How long can you go without T.V.? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

sadatx · 08-03-2003, 10:51 PM

Seriously. A day? A month? A year? If anyone can go without T.V. for a year (anyone who doesn't live in a shack in the woods) I'd be damn impressed.

But getting back to the point. Do you think you watch too much television? And even if you only watch it a few times a week? Could you go a month without watching any?

I've abstained from watching television a number of times. And everytime I've gotten more stuff done throughout the day. But I've never gone more than a couple weeks. And I always slip back into watching it at some point.

So am I the only couch potato at Tilted? Or do people find that they watch a bit too much of the tube during their average day?

Is it time to turn off the television?

(except for simpson reruns, I mean you gotta watch those, right?

)

YourNeverThere · 08-03-2003, 11:08 PM

i could go for a while, i wouldnt want to though. T.V's alright but there is much better things to do

World's King · 08-04-2003, 12:44 AM

About 5 minutes.

Looften · 08-04-2003, 02:23 AM

I haven't watched T.V. in at least a month. I have one, and it's on occasionally, I just don't sit down to watch it. Now... if my computer was in the same room at the TV....

Sigh, too lazy to watch TV

more fire · 08-04-2003, 04:29 AM

I watch tv a lot. I'd be very bored if I didn't watch it for any considerable amount of time

SiN · 08-04-2003, 05:11 AM

<--strongly dislikes TV.

i won't watch it by choice really..i haven't for years
(excepting a couple times at my mom's house watching educational things on cable)

...once in a great while, if it happens to be on wherever i am, and something catches my eye, i'll glance at it for a few moments...

why no TV?

i haven't the attention span for it. it's not interactive enough.
(on the other hand, i can sit at my puter on the inet for hours...)
when i was a kid i'd watch sometimes...but usually only whilst also reading a book or something.

oh, and i *hate* commercials. and most everything they stand for.

so there

redravin40 · 08-04-2003, 07:39 AM

I couldn't afford cable (and we only have five regular channels that are very hard to pick up) a couple of years ago.
By the time I could afford it, I just sent the money to TFP.
I haven't watched TV, except for movies on DVD when my kiddos come over, for over two years.
It doesn't feel like I missed very much.

MPower · 08-04-2003, 07:48 AM

I dint watch for a couple of weeks when i was in belize. of course i recorded a bunch of stuff and watched when i got back. does that count?

Kaos · 08-04-2003, 07:51 AM

Ever since I got the internet, I can go a lot longer without TV

tweekman · 08-04-2003, 07:59 AM

with the internet i can go for months without it, most the stuff on is crap anyways except for a few cartoons.

Mr. Spacemonkey · 08-04-2003, 08:12 AM

I know i couldn't last too long without TV seeing as how all i do is watch TV and go on the internet...........I have a boring life.

thebigk · 08-04-2003, 04:43 PM

I put a TV card in my computer so I wouldn't miss TV while surfing the net...I'm watching TV in the corner of my window right now! I feel awfully antsy when I go visit my friend who gets only 2 channels. But I survive. If I absolutely had to, I think I could last the year.

Ganguro · 08-04-2003, 05:10 PM

i havnet had cable for about a year and havent watched much TV because of it..
we only get abc and cbs.. so you can guess how much i'm in front of the box..
now.. we rent movies and go out to see movies, and im on the internet quite a bit.. but as far as TV goes.. i can take it or leave it. Almost everything seems kinda stupid on t.v. lately..

Mephisto2 · 08-04-2003, 06:04 PM

A lifetime if need be.

I watch mostly documentaries, though I do confess to having a weak spot for the US show Law & Order.

My wife watches a lot, so I end up sitting in front of it more than I would like.

I noticed Jennifer Garner (sp?) was looking particularly scrumptious in that silly spy show Alias.

Mr Mephisto

docbungle · 08-04-2003, 06:07 PM

Until the next big boxing match.

hambone · 08-04-2003, 07:34 PM

I don't have a tv currently. The closest I get is watching Daily Show clips online.

rogue49 · 08-04-2003, 07:37 PM

I hardly watch TV anymore.

bundy · 08-05-2003, 04:24 AM

wow
tough question.

i´d really love to be able to say that i could last ages... but i doubt i could.

but, of course, my excuse is that i do study ´international television´ this semester... so i guess it all adds up as extra study.

(especially since a MASSIVE amount of Aussie TV is American - and thus international - no seriously).

tj2001cobra · 08-05-2003, 06:58 PM

I went to Colorado a couple of weeks ago. I didn't watch TV for about 10 days. It didn't bother me at all. I had my laptop but didn't use it except for offloading some pictures from our camera. It was alot harder not to have internet access than it was not to watch TV. I REALLY wanted to check my e-mail a few times but couldn't.

giblfiz · 08-05-2003, 07:16 PM

I really don't like TV, at least not as it is broadcast. In the last three months I have watched one episode of the simpsons (when I was at a freinds house)

On the other hand I have downloaded and watched A lot of Invader Zim, and Tick, and Watch a huge number of movies ect. On the whole I don't think its so hard to stop watching TV, you just have to do it.

cetacean · 08-07-2003, 02:41 PM

I keep it on most of the time when I am home, but don't really stare at it much... It's on right now.

bussman · 08-07-2003, 06:21 PM

A week maybe, because I have to have my stargate!

kel · 08-07-2003, 06:27 PM

did it for two years in highschool

bobw · 08-07-2003, 06:47 PM

I once moved into a new apt. and after about 4 months a friend noticed my TV didn't work and I then realized I never even plugged it in...

-Ever- · 08-07-2003, 07:31 PM

Forever. However there will always be a TV in my house cause I love movies

Speed_Gibson · 08-07-2003, 08:32 PM

forever as well....no TV in my apartment, just watch a few DVDs (and VHS movies via the the VCR through the AIW 7500 card) on my computer system. Could not live without my old time radio shows though, so much funnier/more entertaining/scarier than most any of that shit on TV now.
I have to endure cable at my job (as a hab tech) at times - a client likes to watch CNN, a channel that I fucking hate to look at for more than five seconds.

TRPF · 08-12-2003, 01:21 PM

Can go without TV for any period of time, as long as I have the computer. No computer, gotta have the TV.

Blu2e354 · 08-12-2003, 05:12 PM

Probably a week tops. Gotta watch my sports

bobw · 08-12-2003, 05:15 PM

Football season... about 4 days

non football season... until football season

grayman · 08-13-2003, 05:48 AM

About all I use my tv for anymore is a receptacle for video game consoles and my dvd player and vcr. I will watch occasionally if it is on, but I don't watch anything religiously. I could probably go the year.

Silvy · 08-13-2003, 06:07 AM

I seldomly watch T.V. except for the news reports....

Every now and then (once a month?) I'll watch T.V. night after night for 2-3 days... but other than that: only if I walk by while its on.

I've got TFP, what do I need T.V. for?

agentsmith · 08-13-2003, 08:19 AM

I could prolly go for a month. Naturally, as of right now, I go every few days without TV.

Kyp · 08-13-2003, 11:34 AM

Would movies count as TV? I don't watch TV shows at all, but I do watch movies. Even so, I could easily go for a very very long time without watching a movie or TV or anything. Probably however long as I wanted, I have no all-powerful force that's drawing me to the television.

theinfamous · 08-13-2003, 01:29 PM

the tv's only on to watch sports and sports news. so...maybe a week

AntHackerX · 08-13-2003, 02:55 PM

I used to not watch TV at all. After I got DSL at my house, I was just in my room and was too lazy to get a coaxial cable to put into my room for Cable TV. But, now that I moved again, I finally got one and have watched a little bit of TV every now and then.

I can go without it for a while...

iktoweya · 08-14-2003, 12:11 AM

i havent seen TV in about 7 months unless video games count

Gman · 08-14-2003, 06:20 AM

I could probably go quite a long time. Thinking about it, I watch about 6-8 hours now (Off for summer) and all of the shows are just reruns I've seen before, so...

But would TV shows you download off the Internet count as TV?

BigGov · 08-14-2003, 06:29 AM

I've gone a week with zero TV, zero internet, nothing at all.

One week on vacation in Michigan. Jet ski, driving into town, screwing around with people, lots of fun, no need for anything else.

BubblegumTeflon · 08-16-2003, 01:03 AM

hehe three years and still going. . .

Tex · 08-17-2003, 04:49 PM

Not long. I watch too much sports to stay away from the T.V. I have MLB extra innings and NHL center ice yearly. Also, I watch Jay Leno pretty much every day.

08-03-2003, 10:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
sadatx Psycho	How long can you go without T.V.? Seriously. A day? A month? A year? If anyone can go without T.V. for a year (anyone who doesn't live in a shack in the woods) I'd be damn impressed. But getting back to the point. Do you think you watch too much television? And even if you only watch it a few times a week? Could you go a month without watching any? I've abstained from watching television a number of times. And everytime I've gotten more stuff done throughout the day. But I've never gone more than a couple weeks. And I always slip back into watching it at some point. So am I the only couch potato at Tilted? Or do people find that they watch a bit too much of the tube during their average day? Is it time to turn off the television? (except for simpson reruns, I mean you gotta watch those, right? )

08-03-2003, 11:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
YourNeverThere Practical Anarchist Location: Yesterday i woke up stuck in hollywood	i could go for a while, i wouldnt want to though. T.V's alright but there is much better things to do __________________ The Above post is a direct quote from Shakespeare

08-04-2003, 12:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	About 5 minutes. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

08-04-2003, 05:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	<--strongly dislikes TV. i won't watch it by choice really..i haven't for years (excepting a couple times at my mom's house watching educational things on cable) ...once in a great while, if it happens to be on wherever i am, and something catches my eye, i'll glance at it for a few moments... why no TV? i haven't the attention span for it. it's not interactive enough. (on the other hand, i can sit at my puter on the inet for hours...) when i was a kid i'd watch sometimes...but usually only whilst also reading a book or something. oh, and i hate commercials. and most everything they stand for. so there __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach

08-04-2003, 08:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mr. Spacemonkey Wake up Location: Nowhere special	I know i couldn't last too long without TV seeing as how all i do is watch TV and go on the internet...........I have a boring life. __________________ "I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to." -- Donnie Darko

08-04-2003, 02:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Looften Crazy	I haven't watched T.V. in at least a month. I have one, and it's on occasionally, I just don't sit down to watch it. Now... if my computer was in the same room at the TV.... Sigh, too lazy to watch TV

08-04-2003, 04:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
more fire Psycho Location: London	I watch tv a lot. I'd be very bored if I didn't watch it for any considerable amount of time

08-04-2003, 07:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
redravin40 Loser Location: With Jadzia	I couldn't afford cable (and we only have five regular channels that are very hard to pick up) a couple of years ago. By the time I could afford it, I just sent the money to TFP. I haven't watched TV, except for movies on DVD when my kiddos come over, for over two years. It doesn't feel like I missed very much.

08-04-2003, 07:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
MPower Psycho	I dint watch for a couple of weeks when i was in belize. of course i recorded a bunch of stuff and watched when i got back. does that count?

08-04-2003, 07:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
Kaos Ssssssssss Location: Ontario	Ever since I got the internet, I can go a lot longer without TV

08-04-2003, 07:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
tweekman Banned	with the internet i can go for months without it, most the stuff on is crap anyways except for a few cartoons.

08-04-2003, 04:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
thebigk Insane	I put a TV card in my computer so I wouldn't miss TV while surfing the net...I'm watching TV in the corner of my window right now! I feel awfully antsy when I go visit my friend who gets only 2 channels. But I survive. If I absolutely had to, I think I could last the year.

08-04-2003, 05:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ganguro Army of Me	i havnet had cable for about a year and havent watched much TV because of it.. we only get abc and cbs.. so you can guess how much i'm in front of the box.. now.. we rent movies and go out to see movies, and im on the internet quite a bit.. but as far as TV goes.. i can take it or leave it. Almost everything seems kinda stupid on t.v. lately..

08-04-2003, 06:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	A lifetime if need be. I watch mostly documentaries, though I do confess to having a weak spot for the US show Law & Order. My wife watches a lot, so I end up sitting in front of it more than I would like. I noticed Jennifer Garner (sp?) was looking particularly scrumptious in that silly spy show Alias. Mr Mephisto

08-04-2003, 06:07 PM	#15 (permalink)
docbungle It's all downhill from here Location: Denver	Until the next big boxing match. __________________ Bad Luck City

08-07-2003, 06:27 PM	#23 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	Year did it for two years in highschool __________________ "It better be funny"

08-07-2003, 07:31 PM	#25 (permalink)
-Ever- Junkie Location: San Francisco	Forever. However there will always be a TV in my house cause I love movies __________________ Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster... --Acknowledge your weaknesses--

08-04-2003, 07:34 PM	#16 (permalink)
hambone Zeroed In Location: CA	I don't have a tv currently. The closest I get is watching Daily Show clips online. __________________ "Like liquid white from fallen glass, Nothing to cry over"

08-04-2003, 07:37 PM	#17 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	I hardly watch TV anymore.

08-05-2003, 04:24 AM	#18 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	wow tough question. i´d really love to be able to say that i could last ages... but i doubt i could. but, of course, my excuse is that i do study ´international television´ this semester... so i guess it all adds up as extra study. (especially since a MASSIVE amount of Aussie TV is American - and thus international - no seriously). __________________ Ohayo!!!

08-05-2003, 06:58 PM	#19 (permalink)
tj2001cobra Insane Location: Austin, Texas .. Y'all	I went to Colorado a couple of weeks ago. I didn't watch TV for about 10 days. It didn't bother me at all. I had my laptop but didn't use it except for offloading some pictures from our camera. It was alot harder not to have internet access than it was not to watch TV. I REALLY wanted to check my e-mail a few times but couldn't.

08-05-2003, 07:16 PM	#20 (permalink)
giblfiz is a shoggoth Location: LA	I really don't like TV, at least not as it is broadcast. In the last three months I have watched one episode of the simpsons (when I was at a freinds house) On the other hand I have downloaded and watched A lot of Invader Zim, and Tick, and Watch a huge number of movies ect. On the whole I don't think its so hard to stop watching TV, you just have to do it. __________________ Use the star one and you'll be fighting off the old ones with your bare hands -A Shoggoth on the Roof

08-07-2003, 02:41 PM	#21 (permalink)
cetacean Insane Location: New York, NY	I keep it on most of the time when I am home, but don't really stare at it much... It's on right now.

08-07-2003, 06:21 PM	#22 (permalink)
bussman Tilted Location: Mass	A week maybe, because I have to have my stargate!

08-07-2003, 06:47 PM	#24 (permalink)
bobw Psycho Location: somewhere....	I once moved into a new apt. and after about 4 months a friend noticed my TV didn't work and I then realized I never even plugged it in...

08-07-2003, 08:32 PM	#26 (permalink)
Speed_Gibson Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Location: right here of course	forever as well....no TV in my apartment, just watch a few DVDs (and VHS movies via the the VCR through the AIW 7500 card) on my computer system. Could not live without my old time radio shows though, so much funnier/more entertaining/scarier than most any of that shit on TV now. I have to endure cable at my job (as a hab tech) at times - a client likes to watch CNN, a channel that I fucking hate to look at for more than five seconds.

08-12-2003, 01:21 PM	#27 (permalink)
TRPF Tilted	Can go without TV for any period of time, as long as I have the computer. No computer, gotta have the TV.

08-12-2003, 05:12 PM	#28 (permalink)
Blu2e354 Crazy Location: Illinois	Probably a week tops. Gotta watch my sports

08-12-2003, 05:15 PM	#29 (permalink)
bobw Psycho Location: somewhere....	Football season... about 4 days non football season... until football season

08-13-2003, 05:48 AM	#30 (permalink)
grayman you can't see me Location: Illinois	About all I use my tv for anymore is a receptacle for video game consoles and my dvd player and vcr. I will watch occasionally if it is on, but I don't watch anything religiously. I could probably go the year. __________________ That's right - I'm a guy in a suit eating a Blizzard. F U.

08-13-2003, 06:07 AM	#31 (permalink)
Silvy paranoid Location: The Netherlands	I seldomly watch T.V. except for the news reports.... Every now and then (once a month?) I'll watch T.V. night after night for 2-3 days... but other than that: only if I walk by while its on. I've got TFP, what do I need T.V. for? __________________ "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. " - Murphy MacManus (Boondock Saints)

08-13-2003, 08:19 AM	#32 (permalink)
agentsmith Crazy	I could prolly go for a month. Naturally, as of right now, I go every few days without TV.

08-13-2003, 11:34 AM	#33 (permalink)
Kyp Insane Location: Oregon	Would movies count as TV? I don't watch TV shows at all, but I do watch movies. Even so, I could easily go for a very very long time without watching a movie or TV or anything. Probably however long as I wanted, I have no all-powerful force that's drawing me to the television. __________________ When life gives you lemons, sqeeze the juice into a squirt gun and shoot people in the eyes

08-13-2003, 01:29 PM	#34 (permalink)
theinfamous Crazy Location: Cali	the tv's only on to watch sports and sports news. so...maybe a week

08-13-2003, 02:55 PM	#35 (permalink)
AntHackerX Crazy	I used to not watch TV at all. After I got DSL at my house, I was just in my room and was too lazy to get a coaxial cable to put into my room for Cable TV. But, now that I moved again, I finally got one and have watched a little bit of TV every now and then. I can go without it for a while...

08-14-2003, 12:11 AM	#36 (permalink)
iktoweya These pretzels are making me thirsty!! Location: 105B	i havent seen TV in about 7 months unless video games count __________________ i miss K-Wise

08-14-2003, 06:20 AM	#37 (permalink)
Gman Insane Location: Down South In Louisiana	I could probably go quite a long time. Thinking about it, I watch about 6-8 hours now (Off for summer) and all of the shows are just reruns I've seen before, so... But would TV shows you download off the Internet count as TV?