Broadcast Television Buffs Prints

'He likes closed caption. He's deaf.'

Television Readers.

"And now here's Cathie with the hypothetical portion of the news."

T. S. Eliot Meets Beavis And Butthead

'Thank heavens! For a minute there I thought it was the news!'

Cord cutter

'Do you realize that we're sitting in a prefabricated house, eating precooked dinners, and listening to Chris Matthews' opinions?'

'Our regular programs will not be seen tonight, because our Station Manager is in a 'Three Stooges' mood.'

'Now for today's numbers...'Bad Dogs' outnumbered 'Good Dogs' by two-to-one...'

Man: 'How cute. He must like the movement.' Cat: 'There are some challenging themes here but little or no dramatic resonance.'

'You don't want weather? Not a problem! How about sports, or maybe a nice movie? We can do that! Just put that thing down and let's talk, OK?'

Junk art/ food/ tv/ music/ amusements/ novels/ views/ life.

"Bill did the voice-over for this commercial."

Weatherman: "Tonight's weather forecast is confusing, followed tomorrow by downright bewildering."

"Can't we have 'PRESS BUTTON' to shut up the commentator's gobbledegook."

Homo Zapiens

'Can't you at least wait until half time?!'

Tunnel of TV

Talk shows are great. Listen shows are even better.

"If I were you, I wouldn't change the channel!"

Woman and TV.

"... And in Canada today ... nothing happened."

"We subscribe to five streaming services so why are we never able to see the hot new show everybody is raving about?"

'It's funny really - when your father's home he hardly ever says a word!'

'Have you any idea just how little this is worth?'

'You should know better than to switch channels during a Garfield special.'

As you can see, media coverage at this event is very heavy...

"BBC One’s Casualty has reached its 1000th episode. The long-running hospital drama is apparently very popular with viewers... But even more popular among jobbing actors."

'What TV show do frog princes go on ...?...'

Couch Potatoes