# Please don't discuss "24" with me **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 6, 2001, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773 "2001-11-06T13:54:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/41 "2001-12-04T14:43:21Z")
What are buddies for, **Munch**? šŸ™‚ Drop me an e-mail when youā€™re through with exams and whatnot and weā€™ll figure out how to get a tape to you. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/42 "2001-12-04T20:28:47Z")
Wow, thanks KneadToKnow! But I just glanced at tonightā€™s listing, and thereā€™s no ā€œ24ā€ tonight. Fridayā€™s showing is going to be a re-run of ā€œ3:00-4:00ā€. I think Iā€™ll be able to beat my VCR into submission by that time. N.B. If anyone would like to start a ā€œMunchā€™s New VCRā€ Fund, Iā€™m learning how to set up 501Ā©(3)'s, so you can just send those funds directly to me. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/43 "2001-12-04T20:45:17Z")
Son-of-a-Gunderson. Glad you noticed that, **Munch** , because it slipped right past me! Things go wrong, though, the offer still stands. BTW, I glanced at ebay for you and thereā€™s some real good deals on VCRs over there. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/44 "2001-12-05T05:22:21Z")
I think Iā€™d like to watch 24 in one or two huge binges. I _did_ watch _Twin Peaks_ that way, and I think it helped with a lot of the tiny details that might have been forgotten if they were months in the past. I heartily recommend that TP be experienced in one weekend, preferably while subsisting entirely on coffee, doughnuts, and whatever mycological or pharmacological agents are at hand. I watched the first two season of _Oz_ that way, too. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/45 "2001-12-05T13:31:13Z")
Welcome to the club, **Larry Mudd**. From what Iā€™ve been able to tell, itā€™s just you, **Munch** , and me. This thread resurfaces about once a week as we gather for mutual support. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/46 "2001-12-05T14:39:53Z")
Hi Larry! I too watched Twin Peaks all at the same time. A friend of mine owns the series (I think he got it on sale at Best Buy). I think we need a club name. Knead gets to be the Dictator-for-Life. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/47 "2001-12-05T15:00:08Z")
Whoo-hoo! Wait, does this mean I have to change my user name to _El Puerco_? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/48 "2001-12-05T16:01:37Z")
Well, you donā€™t _have_ to change your nameā€¦ ::makes a claim on El Grande Frommage:: ---
**Author:** ![DavisMcDavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dfb087/32.png) [@DavisMcDavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavisMcDavis)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/49 "2001-12-05T16:45:08Z")
When you were growing up, you probably didnā€™t think too much about your penis, but when you hit puberty, you realized it was quite a fascinating device with many and varied uses. In the same way, I think you will find that once you purchase a TiVo, you will never again tape another single thing with your VCR again. The things TiVo does that a VCR cannot do are: 1. It rarely, if ever ā€œscrews upā€ recording something. 2. Fast-forwarding through commercials is a breeze. 3. You can have the TiVo find the program you want, set it to record all episodes, and then you can save them all to VCR tape for future viewing, if you want to hold on to them forever or something as you seem to want to do. I am personally gathering a full set of ā€œStrangers With Candyā€ episodes, which - without TiVo - I would never have realized are still running. TiVo found them for me, Sunday night at 2:30am. Who knew? If you had a TiVo, you wouldnā€™t be worrying if your VCR taped anything, because you pick out programs by picking their names and episode descriptions out of a list, rather than setting times and channels, etc. Way, way better. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/50 "2001-12-05T17:10:23Z")
Oh, Iā€™m sure that TiVo is very capable at what it does, and the commercial thing sounds pretty sweet. But you see, Davis, I have a lot of spare time. Too much, in fact. Arguing and bitching with my VCR helps fill my day up, and creates a variety of conversations that I can have with people, where otherwise I would have to talk about the weather and other boring things. Plus, it increases the possibility that someone will philanthropically buy me a TiVo. And to that potential person, I have to say that I would do great things with that TiVo, and not just use it to buy beer or crack. You see, Iā€™m a firm proponent of directed giving, and if you direct your givings my way, I can help ensure that your legacy will live on in respect and self-worth, as I would be able to watch ā€œ24ā€ all in one sitting, without all the commercials (although the commercials are actually part of the show, as the time the commercials take, the characters are still doing things - however, it would make a great addition to my collection of Notre Dame football games, which is currently a collection of zero). ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/51 "2001-12-05T18:56:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Munch \* > Well, you donā€™t _have_ to change your nameā€¦ ā€¦ but I did think it worth changing my sig. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/52 "2001-12-05T19:04:16Z")
Thatā€™s fabulous! And I canā€™t believe we created a two page thread about us not watching a show. Think of all the other shows that we donā€™t watch that donā€™t have their own thread! Whoā€™s going to start up the ā€œRoswellā€ thread? ---
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/53 "2001-12-06T23:28:55Z")
I bought a Replay TV a couplaā€™ months ago. I wouldnā€™t have, but it only cost me about $105. So, now I am a fanatic about it. An absolute _fanatic_. šŸ˜ƒ Iā€™m considering spending _less_ each month on cable because I donā€™t need all those channels! Listen to what Iā€™m about to say very carefully: ā€œDo you pay for extra cable channels? My dad does; he blows like 70 bucks a month on digital cable. And, when he finally finishes all the crap he has to do and sits down to watch TV, you know whatā€™s on? Nothing. But, over at my house, there is always something I want to see on when I want to watch it.ā€ Reread that last underlined part again. Go aheadā€¦ Iā€™ll wait. I _never_ watch live TV. I havenā€™t seen a commercial in months. And I havenā€™t watched something lame while waiting for what I wanted to see to start since the day I brought the Replay home. Also, did you know about [MyReplayTV.com](http://MyReplayTV.com)? I just opened another browser window and surfed over there. I can now see all the shows on my Replay and everything scheduled to tape! I can even program it to tape something new via my browser! šŸ™‚ Currently playing at chez sdimbert: [ul] [li]Two episodes of ā€œBlueā€™s Clues,ā€ one of ā€œBob the Builderā€ and one of ā€œThe Magic School Bus.ā€[/li][li]Two different shows about this yearā€™s World Series of Poker: the ESPN coverage of the Final Table and the Travel Channel documentary about the entire tournament.[/li][li]Last nightā€™s ā€œWest Wingā€ in case my brother missed it.[/li][li]ā€œAmok Time.ā€ And two days ago we saw "The Guardian of Forever![/li][li]Meryl Streep on ā€œInside the Actorā€™s Studio.ā€[/li][/ul] Things Iā€™ve learned since I started to use it? Do you have _any idea_ how many times a day the Original Series of Star Trek is on television? (Multiply that number by 4 to get the number of TNG, DS9 and Voyager airings each day). My Replay tapes the New Yankee Workshop every morning (3:30 to 4:00 AM)! Remember ā€œEncore Encoreā€, Nathan Laneā€™s short-lived sitcom? Bravo airs it in the wee hoursā€¦ and I record it! Thanks to my Replay Iā€™ve seen every episode of ā€œSports Night,ā€ an unjustly-cancelled show by Aaron Sorkin. I taped the first ā€œ24ā€ but didnā€™t think it was worth watching. But, I could have recorded every one for you, no problem, then downloaded it to tape each week. (Thatā€™s what I do for a friend who likes ā€œEnterprise.ā€) DVRā€™s are worth it. Thatā€™s all Iā€™m saying. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/54 "2002-03-11T14:26:42Z")
Wow, this board really takes the first two rules of ā€œ24ā€ Club pretty seriously, doesnā€™t it? The roll-back chopped this thread in half! Knead, you never showed up at the Temp Board. Whatā€™s the dealio - you allright? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/55 "2002-03-11T18:36:28Z")
Iā€™m fine, **Munch**. The [thread](http://fff.fathom.org/ubb/Forum13/HTML/000581.html) you started on Fathom sort of petered out, and I never got around to signing up on the temp site, so Iā€™ve just been kind of hanging out. I call this meeting to order. **Montfort** , you aboard yet? ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/56 "2002-03-12T10:22:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* > **Montfort** , you aboard yet? Yes sir! Private Montfort, reporting for duty, sir! Iā€™ve seen episodes 1-12, and now Iā€™m in hiding until tapes come from the States for me to see the rest of the show, sir! So, what do we do in this club besides not talk about the best show on TV? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/57 "2002-03-12T14:23:58Z")
Mostly we talk trash about F.N.G.s and **Munch** ā€™s VCR, but since youā€™re here now, weā€™ll probably concentrate mostly on that first one. Welcome, and keep your feet dry! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/58 "2002-03-12T18:32:07Z")
Wow, those smilies sure do take up a whole lot of room on my reply screen. Guess Iā€™ll pop over to ATMB to see whatā€™s what. For the record everybody, Munch here forgot to put the tape in the VCR and turn it off. So weā€™re all crossing our fingers that I wonā€™t have to stay late at work (never happens, so donā€™t worry about it) or get captured by aliens on the ride home (never happens, so donā€™t worrrrrrā€¦AIIIIEEEEE!) ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/59 "2002-03-13T10:59:17Z")
So, Iā€™ve now missed two episodes, and my skin is crawling. KtK, I hope all went well last night with the VCR? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773/60 "2002-03-13T12:49:12Z")
Be at peace, **Montfort**. All is well and continues to be so. Just so youā€™ll know, even on those rare occasions when I miss the Tuesday night broadcast (and itā€™s been _weeks_ since that happened), unlike out dear **Munch** , I do get FX, so I have like 3 more chances to get it. Havenā€™t missed one yet. :finds wood to knock on: šŸ™‚ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-discuss-24-with-me/91773.md?page=4)