Anyone here not watch television?

Mobilemuscle
Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
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I mean, at all, no netflix redbox....anything?

Im seriously considering just putting my TV and entertainment center in storage and redecorating my living room.

Any experiences with this?

It would be hard to give up football is my major concern....
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  • Yiazach
    Yiazach Posts: 209 Member
    I guess since you enjoy something you dont need to throw it in storage, just watch the things you enjoy and nothing else. Personally i dont have a television and i dont miss it one bit!
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    I guess since you enjoy something you dont need to throw it in storage, just watch the things you enjoy and nothing else. Personally i dont have a television and i dont miss it one bit!

    Well the problem is I want to redecorate the living room and the entertainment center takes up space where Id like to put other stuff...

    have you always went without a TV?
  • patrickfish7
    patrickfish7 Posts: 190 Member
    Football - Yes, agreed. Hard to give up BUT 90 mins of training vs 90 mins of slumber....I know what I'd choose.
  • beernpizza2
    beernpizza2 Posts: 553 Member
    I'd love to get rid of the one in the living room. When you have a tv, you have to decorate around it.

    I say put it in storage, and go somewhere to watch the game.
  • bernied262
    bernied262 Posts: 882 Member
    I have a television, but I don't watch it. Occasionally, I might watch a DVD, but even that is rare, maybe once every 6 months. Honestly, I just don't have the time to watch TV.
  • Selunca
    Selunca Posts: 208 Member
    We watch very little Netflix and a few movies every now and then. We mostly keep it because my daughter enjoys the occasional cartoon. Mostly I use it to work out (DVDs)
    If you want to use that space for something else, you could always put the TV somewhere else. Theres no rule that it has to be in the living room! :)
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    not sure about your friends but in some cases it can make you a slight social outcast because you wont get the topical pop culture references people are always talking about.
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    I only watch football...and I'm on the elliptical when I watch it. My upstairs living room has absolutely no electronics in it, and that's usually where I hang out. If I'm sitting on my butt, I'm reading or doing jigsaw puzzles. But yeah, my family knows that when it's Sunday, Monday or Thursday, I'm watching the game lol and doing laundry of course.
  • running_shoe
    running_shoe Posts: 180 Member
    We have a nice theatre set up, but no TV service. We use the TV to watch movies on DVD or Blueray and also use it for a bit of gaming. I used to watch hockey, but after years without feel silly having ever been a fan. WIthout TV, before long you wonder how you ever had time to sit and watch TV.
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    I'd love to get rid of the one in the living room. When you have a tv, you have to decorate around it.

    I say put it in storage, and go somewhere to watch the game.

    It just "feels" like getting it out of the house would be liberating

    The stupid TV....I feel like Gollum in Lord of the Rings...

    uggh
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    I don't own a tv because whatever I want to watch I stream on my laptop. Football is my only issue too but I usually go to a sports bar with friends.
  • klaff411
    klaff411 Posts: 169 Member
    I mean, at all, no netflix redbox....anything?

    Im seriously considering just putting my TV and entertainment center in storage and redecorating my living room.

    Any experiences with this?

    It would be hard to give up football is my major concern....

    I don't have cable. Not for 2+ years. I don't miss it.
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    Maybe Ill just stick it in the office so I can just put on CNN or something while I work

    Im not worried about being much of a social outcast since I only have like 2 friends anyways
  • Yiazach
    Yiazach Posts: 209 Member
    I guess since you enjoy something you dont need to throw it in storage, just watch the things you enjoy and nothing else. Personally i dont have a television and i dont miss it one bit!

    Well the problem is I want to redecorate the living room and the entertainment center takes up space where Id like to put other stuff...

    have you always went without a TV?

    I went without a tv through college because i couldnt afford one back then. When i could afford it i thought i didnt need it anymore!quite a poisonous device.
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  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    I don't own a tv because whatever I want to watch I stream on my laptop. Football is my only issue too but I usually go to a sports bar with friends.

    That's a great idea, and you cheer for a great team too! GO SAINTS!
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    I need to get the damn thing out of here then....

    Im going to toss it in a volcano


    but maybe ill just put it in the office and see how that works first :D
  • Adrianachiarato
    Adrianachiarato Posts: 362 Member
    I don't even remember there is a TV set in the house. I do watch some series, but I watch them on my laptop.
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    I don't own a tv because whatever I want to watch I stream on my laptop. Football is my only issue too but I usually go to a sports bar with friends.

    That's a great idea, and you cheer for a great team too! GO SAINTS!

    I cant beleive the saints gave that game to brady.... killed my suicide pool
  • chani8
    chani8 Posts: 946 Member
    Haven't watched TV in something like 20 years. I don't miss it.

    I generally don't watch movies, either. (I did see Hunger Games and all the Harry Potter movies!)

    Really, you'll survive without TV in your living room. ;)
  • Okapi42
    Okapi42 Posts: 495 Member
    Except for a while where I literally lived at work and couldn't go outside for three nights every week (long story), I've not had a TV since I moved out from home. Well, not TV signal, anyway. We have a TV downstairs for the occasional DVD; it's a good way to pass the time while cleaning tack.

    Otherwise, I'll watch the occasional series I'm really interested in online, but it stops the TV from becoming your default activity. Ok, I spend too much time online now, but at least I'm creating rather than consuming.
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    I don't own a tv because whatever I want to watch I stream on my laptop. Football is my only issue too but I usually go to a sports bar with friends.

    That's a great idea, and you cheer for a great team too! GO SAINTS!

    I cant beleive the saints gave that game to brady.... killed my suicide pool

    WHO DAT!

    Yeah... that was depressing :cry: I went to bed before the cowboys game even started lol
  • dan323
    dan323 Posts: 271 Member
    About the only thing I like to watch is Big Bang. I could do without a TV, The rest of the family,,,well that's a different story. If you really want you can always go out to watch the game, otherwise you can watch Diretv or Dish or even Comcast on the Ipad or Kindle. So you really don't need the TV in the Living Room at all.
  • MartiCat70
    MartiCat70 Posts: 59 Member
    I don't. I get news on the internet and send away for Netflix movies. I love music, knitting, reading and other hobbies. I think you'll find your intelligence will increase without it. It really is mindless.
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    Me and the TV...



    I gotta let it go...
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    i watch approximately 6 hours of tv a month and it's usually 3 movies on my blueray player- no cable or streaming anything. in fact i only just got a laptop last month but i dont go on the internet with it often cause im worried itll catch something.
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    i watch approximately 6 hours of tv a month and it's usually 3 movies on my blueray player- no cable or streaming anything. in fact i only just got a laptop last month but i dont go on the internet with it often cause im worried itll catch something.

    Im making a list of alternative activities I can do instead of watching TV...
  • JustAboutDelicious_wechanged
    JustAboutDelicious_wechanged Posts: 2,486 Member
    Do NOT forget the porn. I guess you can use your computer for that.
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    Do NOT forget the porn. I guess you can use your computer for that.

    I dont really ever watch porn
  • Blondiegrl11
    Blondiegrl11 Posts: 458 Member
    Hardly ever, I don't have the attention span for it and can't stand reality shows which seem to be the only thing on these days. Have a 55" tv in the family room that's impressive though.

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