We Never See The Whole Thing

@Rollo1 (16679)
Boston, Massachusetts
October 15, 2015 3:16pm CST
I turned to The Man today and said "You know, neither one of us ever sees a wh ole television show". He just chuckled. But it's true. He usually falls asleep a few times during the show, and I am usually looking down at my knitting or crocheting. If he's awake and I am not doing some other project, then I fall asleep. Sometimes, neither one of us knows whodunit. It would work out alright if we each saw different parts or missed different parts. I am now looking at things we liked and already watched, wondering if we should watch them again to see what really happened. Do you do other things while watching TV? Do you do crafts, knit, read, play games on your phone, text or nap?
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
15 Oct 15
the hubs always falls 'sleep - be it watchin' tv 'r a movie. if'n he sits, he's gone. he used to 'xpect me to watch it fer 'im 'n tell how it all turned out...e'ven football 'n golf. i used to do such to humor that fella, but not no more. i can't stand jest the sittin' 'n doin' nothin' much else. i'll not tell ya how many times i've been accused'f changin' the channel coz he's slept through whate'er was on t.v. fer myself, if'n there's somethin' on i truly wish to watch, i give it my full attention.
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
15 Oct 15
The Man often turns on documentaries and they can lull you to sleep. I am on the computer so I don't fall asleep and I learn a lot by listening, lol.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
15 Oct 15
I don't do anything other than watch whatever we're watching. Sometimes I'll turn to my husband and ask him if he's sleeping, which wakes him up and prompts him to tell me he was JUST resting. Right!
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
15 Oct 15
I feel bad if The Man falls asleep during something he really wanted to watch, and I might try to make a little noise so he will wake up and see the important bits.
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
16 Oct 15
@DianneN Well, I suppose it's good that I am nice to at least one person.
DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
16 Oct 15
@Rollo1 You are too nice to him! I will guarantee you that my hubby will be awake all night tonight, no matter the outcome of tonight's baseball game.
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Kevin
@kevin1877uk (36988)
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16 Oct 15
I love to knit while watching TV.
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
17 Oct 15
It's easy to get a lot done, but you can't look at the knitting and the TV at the same time. I see now why my grandmother was able to crochet a whole lace tablecloth. You didn't have to look at radio.
Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51193)
• Canada
15 Oct 15
There is a one hour show on Sunday evening that we both watch without doing anything else. Its our favorite show, otherwise, he falls asleep and I do what I'm doing currently, online stuff.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51193)
• Canada
16 Oct 15
@Rollo1 I don't care for most shows on the air today, I just cannot relate to them-there's some old age for ya! But Heartland is our favorite show and we never multi-task while its on.
Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
15 Oct 15
There's not much on the TV that I really want to watch, but my man has it on nearly all the time. He doesn't often fall asleep watching it, and I'm usually on my laptop. That's funny about you and your man, it would be great if you could schedule yourselves to watch different parts and then fill each other in.
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
15 Oct 15
Neither of us watches it all day, just now and then. Mostly we watch together at night, after 8pm. And maybe we just wait until we're tired to try to watch a show.
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ElizabethWallace
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
16 Oct 15
Usually I pay attention to whatever I do, including watching TV.
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
16 Oct 15
I wouldn't mind falling asleep, but I never rewind the show so I miss things.
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ElizabethWallace
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
16 Oct 15
@Rollo1 my DVR tak s very good care of me.
Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
16 Oct 15
I rarely get distracted, unless of course someone knocks on the door. Nevertheless, many of the shows are not worth watching the whole way through.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
17 Oct 15
@Rollo1 These days I have learned to avoid the really popular series because they are often the most abysmal.
AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
17 Oct 15
Sometimes a series looks good or gets very popular, so we give it a try . I cannot tell you the number of very popular series we never watched more than one episode of. They make some very poor quality shows these days.
Always smiling
@allknowing (136408)
• India
16 Oct 15
I munch away and that does not disturb me from what I am watching
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
17 Oct 15
If I munch it distracts me from knitting.
Always smiling
@allknowing (136408)
• India
17 Oct 15
@Rollo1 Munching and knitting certainly do not go together
wiLLmaH
@wiLLmaH (8802)
• Singapore, Singapore
16 Oct 15
Most of the time I am the one who falls asleep. :)
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
17 Oct 15
I am so tired that I think I will be the one who takes a nap tonight.
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wiLLmaH
@wiLLmaH (8802)
• Singapore, Singapore
17 Oct 15
@Rollo1 in onther hand. Do you think it is waste of electricity that we turn on the tv and we are doing another thing?
sofs
@sofssu (23662)
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16 Oct 15
I hardly watch TV , my husband watches himself to sleep. I watch for about half an hour at the most so i don't sleep.
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
17 Oct 15
I am falling asleep at the computer tonight. I hope this coffee kicks in.
Anna
@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
NO, when we sit down to watch TV, that is about one hour around 9:00 pm, we do nothing, but watch TV.
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
17 Oct 15
We usually watch one or two hours together in the evening but that's all.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
17 Oct 15
@Rollo1 Evening it's the only time of the day we sit and watch TV, most of the time we both feel sleepy after no more than one hour we sit there. It's a sort of routine, no matter at which hour of the evening we sit there, it is for more or less one hour.
Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Oct 15
We record and watch later, can fast fwd through commercials, or rewatch that way
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
16 Oct 15
I watch everything later, through the Roku. But even though we sit down and choose a program and get all set to watch it, we still fall asleep.
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Oct 15
@Rollo1 yeah, I do that too often
sankalp parmar
@humanity_revisited (92)
• Mumbai, India
16 Oct 15
I usually play games on my mobile while watching TV.
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
17 Oct 15
sometimes I play games on my tablet.
KnehKnah
@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
16 Oct 15
Very like my dearly beloved & me, most of the time! Ha! Ha! Ha! And if we are awake while viewing a show/movie on tv, you'll find us also busy with our cellphones; he with his freecell or solitaire; me with myLot!
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
16 Oct 15
I can't myLot on anything but my computer, but I keep busy with other things.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
16 Oct 15
If it's something I really like I pay close attention.
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
17 Oct 15
I don't seem able to pay attention anymore.
frances r
@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
16 Oct 15
I'm currently watching storage wars while on here and usually I'm on the computer at the same time. If I'm not I sometimes fall asleep although not as much as I used to x
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
16 Oct 15
Sometimes I actually want to fall asleep, sometimes it's nice to doze in front of the TV. I hate it when it happens during something I actually wanted to see, though.
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