Tuesday, January 31, 2006
How much time do you spending doing, as opposed to spend watching? I seem to be spending a lot of time watching at the moment.
When I restarted the blog (it's a long story - some of you know it) I changed my sidebar from lists of blogs that I like, split by country, to lists of things that I am seeing, doing, watching, experiencing, etc. One of those lists is a list of favourite TV programmes. I thought that there would hardly be anything on that list as, of course, I watch very little TV. I was wrong.
I have a rule that I will only add a programme to the list when I am watching it, either on TV or DVD. Tonight the new series of "C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation" started on Channel 5. Another one to the list. It will be number 6. I fully expect that by the end of the year I will have reached 20 TV programmes (no mention yet of "24", "Doctor Who", "Hustle", "Spooks", "55 Degrees North", all due new series this year, not to mention the DVD's I have yet to watch of "Drop The Dead Donkey", "The Prisoner", "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy", "I, Claudius" and others). I watch too much TV. I know way too much about TV.
I am finding it a bit depressing. I sit in a vegetative state every night, except for brief interludes eating and messing around on the computer, watching the TV. It flows over me. It's easy. It's crap. It's a half life. Too tired. Too bored. Still. Quiet. Dead.
About time that I turned the fucker off. Yeah?
When I restarted the blog (it's a long story - some of you know it) I changed my sidebar from lists of blogs that I like, split by country, to lists of things that I am seeing, doing, watching, experiencing, etc. One of those lists is a list of favourite TV programmes. I thought that there would hardly be anything on that list as, of course, I watch very little TV. I was wrong.
I have a rule that I will only add a programme to the list when I am watching it, either on TV or DVD. Tonight the new series of "C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation" started on Channel 5. Another one to the list. It will be number 6. I fully expect that by the end of the year I will have reached 20 TV programmes (no mention yet of "24", "Doctor Who", "Hustle", "Spooks", "55 Degrees North", all due new series this year, not to mention the DVD's I have yet to watch of "Drop The Dead Donkey", "The Prisoner", "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy", "I, Claudius" and others). I watch too much TV. I know way too much about TV.
I am finding it a bit depressing. I sit in a vegetative state every night, except for brief interludes eating and messing around on the computer, watching the TV. It flows over me. It's easy. It's crap. It's a half life. Too tired. Too bored. Still. Quiet. Dead.
About time that I turned the fucker off. Yeah?
# posted by Pynchon @ 11:37 pm 
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I've found that if you be selective in what you watch, it helps...if it's something you're interested in, it's okay.
But in my view, watching a DVD is not watching TV...
But in my view, watching a DVD is not watching TV...
I do like watching some TV shows, but I'm not a big fan of television per se. It's addictive, eats into your time and keeps you away from more worthwhile pursuits, such as writing, eating out, socialising, going to the cinema, walks in the country, etc. I refuse to subscribe to pay TV, terrestrial, satellite or otherwise.
I agree with threelight. Being slective is very important. Currently Mrs. P. and I amke a point of watching about 1 particular programme a night at the moment.
Monday - Life on Mars and Prison Break
Tuesday - Battlestar Galactica
Wednesday - Desperate Housewives and Hyperdrive
Thursday - nothing!
Friday - My name is Earl
Saturday - nothing. But we (by that I mean I am) waiting for the new series of Dr. Who
Sunday - Invasion
Normally if one of us is out we tape the relevant programme and watch it the next day.
Being selective means we can do other things like watch DVDs or go out etc.
We still haven't got time at the moment to watch the first 11 episodes of season 2 of Lost though.
My word verification is "chugwzvg".
Monday - Life on Mars and Prison Break
Tuesday - Battlestar Galactica
Wednesday - Desperate Housewives and Hyperdrive
Thursday - nothing!
Friday - My name is Earl
Saturday - nothing. But we (by that I mean I am) waiting for the new series of Dr. Who
Sunday - Invasion
Normally if one of us is out we tape the relevant programme and watch it the next day.
Being selective means we can do other things like watch DVDs or go out etc.
We still haven't got time at the moment to watch the first 11 episodes of season 2 of Lost though.
My word verification is "chugwzvg".
At least you're watching quality shows, I've spent more than a few evenings flicking through channels catching an episode of Frasier here, a Top Gear there... Now that's fucking depressing!
gasps at Stef...
I watch bugger all Tv but Frasier and Top Gear are two of the only things worth watching on telly. Deary me.
I watch bugger all Tv but Frasier and Top Gear are two of the only things worth watching on telly. Deary me.
Don't get me wrong, I did select Frasier and Top Gear out of a sea of dross but it's not exactly like getting down to a good bit of Lost or The Sopranos or even Life on Mars is it?
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