Finally someone is doing something about the crap on TV

Too bad he couldn't have started with something productive, like pulling the plug on Lifetime

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/09/01/maryland-police-respond-hostage-situation-man-gun-enters-building/

Gunman Shot and Killed After Hostage Standoff at Discovery Channel Building

A man known for protesting the Discovery Channel's environmental programming stormed the network's Maryland headquarters carrying a handgun on Wednesday, holding three people hostage for hours until he was shot and killed by police, according to authorities.

The hostages -- two Discovery Communications employees and a security guard -- were unhurt after the four-hour standoff. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said tactical officers moved in after officers monitoring the man on building security cameras saw him pull out a handgun and point it at a hostage.

The gunman was identified by Discovery Communications as James Jay Lee of San Diego, Calif., a man well-known to the building's employees because of his history of protesting the network.

Manger said the gunman had been wearing "what appeared to be metallic canister devices" when he entered the building.

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"All programs on Discovery Health-TLC must stop encouraging the birth of any more parasitic human infants and the false heroics behind those actions," the list of demands read.

He's talking to you Kate:

Who the hell are the Kardashians and why should we care?

And take them lippy housewives from DC/Jersey/NYC/Philly whater with you!!!

18 kids and counting gives me the heebeejeebees ... thats a family of whackjobs

Just cancel cable, you'll be happier and your wallet will be as well.

At least in our house.

It's everyone and everything related to the Bravo network that should be destroyed as thoroughly as possible, NOT the Discovery Channel or Lifetime.

There are only channels on cable I want, Versus and Fox Soccer Channel. And they don't even offer berkeleying Fox Soccer Channel in Huntsville. Stupid bastards.

if i didnt have to have teh interw3bz y0!!1! for the missus job, there would be no cable whatsoever, but its another $18/ mo, so what the hell, I get Speed tv and HD Theater, so i guess it all pans out.

Unfortunately that means SHE gets ABC Family and LMN - so more often than not Im trying to remove my eyes with my shoes than actually watch the TV.

I find my wife has on TLC often. Sure it used to be called The Learning Channel but now I just call it "The Freak Show Channel" and taunt her everytime for watching it.
19 Kids
Kate & 8
Little People
Tattoo shows
Midgets
Hoarding
etc

aircooled wrote: "All programs on Discovery Health-TLC must stop encouraging the birth of any more parasitic human infants and the false heroics behind those actions," the list of demands read. He's talking to you Kate:

I wonder which of the six got the soul?

Joey

z31maniac wrote: Just cancel cable, you'll be happier and your wallet will be as well. At least in our house.

Same here.

I just wish you could get stations a-la-cart instead of having to take all the crap they add to the "package". I like movies so IFC/Sundance/HBO/Showtime are good to have when you're bored but other than a few other channels I could care less about 99% of what is on.

"18 kids and Counting" - It's a uterus, not a clown car!

hobiercr wrote: I just wish you could get stations a-la-cart instead of having to take all the crap they add to the "package". I like movies so IFC/Sundance/HBO/Showtime are good to have when you're bored but other than a few other channels I could care less about 99% of what is on. "18 kids and Counting" - It's a uterus, not a clown car!

Agreed. I'd take about 10 or so channels and ditch the rest. I wouldn't have cable, but we need the internet (gf is in school), and cable is only $11 more a month. If I ditched cable, I'd loose a 10% discount, so my bill would go up $8, so I'm really paying $3 for cable.

They just took away our cable here at my apartment. Apparently we had been getting the good package free for a year. Now I get crappy channels. I miss the History channel, it was about all that I would watch.

The History Channel or the Hitler Channel? Wait a minute! Same thing!

I remember the first time I watched cable tv, there were ads and I was astounded. I thought people payed for cable because there were no ads. I have not paid for cable since... aside for broadband of course, it has ads but also unscrambled porn. Makes up for the ads dontcha know.

hobiercr wrote: "18 kids and Counting" - It's a uterus, not a clown car!

You owe me a netbook to replace the one I just spewed milk all over.

I watch local channels, versus for IRL, Speed, comedy central, and HD theater.

Appleseed wrote: The History Channel or the Hitler Channel? Wait a minute! Same thing!

"Up next on History, Hitler's schnauzer's secret Gestapo involvement!"

We have one good cable channel over here called 'Discovery Turbo', which plays old eps of TG, plus 'Wheeler Dealers', 'A Car is Born' etc. I think it's a UK channel.

Why are you still watching the television.

Aren't we all on the interwebs here?

Man, I have to think of everything....

I gave up cable ten years ago. The only time I catch any television whatsoever is when I happen to click it on while on the treadmill at the gym. It usually confirms that I made the right decision by canceling it. I think people have been conditioned to accept the constant bombardment of consumerism -- when you're away from it it's so blatant you can't believe that the public not only puts up with it, but pays money for the insult.

If I could get Speed/etc for an extra $15 I would. But you've got to buy the fancy digital package with an HD-DVR and such.

Cancelling all our cable (leaving the fast Internet) dropped our Cox bill $95/month.

If you catch Bloomberg TV they sometimes have a European super car races on sat , not licted in programming but they show it usually sat / sun afternoons

In reply to Karl La Follette:

Here's a good site to find broadcast schedules:

http://www.tvracer.com/

Bloomberg TV shows the FIA GT Championship, but I'd suggest checking local cable listings for actual air-times.

It seems Discovery has more history than the History Channel. What do ice road truckers or tree cutters have to do with history ?