# Let's program a REAL guy TV network **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 10, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186 "2006-09-10T18:08:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/21 "2006-09-11T16:06:54Z")
I would add Wonder Woman, Charlie’s Angels, Black Scorpion, Relic Hunter, Sheena, and the Queen of Swords to the list of series shown on the network! You could also show repeats of the GLOW and WOW women’s wrestling shows, or start new versions of them! A resurrection of the Man Show might also be in order! ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/22 "2006-09-11T18:02:53Z")
[QUOTE=gytalf2000] I would add Wonder Woman, Charlie’s Angels, Black Scorpion, Relic Hunter, Sheena, and the Queen of Swords to the list of series shown on the network! You could also show repeats of the GLOW and WOW women’s wrestling shows, or start new versions of them! A resurrection of the Man Show might also be in order! [/QUOTE] These are all excellent additions. With the possible exception of Charlie’s Angels. I mean, it had the eye candy all right but my memories of it was that it was incredibly cheesy and dull due to eighties production values. Would it stand up against modern scrutiny? There’s got to be a reason no one is rerunning it now. I would add to the list Baywatch, Adventure Inc., Lexx and Farscape. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/23 "2006-09-11T18:14:58Z")
[QUOTE=GrizzRich] “Oops! I spilled EVOO _ALL OVER MYSELF_!!” ROWR! [/QUOTE] Also also, think of those overhead pan shots they do on cooking shows. Think of them with Rachel Ray wearing any extremely skimpy bikini top. Or topless. It would be very nice indeed. What is EVOO? (Not that it matters.) ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/24 "2006-09-11T18:23:49Z")
EVOO = Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I think the ultimate guy’s channel would be a split screen with never ending porn on one side and kung fu movies on the other. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/25 "2006-09-11T18:27:22Z")
Car how-to shows, but how about some stuff more at the level of an average guy with an average budget? The crazy buildups are great, but who has all that time or money? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/26 "2006-09-11T18:32:24Z")
> [@](#): > > I wonder why they always have THREE hot chicks on those shows … Two Women: Xena, Gilmour Girls, Kate & Allie Three women: Charlie’s Angels, VIP, She Spies Four women: Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives, The View You see the problem? With two women, you’ve got a lesbian show. With four women, you’ve got a chick show. Three women is the only number that works for a guy show. People don’t realize television programming is a science. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/27 "2006-09-11T18:49:43Z")
[QUOTE=ArrMatey!] I demand one night a week dedicated to Jackie Chan / Jet Li / Tony Jaa flicks. That’s pretty much all I’d add. [/QUOTE] Of course we gotta have the chopsocky flicks. And on a related note: how about counter-programming Adult Swim with adult anime? La Blue Girl! Dragon Pink! Viper GTS! Swallowtail Inn! Maison Plaisir! and of course, Cool Devices. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/28 "2006-09-11T18:52:09Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Two Women: Xena, Gilmour Girls, Kate & Allie Three women: Charlie’s Angels, VIP, She Spies Four women: Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives, The View You see the problem? With two women, you’ve got a lesbian show. With four women, you’ve got a chick show. Three women is the only number that works for a guy show. People don’t realize television programming is a science. [/QUOTE] If I had realized the depth of scientific knowledge and ability required, I would never have had the nerve to start such a thread … ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/29 "2006-09-11T18:58:23Z")
[QUOTE=GrizzRich] “Oops! I spilled EVOO _ALL OVER MYSELF_!!” ROWR! [/QUOTE] Now, cut that out. However, Rachel and Giatta wrestling in a ring filled with EVOO – I’m there for that. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/30 "2006-09-11T19:35:26Z")
How about the old Matt Helm movies? Dean Martin, babes, and spies. Sounds like a winning combination for the programming lineup to me. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/31 "2006-09-11T19:40:29Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Two Women: Xena, Gilmour Girls, Kate & Allie Three women: Charlie’s Angels, VIP, She Spies Four women: Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives, The View [/QUOTE] Five women: Fox Force Five starring Mia Wallace. ---
**Author:** ![BigDummy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@BigDummy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDummy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/32 "2006-09-11T20:31:33Z")
[QUOTE=xizor] Five women: Fox Force Five starring Mia Wallace. [/QUOTE] Yes they _tried_ to defy the formula, which is why it never made it past the pilot stage. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/33 "2006-09-11T20:43:55Z")
[QUOTE=ddgryphon] However, Rachel and Giatta wrestling in a ring filled with EVOO – I’m there for that. [/QUOTE] Throw in Nigella Lawson for a bit of big-lass sumo and I am totally there. I actually don’t think I’d watch this channel, though. I think the cooking and the car maintenance programs are all I’d genuinely watch. Oh, and the porn. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/34 "2006-09-11T21:20:18Z")
Where’s John Wayne, Lee Van Cleef, Charles Bronson, and early Clint Eastwood? Where’s the Burt Reynold’s marathon? _Shane_? _Ol’ Yeller_? People, we must remember and honor the roots of the genre! ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/35 "2006-09-11T22:00:27Z")
How about a return of the Saturday morning martial arts film action? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/36 "2006-09-11T22:05:03Z")
Saturday morning cartoons. Good ones, not that animated in Korea shit. And weekend horror movies hosted by some big-busted vamp in a tramp costume. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/37 "2006-09-11T22:37:00Z")
A good balance is essential to any successful network. Surely some sort of outdoors show in needed? [Chicks Who Love Guns](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdt0dO6J4eY&mode=related&search=), perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/38 "2006-09-12T00:05:08Z")
Also, a reality show. You lock 5 guys in a house, keep them sleep-deprived for a week, then send them into bars to pick up chicks. I’d watch it. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/39 "2006-09-12T05:12:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Also, a reality show. You lock 5 guys in a house, keep them sleep-deprived for a week, then send them into bars to pick up chicks. I’d watch it. For a guy channel? I think not. A guy’s reality show ahould be like _Sorority Spy-Cam_ or the _Ultimate Fighting Cagematch_. Or, if you want to combine voyeuristic sex and violence, _Inside a Woman’s Prison_. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186/40 "2006-09-12T12:48:57Z")
[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers] I’d infinitely prefer the guy who made [this movie](http://theforce.net/fanfilms/nonsw/grayson/index.asp) (the files are big but well worth it) be given a budget and a 26-episode committment than see _Birds of Prey_ again, which I thought was kinda tedious. Heck, _any_ show where we get to see someone wag a finger in Superman’s face and yell “Stay outta this, Clark!” is worth watching. SDMB discussion of the movie [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=269562), with spoilers. [/QUOTE] DEAR GOD, I WANT TO SEE THAT SO BAD!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-program-a-real-guy-tv-network/372186.md?page=3)