If you had a choice and could only pick 5 cable stations (per person in the house) what would they be?
Mine:
CNN
CNN International
Fox News
Travel Channel
PBS
Husband:
ESPN
ESPN 2
Fox Sports
Some other sports channel that I forgot
Ditto on #4
Kids:
Disney
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
In no particular order:
HBO
Discovery Wings
American Movie Classics
Food Network
History Channel
Discovery Channel
ESPN2 (sue me, I’ve got to have my hockey)
Local FOX affiliate (for the Simpsons in syndication)
I could only come up with 3… don’t watch a ton of TV.
History Channel
ESPN
ESPN2
Sci-Fi Channel
CNN
CNN Headline News would have made this list once, but their god-awful new format has recently caused me to stop watching
Cartoon Network
Comedy Central
Sci-Fi Channel
Nickelodeon
Any available XXX porn channel
Man, if only you could just pick 5 stations!
I just re-installed cable for the first time in 2 years and I’m still ticked that you have to pay, PAY(!) for home shopping networks and religious channels! I’m actually PAYING the cable company to peddle junk to me! Grrr!
Ok, with that out of the way, I’d pick:
Cartoon Network (I gots to watch Scooby Doo!)
Discovery Channel
Comedy Central
FX
AMC
Fox (Have to be able to watch the simpsons)
Comedy Central
Discovery
Cartoon Network
and I have to agree with AMP on any XXX porn channel available
Me:
Comedy Central
A & E
TLC
VH1
E!
Husband:
ESPN
FOX Sports
CNN
HBO
Golf Channel
Son:
Cartoon Network
Nickelodeon
Disney Channel
Comedy Central (He LOVES Ben Stein)
Sci-Fi Channel
TLC
Comedy Central
Food Network (for Iron Chef!)
Discovery Civilization
I too dearly wish the cable companies would offer a cafeteria plan for channel lineups. AT&T recently started offeing add-on packs of about eight channels each, but in order to get the few that I would like to watch, I’d have to order every pack.
HBO
Turner Classic Movies
American Movie Channel
Comedy Channel
Showtime
Can you tell I like movies?
Comedy Central
Discovery Channel
ESPN
VH1
IFC - (which I don’t even have now, and I miss it!)
Fox-The Sunday night lineup is Appointment TV
Turner Classic Movies-Gotta cover my noir addiction
Food Network-Can’t miss Iron Chef
American Movie Classics-More monster movies than TCM
Sci Fi-MST3K reruns and Farscape
PBS is a cable station? I haven’t had TV in a long time, but I am very sad to hear this.
I don’t have cable, but I would if you could actually pick and pay for only the 5 stations you wish to watch. I would pick:
ESPN
ESPN 2
Classic Sports
HBO
Sci-Fi Channel
History Channel
ESPN
VH-1
TLC
HBO
History Channel
Discovery Channel
Turner Classic Movies
Comedy Central
Cartoon Network
TLC (Junkyard Wars)
Comedy Central (South Park, BattleBots)
Food Network (Iron Chef)
History Channel
CNN
I’d take:
A&E
HGTV
Discovery Channel
VH-1
TECHTV
Mr. Romans would take:
ESPN
ESPN2
Speed Vision
Fox Sports
HGTV
MSNBC
ESPN
HBO
Discovery
Telemundo
I couldn’t live without:
HBO: (Sopranos/6ft Under)
ESPN: (Sportcenter)
MSNBC: (Hardball w. C.Matthews)
Discovery: (James Burke’s Connections)
Comedy Channel: (SNL reruns/Daily Show)
I would like to be able to put MTV/VH1 on the list for music, but the NEVER PLAY MUSIC!!! (and I don’t have MTV2)