A small whine

There has only been crap on TV for ages now. Reality shows (nothing further from it) Idol shows, dancing shows, self improvement shows (Oprah and Phil - at least I assume that's what they are supposed to be) lawyers, doctors, none of it entertaining, to me anyway.

I thought I had seen everything until I happened past someone called Nancy Grace - I am still recovering from five minutes of watching that!

You need some cheese with that whine...and put on some music. Daytime TV is totally worthless IMNSHO.

Just back from a pretty and long drive in the country! It is too nice a day to take the usual shorter route from the local shopping areas. Think I will run by the LNS this afternoon, and maybe the secondhand paperback bookstore.

Gill

Would you believe that Nancy Grace is an attorney and a member of the bar??? Then they wonder why lawyers have a bad rep.

Daytime TV is pretty much worthless except for an occasional decent rerun or movie. The realities shows are mostly yuck.

Lucille

That's why ours is usually off!!! Well, except for DM's news program and hockey games. (Of course that was NOT a hockey game last Friday night.)

It's too late now but they repeated last night's Westminster Dog Show this am.

Nancy

That's why I have a DVD recorder. I set it to record programmes at difficult times, and have them to play back when I need TV and there's nothing decent on.

Joyce > >

Can you get any of the PBS channels either on-line, or on-demand for free? We watch a lot of PBS. Check out some of the state PBS stations -you might find something.

On the crap stuff - guilty pleasures of some on Bravo. Also - I watch a lot of NatGeo, and some of the various History channels. Depending on your computer location versus the sit'n'stitch place - you might be able to get something on-line.

Alternative- start doing audio-books while you stitch - though personally I don't do it - I think Sue H. does. I'm always afraid I'll get so absorbed that I'll lose track of my stitching locations.

ellice

Sounds like fun. It's actually really cold here again - though lovely & sunny outside. I almost made it out yesterday, but had the big relapse. However, I'm about to get into some more decent sweats and head at least to the local grocery 'cause I'm too lazy to go the extra 5 miles to the better one. Or something like that. Though I do also have to drop off some books at the library. We'll see.

ellice

I have one of those but first there needs to be something worth recording lol

I'm more likely to keep track of the stitching and "zone out" of the story! (Same with when I drive...watching traffic, and suddenly realize I don't remember the last ten minutes of the audiobook. But better that than so absorbed in the book I'm not aware of my driving!)

Isn't it amazing....100+ channels of TV, and *still* nothing to watch!

sue

I frequently think of that. I'm trying to do more listening to music or something. When I'm painting, I cannot watch tv - much better to use music for background. Somehow when stitching, I'd rather the lighter entertainment of TV.

I keep thinking we should drop the extras on our FIOS service - but I've found that there are some great movies on the retro stations, and the more off the beaten track channels like FLIX, EPIX, Sundance, etc. Big libraries in on-demand, so end up using that. Or watching for the umpteenth time some DVDs. We recently - as a gift to ourselves- at Costco - got the entire "Jeeves & Wooster" collection with Hugh Laurie & Stephen Frye - so that's taking some amusement time. (First show we ever saw together was of the same name, at Ken Ctr 14 years ago - wow).

Oh well. I guess years ago, without the great lighting we all have, etc - just doing the stitching took concentration, plus there was always the social conversation around. Or something like that.

Ellice

Exactly why DH & I have a large collection of DVDs/Videos!!!!!!!!! We have everything from the very old to the reasonably new - documentaries, movies, cartoons and a few TV shows (Lucy, Little Rascals and Rocky & Bullwinkle). :-) My favorite one to play when I am home sick is the six hour Looney Toons video. If I drift off to sleep, I haven't really missed anything and I'm not constantly needing to get up to change the disc/tape. Although, DH did put the 15 Rocky & Bullwinkle tapes all on one long playing tape because they're only

30 minutes each. Also, before the DVDs came out, DH put all three "Back to the Future" movies on one long playing tape. We can watch it all in one sitting, with no indication of where the individual movies begin and end. Other than the fact that we've seen them all over and over. :-) When stitching, I like to put in the old, black & white comedies. There's just no one out there today like Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart or Gary Cooper - or Barbara Stanwyk when she's being funny. :-) Liz from Humbug

I've missed that.

First - I needed to be mildly entertained. I was feeling crappy, my knee hurt and I wanted to stitch.

Usually, I can find a science/nature show or what my husband calls "how much is that junk worth" show (antiques/pickers/repurpose). Worst, maybe a foodie show.

Sigh, I did read. But it wasn't want I wanted to do

C

I need to to a used bookstore run myself

C

I could have done the Netflicks thing, except as a "get back at" his sister, someone took the PS3 back to school with him. He and it return tomorrow.

Cheryl

Not many DVD's in the house, though I will add Mama Mia to what we do have. VCR player is dead. (sigh, have to find a way to put all those cartoons on to a DVD)

Cheryl

Mama Mia is hilarious - we actually saw it on cable, then found the DVD at some bargain $4 or so. I think just watching Pierce Brosnan struggle to sing is worth it. At the same time, the women are great, and the scene at the wedding dinner when Julie Walters goes strutting down the table - fab. We were watching Colin Firth on Actors Studio, and he said that doing the music for this movie (all done in recording studio separately on one day) was terrifying, and that when he saw Pierce Brosnan with a "rictus of fear" getting ready to try and sing put some perspective on it. Good choice.

A while ago we got a box set of "The Thin Man" with Myrna Loy & William Powell - I love this series. We have some other old movie sets - sometimes we find them at a great price at Costco - but on the whole, we're not splurging much.

Ellice

Just saw a Maxine cartoon that says, "If the TV sucked any more it would be vacuum cleaner!" ROTLMBO!

Joan

I feel your pain. But, when stitching, I can't watch tv. If I'm home alone and want to stitch, I load on my Mozart or just tune in a radio stand.

At night, if I'm not reading, I first check out TCM - only uninterrupted movie station I get. Then I check out HSN and QVC (not too desperate, huh?, then maybe a peek at WE ( Hate Bridezilla). I have never seen Jersey Shore or any of that ilk. Learning Channel is OK. I never watch the major network prime time stuff either. Joy Behar show borders on the seamy side, and Nancy G is just too upsetting to go to bed on. I have even enjoyed Father Corapi's sermons on EWTN.

Oh, for the return of HItchcock. I'll even watch old Sandford and Son or Andy G.

I have to look for "The Thin Man"! DH loves those movies. Also, "Bringing Up Baby"

Cheryl