1 Swedish as we are bilingual country), several FM stations and no ads or reality tv or stupid contests at all. Mostly high quality documents, most unbiased news, sports, quality movies and series from Finland, Scandinavia and Europe, some from USA too.

We have also common transmissions with Norway and Sweden: Oddasat, channel for Sami nation in the north. I used to watch it every now and then although i do not understand Sami language much. It was sort of charming: while in the big world big news are wars and massive catastrophes, in Sami areas #1 big news is when some grandma loses one of her cats or reindeers, then police, border guards and army are sent to search this poor animal. Usually they find it within few hours and return it to grateful old lady. Another big news is when someone gets a big fish or crab from their rivers.

Wife says all I ever watch is THE BLACK AND WHITE CHANNEL i.e. THE Military Channel!!

I get a kick out Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares and keep hoping he'll get clocked. LOL

A movie every now and then. Don't rely on TV news except for local stuff.

If I had to classify television with one word nowadays, BORING comes to mind first.

Originally Posted by Wullie

Wife says all I ever watch is THE BLACK AND WHITE CHANNEL i.e. THE Military Channel!!

I even got tired of these shows. How much do I really need to know about the Luftwaffe.

Originally Posted by raysofcolorado

Is anyone else sick of all the singing shows like American Idol, The Voice, X Factor, America's Got Talent, Etc? It just seems so out played. Chime in with your thoughts.

Not really, I'm just sick of people talking about them. And now I have just become what I hated