Post: Discovery Communications Rant
11-09-2014, 09:05 PM #1
Rath
Today Will Be Different
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Alright if you're going to be cheeky, go be cheeky somewhere else. This is serious cable television discussion. I fucking hate Discovery Communications. They aren't the same anymore. Ever since Discovery started airing the show American Choppers over a decade ago they were on a decline.

Yeah they do have shows like Mythbusters which is enjoyable to watch, but they also have a lot of reality shows, which I absolutely detest. Of course you have the History Channel which went to shit when they rolled out Ice Road Truckers, American Restoration, Swamp People, and all of these shows that have no historical significance. Don't even get me started on Pawn Stars. Since when does conning people out of their money by low balling, and being deceptive, constitute making history. I know plenty of pawn shop owners who are more fair than these "Tinseltown Wannabes." Only thing I can think of worse than those shows I listed would be Ancient Aliens, which I'd rather not get into hyperbole.

What happened to documentaries on historical events, like the Roman Empire, Macedonia, Ancient Greece, the Battle of Thermopylae, the Byzantine Empire, the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World War I. What about people like Nero, Brutus, Julius Caesar, Euripides, Homer, Aristotle, Socrates, Hippocrates, and Plato. Granted know of this was in chronological order, but you should get the point if you actually enjoy watching shows about HISTORY.

Like the shit they air now isn't even worth watching, and it just blows my mind that people enjoy watching shit that belongs on A&E, E!, VH1, and MTV.

inb4 conspiracy to dumb down people
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11-09-2014, 09:11 PM #2
Toke
PC Master Race
Originally posted by 4314
Alright if you're going to be cheeky, go be cheeky somewhere else. This is serious cable television discussion. I fucking hate Discovery Communications. They aren't the same anymore. Ever since Discovery started airing the show American Choppers over a decade ago they were on a decline.

Yeah they do have shows like Mythbusters which is enjoyable to watch, but they also have a lot of reality shows, which I absolutely detest. Of course you have the History Channel which went to shit when they rolled out Ice Road Truckers, American Restoration, Swamp People, and all of these shows that have no historical significance. Don't even get me started on Pawn Stars. Since when does conning people out of their money by low balling, and being deceptive, constitute making history. I know plenty of pawn shop owners who are more fair than these "Tinseltown Wannabes." Only thing I can think of worse than those shows I listed would be Ancient Aliens, which I'd rather not get into hyperbole.

What happened to documentaries on historical events, like the Roman Empire, Macedonia, Ancient Greece, the Battle of Thermopylae, the Byzantine Empire, the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World War I. What about people like Nero, Brutus, Julius Caesar, Euripides, Homer, Aristotle, Socrates, Hippocrates, and Plato. Granted know of this was in chronological order, but you should get the point if you actually enjoy watching shows about HISTORY.

Like the shit they air now isn't even worth watching, and it just blows my mind that people enjoy watching shit that belongs on A&E, E!, VH1, and MTV.

inb4 conspiracy to dumb down people

actual history channel is good at 7-11am during the week days when most people are at work and history 2 is my favorite conspiracy theory channel since i love ancient aliens. and discovery does suck dick when theres no street outlaws McCoy
11-09-2014, 09:12 PM #3
Nate
Banned
Originally posted by 4314
Alright if you're going to be cheeky, go be cheeky somewhere else. This is serious cable television discussion. I fucking hate Discovery Communications. They aren't the same anymore. Ever since Discovery started airing the show American Choppers over a decade ago they were on a decline.

Yeah they do have shows like Mythbusters which is enjoyable to watch, but they also have a lot of reality shows, which I absolutely detest. Of course you have the History Channel which went to shit when they rolled out Ice Road Truckers, American Restoration, Swamp People, and all of these shows that have no historical significance. Don't even get me started on Pawn Stars. Since when does conning people out of their money by low balling, and being deceptive, constitute making history. I know plenty of pawn shop owners who are more fair than these "Tinseltown Wannabes." Only thing I can think of worse than those shows I listed would be Ancient Aliens, which I'd rather not get into hyperbole.

What happened to documentaries on historical events, like the Roman Empire, Macedonia, Ancient Greece, the Battle of Thermopylae, the Byzantine Empire, the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World War I. What about people like Nero, Brutus, Julius Caesar, Euripides, Homer, Aristotle, Socrates, Hippocrates, and Plato. Granted know of this was in chronological order, but you should get the point if you actually enjoy watching shows about HISTORY.

Like the shit they air now isn't even worth watching, and it just blows my mind that people enjoy watching shit that belongs on A&E, E!, VH1, and MTV.

inb4 conspiracy to dumb down people

I agree. Discovery and TLC have strayed away from what they were originally trying to accomplish, and that is air documentaries and fascinating shows to educate its viewers. Any kind of shit like Swamp people should stay on TLC. I do like Gold Rush though.... That's a good fucking show.
11-09-2014, 09:13 PM #4
Rath
Today Will Be Different
Originally posted by Carl
actual history channel is good at 7-11am during the week days when most people are at work and history 2 is my favorite conspiracy theory channel since i love ancient aliens. and discovery does suck dick when theres no street outlaws McCoy


I can't speak on behalf of History 2, since I don't have it. But I'm just tired of all of these reality TV shows, this is why there are channels like TLC, A&E, E!, VH1, and MTV. Discovery should just handle Viacom all of the reality TV shows, then go back to their OG shit, merge the Science Channel to a different channel so I don't have to pay extra, and then bring back a lot of documentaries on various historical figures, events, and empires and I'll be happy.
11-09-2014, 09:16 PM #5
Toke
PC Master Race
Originally posted by 4314
I can't speak on behalf of History 2, since I don't have it. But I'm just tired of all of these reality TV shows, this is why there are channels like TLC, A&E, E!, VH1, and MTV. Discovery should just handle Viacom all of the reality TV shows, then go back to their OG shit, merge the Science Channel to a different channel so I don't have to pay extra, and then bring back a lot of documentaries on various historical figures, events, and empires and I'll be happy.

h2 and sports are all i watch. and e! why the fuck u watch that r u a fgt
11-09-2014, 11:22 PM #6
Rath
Today Will Be Different
Originally posted by Carl
h2 and sports are all i watch. and e! why the fuck u watch that r u a fgt


Never said I watched E! in any of my post... I said there is a reason why there is a channel called E!, for reality shit that no one really cares about.
11-09-2014, 11:27 PM #7
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Oneup
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Originally posted by 4314
Alright if you're going to be cheeky, go be cheeky somewhere else. This is serious cable television discussion. I fucking hate Discovery Communications. They aren't the same anymore. Ever since Discovery started airing the show American Choppers over a decade ago they were on a decline.

Yeah they do have shows like Mythbusters which is enjoyable to watch, but they also have a lot of reality shows, which I absolutely detest. Of course you have the History Channel which went to shit when they rolled out Ice Road Truckers, American Restoration, Swamp People, and all of these shows that have no historical significance. Don't even get me started on Pawn Stars. Since when does conning people out of their money by low balling, and being deceptive, constitute making history. I know plenty of pawn shop owners who are more fair than these "Tinseltown Wannabes." Only thing I can think of worse than those shows I listed would be Ancient Aliens, which I'd rather not get into hyperbole.

What happened to documentaries on historical events, like the Roman Empire, Macedonia, Ancient Greece, the Battle of Thermopylae, the Byzantine Empire, the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World War I. What about people like Nero, Brutus, Julius Caesar, Euripides, Homer, Aristotle, Socrates, Hippocrates, and Plato. Granted know of this was in chronological order, but you should get the point if you actually enjoy watching shows about HISTORY.

Like the shit they air now isn't even worth watching, and it just blows my mind that people enjoy watching shit that belongs on A&E, E!, VH1, and MTV.

inb4 conspiracy to dumb down people


Kinda like the history channel. It's nothing but stupid shit anymore.
11-10-2014, 03:30 AM #8
Solo
Rookie
Reality TV needs to die altogether.
11-10-2014, 03:44 AM #9
P$ycho
Banned
Originally posted by 4314
Alright if you're going to be cheeky, go be cheeky somewhere else. This is serious cable television discussion. I fucking hate Discovery Communications. They aren't the same anymore. Ever since Discovery started airing the show American Choppers over a decade ago they were on a decline.

Yeah they do have shows like Mythbusters which is enjoyable to watch, but they also have a lot of reality shows, which I absolutely detest. Of course you have the History Channel which went to shit when they rolled out Ice Road Truckers, American Restoration, Swamp People, and all of these shows that have no historical significance. Don't even get me started on Pawn Stars. Since when does conning people out of their money by low balling, and being deceptive, constitute making history. I know plenty of pawn shop owners who are more fair than these "Tinseltown Wannabes." Only thing I can think of worse than those shows I listed would be Ancient Aliens, which I'd rather not get into hyperbole.

What happened to documentaries on historical events, like the Roman Empire, Macedonia, Ancient Greece, the Battle of Thermopylae, the Byzantine Empire, the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World War I. What about people like Nero, Brutus, Julius Caesar, Euripides, Homer, Aristotle, Socrates, Hippocrates, and Plato. Granted know of this was in chronological order, but you should get the point if you actually enjoy watching shows about HISTORY.

Like the shit they air now isn't even worth watching, and it just blows my mind that people enjoy watching shit that belongs on A&E, E!, VH1, and MTV.

inb4 conspiracy to dumb down people


I miss turning on the history channel and seeing the old war recordings :(
11-10-2014, 04:34 AM #10
Rath
Today Will Be Different
Originally posted by Sexy
Reality TV needs to die altogether.


That would be nice, maybe one day.

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