# Playboy Channel **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-channel/496185 "2009-05-12T17:04:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-channel/496185/22 "2010-07-07T17:51:38Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Watching PBS makes up for watching porn? > > NOW you tell me!!!:mad: Yeah, but do you really want to watch PBS for 20 hours a day? ---
**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:** [July 7, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-channel/496185/23 "2010-07-07T17:54:17Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Yeah, but do you really want to watch PBS for 20 hours a day? Can I do it until I go blind? ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-channel/496185/24 "2010-07-07T17:59:55Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Can I do it until I go blind? Can I do it until I need glasses? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-channel/496185/25 "2010-07-07T18:13:16Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > Does anyone here have the Playboy Channel? I watch it sometimes. I get interested, and interested, and interested, then very interested, then not so interested. [sub]trivia challenge: name the victim of this blatant act of joke thievery[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-channel/496185/26 "2010-07-07T18:24:33Z")
A client of mine seems to have it on as background video every waking hour. I doubt he’s using it for masturbatory purposes, or even paying any real attention to it, it’s just that naked women are aesthetically pleasing. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-channel/496185/27 "2010-07-08T19:30:04Z")
Back when one was a teenage boy and the internet hadn’t existed yet, it was the best thing ever. Obviously now it’s fairly tame compared to what’s easily available out there. I did really like their version of the twilight zone. There were some pretty interesting stories with an erotic twist. Is it even a real “channel” anymore? I thought they had gone over entirely to pay-per-view / on-demand format… ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-channel/496185/28 "2010-07-08T22:11:07Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > I watch it sometimes. I get interested, and interested, and interested, then very interested, then not so interested. > > [sub]trivia challenge: name the victim of this blatant act of joke thievery[/sub] Kevin Nealon, although I thought it was funnier when you did it. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-channel/496185/29 "2010-07-10T22:09:56Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > Is it even a real “channel” anymore? I thought they had gone over entirely to pay-per-view / on-demand format… Where I live, Comcast only ever offered it on a nightly PPV basis, at least back before the advent of digital cable. I don’t know what the deal is now. Back then it was ridiculous, something like $14.95 a night. I’ve never seen the channel outside of watching it scrambled and trying to make out what was happening, but I can’t imagine it was worth $14.95 a night even pre-internet. I mean, sheesh, you could go to the local video store (remember those) and rent several pornos for that much. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-channel/496185.md?page=1)