View Full Version : What your choice of TV watching says about you
Littlepeahead
18-10-15, 08:43 PM
Following a pub conversation this weekend, I'm interested to get a wider view from the Org.
The gist is, what do we watch on TV and what does this say about our personality?
This came about when a mate was moaning his wife watches hours of Eastenders, Coronation Street, Cash In The Attic, Jeremy Kyle etc but never anything intellectual or challenging and he has come to the conclusion that she's the least cultured person he knows (and yes, I did say he married her!?)
So if you list your top 5-7 shows, your real favourites, the ones you never miss, the ones you watch on catch up, and also a couple of shows you always switch off as you can't stand them what do you think they say about the type of person you are?
Geodude
19-10-15, 08:06 AM
I watch cartoons, sci-fi, superhero's and stuff like time team thats about it. I dont watch any soaps or the news.
Amadeus
19-10-15, 08:07 AM
When the topic of TV watching came up in my last company, jaws hit the floor when I said I watched 2 hours per week.
Only things I watch now are MotoGP and University Challenge (I like quizs but not the puerile ones). Thinking about it, I've not watched University Challenge for some time - boot camp on Monday nights and I've not set it to record.
Its hard to find anything really worth watching nowadays. Very little in the way of challenging tv and i dont really go out the way to watch anything. I do loke the spate of property programmes like Grand Designs, George Clarkes Amazing spaces and Location (Mainly for my crush on Kirstie!!), and anything car/mechanical based. I am guilty of watching soaps on occasion, but not regularly. At weekends when im with my better half, usually E4 is the default with the never ending re runs of BBT, and if shes in control, ITVBe (Lord help me!)
But as i say, i rarely go out of my way to watch anything. The TV will be on in the background if im doing anything else just depends on the channel.
carelesschucca
19-10-15, 09:40 AM
I will not miss even if they are on sky+
MotoGP, WSB, BSB & cycling.
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul (binged)
Regularly watch but won't kill me if I miss it
Grand Designs
Dave Gorman shows
Doctor Who
Shows that the gaffer watches and I see whilst trawling the net
The Arrow
The Flash
Hawai 5-0
I will switch off
Simon Cowel 'talent' shows.
I'm a big brother celebrity please shoot me dead shows.
come to think of it I switch ITV over asap bar the rugby.
Dunno what it says about me
I'll watch mostly sport on TV - this is on the upstairs set as the wife hates it :)
She loves things like CSI and Holby, but together we have recently watched:
Orange is the New Black
Peaky Blinders
Defiance
Dark Matter
Hemlock Grove
Gogglebox
Black Sails - working through now that we have the whole season recorded!
Stuff that gets an automatic turn off - Eastenders, any reality show, any wannabe starmaker show
When the topic of TV watching came up in my last company, jaws hit the floor when I said I watched 2 hours per week.
I am in this camp - I don't watch much television at all. My wife watches quite a bit of on-demand stuff but I am usually doing something else and not paying attention to it or even in the same room. We are watching Game of Thrones at the moment (maybe 2-4 episodes a week) but with regards to normal TV - I think I watched half an episode of QI last week and that was about it...!
motogp, f1, Agents of shield, Gotham
Avoid BBGT, X factor, Celeb carp, BB, Eastenders, Cross Roads, Junk in my attic and I'm going to flog my house, mic, towie, watch me type programmes
Come to think of it I dont watch much and generally and th only thing I'm watching daily is Naruto ( its been 1.5 years and I still havent caught up yet.)
edit - also sherlock and top gear when they used to be on.. occasionally watch dont tell the bride ;)
Nutsinatin
19-10-15, 06:17 PM
Moto GP, WSB, BSB I'll never miss any of it (FP, qualifying warm up etc.).
Wheeler Dealers or River Monsters I'll record and watch at some point when I'm bored.
Speedway or Futurama if they're on.
Judge Judy! I'm a 29 old guy, and Ive been watching it since uni. My mates rip me for it but whatever, they don't get the awesomness. She is a super human lie detecting machine, and dissects cases like a work of art. The moronic plaintiffs and defendants add great entertainment too.
Documentaries in general make for a great viewing, and I've never got people who don't watch any. Favourite running documentaries are air crash investigation and FBI files. One off's too many to list.
Of course fictional shows have their place. Personally I think soaps are a complete waste of time. Some examples of great shows in my book would be breaking bad, true detective, game of thrones to name a few. I highly recommend narcos at the moment to anybody who has netflix. Non fictional/fictional show about Pablo Escobar and the columbian drug cartels. Simply awesome, you have to see for yourself.
Oh and can't forget comedy shows of course when you don't want anything too heavy. Seinfeld/old school simpsons/south park/Ali G/mock the week when Frankie Boyle was on, etc. Minus points to anybody who thinks Family Guy is any good.
I am completely with Thulfi on this, apart from his choice of American comedy; an oxymoron if ever there was.
Littlepeahead
20-10-15, 10:10 AM
Interesting how many of you now watch most TV on demand.
I rarely watch ITV or Channel 5 I've realised.
I mostly watch programmes that teach me something or educate me a little. My favourites would be anything with Simon Reeve, David Attenborough or Michael Palin as I find them very engaging, whereas I also like watching Brian Cox for the subject matter but have an urge to punch his smug face.
The only quiz shows are Mastermind, Only Connect and University Challenge. And I can't stand those formulaic game shows and competitions of the I'm a D list celebrity get me dancing/ice skating/bitch1ing about other D listers in a house. Bake Off is great though as it inspires me and there's no nastiness.
I'm sure some people tuned into The Apprentice last week and watched a load of ego maniacs screwing up simple tasks - and by doing so missed the wonderful Simon Schama series The Face Of Britain.
I reluctantly pay about £70 a month for Sky Sports which funds overpaid footballers even though I never watch football or F1. But I don't get why people watch soaps, I'd rather boil my own eyeballs in bleach.
carelesschucca
20-10-15, 11:44 AM
Only Connect.
Is it bad that I only watch that for the host? The questions are too much for me :D
I always wonder how sarky that household is, Victoria Coren and David Mitchell together arguements must go on for days!!!
I remember her old man from Call my Bluff (yep showing my age now)
Littlepeahead
20-10-15, 11:53 AM
Yes I can see why you'd admire her for her wit and intellect and I'm sure it has nothing at all to do with her enormous....
She's a big old unit, to be sure - and the quiz is so bloody hard that I find University Challenge a pleasant diversion in comparison!
Liked her sign off last night though, that was funny
Littlepeahead
20-10-15, 12:21 PM
Well to be fair she is heavily pregnant!
carelesschucca
20-10-15, 12:36 PM
Well to be fair she is heavily pregnant!
Again or is the series recorded that far in advance?
Not gonna lie enormous works :-D
Littlepeahead
20-10-15, 12:37 PM
It's done months in advance
carelesschucca
20-10-15, 12:42 PM
I need to catch up on last nights episode instead of watching the mightyboosh.
Started on House of Cards last night it looks ok.
Well to be fair she is heavily pregnant!
Fair comment, I only caught the last 2 minutes and she was behind a desk :)
Teejayexc
20-10-15, 02:36 PM
Fair comment, I only caught the last 2 minutes and she was behind a desk :)
Using the desk for support by the looks of things !
MattCollins
20-10-15, 05:06 PM
No TV for me, not even the news, but I do watch the occasional movie on DVD. I'm not into overt violence or anything too dark... either sci-fi or fantasy (call it child friendly) that is about as far removed from reality as is possible to get. The other night my girlfriend pulled out Serendipity which (dare I say) I quite enjoyed so clearly I don't mind some romantic nonsense.
Littlepeahead
20-10-15, 07:49 PM
No TV for me, not even the news, but I do watch the occasional movie on DVD. I'm not into overt violence or anything too dark... either sci-fi or fantasy (call it child friendly) that is about as far removed from reality as is possible to get. The other night my girlfriend pulled out Serendipity which (dare I say) I quite enjoyed so clearly I don't mind some romantic nonsense.
Do you listen to the radio?
BanannaMan
21-10-15, 02:32 AM
I do watch the local news and 'the weather channel'.
Sports, on occasion I'll watch a car or motorcycle race or rugby and maybe one american football game per year.
Cartoons mostly though as me and Mrs. Banannaman are raising our youngest grandchild. The eighteen month old who had a heart transplant at 2 months.
MattCollins
21-10-15, 02:42 AM
Do you listen to the radio?
Yes, but can do without it. Usually Triple J if I'm in a coverage area or whatever medium wave broadcasts that peak an interest in remote areas.
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/listenpop/listen_live.htm
Music cds bore me to tears and if I can't find something decent on the radio I prefer silence.
Fordward
21-10-15, 03:43 PM
I will not miss even if they are on sky+
MotoGP, WSB, BSB & cycling.
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul (binged)
Regularly watch but won't kill me if I miss it
Grand Designs
Dave Gorman shows
Doctor Who
Shows that the gaffer watches and I see whilst trawling the net
The Arrow
The Flash
Hawai 5-0
I will switch off
Simon Cowel 'talent' shows.
I'm a big brother celebrity please shoot me dead shows.
come to think of it I switch ITV over asap bar the rugby.
Dunno what it says about me
A list like that says you've got too much feckin time on your hands!
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carelesschucca
21-10-15, 06:15 PM
A child free zone always helps.
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