# Worst Program Guide Description of All Time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583 "2005-06-16T18:00:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/1 "2005-06-16T18:00:54Z")
Tonight on CSI: “Grissom finds a clue” I know that there isn’t much room in the grid, guys, but at least make an effort. That one was from my local newspaper, but I’ve seen some pretty bizarre ones for old movies on the cable channel guide. What are some of your favorites? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/2 "2005-06-16T18:33:43Z")
“A young girl finds herself transported to a strange land where she kills the first woman she encounters. She than joins up with three natives of the land to hunt down and kill the woman’s sister.” _The Wizard of Oz_ ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/3 "2005-06-16T20:47:36Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > “A young girl finds herself transported to a strange land where she kills the first woman she encounters. She than joins up with three natives of the land to hunt down and kill the woman’s sister.” > > _The Wizard of Oz_ THAT should be a new thread!! 😛😛😛 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/4 "2005-06-16T20:49:49Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > THAT should be a new thread!! 😛😛😛 I did that one already. It may have been on a different board, however… ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/5 "2005-06-16T21:38:55Z")
Sometimes on our digital cable menu for “Law & Order: SVU” all it says is, “The Special Victims Unit hunt down a rapist”. Well, yeah, just about every episode is like that. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/6 "2005-06-16T21:47:01Z")
**Saturday Night Live** had Shirley Manson’s band playing. The description read simply: “Music: Garbage.” ---
**Author:** ![Khadro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/7 "2005-06-17T00:48:34Z")
Slightly off topic, but also slightly related, and definitely related to **Biffy’s** post. A few weeks ago I was watching a promo on the station, and the band come on and say > [@](#): > > Hi, we’re Garbage. Watch us tonight on \ ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/8 "2005-06-17T01:37:51Z")
I remember TV Guide (years ago) would always give this informative description: 11:30 The Tonight Show - Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon. On _rare_ occassions they might list one guest, but they would _always_ list Johnny and Ed. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/9 "2005-06-17T02:13:15Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > THAT should be a new thread!! 😛😛😛 I remember that thread fondly. [One sentence summaries that miss the point](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=170124). Warning, spoilers for all kinds of things. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/10 "2005-06-17T02:40:29Z")
I remember one: Stargate SG1: “The group travels to a strange planet.” Well, hell, that’s the point of the title object. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/11 "2005-06-17T02:51:56Z")
DirecTV makes the worst use of their limited description space. Title of Movie, Year of Release, the names of two or three of the main actors, followed by a generic description, which is followed **again** by the names of the main actors. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/12 "2005-06-17T02:55:36Z")
One time, my digital cable listed the information for an episode of _X-Files_ in French for no fathomable reason. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/13 "2005-06-17T05:05:43Z")
On the topic of _X-Files_, I remember once seeing an episode description along the lines of “Mulder and Scully investigate strange events in a small town”. Well, that only covers a good 2/3 of the episodes, so I guess it narrows it down a little. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/14 "2005-06-17T05:29:23Z")
“They ALMOST get off the island.” ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/15 "2005-06-17T06:04:21Z")
10pm **HBO** _Curb Your Enthusiasm_ Larry angers someone. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/16 "2005-06-17T14:19:47Z")
My favorite was for **Ferris Bueller’s Day Off** , where the program guide writers clearly (and safely) assumed that everyone has seen the movie at least 12 times): > [@](#): > > The adventures of Abe Frohman, the Sausage King of Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![ethelbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/17 "2005-06-17T14:35:06Z")
Aqua Teen Hunger Force; Master Shake catches schizophrenia from a toilet seat. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/18 "2005-06-17T14:50:58Z")
For the episode of Futurama titled “The Sting” my Tivo’s episode description was: > [@](#): > > Bees. ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/19 "2005-06-17T14:51:50Z")
I read a description of a movie on Charter’s On Demand once that contained the sentence “Or something.” at the end. No, I can’t remember the name of the movie. Obviously, the description was more entertaining than the actual movie. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583/20 "2005-06-17T14:52:27Z")
From **Touched by an Angel** : " Monica and Tess help a young woman to regain her faith." [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-program-guide-description-of-all-time/308583.md?page=2)