Epinions Recent Content for TV Channels

Well Now, It’s Not HBO, But Getting There

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:52:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - Network television; it's becoming a lonely wasteland of hit and miss programming-mostly miss, wherein so-called reality-based television has all but taken over. And now this vapid form of entertainment has made its way onto cable television as...

Buy our drug and all life's problems will be solved.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:49:35 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author wilson0423 - I’m all about the free market and advertising is all about selling a companies product, but I am absolutely sick of all the prescription medication commercials. My personal opinion is most of us here in the U.S. are over medicated in the first...

How nice it would be to have my news without liberal or conservative bias.

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:39:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wilson0423 - I consider myself a conservative, not necessarily a Republican, but I do like to make my own decisions without any liberal or conservative bias thrown in. Whatever Fox may say there is a definite bias to their reporting. I do not think they lean...

QVC - Live!

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:30:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knikki - There are so many great things about QVC that I'm not sure if I can tell you about them all. I'll start with a few of my favorite things. I love QVC because... 1.) No matter what time of day you want to shop, QVC is always on. Some people call it a...

Weather on the 8's

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:06:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author northeastgal - Do you wonder what the weather will be like before traveling? I do. As a matter of fact, I tune in to The Weather Channel as much as possible. This is one channel I must check out whenever my television is on. Most often, I plan my errands and...

Fun Times and Shows to Yell Bravo! About

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:19:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author miller1611 - Bravo TV is a network that has quickly become my very favorite channel to watch. I think it is a great outlet for the modern homemaker! As a self proclaimed one of those, I care about my weight, I would like to have plastic surgery one day to look better...

I'm Unhappy

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:02:16 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author videodude - I think if you want to retain your childhood in some respect, it's okay to watch the Cartoon Network. I wholeheartedly endorse it if people lead stressful lives and they want to break away from that by putting on something happy and positive. When I was...

No Commercials Are Great!

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 02:40:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author courtcourt27 - Noggin is basically Nickelodeon for the preschool set. Before each show, a screen will appear that will tell you what your child may be learning from the next show. Some of the things that they say the kids are learning are a bit of a stretch, in my...

The Future of Classic or The Past of Classic?

Mon, 7 Jan 2008 22:56:16 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author videodude - I have to be honest with you, I'm disillusioned with the American Movies Classics Channel (AMC). Because quite honestly, this is no longer a channel that broadcasts classic movies that stars actors like Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant, or directed by Alfred...

Commercials: Season of giving and misgiving 2006-07

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 03:39:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author javajoop - Are you ready for a brand new television season? Your not! Oh, I see, you have Tivo.
Hmm, well let me tell you about what your missing. As a New Yorker, I live in the media capital of the world...

Food around the clock!

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:23:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author scrappydoo_ - I don't know why, but usually when I am hungry I will turn the channel to the foodnetwork. I guess I enjoy eating with my eyes. Or torturing myself. Whether it is foodnetwork or some random c-span cooking show, I will be stopping for a couple of minutes...

What is Volvo thinking??

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:29:01 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author patiencepaint - I just saw a commercial for a Volvo wagon, apparently with exceptional 4 wheel drive capabilities. The commercial has the wagon going along a mountainous paved road, to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round". The car stops to pick up a...

Seems Useful Until You Live Somewhere With Rapidly Changing Weather

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 12:33:40 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Pirich - Back when I lived along the Gulf Coast, the weather wasn't just a topic to pass the time; it was a very real threat, as demonstrated by Katrina. The Weather Channel appeared to do well in that environment, where a single weather event took days to form...

BAD BUSINESS PRACTICES

Tue, 4 Sep 2007 19:28:22 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sam88 - I have been told by QVC customer service reps and supervisors that my money would be refunded 3 times now! Each time I wait the 48-72 hours and the money is not refunded to my account. I was told two times that there was an error and that they are...

Interesting & Informative - Too Many Commercials!

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:01:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cheetahcats - All of the Discovery properties (Discovery, Science, Animal Planet, Times) offer informative and interesting programming. However, there is too much law-enforcement and forensic docu-stories. Much of its other programming is 'left' leaning. Other...

Great Place to Shop QVC

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:40:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author swfloridaal - Only buy what you really can use because it can become very addicting....They need to lower the S&H a tad and have more merchandise Made in The USA....Great tour they have in QVC Studio Park west Chester...If you ever get or will be visiting the Philly...

History Still Comes Alive But, So Does So Much More

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 09:54:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - So-called reality-based television may have taken off on network television, but it took cable to bring us the real deal. Let's face it the networks offer us a contrived dose of reality television, but cable serves up real people and their lives. On...

Discovery Channel's~Game Show In A taxi~Cash Cab~What Fun!

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:39:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ifif1938 - One of my favorite channels on TV for years has been the Discovery Channel....I was always fascinated by those National Geographic specials and some of the most incredible nature series, one in Particular that I've watched numerous times was a...

AMC Serves Up on Adult Drama, Sort of

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:53:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - My wife often quips that I’ll watch anything, which is true but only if it entertains me. Fail that test and I’ll stop watching. Many a new program has failed my test and I have moved on. What is the test you might ask; it’s not clear in...

GREAT MOVIES,BUTTHEAD PROGRAMMERS

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 00:07:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tonyparole - I have always been a big fan of the Encore Channel UNTIL NOW.Has anyone else noted the recent annoying,rude,practice of stepping on(interrupting/cutting short)the film credits and closing music ,to promo another show? When the music television channels...

The Closer - One of The Best Hours, Well 45 Minutes on Television

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 11:29:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - For some reason, my wife does not particularly care for actress Krya Sedgwick (Another World, Kansas, Loverboy). I have to admit some of earlier movies were not exactly my cup of tea, but then I started to see something different from the...

Discovery Science: Space travel, dinosaurs, super volcanoes and much more

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:00:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Gr8ful - If there were only two channels available on my television, as long as they were the Sci-Fi channel and the Discovery Science channel, I would be ok with that. If I am not watching adventurers traveling through wormholes and visiting alien worlds, I am...

Speed is off track!!!

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:01:20 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author doverdj - Just came back vac. from mexico. Speed channel there shows nothing but racing all the time. No pinks, pimp my ride or nascar news, just racing of all types! Why can't we have this in the U.S.? Look at speeds schedule and you will not see anything to do...

Garbage Call of 2007?

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:48:29 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lansky2000 - NBC (Nerdy Broadcasting) has lost ground to ABC, CBS and even FOX over the last couple of decades, thanks to its trashy, generic programming and neanderthal executive decisions. From the crack of dawn, its newscasters are surfed out for more personable...

Review of THE SOPRANOS

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:30:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SKAD13 - APR. 12, 2007 -- Perhaps the best thing that "The Sopranos" (Sun., 9 p.m., HBO) did for television was to bury forever the notion that "likable" and "watchable" are the same thing. There are almost no characters in TV history more unlikable than Tony...