Who still watches TV and follows consistent shows?

[Coola Yagami]

I realize that other than watching AEW every week, I don't really watch TV/Streaming or follow a show consistently. Once work is done the wife and I mostly watch Youtube crime videos or I game with Street Fighter and the like.

I think the last show I watched where I actually tune in week after week was Dragonball Daima since it was released weekly on the streaming services. Before that, and I mean waaaaaay back in the day, it was Agents of SHIELD and the 2012 TMNT show.

I mean one of the plus sides of Daima for me, other than it being more Dragonball and me being curious how it was gonna play out, is that it became the one show that would make me tune in every week, and I missed having that.

I'm not into binging shows, and despite the amount of times the ads during AEW blast it in my face, I have zero desire to watch Peacemaker.

The irony is, if they released some brand new TMNT show that looked good (wether it be a 80's revival while the actors are still alive, or a more Mirage based show), and it was still released on a weekly format rather than a binge-watch format, that would become my new show to watch every week.

[member_removed]

Nothing really excites me anymore, the only current show is the new season of Gen V on Prime (also started a rewatch of the Boys and a first time reading the comics). So as soon as a new Gen V drops, I'll watch it.

I was enjoying Doctor Who, but Disney are dragging their feet with renewal and now looking unlikely. I mean Star Wars and Marvel, should be a must watch, but Disney have made those franchies a chore to watch.

I did start watching the Paper (the office spin off, but I lost access to the streaming service). I don't think I'm missing out on much.

If Netflix dropped a new season of Black Mirror, that would be a must watch.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by member_removed

Nothing really excites me anymore, the only current show is the new season of Gen V on Prime (also started a rewatch of the Boys and a first time reading the comics). So as soon as a new Gen V drops, I'll watch it.

I was enjoying Doctor Who, but Disney are dragging their feet with renewal and now looking unlikely. I mean Star Wars and Marvel, should be a must watch, but Disney have made those franchies a chore to watch.

I did start watching the Paper (the office spin off, but I lost access to the streaming service). I don't think I'm missing out on much.

If Netflix dropped a new season of Black Mirror, that would be a must watch.

I always thought Star Wars worked best as movies that felt like events. Sure back then there was stuff like Ewoks cartoons or whatever, but everyone knew those didn't matter whenever the next movie would be announced.

But constant shows and other movies not in line with the main series I feel seriously watered down the brand. It's clear it's all about milking it dry at this point.

[Autbot_Benz]

In terms of actual tv it's just aew. I do watch streaming currently watching peacemaker on max

[sdp]

Only as a kid, as a teen it's when I stopped watching shows as they aired, and would just binge watch them. Nowadays when I "watch TV" it's really that I'm on my computer doing something else and I have something on the background that I watch. It's been like that for like ten years now. The amount of stuff I actually "watch" that gets my full attention is very little.

[Mad Dog McMutt]

I usually just rewatch my dvds, but sometimes I'll put on the local channels and flip through it. I recently got a cheap 7 dollar antenna from ebay and now I get like 50 channels. I'll usually just leave it on the cartoon channel which now has the 87 Turtles on it. If I see X-Files, Married With Children, Beverly Hillbillies, or the 3 Stooges on then I will definitely watch those. I haven't had cable and watched a scheduled TV show and kept up with it since Dragonball Z was being played on Cartoon Network when I was in high-school. I remember when they didn't have any episodes past the Frieza Saga for a longtime.

[CyberCubed]

I don't watch on TV as they actually air. What I do is I wait for a season to finish entirely (or sometimes an entire series), and then I watch it all on 1.5x speed on the computer to binge watch it fast. I actually watch far more shows in recent years than I ever did when I was younger, because now you don't have to watch at a certain time on TV, or pay for cable channels, or buy DVD's, everything is uploaded for free on the illegal streaming websites so I have a choice to watch virtually any TV show or movie ever created.

I've basically been doing this for over 15+ years now since like 2013/2014 and I have consumed 1000+ movies, about 50-60 TV shows (and some of these shows go on 100+ eps so they're not short), in addition to watching the cartoons and anime that I like.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

I realize that other than watching AEW every week, I don't really watch TV/Streaming or follow a show consistently. Once work is done the wife and I mostly watch Youtube crime videos or I game with Street Fighter and the like.

YouTube crime videos for the win!

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by FredWolfLeonardo

YouTube crime videos for the win!

Usually like murder mysteries and such.

Some of our favorite channels are- Coffeehouse Crime, Dire Trip, M7 Crime Storytime, Explore With Us, The Misery Machine, Disturban, Just Thought Lounge, Brief Case to name a few.

[CyberCubed]

I really can't do the youtube thing. I mean sure, I watch the occasional stuff on youtube from time to time, but I never sit there religiously watching a single persons channel or even a group of videos based on a subject from different people.

I guess I must be a boomer, because I only use youtube to watch trailers for movies or videogames, or if I'm looking for a specific clip from a movie/tv show I liked and want to see again, or if I get stuck in a videogame look up a quick playthrough to see how someone got past that part in the game. But that's really all I use youtube for.

[Stu_Padasso]

I can’t speak for everyone, but in my experience, many people who still watch OTA broadcasts including my parents are the Baby Boomer generation who don’t use streaming platforms very often.

Personally, I only use it if there is an ongoing event such as an emergency weather event where there’s a threat to people or property such as a tornado warning.

[Mad Dog McMutt]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Usually like murder mysteries and such.

Some of our favorite channels are- Coffeehouse Crime, Dire Trip, M7 Crime Storytime, Explore With Us, The Misery Machine, Disturban, Just Thought Lounge, Brief Case to name a few.

I am also subscribed to most of those. However, I couldn't listen to Misery Machine because all of their stories involve children.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Mad Dog McMutt

I am also subscribed to most of those. However, I couldn't listen to Misery Machine because all of their stories involve children.

Yeah, those can be kinda rough sometimes.

Another type that the wife doesn't like are cold cases since you're stuck wondering what happened and the cases are left unresolved for the time being.

We also watch 'Why I Never' which seems to deal with historic cases (a lot of women poisoning people back in the day it seems) and one I think is called Crime A to Z where they take a look at cases but also adds in modern day follow ups or 'where are they now' type things.

[Wildcat]

I still watch shows if I’m interested enough. I usually DVR a few episodes first so I can watch a mini marathon.

Last show was Murder in a Small Town. I like murder mystery (fictional not into true crime shows). Thought it looked good and I like Kristin Kreuk. Her last show Burden and Truth was great. Watched all 4 seasons.

Unfortunately I thought Murder in a Small Town was really dumb. So many things were completely unbelievable and her and the main character (detective) just had sex all the time. Obviously they didn’t show it but their whole relationship was immature. Her character specifically acts stupid. It really does Kristin a disservice.

It’s based on a book series. I’m assuming those are much better and adapting it to 1 hour episodes is rushing story and character development. Season 2 just started but I’m not watching it.

That’s the most recent. Other than that I watch game shows, and other non-scripted stuff. Cartoons of course. I wanna watch more things but I don’t really have time. Ill check out new sitcoms now and then.

I do watch quite a bit of YouTube but I’m very selective now. So much clickbait and YouTubers just making videos for every little subject for the revenue. Ads in general are awful. It’s like malware. I always back out until I get shorter ads.

[CyberCubed]

I think the problem is you guys aren't watching the right shows. I have recently consumed or rewatched:

Buffy
Angel
Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul
The Sopranos
Mad Men
The Wire
The Shield
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter (both original and sequel series)
24
Lost
Deadwood
Queens Gambit
Cobra Kai
Stranger Things
The Boys
Squid Game
All Star Trek shows past and present
The Orville
Daredevil
Jessica Jones
All modern Star Wars shows, although some are worse than others
All modern MCU shows, although again some were terrible
True Detective
Dollhouse
Firefly
Battlestar Galactica 2004
Babylon 5
Mr. Robot
Black Mirror

I don't really watch comedies, although I've watched all of Curb your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, The Office, Malcolm in the Middle and some of Married with Children. I'm not a sit-com/comedy show guy, so I just watch a few of them.

And this is not even counting cartoons or anime, where I could pile on another 100 shows to this list.

[sdp]

What do you mean by recently? Your list is like a ten year project to me

For me recently I was able to binge all of the DCEU but it took me more than a month perhaps 2, I dunno I was watching about an hour of content each day so I'd finish a movie every 2 days or so.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by sdp

What do you mean by recently? Your list is like a ten year project to me

I literally watched or rewatched most of these shows in the last 5 years.

[The Deadman]

Depends on the show. If it's something I really wanna see then Ill wait for a few weeks to pass before binging it, or if its a 30 minute show and I can knock out a couple episodes a day I will.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I think the problem is you guys aren't watching the right shows. I have recently consumed or rewatched:

Buffy
Angel
Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul
The Sopranos
Mad Men
The Wire
The Shield
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter (both original and sequel series)
24
Lost
Deadwood
Queens Gambit
Cobra Kai
Stranger Things
The Boys
Squid Game
All Star Trek shows past and present
The Orville
Daredevil
Jessica Jones
All modern Star Wars shows, although some are worse than others
All modern MCU shows, although again some were terrible
True Detective
Dollhouse
Firefly
Battlestar Galactica 2004
Babylon 5
Mr. Robot
Black Mirror

I don't really watch comedies, although I've watched all of Curb your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, The Office, Malcolm in the Middle and some of Married with Children. I'm not a sit-com/comedy show guy, so I just watch a few of them.

And this is not even counting cartoons or anime, where I could pile on another 100 shows to this list.

Out of all those shows I only watched season 1 and 2 of Stranger Things and kinda lost interest after that.

None of the MCU shows interest me, I still say all of that should have stayed in the movies. And it looks like the Gunn DCverse is gonna start making the same mistakes as they're mixing Superman2025 stuff in with Peacemaker and who knows what else.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Out of all those shows I only watched season 1 and 2 of Stranger Things and kinda lost interest after that.

None of the MCU shows interest me, I still say all of that should have stayed in the movies. And it looks like the Gunn DCverse is gonna start making the same mistakes as they're mixing Superman2025 stuff in with Peacemaker and who knows what else.

I hadn't watched most of those shows till the last few years, only shows I saw when they originally aired was Buffy/Angel and some of the Star Trek shows although I missed a good chunk of eps of the latter and never saw them in proper order till recently. Buffy was my show as a teen.

But other than that I started watching them all in the last 5-6 years and got through them all, they're considered some of the top TV shows of the last 20+ years.