What do you watch on "TV"?

[Mike Cutler]

A little background.
I made it to 56 years old before I finally bought my first "TV". I moved out of my parents house in '78,and other than watching sports in bars, really haven't watched much TV since then. Played movies on our computer screen, and that's about it.
I bought an LG 55", 4K, OLED, "TV", with a Bose SoundTouch system, and a Blu-Ray Player. Then I got a Universal remote, because having 3 remotes was a pain. I added an Apple TV gizmo and hooked up a Mac-Mini to the setup.

Now for the stupid question. What to watch, and how do you get it?
I don't have cable, except for internet access, and would prefer to just get everything via the net if possible. I added HBO, but unless I'm missing something there doesn't appear to be much on there. A lot of old movies, and I mean really old. 1960's stuff. I have no idea what the "TV" shows are, except for Game of Thrones.
I'd like to get hockey and maybe some football. When cycling season comes around I definitely want a European feed for the races.

So what are you watching, and how do you get it?
Is Satellite worth considering for sports?

Thanks for the tips.

[Lee Schierer]

Directv offers lots of sports, but the costs add up pretty quickly for any of the satellite or cable providers.

[Jim Becker]

I watch the local ABC news in the morning and a few minutes of GMA after that while I try to get my brain in gear. Other than that, I watch Chopped on Food Network as well as MasterChef and American Idol on Fox...oh, and Colbert/Late Show (!)...all recorded on DVR. I have the lowest FiOS TV subscription that includes Food Network. I'm a reader rather than a watcher for the most part...

[William Adams]

Used to watch _This Old House_ — old episodes are available online. Need to find the time to watch all of _The Woodwright’s Shop_.

Rather enjoy the ability to watch only what I want, w/o commercials on Netflix. I’ve watched a couple of obscure documentaries such as _Ishi: The Last Yahi_, enjoyed _Phinneas & Ferb_, _Arrow_, _Daredevil_, the new Hawaii 5-0, and various movies.

I did build an antenna to facilitate watching OTA broadcasts after the TV stations reduced power when the digital transition was complete.

[Art Mann]

I watch old network TV series with the commercials removed on Netflix. I sometimes stream movies on Vudu as well. I built an antenna that gets me 10 or so local stations but I usually don't watch it because of all the commercials, bad story lines and biased news reporting. I sometimes miss the do-it-yourself and nature programs but not enough to buy cable service.

[John K Jordan]

Yikes, since you asked.... I haven't watched an hour of TV in about 9 years. With farm and animals and shop and reading and kids and piano and photography I just won't take the time. Last time I did, nothing good was on. :-)

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My wife does like the cooking and house shows and shows where people use unrealistic insight and technology to figure out who killed who. If I did sit down to watch it would probably be something like "How It's Made" or a nature show.

JKJ

[Mike Cutler]

I watch the local ABC news in the morning and a few minutes of GMA after that while I try to get my brain in gear. Other than that, I watch Chopped on Food Network as well as MasterChef and American Idol on Fox...oh, and Colbert/Late Show (!)...all recorded on DVR. I have the lowest FiOS TV subscription that includes Food Network. I'm a reader rather than a watcher for the most part...

You watch Chopped also???
We go to a nice restaurant that has the food network playing, with no sound, on the TV's behind the bar. I'll look for those

[Bill Clifton]

We watch Fox News, we watch public TV, I watch Sunday Night Football and Kentucky basketball (not going to be a great year.) We have cable at the level to get ESPN which carries the SEC network. Yes, it is expensive.

[Mark Blatter]

Boy it really depends on what your interest and tastes are in life. If you like dramas, I would suggest West Wing. It is, in my opinion, one of the finest TV shows ever produced. The first four seasons in particular are simply fantastic. Skip pretty much everything from the 80s with the possible exception of The Rockford Files, and that only because James Garner was such a class act.

There are many good shows today, and from the past 10 - 15 years. Food Network, as others have mentioned, has taken the art of food preparation to a new level and made it really interesting.

One of my favorite shows on today is Grimm. New outlook on the fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm. I am someone unusual in that I gave up on all sports about 15 years ago. I decided life was too short to spend time on sports. I would rather spend it in the shop or with my wife/kids.

[Moses Yoder]

The house I am renting now includes free DirectTV. I watch Notre Dame football and Pickers. There is no way I would pay for television just to watch the two things that interest me. I stream Netflix on my computer and have been watching Prison Break. Once you watch a Netflix item they recommend other shows based on what you watch, plus they advertise new movies every day and you can put them on your list to watch. My list to watch right now has various items enough to last several months.

[Alan Bienlein]

Big bang theory, NCIS, This old house and any good movie that is on.

[Curt Harms]

Mostly Discovery networks, A&E and PBS. Local channel(s) for football and to see who got shot/stabbed/arrested for child porn/which judge or politician got indicted or is going to jail. That's about it and Merry Christmas to all .

[Erik Loza]

We don't really have TV. We use the Roku to stream movies and so forth. I personally like documentaries, true crime, etc. My wife has her favorite novela-type shows. We just got an indoor antenna so that we can receive local TV for football and news. We recently got rid of our cable service and I don't miss it. 90% channels you will never watch.

Erik

[Ole Anderson]

Well, you are certainly getting started with a bang-up equipment list! I am hoping to move our temporary 47" flat screen to the basement as soon as the 65" OLED 4k curved screens drop a bit more in price.

We have had cable since it was first introduced around here over 30 years ago. Now it is like an addiction. An expensive one. For some reason my wife and I tend to view shows with a medical examiner or gore: Crossing Jordan on Netflix, NCIS and NCIS New Orleans, Code Black, Criminal Minds. We enjoy the current Blue Bloods, Hawaii Five-O, CSI Cyber, Madam Secretary, Castle. I enjoy most anything filmed north of the border (while my wife knits in her room) and there are currently a bunch of them including Building Alaska and Highway Through Hell (big rig recovery). I really look forward to Chicago Fire, Gold Rush, Ax Men, Deadliest Catch. Kitchen Crashers has the hottest gal on TV, Allison Victoria. We have Comcast with the X1 box and we often take advantage if its ability to record 3 or more shows at a time and then skip the commercials, which account for nearly 20 minutes of an hour show. History Channel, Science Channel, Nat Geo, DIY Network are a couple of my most used channels. Other than Tigers baseball and Michigan State football, I am not much of a sports fan.

Most of that content is available by Internet streaming, usually not streamed until days after it's original broadcast. If you find a series you really like, we have found it fun to start at the beginning on either Netflix or Amazon and see how the whole series progress. We did that with NCIS and had about 8 seasons to catch up on. Same with Flash Point, a very well written Canadian swat team series filmed in Toronto which I believe lasted only 3 seasons. If you get a chance look up and view the short lived SciFi series Firefly with the captain of the intergalactic salvage craft being the same actor now playing Richard Castle.

[Jebediah Eckert]

Highly recommended HBO Series-

1-Game of Thrones
2-The Sopranos
3-The Wire
4-The Leftovers

The Leftovers just finished the second season, GOT's the 5th, and the other two are long since finished.

Also so I think you can stream Breaking Bad on the AMC app on the TV, another highly recommended series.

That should keep ya busy for the forseable future.