Thread: Sick of American Idol type shows?

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.

some of History channel, news,movies, soccer pretty much all you need the TV for. Reality tv even on the history channel needs to go... i gave up hbo, starz, encore when switched form showing movies to showing series.... i just don't feel the urge to commit to a weekly show, they are not well written and often are just adaptations of other shows.

Originally Posted by Birnando

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.

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

I only have one channel picked up on antenna(NBC) that I hardly watch. Almost all of the TV I watch are shows that I buy on DVD. Cheaper than cable and I get to watch what I want. Currently watching "Sanford & Son".

I'm Coming Elizabeth! I love Sanford and Son

The common trait to most of these shows seems to be that they depend on publicly humiliating people. The most offensive to me, at least in terms of concept, are the "Survivor" shows, which make a game of what is for too many millions of people a desperate struggle, and which make a mockery of what survival in difficult situations really requires, namely, a community working togther to help all members of the community. And despite being placed in remote locales with few comforts, nothing really bad or dangerous is going to happen to any of the contestants. Sure, they might be a little uncomfortable, but the producers aren't about to let anything serious happen to any of them. I just find the whole thing disgusting. But like they say, bread and circuses.

Networks come up with shows that will sell and make them money. It's just a reflection on the general public really.

Originally Posted by Durhampiper

The common trait to most of these shows seems to be that they depend on publicly humiliating people. The most offensive to me, at least in terms of concept, are the "Survivor" shows, which make a game of what is for too many millions of people a desperate struggle, and which make a mockery of what survival in difficult situations really requires, namely, a community working togther to help all members of the community. And despite being placed in remote locales with few comforts, nothing really bad or dangerous is going to happen to any of the contestants. Sure, they might be a little uncomfortable, but the producers aren't about to let anything serious happen to any of them. I just find the whole thing disgusting. But like they say, bread and circuses.

I got a kick out of a Survivor expos ay. This guy was crawling over a lava field talking about how dangerous it was and how he would probably die if injured. Later someone found the same spot and there was a highway close by.

I spend most of my time on the Military Channel (wife calls it the Hitler Channel), and shows like How it's Made. The rest is movies only. I hate reality shows, sitcoms, and sports.