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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) by Babalugats@feddit.uk to c/britishtelly@feddit.uk

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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[-] Harmonics041@feddit.uk 2 points 13 hours ago

Stuff off my media server

[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

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 22 hours ago

Didn't realise I dream of Jeannie was on anywhere

[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 22 hours ago

at 11am that station follows it with be witched.

[-] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago

One of my aquariums.

[-] remon@ani.social 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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 2 hours 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 22 hours 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..

[-] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago

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

[-] one_old_coder@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago

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

[-] Gnugit@aussie.zone 10 points 1 day ago

Nothing, I'm going fishing instead.

[-] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

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 1 day ago

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[-] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

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 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours 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!

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

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

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

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

[-] yeah@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

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

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 1 day ago
[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

*whisper* I push my fingers into my -

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