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10-29-2002, 11:30 PM
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Are there any tv shows you watch for a really stupid reason?
This semester I've started watching Dawson's Creek, much to my own chagrin. Why, you ask? Well it's simple. One of my favorite actors, Sebastian Spence, is in it for the beginning of the season. Lame reason to watch a show. Especially one that is so .... well it's like Beverly Hills 90210 only different.... and the really CRAPPY thing about it is that I'll get sucked into the little petty plots and I won't be able to stop watching. Just like Beverly Hills 90210. *sigh*
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10-29-2002, 11:46 PM
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My wife and I totally enjoy Worlds Best Police Chase Video's because the narrator absolutely kicks ass.
We also watch Son of the Beach precisely because it is so stupid. Sometimes dumb humor is the best humor. Too bad it's now on winter hiatus. 
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10-29-2002, 11:52 PM
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I started watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer because a girl I liked (but had nothing in common with) watched it, and I needed something to talk to her about. I haven't seen the girl in two years, but I'm so into Buffy now I bought an XBox just to play the BtVS game. Maybe I should send her the bill...
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10-30-2002, 12:05 AM
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I sometimes catch "Gilmore Girls" bcause I like the younger one.....
BTW, I got into listening to country music because of a girl.....women can be so inspiring sometimes.....:P
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#7
10-30-2002, 12:11 AM
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I used to watch the daytime soap "Passions" because it used to have a midget who always referred to himself in the third person. That was cool.
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#8
10-30-2002, 12:23 AM
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Well, I liked Jackass. I think most can agree that all possible reasons for watching it are stupid.
I also watch That 70s Show sometimes, purely for the absolute glow that Mila Kunis gives off.
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#10
10-30-2002, 01:15 AM
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"This guy thought he could get away in a stolen vegetable truck, but now he'll have plenty of time to toss salads, in jail!"
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#11
10-30-2002, 04:42 AM
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Like Iciclefuzz, I started watching Passions because the whole premise of a soap opera with a witch and a talking doll which was really just a midget in stupid clothing really seems incredibly fucking funny to me. Timmy's dead now (in more ways than once) and the show's not all that funny, but I still watch it because of "Cracked Connie," Timmy's evil replacement. She's not as short, but she's got a huge scar across her face held together by huge stapples.
That, and I'm still trying to figure out whether this show takes itself seriously or not. Everytime they go a good lapse without Tabbitha and "The Evil," it starts getting too much like a real soap and it worries me.
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#12
10-30-2002, 05:12 AM
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I sometimes watch the TEN late news just cause of the newsreader.
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#13
10-30-2002, 05:43 AM
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I've been watching DragonballZ lately. Completely lame storyline, bad animation, and nothing happens in each half hour show. I swear, if I was writing it, their half hour of "action" would be over in 7 minutes. These guys are in a fight, and stop to chit-chat, or pose, or "power up", sheesh! Can you waste MORE time? On top of it, they practically tell you everything that happens in the show during the intro. It is one of the worst shows I've ever seen.
I'm addicted, it's a sickness, and I really, really need help.
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#14
10-30-2002, 07:14 AM
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Hamtaro. I... just... can't... stop... watching!
I'm not even sure what's going on. I'm pretty sure it's about Hamsters ("Hams") who have "Big Adventures", but that's about it. Yet I faithfully tune in (when I can--damn Cartoon Network keeps shifting the time around) to try and figure it out... every chance I get. *** Also, regarding the aforementioned Son of the Beach--one o my most favorite shows ever, I've read that FX has decided to not renew it because it doesn't fit in with the new image they're trying to portray (I'll try and find the link). So, it appears to be cancelled for good, especially considering SPOILER:
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10-30-2002, 07:19 AM
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About the sad, sad fate of Son of the Beach:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...h_for__shield_ *** I also watch Days of Our Lives. Don't tell anyone.
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10-30-2002, 08:06 AM
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I used to watch "Charmed" just to ogle the pretty girls. It had Shannon Doherty, Alyssa Milano, and...the other one. An unbeatable combination...
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10-30-2002, 08:27 AM
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Probably not a stupid reason, but here goes.
Last season I got fed up with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" after two years and quit watching it. Stopped cold and didn't miss it - that's how little I have come to care about the characters on it. However, my wife was disappointed, as she saw watching that as one of the things we did together. And some friends of ours invited us over to watch it this season. So this season I'm watching it again, solely to make the wife happy and socialize with the friends. I still don't give a fig about any of the characters on it, still feel the show is lacking a lot, and, being the only person on earth who is sick to death of Spike, endure the fan-fiction-ification of the show. But I watch it.
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#21
10-30-2002, 08:29 AM
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I caught the first episode of "Girl's Club" on Fox because I dig Gretchen Mol. Now I'm totally sucked in. Never watched one of them David E Kelly joints before.
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10-30-2002, 08:57 AM
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10-30-2002, 09:10 AM
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My son (5.5) is partial to Oxnard for some reason; I (31.5) identify with Boss. Gradually, I'm figuring out the names of the others: Howdy, Bijou, Jingle, um.... Howdy, BTW, is the one I can't figure out: he looks like he's supposed to be a Sumo-Ham, but he speaks with a thick, exaggerated Cowboy accent.
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#24
10-30-2002, 09:13 AM
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"This hard drinking, quick thinking good samaratan (sp!) saved the day 12 cold ounces at a time." Ya' gotta love it!
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10-30-2002, 09:18 AM
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Noooooo!!!!!!! How dare they!!!! They're trying to emulate HBO, a channel that has that stupid Taxi Cab Confessions series, and they think that SOTB is too lowbrow for them? WTF???!!!??? Now I'm 
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#26
10-30-2002, 09:39 AM
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The History Channel has a new show called "Mail Call." Basically, R. Lee Ermey (the DI from Full Metal Jacket) reads letters about the latest military equipment, then demos the equipment. It's basically a half-hour demonstration of how to blow stuff up real good.
I watch it whenever I can. I'm so ashamed. 
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#27
10-30-2002, 10:10 AM
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from the Yahoo! news story linked above:
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In response to the OP, would watching reruns of Wonder Woman just to see Lynda Carter's boobies bounce count as a "really stupid reason"? I mean, that was one of the major elements of the show, after all. I mean two of the ... oh, never mind.
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10-30-2002, 10:57 AM
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#29
10-30-2002, 11:40 AM
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Hhhmmm, in college I had a friend with a deep and passionate obsession with Shannen Doherty- He was so excited when Charmed came on he almost drooled, so obviously the roomate and I had to watch so we could later mock....it was all well and good until the insidious cheese-ball dialogue got really entertaining. "The power of 3 will set us free...." led to higher and less sophisticated levels of crap. It was almost a weekly thing with me for awhile...but I'm in a 12-step program now, I should be okay.
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10-30-2002, 12:01 PM
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10-30-2002, 12:51 PM
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Well, like any red-blooded heterosexual male, I watch TV in hopes that this show, this very episode, will be the one that breaks that no-female-nudity taboo thingy. I can only hope.
Well, you were asking for the stupid reasons. I have good reasons, too, but that's the stupid one. Kind of doing my part to balance out all the karma of people who watch car races in hopes of seeing a wreck: I'm trolling for boobies.
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#33
10-30-2002, 01:13 PM
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I suppose that really liking hot chicks in leather kicking ass qualifies as a stupid reason. I watch Xena reruns. I especially like some of the villain chicks. No, I don't know their names. I can't even remember the sidekick's name. I usually don't have the sound up. (Like I said, really stupid reasons.)
Tris -------------------- "In my opinion, there's nothing in this world, Beats a '52 Vincent, and a red headed girl." ~ Richard Thompson ~
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10-30-2002, 02:31 PM
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speaking of dumb...
Years ago I went out on a couple of dates with Leah Remini's sister. She was gorgeous and cool and not terribly interested in me. Ever since then, if I flip by something and see Leah Remini in it, I’ll end up watching it. Which is unfortunate, because she’s never in anything good.
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#35
10-30-2002, 02:59 PM
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I watch the soap opera channel a lot more than I'd like to admit. I meant to watch a marathon of episodes of shows where characters came back from the dead last Sunday, but alas, I missed it.
I started out solely to mock and I never really even know which show I'm watching (except All My Children, which amuses me deeply), but soon I will get sucked in. I can feel it. I've also taken to watching Superfriends and Jonny Quest on Boomerang for the same reason. This could be a problem in the future.
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10-30-2002, 04:08 PM
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(Yes... I watch the show for the same reason as Weird Al Einstein)
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#39
10-30-2002, 06:54 PM
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I think the show CSI is incredibly hokey but I can't help tuning in to watch Hunky Guy. His name is Nick on the show. Hubba Hubba.
I can't believe I just typed "Hubba Hubba."
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10-30-2002, 07:32 PM
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Hows this for stupid?-- I am transfixed by East Indian music videos.
What are they saying? What are they doing? Why did she slap him? Is this a wedding or a funeral? Why is the groom's father and the caterer doing the hand jive on top of that windy mountain? There's a man getting the shit beat out of him-- will the the two men sing and dance? Of course they will! Here's the two star-crossed lovers. Will they kiss? Of course not! They are colorful, strange and mesmerizing and if I happen to pass one while surfing I always stop.
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#43
10-30-2002, 08:45 PM
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I am a heterosexual man and I am a closet "Trading Spaces" fan. I couldn't care less about interior design. The two main reasons I watch the show are:
host, Paige Davis designer, Genevieve Not to mention Amy Winn, Hildi, and the redhead (Laurie?). You can't imagine the fantasies I have about these women and tool belts and paint!
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10-30-2002, 09:14 PM
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oh suuure, Tangent.
 It's okay to secretly want to redesign the interior of your house.I like those stupid FOX specials too. "World's Worst Decapitations" - yeah, bring 'em on! When I lived at home, I used to stay in and watch them with my parents (ashamed.) My dad and I had some running gag about how every single fugitive from justice was shirtless when they hauled him out of the car. Watch it the next time you see one - you almost never see a perp with his shirt on. It got to the point where I'd get nervous when I saw a shirtless guy driving a car. I also got my mom addicted to Jackass. Man, this makes me miss stupid TV. There's a real self-consciousness to watching it in a public place like a dorm lounge.
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#45
10-30-2002, 09:44 PM
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The show after this is also a guilty pleasure for me. It's called "Basic Training", which follows six recruits as they go through Army Basic Training. One of the recruits is kinda cute. She can field strip my weapon any time.  I can't believe I wasted post #600 on this.
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#47
10-30-2002, 09:52 PM
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Biggirl, that has to be the funniest thing I've read all day! (Ok, so I'm a weirdo, and when I read things like that, I picture them.)
I watch King of Queens because my best friend's family owns the bar they hang out in. I am un-naturally drawn to watching Blue's Clues. I have no children, I don't babysit, and I have no clue (heh heh) why I watch it.
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#48
10-30-2002, 09:58 PM
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I must admit that also watch Hamtaro. I started watching solely because of the dancing hamster and the cool song in the ending credits. I really like Oxnard and Boss. They remind me of me at times.
I also watch Zoids. I started watching it off and on during the New Century Zero run, but now I'm completely hooked on Chaotic Century. I actually get up super early every morning just to watch it. Umm... let's just say I'm hooked on most of Cartoon Network's primetime shows and Adult Swim Sundays. That'll be easier than listing all of the cartoons that this college student sits through. I think I'm trying to recapture my lost youth. I also watch Good Eats on Food Network solely because I find it entertaining to watch Alton Brown cut up while providing delicious recipes.
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#49
10-31-2002, 02:25 AM
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I don't watch much TV nowadays...
...but when I was a high-schooler last year, I watched a cartoon called Yu-Gi-Oh! I don't know why. It's just a half-hour long ad for a trading card game. On the plus side, it does have Yugi's wild hair and Kaiba's totally sweeeeet trenchcoat. Oh well. I'm a sucker for cartoons. What can I say?
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#50
10-31-2002, 02:30 AM
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There are plenty of stupid shows I watch for good reasons, but that's not the question...
I watched "Passions" for a long time just because of the reasons listed previously. And, because it was mentioned on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." But I had to stop just because it's so frustrating, hearing them repeat the same plot points over and over again. It's like having Mojo Jojo describe a soap opera to you. (But not as cool as that would be). And I also got frustrated after the 1000th time in a week they did the bait-and-switch -- the guy walking in on his girlfriend and her lover making out, saying "oh my god," and then they cut back and reveal that he was just saying how much he liked the drapes or he'd forgotten to turn off the stove. I haven't watched it in two months, and I bet that Chad & Whitney, two of the most boring soap characters ever, still haven't told Simone they're together. I still watch "Angel" just because I want to see if that crying guy from the opening credits ever cheers up. Actually, with that show I'm a TV-enabler, I keep giving it more chances even though it's let me down so many times, because next time it just might get better. And I watch "Birds of Prey" because they're hot.
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