>visit parents
>dad controls the remote
>watches every channel for five minutes before zapping through
Mine always watches tv without sound and I have no clue why
>>62981566
> Try to find something patrician for mother to watch on Netflix
> Pick Nightcrawler and start it
> She stops it. "Anon, I don't like Jake Gyllenhaal"
Why are parents such plebs?
She mostly watches American Dad and us reluctant to watch anything new or different
>watching anything with mom for the first time
>OH MY GOD HE WON'T DO THAT WILL HE?
>WILL THIS CHARACTER DIE ANON?
>WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?!
I DON'T FUCKING KNOW I'M WATCHING IT THE SAME AS YOU
>>62981892
I got mine to watch and enjoy In Bruges and Lost in Translation. I showed them those to build some trust and now maybe I can go a bit further next time.
When my parents and I get together is either OP's nightmare scenario or we watch a documentary, comedy special or Family Guy
>>62981892
Your mom is /pol/, good for you
>>62981996
I have something similar
>watch something
>she gets up in the middle
>"what are they doing" "what happened" "what did she say" every 10 seconds
>visit parents
>watch tv
>"why are you watching tv instead of getting a job?"
>>62981718
He wants everyone to think he's just watching TV
But he's really thinking about the war and all his buddies he didn't save
>>62982000
my dad absolutely refuses to watch tv shows. i tried explaining to him that tv shows have evolved significantly but then he says "but with tv you have to always be there at a specific hour on a specific day to catch the new episode and it makes you a slave".
he doesn't understand what the internet is and that you can watch tv whenever the fuck you want
>>62982000
I'll try to get her to watch In Bruges. The dead child thing might make her drop it (she's a pussy and doesn't like violence). She also hates anything over 2 hours.
>watching tv at your parents
>not scoring brownie points for cocaine money
>not having Thanksgiving at your place iffin' you're better than me
>watching tv with wife's son
>he controls remote
>only wants to watch blackish and fresh off the boat
>>62982105
My dad is very happy with their new smart tv and all the possiblities that comes with it, but him and my mom have never watched netflix or hbo go on their own, despite mine and my brother's subs being logged in.
He literally just zaps through the channels over and over and sometimes stops on storage wars for slightly more than five minutes.
>>62982033
Holy shit I never realized. She believes most of their shit(everything is degenerate, hates Muslims) and is voting for Carson too.
>>62981566
>mom comes in front room den
>puts on Food Network
>watches it for 4 hours at a time without changing to anything else
>dad comes in front room den
>puts on ESPN autism statistics
>not even a game on, just stats and commentary
>watches it for 6 hours at a time without changing to anything else
>>62982234
seems like a common thing but i don't get that behavior at all. if you don't have anything you want to watch on tv surely there's better ways to spend your time than mindlessly surfing channels. read a fucking book or get some work done or go out or get drunk or fuck your wife for fucks sake
>>62982105
My father is the same. He says he doesn't have time for tv shows but he watches like 10 movies a night on his satellite dish .
>>62982351
>son comes in room
>puts on 4chan
>watches it for 16 hours without changing to anything else
>>62982351
I'll watch ESPN for eight hours straight. Sports rule
>>62982391
I wish I didn't have a job.
If I didn't, that would probably be the case. Sadly, I can only browse 4chan in 5 hour periods before and after work.
>living with your parents
>>62981566
>not learning to enjoy 5 seconds of a program
Pleb
He just stopped on storage wars right now. Let's see how it goes
>>62982427
>not living the dream
Can you at least browse it at work?
>>62982033
So his mom is a full blown retard? How is that good?
>>62982369
oh yes same here. no time for tv shows but watch three 2-hour long movies back to back is fine
>>62982418
They do nothing but talk about player and team statistics and bullshit about dumb player gossip. I can't possibly imagine how anybody could find that entertaining.
>Watching TV with someone else
>They spend over 5 seconds on a channel
Jesus, the name of the show comes up on the guide at the bottom of the screen and you can see what it is. You don't have to spend so long lingering. Just hurry up and find something to settle on.
>>62982429
>he doesn't live with his parents
Hey reddit
>>62982451
>>62982275
>voting for Carson too
Full blown retard confirmed
>>62982450
I don't have a smart phone, and besides, when I'm working I prefer books. I can usually knock out 2 novels a week at work.
>>62982460
Depends on the sport. Football and basketball are the best for this type of autism. Baseball too.
Those other "sports" like nascar are gay as hell
>>62982473
>staying long enough for the picture to come on.
>Visit parents
>Watch TV with dad (usually a football match)
>During match or any show he always turn on GUIDE mode and leaves it here for about 10 minutes.
Never searches
Never fiddles, just leaves the screen minimised in the small top corner
>>62982527
Hoenstly I don't. I only need a second to look at the name and I'll know whether or not I should even try it.
>>62981566
> Parents watch TBBT
> You watch this anon? You would love it...
>>62982559
>home for thanksgiving
>every year, dad watches five fucking hours of pre-game commentary
>loses interest when the actual game comes on
>hey son, who won?
just...what?
>>62982473
> Going by the name of the show
> Not basing your viewing preferences on how QT the main actress is...
>>62982666
Man, I love pregame commentary. It's like foreplay to the actual event.
>>62982699
>watching a show because of how hot an actress is
This so pleb it makes reddit patrician
When i was a teenager i would sometimes go see movies with my mom dad and brother and i would get mad at my mom for constantly making remarks the whole fucking movie
Then she would get mad at me for being mad at her
stupid fucking women
>>62981566
> Watching TV with parents
> 10 minute blow job, 10 minute anal, 10 minute fucking, 30 seconds of beating off while she kneels there...
> Anon, I don't understand the plot of this movie
Why are they such pleb tier...
>>62982449
Turned it off to go to bed now.
They have some great BBC nature channels further up the list, but he never makes it that far. At some random point he just goes back to station 1 and starts over.
>>62982131
dude your mom is a fucking pleb
>>62982741
>hating your own mother
>hating women
So what you're saying is you're still a teenager
>what's this movie called?
>i don't know, they've got a [vague summary of plot]
>uh could you press Info
>[presses Guide]
>if you hit the Info key then it will give the full synopsis
>[presses Guide again]
>[channel guide disappears]
>>62981718
My dad used to do that at night. He would watch like old war movies with no sound on. He claimed it was because he didn't want to wake my mom, even though there was no way to hear it in the bedroom. But she's dead now and he still does it.
>>62981566
> Visit parents
> Dad is a dumb frogposter
> It Ain't Me Starts Playing
>>62982772
No i dont hate my mother, just hate certain dumb shit women things she does
also
>Hello leddit
>mom started watching anime because it was recommended to her by netflix
>>62982820
>that fucking filename
anon..
>>62982450
>tfw shitposting at work
>>62982759
they are strange creatures, parents.
>>62982756
my mom has an uncanny ability to, even when she's not watching the movie/show and no matter what genre it is, stumble accidentally on the confession of love scene. like she'll walk through the living room at the exact moment the characters kiss or say "i love you". she then stops walking and watches it like she's mesmerized untill the scene ends and continues on on her business.
it's like ESP
>>62982768
She also is a fan of The Big Bang Theory.
>>62982418
>ESPN is dying
Would you, Anon, pay 8$ a month to watch unlimited ESPN on your whatever?
No? Invest in Fox then.
>>62981566
My dad literally only watches the Weather Channel and Nascar.
>>62981566
It took me years to see Cast Away and The Lord of the Rings trilogy in their entirety because my would put it on at random moments and then change the channel some time after.
>>62983009
Where do yo get the notion that ESPN is dying? They're owned by Disney and pretty much have a monopoly on all the major sports.
That said, fuck ESPN and give me more options for sports coverage. Fox is decent for NFL but their college football coverage is atrociously bad.
>>62982768
This is a banner if I've ever seen one
>>62983055
The Weather Channel is patrician television though.
>at friends place watching TV
>he hands me the remote
>2-3 second delay when doing almost anything
>remember why I haven't had subscription TV for over 5 years.
>anon let's watch a movie!
>okay mom just scroll through so you can pick something, I'll watch anything I haven't seen
>anon, what's that movie?
>i dunno, just hit the info button
>anon what's THAT movie about?
>i don't know mom, hit the info button
>anon why are you having an attitude? I just wanted to spend time with you
after 20 minutes of this back and forth she finally picks a movie, gets up and disappears for for a while
>mom, what are you doing?
>WOW ANON I JUST NEED TO STRAIGHTEN MY ROOM A BIT BEFORE THE MOVIE WHY CAN'T YOU JUST WAIT 2 MINUTES WHILE I DO THIS? I RAISED YOU BETTER THAN THIS! YOUR FATHER WAS ALSO VERY IMPATIENT AND HE DIED YOU NEED TO RELAX YOU LITTLE SHIT!
Every time my mom wants to watch a movie it's the same shit. She never lets me pick. Even if it's something I know she will like she will just say "No, not interested". Or act like it's homework and I'm some sort of cruel task master that is forcing her to watch shitty things
>>62983134
They are about to lose their NBA & College basketball tourny rights. Murdock has deep pockets & it looks like ESPN is banking on Los Angeles to save everything..
>>62983225
Well, hopefully he fucks up like they did with not picking up the NHL broadcasting rights.
I prefer TNT's coverage anyway for the NBA
>visit friends family
>they mute the commercials
ISHYGDDT
>>62984326
I do this all the time
>>62983195
Why the fuck do you wanna watch a movie with your mom? Do you wanna fuck her?
>>62981566
>watching live TV
>having live TV subscription
wow, are you from the past?
>>62984326
Watching commercials is the most beta of acts. Nice job getting keked by the advertisers
>>62985341
>>62985242
>not having the will power to just ignore the subliminal advertising
>>62983195
sounds like my sister except she checks her phone every 5 minutes
>>62985372
They're still getting money by you watching, kek
>>62985372
>letting the jews erode your sense of situational awareness
>>62982368
try watching tv for a day, no internet, no constant phonechecking, within 2 hours you'll be doing the same
>parents visit me
>Where is the TV anon
>why haven't you got one yet it been 5 years, what do you do in your spare time
>>62982473
Why do people even flick from channel to channel when you can:
A, use the arrow buttons to see what's on the other channels without changing the channel.
B, bring up the tv guide and see what's on ten channels for the next three hours at once?
>>62982807
feels.jpg
>>62981566
>Mom always tries to watch her detective shows while my father always hogs the remote and every fucking time there's a commercial he changes it to COPS and Swamp Road Ice Pawnstar Truckers
I'm sorry ma, we really need to get another TV for you.
>>62982105
Explain it to him then.
You: Dad, what if you could watch tv whenever you wanted/felt like?
Dad: Oh rly m8 is this g8 b8?
You: No dad, i'm really fucking cereal.
*You and dad have kinky sex while binge watching The Office*
>>62985670
kill yourself
>>62985546
unfortunately, even though it's now a digital broadcast, over the air TV does not let you do this. its retarded. you can go forward ONE timeslot just on the channel you're currently on and that's it. it's possible the firmware in the TV is the problem, i guess, I never watch OTA on anyone elses machine. super annoying.
Also, as there's no unified service provider, there's no digital guide. we have a low-budget channel that is literally a three row scroll of the current time and rest of screen is infomercials.
HuffPo, of all places, actually has a decent online OTA tv guide as long as you run adblock.
