Remember when the History Channel used to be good?

[Devilspawn]

Originally Posted by Skinny

I remember when MTV use to actually play music videos to. Alot of stations just are'nt what they use to be.

Heck I remember when MTV2 played music videos when MTV became what it is now. Where do they play music videos?

[Skinny]

Originally Posted by gnomeflinger

I made my comment before reading yours.

Brilliant minds think alike.

[Skinny]

Originally Posted by Devilspawn

Heck I remember when MTV2 played music videos when MTV became what it is now. Where do they play music videos?

Youtube? That's where i go to watch them.

Does VH1 still play videos?

[SeeingRed]

Originally Posted by Devilspawn

Heck I remember when MTV2 played music videos when MTV became what it is now. Where do they play music videos?

I was flippin through the channels on Saturday and they were playing Pros vs Joes on MTV2. WTF!

[*Atwater*]

Originally Posted by KyleOrtonArmySoldier#128

SERIOUSLY, I miss when history was educational and informative. Now it's turned into reality tv like the rest of the bullshit on the idiot box. I HATE IT!
I was expelled in sixth grade and spent the whole year watching the history channel and learning and reading books. Nowadays if a kid was expelled he'd get to watch ******* PAWN STARS!

Hey at least kids now a days can learn to valuable skill of pawnbroking or chopping down trees.

[OrangeHoof]

The problem with niche channels is that once you've covered that niche, you have to invent new programs to hold viewers. The History Channel obviously ran out of history to, um, channel. MTV ran out of music than anyone but an imbecile would want to listen to.

I remember when A&E used to be dubbed "The Hitler Channel" because it was all WWII all the time but they grew out of it. You can only fixate on black and white footage about stuff that happened 70 years ago for so long before you decide to return to the real world. That's not to knock all the people that served and fought (including my dad) but Nazis just aren't relevant to most people's lives anymore (thanks to their sacrifice). Same way with the JFK assassination. They're all dead now so what does it matter?

And I enjoy history. But I haven't watched the History Channel since 2006 or so. Just not useful anymore.

[sneakers]

I must admit that I do enjoy the Pawn Stars show even though I don't think a show like that should be on the History Channel.

[Nomad]

My wife and I are on a HGTV kick right now! Watching House Hunters, Property Virgins, Holmes Homes ,it gives us ideas of how to update our house and what people are looking for. Mainly because we like to update the house and also in case we have to sell if she gets orders somewhere else!! Like everything else, we'll probably exhaust ourselves from watching this, though we really don't watch alot of tv except during the winter!

[SeeingRed]

Originally Posted by sneakers

I must admit that I do enjoy the Pawn Stars show even though I don't think a show like that should be on the History Channel.

I can sometimes see why Pawn Stars and Pickers (I think that's the name of it) are on the History Channel. Some of the stuff shown on those shows does hold some sort of historical significance. Last night I was watching Pawn Stars and some guy came in and wanted to sell a Remington 1868 rifle. The owner of the pawn shop proceeded to explain the historical relevance of that rifle and why it was dubbed "the rifle that won the west". It's not all for naught.

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by SeeingRed

Pawn Stars is a great show! And even though the rest of those shows you listed off suck, the History Channel is still awesome! Come on sneak!

I have been watching Pawn Stars all afternoon (never really watched before) and it is addictive to watch! Great Show!!

[atwater27]

Discovery kicks ass. Their Earth and Life shows are effing mind blowing. Animal Planet is kicking ass too. River Monsters is badass!

[Nomad]

Last Sunday was good, but this series 'America' seems to be pretty good! I noticed the ad at the bottom of this page. It's on tonight!!

[Ravage!!!]

watched a couple of good educational shows today on the History Channel. I don't watch any of the reality shows, though.

[GEM]

Originally Posted by gnomeflinger

MTV used to be about music.

Real World Season 113: Mars

[sneakers]

Originally Posted by Nomad

Last Sunday was good, but this series 'America' seems to be pretty good! I noticed the ad at the bottom of this page. It's on tonight!!

That show is pretty good.