so many channels but nothing to watch
By se7enthbird
@se7enthbird (8307)
Philippines
May 13, 2010 6:31pm CST
there are times when you hit the remote and find something to watch on the television, sometimes you run to with all the channels that are available and there is nothing to watch. a good show but started half an hour ago, a television show that you wanted to watch but started half an hour ago, a movie that was running an hour ago, a music videos top ten that you saw 3 times already. a cooking show that will make you hungry har har har. so sometimes it feels that there are so many channels but you turned on the tv in a wrong time.
9 responses
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
14 May 10
Haha! Yes, I do no exactly what you mean my friend. Too many channels (and repeats) but not enough time to watch everything or, like you say, we stumble across them at the wrong times.
If we had a Sky+ digibox we would be able to use a facility called Anytime which - basically, stores your favourite programmes to watch..well, anytime you feel like it. Unfortunately, we just have the basic Sky digibox which is fine but the features aren't as good as Sky+ and Sky+ HD is even better and my in-laws have that, (well, they would wouldn't they) lol.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
14 May 10
i am on sky cable too but not on digibox. but still i have tons of channels to choose from and there are really times that i feel i am paying for junk har har har. sometimes there is nothing to watch than those reality tv shows. i do watch a few but the others are plain junk. that is only my opinion. thanks a lot for the response
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
14 May 10
Do you like sport? We do - especially soccer so there's always that to watch at weekends for us. Also, there's the World Cup coming up so there will be some soccer in the summertime as well lol.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
15 May 10
i am from the philippines and the popular sports here are basketball, billiards and of course boxing. i watch a few sports but since we are not on digibox (not sure if that kind of digibox is available here too) since we are dont have a digibox that stores favorite programs then sometimes i can not follow what happened the day before. so sometimes i just put on a dvd if there is nothing to watch on tv. thanks for continuing discussing with me it was fun. exchanging ideas
@allamgirl (2140)
• Philippines
17 May 10
that happens a lot to me. here's another scenario, you get to start a movie or a show,then you have to leave for something; say an appointment or work. and it mostly happens to me that i have to leave right around where the movie's getting good!
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
18 May 10
yes that happens to me too. you see something to watch, and watching it till it was time to go and the highlight of the movie is coming. har har har. dont you feel like bringing the tv along with you. then i have to tell my wife to text me on what happened. then when it is the time that you have all day at home that movie is not on schedule. 
thanks a lot for the response
thanks a lot for the response@allamgirl (2140)
• Philippines
18 May 10
sometimes it makes me feel like i just wanna miss my appointment or even just be kate just so i can finish my show. :)
@lampar (7584)
• United States
15 May 10
Hi bird! I know how you feel and exactly what you means, there is only a few quality movies you can see on public Television nowadays, either they are repeaters or air in the wrong time of the day. As a subscriber for cable television, it is about the same except it provides more channels and more 'junks' shows to my T.V, those cable company always promise many channels in their sales publication, but most of them are just lousy programs that are boring and outright nonsense. 
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
17 May 10
i will snore with you 
har har har. in our country they also promise more channels but if you avail the channels, you will be surprised that the extra channels are japanese channel, chinese, korea and other foreign programs speaking with their native tongues. 
. thanks a lot for the response
har har har. in our country they also promise more channels but if you avail the channels, you will be surprised that the extra channels are japanese channel, chinese, korea and other foreign programs speaking with their native tongues. . thanks a lot for the response
@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
16 May 10
7th, switch the tv off then and write a story on wordpress, socialize here on mylot, and search old friends on facebook. You may still come up with your masterpiece and have a book published. Considering you have a lot of humor stocked up, why not scribble your jokes and funny anecdotes. You are a natural in that area.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
17 May 10
hello eileen. i am not good in writing story, and even i am a musician i dont even know how to write a song. i do log in and surf around mylot but sometimes my wife needs the pc too. about searching old friends.... i only joined FB for my cousins insisted me to join for they need neighbors on farmville har har har. cant locate much classmates for i can no longer remember their names. my yearbook was washed already of the flood last september for it flooded my mothers house up to the roof. since i pay on cable i am really expecting that i can watch my moneys worth, though sometimes when i see my son having fun with the cartoons that he watches then i can say it it worth, but not all the time. thanks a lot for the response. can i switch the tv on now? har har har. have a great day ei
@amyiceman (63)
• China
17 May 10
i like watching tv no matter what programs are on.
i always make a quick view of all the channels and pick an interest one.
i do not care whether it just starts or started an hour ago. just enjoy it.
watching tv is only an relaxation.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
18 May 10
welcome to the wonderful world of mylot amy. good for you that tv does not gives you a bore. sometimes i really cant find something to watch. so i end up watching MTV or music videos. but when the videos are about foreign that sings with their native language that i can not understand then i get bored again. har har har. i just expect to see what i pay cable for and sometimes i really cant get anything to watch. thanks a lot for the response
@akopoaysi (739)
• Philippines
7 Jun 10
i know what you mean... that's why sometimes i give up... turn off the tv.. then on my PC... hahahahaha!!! so now, i watch tv on my pc... because i cant give up my pc... except for a good book...
good day mylotters!!!
:)
@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
14 May 10
I know! There aren't to many good shows to watch these days. Everything is all about s*e*x or violence and crap like that. no more good family sitcom comdeys. And with cable...same thing.. so much reality it is annoying. And the reruns!!! My gosh...you watch 3 new ones and then next 6 are reruns! And my husband just demanded we get MORE cable and I look...and other than some good 1970's sitcomson TVland...there's not much more else to watch!
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
15 May 10
exactly! there are not to many good shows to watch these days. the television was ruled already of reality tv shows that are not really enjoying to watch. they are only promoting violence and they can not even hold their tongue when cursing on camera. there are good reality tv shows but not all are good ones. if i demend for more channels i might be paying for more but not getting my moneys worth. thanks a lot for the response
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
15 May 10
thats the weird part, you are ready to relax sat down at your couch feet up then you turn on the tv nothing to watch. and i will end up on watching reruns or cartoons. its okay about cartoons that my son enjoys watching it, but something that i would enjoy? nothing. too bad. har har har thanks a lot for the response
@lifedoesntimitate (128)
• United States
15 May 10
My wife and I recently got Netflix and a DVR. This basically results in us being able to create our own viewing schedule, meaning we can almost always find something to watch. I don't know where you live, so I'm not sure if you have access to Netflix, but if you can get it, I'd highly recommend it. Also, up there you mentioned a digibix. Is it possible that that's a DVR? We really love our DVR because it means we no longer have to record off the VCR, which we were totally still doing up until a year ago.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
15 May 10
i am from the philippines and i am not sure if there is something like that here already. we third world har har har. the digibox i was saying we have that here but it is not like that, yours can record the shows and we dont have something like that yet here. but still another point is good shows are a few on tv already. miss the days were you can watch funny and wholesome tv shows. thanks a lot for the response
