If it wasnt for sports I would cancel my TV service!

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  • bettilimbroke999
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 02-04-08
    • 13254

    #1
    If it wasnt for sports I would cancel my TV service!
    Absolutely nothing worth watching on TV anymore other than sports, nothing but fukin scripted reality shows and other forms of garbage...I dont even use the TV for anything other than sports anymore

    DirecTV sends me a bill for 80 somethin bucks each month and I dont even know why I pay it
  • Ethan1122
    SBR Wise Guy
    • 01-13-12
    • 948

    #2
    No family guy or storage wars?
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    • bettilimbroke999
      SBR Posting Legend
      • 02-04-08
      • 13254

      #3
      I've already seen all the family guys and storage wars is all fukin scripted (all 100 shows about buying storage lockers), the reality is when you buy a storage locker 99 out of a 100 times you get some broken down appliances and other worthless junk not a chest full of gold doubloons from the Spanish armada
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      • PickWinnerAllDay
        SBR Posting Legend
        • 08-31-11
        • 12722

        #4
        There's some good comedies man.

        Always Sunny
        The League
        South Park
        Futurama
        King of Queens
        Futurama
        American Dad
        My Name is Earl

        Use your tivo and record these throughout the day.
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        • jrmartin.mig
          SBR Wise Guy
          • 11-29-10
          • 624

          #5
          Your getting off easy, Comcast in Florida hits me for just under $200/month including my internet. All I get is digital, HBO, and a couple extra boxes. Thinking about going to Direct way pretty soon.
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          • PickWinnerAllDay
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 08-31-11
            • 12722

            #6
            Originally posted by jrmartin.mig
            Your getting off easy, Comcast in Florida hits me for just under $200/month including my internet. All I get is digital, HBO, and a couple extra boxes. Thinking about going to Direct way pretty soon.
            direct way or direct tv?
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            • venice2222
              SBR Sharp
              • 06-04-10
              • 414

              #7
              i think CNBC and ESPN are the only channels I watch, and I pay $150/month for Verizon Fios triple play bs in Dallas.
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              • Duff85
                SBR MVP
                • 06-15-10
                • 2920

                #8
                Virtually everything that is prerecorded we download these days. There was interesting book put out in Australia about Sports being the only thing that sells TV subscriptions. Hence when Murdoch was setting up Fox Sports Australia he went in so hard after Rugby League.
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                • bettilimbroke999
                  SBR Posting Legend
                  • 02-04-08
                  • 13254

                  #9
                  There's some good comedies man.

                  Always Sunny Overrated
                  The League Overrated
                  South Park Wayyyyy overdue for cancellation
                  Futurama Garbage
                  King of Queens Cancelled years ago
                  Futurama Repeat...if you plan on posting in my threads cut this amateur hour bullshit
                  American Dad Garbage
                  My Name is Earl Garbage

                  Use your tivo and record these throughout the day.
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                  • PickWinnerAllDay
                    SBR Posting Legend
                    • 08-31-11
                    • 12722

                    #10
                    Originally posted by bettilimbroke999
                    There's some good comedies man.

                    Always Sunny Overrated
                    The League Overrated
                    South Park Wayyyyy overdue for cancellation
                    Futurama Garbage
                    King of Queens Cancelled years ago
                    Futurama Repeat...if you plan on posting in my threads cut this amateur hour bullshit
                    American Dad Garbage
                    My Name is Earl Garbage

                    Use your tivo and record these throughout the day.
                    Speaking of South Park, you seem to suffer from:

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                    • mcaulay777
                      SBR MVP
                      • 09-13-10
                      • 1769

                      #11
                      Your right on The money.My bill is easy 200.My wife pays it so i do not know.I get Dish network.So i get NBA,NHL Packages there 168 bucks each way so thats what 336 each october.Then a extra 30 a month for the sports packages like MLB Network,Red Zone.I know i should get Direct tv.But wife loves dish.DISHTV Does not have MSG,Yes networks.I had dish from 02-08.Then left for Directtv.But went back to dish after Mike and The Mad Dog broke up.Wait i also get XM Radio so thats 160 a year so for sports i pay almost 600 a year.But i live In Iowa so Radio and TV Is all i have.
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                      • Lookingtostart
                        SBR MVP
                        • 04-25-11
                        • 1584

                        #12
                        TV was always garbage. Alright, maybe slightly better 15 years ago, but still...
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                        • stevenash
                          Moderator
                          • 01-17-11
                          • 65604

                          #13
                          Originally posted by bettilimbroke999
                          There's some good comedies man.

                          Always Sunny Overrated
                          The League Overrated
                          South Park Wayyyyy overdue for cancellation
                          Futurama Garbage
                          King of Queens Cancelled years ago
                          Futurama Repeat...if you plan on posting in my threads cut this amateur hour bullshit
                          American Dad Garbage
                          My Name is Earl Garbage

                          Use your tivo and record these throughout the day.
                          I have to agree with this.
                          Simpsons = done too

                          24 - gone
                          NYPD Blue - long gone
                          I used to love D'Ononfrio in Criminal Intent (that's gone)
                          L & O might as well packed up 8 years ago when Orbach died

                          What's left?
                          American Idol, please? That's been sucking right after Carrie Underwood won.
                          My wife loves the food shows, I guess that's OK, but I even made the comment after I got home last night (true)
                          I said to my wife "the shit that passes for TV these days....."
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                          • Marv001
                            SBR MVP
                            • 02-27-10
                            • 1147

                            #14
                            I heard Alcatraz might be the next great show.
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                            • showtiime
                              SBR MVP
                              • 06-16-11
                              • 2850

                              #15
                              Well if you sift through the Kardashians, Kourtney & Kim Take New York, Kim & Khloe Take A Dump, Kourtney & Khloe do St. Barts, Khloe & Lamar, Khloe & Lamar 2.0 Dallas, etc. Then there is still some good viewing out there.

                              Boardwalk Empire
                              Bored to Death
                              Mad Men
                              Community
                              Children's Hospital
                              Walking Dead
                              Homeland
                              Breaking Bad
                              How to Make it in America
                              The league (Already mentioned)
                              Parks & Recreation
                              Just to name a few.
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                              • TheMoneyShot
                                BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                • 02-14-07
                                • 28672

                                #16
                                Some of you guys need to learn to negotiate a little. I don't pay full price on anything unless it's a tax, city water bill, or just a given in which you always have to pay full price. For instance... cell phone service, home phone service, cable service, internet etc... you should never pay full retail pricing. Think about it for a second... if you could drop $20 on each of the bills for one year... look at the money you could save. $20 + $20 + $20 + $20 = $80 X 12 months = $960 A year in savings. The key is always threatening to leave... or breaking the contract. Contracts are obsolete nowadays... I'll explain why. For ever service you have... you need to find a competitor... a strong competitor in the market... for instance... in Michigan we have Comcast Cable services and WOW Cable services... The going rate for basic high speed internet services is $52.00 a month... I've been paying $30 for almost a year now... and they just raised it back to $32. The key is... I always try to save $20 (from retail) on all my bills. These company's can afford it. Always threaten to leave... just like I told Comcast... WOW Cable would buy me out of my contract. You always should use leverage on these companies. You need to save money. DirecTV is easy to work with. They use to be around $72 with Total Choice and 2 receivers... I was paying $52 for the same package... you just need to negotiate and get all your facts straight before you call them. Always ask for "Retention Department"
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                                • statnerds
                                  SBR MVP
                                  • 09-23-09
                                  • 4047

                                  #17
                                  agreed, but my wife and son always manage to find something.

                                  some of his cartoon (6 yr old) are better than prime time sitcoms. thought shows based on dick jokes died with Married with Children, but i was wrong.
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