# Things they could remove from TV forever **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677 "2009-02-27T16:43:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/41 "2009-02-28T03:12:13Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > With no offense to you and **Chefguy** and other food preparation specialists, I could do with a lot fewer cooking shows. Mainly Rachael Ray. Maybe they could kill two birds with one stone (if they are trying to please me) and replace Rachael with Martha Stewart. She’s just too funny to do away with altogether. I don’t watch any of them. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/42 "2009-02-28T03:25:57Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > All so-called “reality” shows, which don’t resemble reality in the slightest. Yup. I tell people that my idea of a reality show is [CPAC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPAC). ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/43 "2009-02-28T03:33:42Z")
Anything with the word “judge” in it. And I’d like to see Jerry Springer’s final episode consist of a battle to the death with Maury Povich with the winner getting a sex change and then air dropped into Saudi Arabia. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/44 "2009-02-28T03:38:39Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/45 "2009-02-28T03:47:17Z")
**Zeldar** , if you take my fashion shows, you can kiss SEC football goodbye. Sure, I like it too, but it will be worth it to see you try to get the color back in your face after reading this. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/46 "2009-02-28T04:17:29Z")
Heh. This entire thread is Exhibit A in the People’s Case as defined [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508122). I’m pretty sure you’ve covered most of the popular stuff and damn near all the profitable stuff. Enjoy the re-runs of _Masterpiece Theater_ and _Murder, She Wrote_… ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/47 "2009-02-28T04:46:08Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > Heh. This entire thread is Exhibit A in the People’s Case as defined [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508122). I’m pretty sure you’ve covered most of the popular stuff and damn near all the profitable stuff. Enjoy the re-runs of _Masterpiece Theater_ and _Murder, She Wrote_… At this point I’d kill for Murder She Wrote. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/48 "2009-02-28T05:08:08Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > I vote for elimination of the typical sitcom - fat clueless guy married to hot wife… Still Standing WAS surprisingly good (“was” because it was eliminated) because the fat, clueless guy and hot wife were similarly assholish. ---
**Author:** ![Vox\_Imperatoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/49 "2009-02-28T05:23:46Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Caillou I’ve heard a lot of people express an intense dislike of Caillou (a show for little children, if you don’t know what it is). Why? Valete, Vox Imperatoris ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/50 "2009-02-28T06:12:20Z")
IMO sports coverage should only be on the dedicated sports channels. It pisses me off when my shows get preempted because some stupid baseball game is on, doubly so if the game runs long and they preempt the next time slot on the fly. ---
**Author:** ![vison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e47774/32.png) [@vison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vison)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/51 "2009-02-28T06:46:34Z")
It’s easier for me to say: everything off TV except Major League Baseball, NHL hockey, Miss Marple, Poirot, and Are You Being Served? Oh, and Fry and Laurie and French and Saunders and The Vicar Of Dibley. Everything else, especially, most especially, particularly especially CSI, should be sent on a rocket into the Sun. The one with David Caruso should be destroyed in such a manner as to cause Mr. Caruso to vanish in a puff of evil smelling smoke. ---
**Author:** ![DataZak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@DataZak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataZak)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/52 "2009-02-28T06:51:21Z")
Every ‘reality’ show except for The Amazing Race. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/53 "2009-02-28T07:31:43Z")
> [@JuliaSqueezer](#): > > Local news. The whole “breaking news” schtick. I don’t know if it’s the same elsewhere, but the local news stations in Detroit are into identifying every single news segment as “Breaking News!” complete with garish graphic and an irritating bonging sound. > > Even if it’s an update of yesterday’s school board meeting, it’s “Breaking News!”. > > If it happens to be a genuine announcement or news event, overuse of the graphic/bonging introductions has totally diluted its significance to the point where we just don’t watch much anymore. > > Heavy emphasis on health reports didn’t help their cause much, either. I stopped watching local news, in part because of this. Unfortunately now CNN’s even worse. “BREAKING NEWS: Our panel of experts weighs in on the economy.” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/54 "2009-02-28T07:54:36Z")
“if your erection lasts for more than four hours, contact the Guinness Book of World…ah, er, your doctor.” ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/55 "2009-02-28T08:31:45Z")
All the 24-hour cable news stations. They’re all garbage. _Tell them You Mean Business._ _A certain part of the male anatomy._ _I’m living my dream. I’m playing in a rock band._ Actually, pretty much all of it. I channel surf but I end up only watching movies. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/56 "2009-02-28T14:42:25Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Actually, pretty much all of it. I channel surf but I end up only watching movies. Makes me think of Springsteen’s “57 Channels And Nothin’s On”. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/57 "2009-02-28T14:50:15Z")
American Idol Professional wrestling NASCAR Bill Maher MSNBC ---
**Author:** ![The\_Superhero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Superhero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Superhero)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/58 "2009-02-28T16:55:20Z")
Everything I don’t like should be eliminated from TV, since I am somehow compelled and forced to watch even the things I hate most. The world must be tailored to my specific tastes! ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/59 "2009-02-28T17:05:07Z")
[HLN](http://www.cnn.com/HLN/), otherwise known as the Missing White Woman Network. Yet another cable channel that strayed from its nice, in this case going from wall-to-wall news briefs to wall-to-wall Caylee. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677/60 "2009-02-28T18:00:27Z")
I wouldn’t mind reality TV so much if it didn’t encourage people to be so mean-spirited and evil. The nanny shows aren’t so bad – parents could learn from them. Wife Swap can be okay, because those people are generally trying to put up a good front. I liked Kid Nation and the one where they gave kids to teenagers. Baby Borrowers, I think it was called. As for the 24-hour news channels, one thing I like about USA Today is the section where they have news items from all 50 states. Why couldn’t CNN et al do something like that? Show us snippets about what’s going on all around the country, or maybe even the world. There was remarkably little coverage of the fires in Australia, and I haven’t seen anything about the aftermath. I learned a lot more about them in the thread here than on the news. I’d really like more NPR-type stuff on TV, like Science Friday. I’d watch Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, or even Prairie Home Companion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677.md?page=4)