[dgbiker1]

Clearly, our species has failed at life.... miserably.
Hurl!: New G4 Reality Show 'Hurl!' Has America Woofing-Up Its Vittles
I can't possibly fathom television sinking any lower. Then again, that's what I thought after the marry-a-fake-rich-guy show a few years ago, which now looks like Shakespeare.

 

[Redo]

I think Carl Sagan summed it it best when he said (very much a hack of a quote, but it's the gist of it):


"In the search for intelligent life, we often turn to radio astronomy. Or in the case of some television and radio broadcast, semi-intelligent life"

 

[Samgotit]

You've clearly not seen A Shot At Love with Tila Tequila.

 

[troymadison]

I think this is AWESOME!

 

[aaron313]

I just came up with a brilliant idea for a game show. It's called "Urine deep s*** now, boy."

Contestants gorge themselves on food and drinks for two hours, and then come back the next day. The contestant to excrete the most waste and bodily fluids (by weight) is the winner!

Oh, wait... that's not extreme enough.

 

[mrdeadfolx]

Well this is pretty fxckin gross.

 

[TSi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samgotit /img/forum/go_quote.gif You've clearly not seen A Shot At Love with Tila Tequila.

LMFAOOOO +1

 

[Uncle Erik]

I turned off the cable in 1999. Haven't been back.

Stories like this keep me thankful I turned it off.

When I canceled service, I think it was about $60 per month. Over the past nine years, that's saved me at least $6,500, not counting interest, rate increases, etc.

Are you all sure you want to keep paying for television?

 

[troymadison]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif I turned off the cable in 1999. Haven't been back. Stories like this keep me thankful I turned it off. When I canceled service, I think it was about $60 per month. Over the past nine years, that's saved me at least $6,500, not counting interest, rate increases, etc. Are you all sure you want to keep paying for television?

I watch about 10 minutes a week average.

 

[Rednamalas1]

I watch TV for sports only, and I intend to keep it that way for a while

 

[progo]

In the countries that use TV licence system, only the complete TV turnoff will save my money. Here it's like 210 euros (330 USD) a year for the "privilege" to watch such poop. I'm not going to pay that kind of money when I move to a flat of my own. I prefer Internet anyway.

 

[Lazarus Short]

Sorry, humanity has not yet hit rock bottom - there is worse to come, believe me. It's time to unplug.

 

[evilking]

I've heard US TV is flooded with 'reality' shows, but I honestly can't believe anyone would watch a vomit contest...


Is there even a vomit fetish?

EK

 

[plainsong]

Quote:

Originally Posted by progo /img/forum/go_quote.gif In the countries that use TV licence system, only the complete TV turnoff will save my money. Here it's like 210 euros (330 USD) a year for the "privilege" to watch such poop. I'm not going to pay that kind of money when I move to a flat of my own. I prefer Internet anyway.

The tv license only pays for YLE and FST to bring us their wide range of one or two decent programs a year. It would be more fair to simply be able unsubscribe to those channels.

Otherwise, the people who do pay are paying for the people who don't pay.

But for all the complaining here about tv, and humanity has been known to go so much further downhill as to you make it laughable that a crappy tv show can even be compared to such atrocities as genocide...

There's also a golden age of tv that we're in. Look at all the excellent comedic and dramatic writing and acting going on. Compare that to the formulaic shows of the 70s-90s. It's just come by leaps and bounds. The caliber of acting improves because the stories improve. Tv is no longer Movies' little red-headed stepchild.

 

[krmathis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lazarus Short /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sorry, humanity has not yet hit rock bottom - there is worse to come, believe me. It's time to unplug.

Yupp!
We have said so before, and it a year or so later something even worse show up...