# I had forgotten how bad cable TV is (US)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 6, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-forgotten-how-bad-cable-tv-is-us/948135 "2021-08-06T01:20:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-forgotten-how-bad-cable-tv-is-us/948135/21 "2021-08-10T17:26:08Z")

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> [@Tripler](#):
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> Right now, I’m on business travel, killing time watching a channel that has “Travel” in it’s title, but appears to be nothing but ghosts/UFOs/etc.

The travel-related stuff is on the Smithsonian Channel now. Example:

[https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/details/series/mighty-trains](https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/details/series/mighty-trains)

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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-forgotten-how-bad-cable-tv-is-us/948135/22 "2021-08-10T17:34:14Z")

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We now return to Stone Axes, on Modern Marvels.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-forgotten-how-bad-cable-tv-is-us/948135/23 "2021-08-10T17:39:44Z")

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> [@Skywatcher](#):
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> The travel-related stuff is on the Smithsonian Channel now. Example:

At least, when they aren’t running _Air Disasters_ or _Disasters at Sea_. 😉

But, overall, I do like a lot of Smithsonian’s programming, including _Mighty Trains_, which is about great tourist train routes all over the world.

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