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Mine is Myth Busters. It's a light hearted show that attempts to prove myths to be either true or false. I also like how these guys go about making stuff from the ground up for various experiments. Great show which I'm addicted too like a crack baby on crack.
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OscarWilde · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:04 am Post subject:

I tried watching American Chopper, but I didn't get the point of the show, nor do I understand why it's even on the Discovery Channel. Confused

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Mord · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:45 am Post subject:

I've seen a lot of American Chopper. In fact, I used to record the episodes, burn a rewritable DVD, and then watch them with my son. He loves seeing the bikes go together, and I love the drama between Pauly and his father because it reminds me a lot of me and my dad when I was younger.

I also watched American Hotrod for the cars, and then got sucked into the drama. I even saw an episode where apparently someone got canned, and so I had to know the "smart mark" story and checked the American Hotrod forums.

Don't watch them much anymore, but I'll tune in if its on. Favorite show? Meh, there always seems to be something at least mildly interesting on.
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Mord · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:46 am Post subject:

And yes, OW and I are fully aware that some people here don't watch TV. Move along.
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kingpinmc · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:51 am Post subject:

I used to get the Discovery Channel before I moved, but then again I had a stable cable broadband connection before I moved too. Sad

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HitScan · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:11 pm Post subject:

Mord · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:40 pm Post subject:

HitScan · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:52 pm Post subject:

Mord · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject:

I think the familiarity and each knowing what buttons to push gives that appearance. That and really they just argue about the same shit over and over and over.

Besides, most arguments looks stupid to the outside observer anyway.
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Mord · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject:

Jeremy Reimer · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:26 pm Post subject:

I watched American Chopper about six times until I realized that every single show is exactly the same. Okay, the bike looks slightly different at the end, but that's it.

Mythbusters, on the other hand, never gets old. Although I miss Scottie.
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kennedye · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:17 am Post subject:

Remember when The Learning Channel lived up to its name? Or when Discovery actually had cool shows on like Wings?

Feh, I say. News announcer

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Mord · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:24 am Post subject:

pauli · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:58 pm Post subject:

i can't remember the last time discovery channel ran something i found worth watching.

kingpinmc · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject:

FondueDaredevil · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject:

I watch the following on Discovery;
Survivorman
Mythbusters
Dirty Jobs
Cash Cab

I can't watch American Chopper because it was painfully obvious from the first episode that it was scripted and poorly acted. I also detest 'Monster Garage' (is that Discover Channel) because Jesse James is a whiny bitch.
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Mord · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject:

I still don't believe its scripted. And I've seen most of the episodes.

I also like surivor man.
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Gabe: I wish you weren't a fucking liar.
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lewis · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject:

I've never watched the Discovery Channel in my life.
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Harbinger · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:12 am Post subject:

I think they ran "Walking with Dinosaurs" last night. I do like Mythbusters, but don't have much TV time since spawn #2 arrived. Also, History Channel had this "Hi-Tech Hitler" show that I wanted to watch first of all. Very Happy

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Jeremy Reimer · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:51 am Post subject:

Survivorman is both exciting and boring at the same time.
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OscarWilde · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:53 am Post subject:

OscarWilde · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:09 am Post subject:

I can tell you this, spending over two years researching evolution, DNA, genetic engineering, for my book made me learn a very valuable lesson: pop-science has it so fucking wrong in the impressions they give to the general public.

The general public's idea of evolution isn't even right, considering that most people think that the phrase 'survival of the fittest' is the central core of evolution. That's not even close. Survival of the fittest was meant to explain why animals went extinct, but not how evolution works.
The idea that evolution occurs by chance mutations is wrong too.
The general public thinks evolution worked in this disjointed manner, i.e. eye developed first and the brain developed next to account for the new fancy eye. So completely wrong.
People think evolution is this complex thing that requires a lot of chances to get working, which isn't even true. Our understanding of evolution as we ask the questions and slowly find the answers, is a long complicated story of misunderstandings and discoveries.

The hardest thing the avg. person don't get is the incredibly beautiful and amazingly simple laws of nature that allow complex reactions to happen every day. Why do I get it? I spent a long time researching the topic and to my surprise slowly started getting into the topic and realizing just how ignorant I was of the whole topic to begin with. It's also why I stay out of debates about evolution on line. Way too many misconceptions thrown around by both sides of the discussion. I'd have to spend time trying to correct the misconception before we can get to the real nitty gritty stuff.
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OscarWilde · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:14 am Post subject:

Moral of my post above:
When you decide to actually do research on your own (not for some degree or job) you quickly learn how ignorant you are; and you quickly learn how ignorant you will remain; and you also slowly learn to accept that what you learn makes you a little less ignorant, and that's better then being a little too ignorant. Wink

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Jeremy Reimer · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:58 am Post subject:

lewis · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:02 am Post subject:

Oscar, you might like http://badscience.net.
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