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Don't watch. Turn off the TV.

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  • LuFins DadL Offline
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    LuFins Dad
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    I hope the pendulum swing isn’t too hard in the other direction, but it better be hard enough to smack some sense into these people.

    The Brad

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    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

      I hope the pendulum swing isn’t too hard in the other direction, but it better be hard enough to smack some sense into these people.

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      Doctor Phibes
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      @LuFins-Dad said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

      I hope the pendulum swing isn’t too hard in the other direction

      Next season the ultimate race-supremacists The Daleks are going to be portrayed as the good guys.

      I was only joking

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        I would like to watch Dr. Who, but I no longer have a subscription that allows me to watch it. :man-shrugging:

        If anything, I'd say the lack of a good streaming deal hurts the series as more people forgo traditional broadcast or cable TV.

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        • AxtremusA Axtremus

          I would like to watch Dr. Who, but I no longer have a subscription that allows me to watch it. :man-shrugging:

          If anything, I'd say the lack of a good streaming deal hurts the series as more people forgo traditional broadcast or cable TV.

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          Doctor Phibes
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          @Axtremus said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

          I would like to watch Dr. Who, but I no longer have a subscription that allows me to watch it. :man-shrugging:

          If anything, I'd say the lack of a good streaming deal hurts the series as more people forgo traditional broadcast or cable TV.

          It's on Disney Plus. I must admit I'm finding the need to keep a number of subscriptions open is becoming a bit of a pain in the ass. We have HBO, Amazon Prime and Netflix - my son likes Star Wars and my daughter Doctor Who, so we also keep Disney open, but I'm not sure it's worth it for the amount we actually watch.

          I was only joking

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          • MikM Offline
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            Queer rights... interesting. I have no issue with people being who and what they want to be. But I don't feel any need to endorse their characteristics or support them. I'm not at all interested in what pronouns you want used. If you want to live an 'alternative' lifestyle, or feel you need to, fine. but don't look to the rest of the world for your validation.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • MikM Mik

              Queer rights... interesting. I have no issue with people being who and what they want to be. But I don't feel any need to endorse their characteristics or support them. I'm not at all interested in what pronouns you want used. If you want to live an 'alternative' lifestyle, or feel you need to, fine. but don't look to the rest of the world for your validation.

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              @Mik said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

              Queer rights... interesting. I have no issue with people being who and what they want to be. But I don't feel any need to endorse their characteristics or support them. I'm not at all interested in what pronouns you want used. If you want to live an 'alternative' lifestyle, or feel you need to, fine. but don't look to the rest of the world for your validation.

              Pretty much where I am. And if I want preaching, I’ll go to church. I’d rather not have it in my entertainment.

              The Brad

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              • AxtremusA Axtremus

                I would like to watch Dr. Who, but I no longer have a subscription that allows me to watch it. :man-shrugging:

                If anything, I'd say the lack of a good streaming deal hurts the series as more people forgo traditional broadcast or cable TV.

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                @Axtremus said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

                I would like to watch Dr. Who, but I no longer have a subscription that allows me to watch it. :man-shrugging:

                If anything, I'd say the lack of a good streaming deal hurts the series as more people forgo traditional broadcast or cable TV.

                I may well be wrong, but as our economic conditions worsen (our debt service will soon be $1T/yr, necessitating some hard choices) I can see a resurgence of broadcast tv, especially in urban areas. Not to what it was 25 years ago, but better than today.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • JollyJ Jolly

                  @Axtremus said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

                  I would like to watch Dr. Who, but I no longer have a subscription that allows me to watch it. :man-shrugging:

                  If anything, I'd say the lack of a good streaming deal hurts the series as more people forgo traditional broadcast or cable TV.

                  I may well be wrong, but as our economic conditions worsen (our debt service will soon be $1T/yr, necessitating some hard choices) I can see a resurgence of broadcast tv, especially in urban areas. Not to what it was 25 years ago, but better than today.

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                  LuFins Dad
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                  @Jolly said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

                  @Axtremus said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

                  I would like to watch Dr. Who, but I no longer have a subscription that allows me to watch it. :man-shrugging:

                  If anything, I'd say the lack of a good streaming deal hurts the series as more people forgo traditional broadcast or cable TV.

                  I may well be wrong, but as our economic conditions worsen (our debt service will soon be $1T/yr, necessitating some hard choices) I can see a resurgence of broadcast tv, especially in urban areas. Not to what it was 25 years ago, but better than today.

                  More likely you will see things like Samsung TV and such… Free services offered by the manufacturers of the sets. Finley likes watching the LEGO channel. I like watching some of the obscure sports channel (WCT is awesome)…

                  The Brad

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                    Woke, broke

                    pass it on

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                    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                      @Jolly said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

                      @Axtremus said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

                      I would like to watch Dr. Who, but I no longer have a subscription that allows me to watch it. :man-shrugging:

                      If anything, I'd say the lack of a good streaming deal hurts the series as more people forgo traditional broadcast or cable TV.

                      I may well be wrong, but as our economic conditions worsen (our debt service will soon be $1T/yr, necessitating some hard choices) I can see a resurgence of broadcast tv, especially in urban areas. Not to what it was 25 years ago, but better than today.

                      More likely you will see things like Samsung TV and such… Free services offered by the manufacturers of the sets. Finley likes watching the LEGO channel. I like watching some of the obscure sports channel (WCT is awesome)…

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                      @LuFins-Dad said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

                      @Jolly said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

                      @Axtremus said in Don't watch. Turn off the TV.:

                      I would like to watch Dr. Who, but I no longer have a subscription that allows me to watch it. :man-shrugging:

                      If anything, I'd say the lack of a good streaming deal hurts the series as more people forgo traditional broadcast or cable TV.

                      I may well be wrong, but as our economic conditions worsen (our debt service will soon be $1T/yr, necessitating some hard choices) I can see a resurgence of broadcast tv, especially in urban areas. Not to what it was 25 years ago, but better than today.

                      More likely you will see things like Samsung TV and such… Free services offered by the manufacturers of the sets. Finley likes watching the LEGO channel. I like watching some of the obscure sports channel (WCT is awesome)…

                      There's plenty of free movies available in various places. Broadcast TV is awful and I'm never going back. Nobody in their right mind wants to sit through 20 minutes of commercials every hour.

                      I was only joking

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                        Jolly
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                        Free is rapidly picking up more and more commercials.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • MikM Offline
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                          All the streaming channels are as well unless you want to pay a premium price.

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                          • JollyJ Offline
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                            Jolly
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                            Wringing out the last penny...

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              The level of commercials is still much lower. I found terrestrial TV in the US to be unwatchable. I'm guessing the levels will increase until the viewers reduce

                              I was only joking

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