Things that make you go Hmmmm...

Lilith · Post by **Lilith** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 6:20 pm

I'm sitting here, watching James Cameron's Expedition: Bismark and this is fascinating. Flat out fascinating.

Which made me wonder:

Have you ever watched anything on television that you thought was fascinating/interesting/can't stop watching?

Bethyaga · Post by **Bethyaga** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 6:34 pm

The History of Sandwiches.

No shit. It was really interesting.

Lilith · Post by **Lilith** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 6:39 pm

I'd heard he was a gambler in a marathon poker game and he had servants put some meat and cheese on a couple of slices of bread..

Bishop · Post by **Bishop** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 6:56 pm

When I was in the wheelchair, late one night channel-surfing, Animal Planet had on a special, World's most Extreme. Shit like most extreme survivors, hunters, yada yada yada. Some pretty cool shit. Some animals I'd never even heard about.

Bethyaga · Post by **Bethyaga** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 7:01 pm

No, no. More than that. The whole history of sandwiches. From that moment of invention to modern day. What sandwiches have been popular through history and why. How peanut butter and jelly came together. Sandwiches in other lands. Etc.

It was really cool.

Brineshrimp · Post by **Brineshrimp** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 7:04 pm

Hmm, I'd have to say The Iron Chef or, God, I know I'm gonna hate admitting this, Trading Spaces.

Lilith · Post by **Lilith** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 7:12 pm

I think I've seen Trading Spaces.

My sister watches it a lot... It looked pretty interesting...

beth: oh.... That does sound cool. I've seen shows like that about ice cream, beer, pop... All sorts of things... Yeah, they ARE fascinating.

MissTeja · Post by **MissTeja** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 7:40 pm

24. The writers of that show have me hooked. If you miss an episode, you're completely lost, so I just never ever miss an episode. It's one of those few television shows that can keep you on the edge of your seat.

Serious Paul · Post by **Serious Paul** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 8:18 pm

A lot of stuff on the History channel and TLC. One in particular that has always stood out was a show on a polish salt mine...Really wild.

Lilith · Post by **Lilith** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 8:57 pm

*nods at Paul*

Don't forget Discovery....... But the Hilter channel sometimes is better when they don't show stuff about WWII

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 9:59 pm

Lilith wrote:Have you ever watched anything on television that you thought was fascinating/interesting/can't stop watching?

All the ferking time. AP, TLC, THC, and Discovery...

The worst was this black and white movie about some kid in the Lousiana swamp. He found a Bisenji dog and had to give it up. No real plot, no action, no nookie. But I couldn't turn the damn thing off. I had to know how it ended.

sinsual · Post by **sinsual** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 10:13 pm

DIY and Warehouse warriors got me hooked, as well as the British version of Junkyard Wars

Jesse Jame's Monster Garage...

Some of the Food Networks History of shows...there are a few others that I just can't remember off the top of my head since it has been so long since I had TV to actually watch...

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 12:21 am

Raumspringa - A documentary on Amish youth, and the trouble of making the decision of joining the Amish church. It was only a few days ago, and it was facinating. It got me a completely different view on Amish, though.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 9:29 pm

Argh. I missed the Bismark show as well.

*chalks up another show missed because he forgot to set the VCR*

Mmm...30 second memory strikes again.

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 3:29 pm

Bismark was a great special that I enjoyed. They even put to rest the argument that the crew of the Bismark sank the ship.

Other shows: Mail Call, Monster Garage, really anything on Discovery, A&E or the History Channel.

Elldren · Post by **Elldren** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 2:15 am

New History Channel series to watch: Conquest

lordhellion · Post by **lordhellion** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 6:22 am

I'm not really sure what's worse, that you guys watch that much TV, or that my one must watch show is WWE Raw.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 7:38 am

lordhellion wrote:I'm not really sure what's worse, that you guys watch that much TV, or that my one must watch show is WWE Raw.

Jesus fucking christ. Have some goddamned taste and watch Smackdown. RAW is a steamed over pile of shit; even /I/ don't watch it anymore.

R.A.G. · Post by **R.A.G.** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 1:31 pm

Adam wrote:
lordhellion wrote:I'm not really sure what's worse, that you guys watch that much TV, or that my one must watch show is WWE Raw.
Jesus fucking christ. Have some goddamned taste and watch Smackdown. RAW is a steamed over pile of shit; even /I/ don't watch it anymore.

Funny, since I was just having this conversation with a friend of mine last night while watching said pile of shit. (C'mon... all the heels won via some form of cheating? Even the one face [Jeff Hardy] won via a "Ref's mistake")

We were trying to figure out what WWE Live show to go to. The choices are either the RAW house show in AC or the Smackdown Taping up at the Meadowlands. The whole time I'm just looking at him with that "Like there's a fucking choice?"

Szechuan · Post by **Szechuan** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 2:00 pm

The Antiques Roadshow

I love it!

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 3:57 pm

*Shudder* RAW is Shit. That's all I'll say about it. Smackdown is some good quality wrestling with a good writer. Too bad I switch off when CSI comes on.

Gunny · Post by **Gunny** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 4:10 pm

lordhellion wrote:I'm not really sure what's worse, that you guys watch that much TV, or that my one must watch show is WWE Raw.

*steps in a puddle of mush* ick... was that your brain I just stepped in lordhellion? it smells like it's been dead for months! as for the tv watching... after working 9hrs, spend an hour napping after force feeding my sick cat her meds (waiting for Daki to get home), then spend another hour eating/conversing with Daki... I finally can turn on the tv around 7:30-8:00, watch some shows or a movie until 10:00 and then crash out. I can't speak for others, but my TV time is very limited and my desire to watch other shows becomes limited when football (college or pro) is on. the Bears suck! rah! rah! the Bears suck!

lordhellion · Post by **lordhellion** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 6:50 pm

Adam wrote:Jesus fucking christ. Have some goddamned taste and watch Smackdown. RAW is a steamed over pile of shit; even /I/ don't watch it anymore.

Our local UPN channel was bought out by FOX, and FOX axed SmackDown out of the lineup, so it's either RAW or nothing.

And, honestly, Gunny, the reason I watch so little TV is because I work some 70 hours a week, so between work, sleep, and eating, I don't get as much quality time with my TV as I want (believe me, I'm a tube-a-holic when I have the time).

The "you guys watch a lot of TV" crack was just a rehtoric device to show how pathetic my devotion to RAW is.

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 1:47 am

The CNN weather report. I can watch those cities scrolling by for hours.

FlakJacket · Post by **FlakJacket** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 1:50 am

Szechuan wrote:The Antiques Roadshow

I love it!

Huh? Is there a Canuck/American version of that?

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 7:09 am

FlakJacket wrote:Huh? Is there a Canuck/American version of that?

I don't know, but the British version one airs in Canada.

Patience · Post by **Patience** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 11:02 am

I generally don't watch TV. I'd way rather be playing some sort of game (I'm just now re-doing Zelda 64, and it is engrossing, and I've completely forgotten the Water Temple). With that having been said: whenever I catch it, I cannot stop watching the Osbournes. Ozzy shakes, Sharon screams, Kelly swears, Jack eats, hijinks ensue. It's a car crash on I-94 during rush hour. I am glued to that set.

R.A.G. · Post by **R.A.G.** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 1:05 pm

FlakJacket wrote:
Szechuan wrote:The Antiques Roadshow

I love it!
Huh? Is there a Canuck/American version of that?

Ayup. Even hada couple controversies on it with collusion between appraisers and "clients" to inflate the worth of garbage that the appraisers have in their own collections. But sometimes the BBC version shows (Complete with Pounds -> US$ conversions)

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