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A day off college or work or whatever, for whatever reason. You peel yourself out of bed at 10am and turn on the TV. You have no internet, no *streaming services or DVDs/videos etc.

What are you going to watch on the TV for the next 5 hours?

*Streaming services include subscription services like Netflix, Hulu etc. Home servers like Jellyfish, Plex etc., Satellite pay-to-watch movies or TV e.g. sky movie box office.

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[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That would mean subjecting myself to normal broadcast television with commercials. I'd rather perform home dentistry on myself.

I'll go touch some grass instead. It's only 5 hours, it's not going to kill anyone to be away from a screen for half a day.

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 7 points 5 days ago

Same here. I stopped watching TV because it has everything that I hate: ads and shitty content that I do not control.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Well... If you were a 911 dispatcher and on-shift...

[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 10 points 5 days ago

Nothing, I'm going fishing instead.

[–] remon@ani.social 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

I don't have a TV.

Also my streaming service runs on a server in my living room, so it doesn't need internet as long as I'm home.

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

I do have a telly, but it's not hooked up to any aerial or anything; it's purely used for streaming or DVDs.

I haven't watched straight up broadcast TV in literally years. Maybe 2016?

[–] Babalugats@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

But that wasn't the question...

I was trying to find out what was on TV and what station at that time, that anyone would consider worth watching..

[–] Harmonics041@feddit.uk 3 points 4 days ago

Stuff off my media server

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Hit the random button on Jellyfin 5 times and watch a film.

[–] yeah@feddit.uk 2 points 5 days ago

there's a random button? 👀 nice info, brb expediting my migration to jellyfin.

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Break out some books, or if it is 15C or higher, I'd go outside for walkies.

Had my full answer before I read the body which started with - Fullscreen my offline media, close my eyes and click a random folder, then watch it

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Not when you consider I walk to work everyday and several of them were -30C, 15C is downright balmy shorts weather, but I'm Canadian so I am a little crazy

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Damn. I miss having the cold tolerance of being from Seattle. I used to walk miles in the rain with no jacket. Then I spent a few years in California for university and my constitution adapted to that permanently for some fucking reason - now I live in the UK and everyone's all smirking when I need a big coat. Goddamnit, I'm shaking like a shitting dog and it's not even 0C!

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have been waching broadcast tv and I keep it on in the background all day. 10am hour is I dream of genie. then its back to news for 2 hours and then ice road truckers for two hours.

[–] Babalugats@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Didn't realise I dream of Jeannie was on anywhere

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago

at 11am that station follows it with be witched.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I'm reading a book called Flowers over the Inferno by Ilaria Tuti. Don't have a TV, I only use streaming.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 5 days ago

*whisper* I push my fingers into my -

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

One of my aquariums.