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While I know there's a lot of worthwhile viewing on television, I simply am not attracted to it -- maybe that's from living in the Third World for most of my adult life, where TV pretty much sucked.
When I first returned for good to the US, I watched a lot of stuff to try and catch up on popular culture as well as movies I'd missed first time around. But the attraction didn't last too long. Nowadays the only programs I make any effort at all to watch on a regular basis are 'CBS Sunday Morning' and some kind of evening news. Lately I've become interested in watching Rupert Murdoch take on Ted Turner with his Fox News Channel. And once in a while, if I really don't feel like reading and there's nothing going on at AWADtalk or anywhere else cyber-wise, I'll have the baseball game on or a cooking show (during the gloomy dark baseball off-season).
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<<90% of everthing is crap>>
If only 90% of crap is crap, 90% of everthing can't be.
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If only 90% of crap is crap, 90% of everthing can't be.There you go, convoluting again, IP!  
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In a listing of worthwhile TV ( and I'd include most of your list , wow) I can't, in good conscience, leave these omitted: "The X-Files" (even though the station is owned by Rupert bleepin' Murdoch!) "NYPD Blue" "M.A.S.H." The traditional annual showing of "The Wizard of Oz" when I was growing up. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" "The Carol Burnett Show" (her original variety hour with Harvey Korman and Tim Conway) Ken Burns' "The Civil War," "Baseball," and "Jazz" the original "Saturday Night Live" "The Honeymooners" and "The Jackie Gleason Show" "I Love Lucy" "Kaptain Kangaroo" Some fine telemovies like "Brian's Song" and the recently remarkable "Life With Judy Garland" "Miami Vice" "The Andy Griffith Show" The History Channel, The Learning Channel, Discovery "Candid Camera" "The Cosby Show" And any post-season baseball featuring the Team of the Century NEW YORK YANKEES! ... especially that tantalizing one-game playoff in '78! [ducking for cover from all Red Sox fans emoticon] And lots of other shows that deserve a mention I'm forgetting here... I've tried to shut it off...I can't! I begin to feel too disconnected. And, at the very least, I need my baseball fix. So I guess I'm just a child of the tube, a naturalist at heart hopelessly wired...now where's that remote??? 
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<<There you go, convoluting again, IP!>>
But my dear! I stir the broth to clarify, just to clarify! ;)
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I only watch tv for a few shows, like Get Smart, the old Star Trek shows, and sometimes the Twilight Zone, and for baseball, and old movies. Whitman, you like the Yankees? My Grandfaher worked for CBS when they owned the Yankees. This was when they played the worst. (this was the same grandfather that worked on radar, as I mentioned in some other thread somewhere)
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And ..baseball featuring the Team of the Century NEW YORK YANKEES! ...especially that tantalizing one-game playoff in '78! [ducking for cover from all Red Sox fans emoticon
Right about here I want two emoticons : the "raspberry" and a pair of RED SOX!
You better well duck, you... you... you... YANKEE fan!
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You better well duck, you... you... you... YANKEE fan!
Hey, they had the Bambino. And they've won the last 5 "world" series.
note: I like the Yankees, but not as much as my little brother. He's mad because I'm verifying my information. AND he's annoying me because I supposedly know nothing about Ruth.
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I supposedly no nothing about Ruth.
The Babe was scouted for the Red Sox and played for them then traded hence the "curse of the Babe" which is what that other poster is relying on to get the Yankees thru the Series and which -- as far as I am concerned -- will not be lifted until Patrick J. ("Patsy") Donovan is in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Hi Whit
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The Curse of the Babe Yeah, and the modern version has translated into The Curse of the "Buck"!...Bill Buckner and Bucky Dent....so I guess Buck Showalter will never manage the Red Sox! Ha! hi, wow
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