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BlueLemon

Last reply Apr 17, 2014 · posted in DIRECTV General Forum

I'm going back to cable

This is purely based on my experience over the past 6 months. After experiencing both sides, I have come to the conclusion that (for me) Bright House Networks (my local cable company) is the better choice in regards to TV service. I've listed my reasons below. So once my contract is up with DTV I'm switching back to BHN. I'm glad I tried Directv so I know what it's like on both sides of the fence so I won't wonder if DTV is a better option. My mind is made up. I'm going back to cable.

Why Bright House Networks is better then Directv:

Service is interrupted every time bad weather arrives. (Living in Central Florida makes this a MAJOR deal breaker.)
HD service is not free. It's at least $10/Mo. with Directv.
Have more then 1 TV? You'll pay extra for each additional TV.
'Local on 8's' on Weather Channel is not local. It's regional. (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, etc.)
Missing many HD channels: GSN, Oxygen, FX Movie, We, Logo, TVGN, Ovation, GAC, Fuse, Esquire, NASA
?No 'Central Florida News 13' (I actually really miss it)
No SEC Network (Not a deal breaker, but still a big deal. Gotta have my Gator games.)
?Annoying 'Cinema' banner ads throughout the guide that cannot be disabled. (These seem SO pointless to me)

To be fair Directv does do some things better then BHN:

Better Equipment (DTV wins this battle hands down)
Better On-screen Guide (Fully customizable)
Better iOS/Android App (DTV app is far superior to what BHN offers)
NFL Sunday Ticket (One of the main reasons I switched to DTV, but I'm not watching it very much at all)

P.S. As for internet service… I still have BHN 60mbps.

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BlueLemon

Apr 13, 2014

You DO pay for the HD with Brighthouse, it's just not an itemized line.

That's a fair point.

You get boxes with BH for as many TV's as you want with NO FEE to mirror them?

Click to expand...

With Bright House you only pay for the bo

s) you lease. No mirroring charges.

I just looked at the list of HD channels you listed that were missing .... the ONLY one I have ever watched is WE, for CSI Miami. If you honestly watch the rest of them, you have a wide range of viewing, more than most.

It's not that I watch all of them on a regular basis, but if a network offers HD, the service provider should carry it.

As for the outage daily ... really ?

Please post your Sat levels for the 99 and 103 Sats .... could be a simple solution of peaking the dish, or it could be legit, seeing you get the heavy rains, it is an issue in Florida from what some others have said.

99: All above 93
103: All above 95

I've talk to my neighbors about this and all say they experience the same. Most say that's the sole reason they have cable.

SEC Network ... they will have it by the time it's needed. (football season) I would be real surprised if they didn't .... after all, you can see most of the SEC games on ESPN, seeing they are hijacking ESPN this year.

Most likely you're right, but not willing to chance it.

Btw, when the storm comes thru and your Brighthouse cable line to your house goes down, how many days till they get to YOUR ticket to put you back in service.

With D*, once the storm moves out, your back in business ...

I have no idea what you were trying to ask here, but I can say that before I went to Directv I had cable tv for over 10 years and even grew up in a home with cable tv. The only time my cable TV has ever blacked out is during major hurricanes (not even during tropical storms) and once when lighting hit a BHN distribution hub. TV service was only out for about 24 hours. And once the hurricanes clear out, service is restored extremely quickly. I've never had cable out during our daily spring/summer thunderstorms though. That's what annoys me most is a simple thunderstorm disrupts my service. No thanks.

Why did you post all this, just to tell us you were leaving ?

Normally people post here with ideas or questions on how to correct an issue, you did not.
I was just curious.

I posted to maybe a little to tell you all, but mostly to see what type of opinions come out. Good or bad.

Jimbo

Apr 13, 2014

KeyWestCrazy said:
That's a fair point.

With Bright House you only pay for the bos) you lease. No mirroring charges.

It's not that I watch all of them on a regular basis, but if a network offers HD, the service provider should carry it.

99: All above 93
103: All above 95

I've talk to my neighbors about this and all say they experience the same. Most say that's the sole reason they have cable.

Most likely you're right, but not willing to chance it.

I have no idea what you were trying to ask here, but I can say that before I went to Directv I had cable tv for over 10 years and even grew up in a home with cable tv. The only time my cable TV has ever blacked out is during major hurricanes (not even during tropical storms) and once when lighting hit a BHN distribution hub. TV service was only out for about 24 hours. And once the hurricanes clear out, service is restored extremely quickly. I've never had cable out during our daily spring/summer thunderstorms though. That's what annoys me most is a simple thunderstorm disrupts my service. No thanks.

I posted to maybe a little to tell you all, but mostly to see what type of opinions come out. Good or bad.

I'd say that 90% of those on this particular forum are well aware of the negatives, EVERYONE that gets Sat, D* or DISH knows that weather can cause issues, however, those well peaked rarely have issues.

I've had torrential down pours, normally won't be a problem, once in a while I'll lose signal for a few minutes, but thats about once a year.

I had 85 inches of snow this past winter, 10' at a time at times, more coming on Tuesday and NEVER lost signal this winter.

NO Provider carries ALL the HD channels, NO ONE.

So you can have 17 BH boxes and they are free ? interesting, whats your monthly charge for each box ?

TheTechGuru

Apr 15, 2014

Cable Internet (thus TV too for TV subscribers) was down for 3 weeks after Ike. DirecTV worked as soon as we fired up the generator.

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iceturkee

Apr 15, 2014

Jimbo said:
I'd say that 90% of those on this particular forum are well aware of the negatives, EVERYONE that gets Sat, D* or DISH knows that weather can cause issues, however, those well peaked rarely have issues.

I've had torrential down pours, normally won't be a problem, once in a while I'll lose signal for a few minutes, but thats about once a year.

I had 85 inches of snow this past winter, 10' at a time at times, more coming on Tuesday and NEVER lost signal this winter.

NO Provider carries ALL the HD channels, NO ONE.

So you can have 17 BH boxes and they are free ? interesting, whats your monthly charge for each box ?

i have bright house beside dtv. you do have to pay for each hd box you have with bhn. i believe the price per box goes down, depending on the number of dvr's you are using,

as for satellite outage, my dish is pretty much in alignment and i only lose signal in a bad downpour. and then i lose for about 10 minutes. but i have also lost cable signal in bad storms too.

bhn's dvrs are horrible. they don't compare with genie. if you want something comparable you need a new tivo roamio.

bhn's picture quality sucks as most channels are still mpeg2. the main bright spot with cable is the number of hd channels they have that dtv doesn't.

Mr Tony

Apr 15, 2014

hmmm maybe I should post a "I went back to OTA" thread and the reasons why just like the OP did

king3pj

Apr 15, 2014

Maybe he was referring to analog cable which doesn't require a box in each room. Before we got satellite we only had a digital cable box hooked up to our main TV in the living room. The TVs in the basement and our bedrooms just got analog cable from the wall. Switching to Dish and having to pay an equipment fee for each one of those TVs basically wiped out the price benefit of taking a new customer deal with Dish.

Of course, there were lots of drawbacks to our old cable setup. First, we only received all the channels we paid for on our main TV with the cable box. Several channels were digital only. We could only watch some channels in our living room like MLB Network, HBO and, FSN Detroit +(the overflow channel. The main FSN Detroit channel came in analog too.). Switching to Dish and finally getting every channel we paid for on all our TVs was a big deal at first.

Secondly, not paying for a cable box at each TV saves lots of money but it also means no cable box features. We had no interactive guide on our secondary TVs. You either had to watch TV Guide Network or flip through the channels to find something to watch. More importantly, there was no HD outside of the QAM channels and no DVR on our secondary TVs.

Cable already has, or will be soon getting rid of analog TV in most markets. For those who still have it available, it's an option to save money on all your secondary TVs while still having independent viewing that isn't available with satellite. Even if it isn't an option for most of us here who would never go back to the days of SD cable with no DVR some people don't care about that stuff. Believe it or not, I still have relatives who will be clinging to their analog cable until it finally goes away in the next couple months.

iceturkee

Apr 17, 2014

king3pj said:
Maybe he was referring to analog cable which doesn't require a box in each room. Before we got satellite we only had a digital cable box hooked up to our main TV in the living room. The TVs in the basement and our bedrooms just got analog cable from the wall. Switching to Dish and having to pay an equipment fee for each one of those TVs basically wiped out the price benefit of taking a new customer deal with Dish.

Of course, there were lots of drawbacks to our old cable setup. First, we only received all the channels we paid for on our main TV with the cable box. Several channels were digital only. We could only watch some channels in our living room like MLB Network, HBO and, FSN Detroit +(the overflow channel. The main FSN Detroit channel came in analog too.). Switching to Dish and finally getting every channel we paid for on all our TVs was a big deal at first.

Secondly, not paying for a cable box at each TV saves lots of money but it also means no cable box features. We had no interactive guide on our secondary TVs. You either had to watch TV Guide Network or flip through the channels to find something to watch. More importantly, there was no HD outside of the QAM channels and no DVR on our secondary TVs.

Cable already has, or will be soon getting rid of analog TV in most markets. For those who still have it available, it's an option to save money on all your secondary TVs while still having independent viewing that isn't available with satellite. Even if it isn't an option for most of us here who would never go back to the days of SD cable with no DVR some people don't care about that stuff. Believe it or not, I still have relatives who will be clinging to their analog cable until it finally goes away in the next couple months.

bright house in central florida is making the switch to all digital, even as i type this. those customers who are still getting an analog signal need an adapter so they can receive digital. i believe that is free until the first of next year.

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SuperDish_Fan23

Last reply 17 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Its crazy how the ViP922 is so rare for no reason.

Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!

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telstar_1

Today at 1:50 AM

They were high-end specialty, somewhat buggy and the 612/622/722 just overwhelmed it in popularity.

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HipKat

Today at 8:55 AM

I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.

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AZ.

Today at 9:02 AM

Well if it is because of reliability that wouldnt shock me.I went through 5 or 6 of them in little over 2 years. I loved the Sling when it worked! Saved lots of money having it in the day. That was probably 15 or 16 years ago?

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telstar_1

Today at 1:22 PM

HipKat said:
I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.

I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.

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Nominal

17 minutes ago

telstar_1 said:
I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.

You are thinking of the 921. The 922 was the first DVR with Sling functionality built in (that was eventually disabled along with the Sling Adapter for the 722s and the 1st Hopper because they relied on now-defunct Adobe Flash technology). With the bugginess described by others and the removal of its marquee feature (Sling) the 922 faded into obscurity once the Hopper 2 with built in Sling was released and they finally made the concept into a fully functional product.

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Scott Greczkowski

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Last reply 31 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Song Name Game Part 3!

Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

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Get it?

An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....

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ClarkGable said:
Take It To The Limit - The Eagles

The two instances of "The" should have been highlighted.

Take Me to the River - Talking Heads

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"You Can See Everything" Is 1 of the Century’s Best #shorts

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Peter Parker

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Last reply 40 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

DISH Hopper 3 Software Version 713 Is Out

No idea what improvements might be involved.

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bookworm370

Saturday at 3:17 PM

Has anyone noticed an FF stutter with 713? I used to be able to hit FF a few times and skip smoothly. After 713 (maybe 712), when I skip forward, there is a definite stutter for as many times as I have pressed FF.

Can anyone check on this and report back? Recorded programs and then press skip forward a few times to see if it's smooth? Normally, it just jumps to the right place after the skips.

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naptime

Yesterday at 1:05 AM

I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.

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reubenray

Yesterday at 6:14 AM

bookworm370 said:
Has anyone noticed an FF stutter with 713? I used to be able to hit FF a few times and skip smoothly. After 713 (maybe 712), when I skip forward, there is a definite stutter for as many times as I have pressed FF.

Can anyone check on this and report back? Recorded programs and then press skip forward a few times to see if it's smooth? Normally, it just jumps to the right place after the skips.

My wife mentioned that her remote is acting strange this morning. She hit FF and it went to 15x FF.

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 1:01 PM

reubenray said:
My wife mentioned that her remote is acting strange this morning.

Had a customer call recently saying their remote was really acting up, some buttons no longer functioned. Told them to reboot the Hopper....problem fixed.
Wife bought me a t-shirt that has "have you tried turning it off and on again?"

https://www.amazon.com/Have-Tried-Turning-Again-T-Shirt/dp/B07G1ZV9W9/ref=sr_1_11?crid=3NNRAEED195WV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.86TxUTPcw48CRYlDcLntwpMxbPDBfjiLu4wMZGX3VN6ajG_cFCuoDBJT7pS9CW2mjThKlke5Z6dlXH8bJKkQF4s892wGVU1ca_00S0BQz6F15V30_4szIdWeycvw3_zoVtsULQASM8bGcgvsKms930xApC43y_-YBVN0Q8Xsf_csSqXcmhWpresARdXHfx2VazllrXI8asduvrbnk9S3CGnzjqnVTkjzFSpSQLdQKA6Dx_7UfbQIBBJsqAmQwwtDGqM0YKVIkjV4ARgVJvJ69vLPhxV0m8pkJQd_2w_QX_A.-jSy9OqrqWdxPBsgZGia1hHMbvDAKxxhRn9kK1EBdCc&dib_tag=se&keywords=have%2Byou%2Btried%2Bturning%2Bit%2Boff%2Band%2Bon%2Bagain&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1792342839&sprefix=have%2Byou%2Btried%2B%2Caps%2C265&sr=8-11&customId=B0752XJYNL&customizationToken=MC_Assembly_1%23B0752XJYNL&th=1&psc=1

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Foxbat

Yesterday at 7:14 PM

dishstaller said:
Wife bought me a t-shirt that has "have you tried turning it off and on again?"

Here's the one I need:

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 10:15 PM

Foxbat said:
Here's the one I need:

View attachment 194877

Just ordered one....that's great.

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jsmit86

Today at 9:57 AM

naptime said:
I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.

It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.

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long_time_Dish

50 minutes ago

jsmit86 said:
They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.

Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin

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Almighty1

40 minutes ago

jsmit86 said:
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.

I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.

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dfergie

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Last reply 46 minutes ago · posted in What's Cooking?

What's For Lunch?

We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so...

Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...

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Oct 10, 2026

Two Chicago style hot dogs and a Fanta orange soda.

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Oct 12, 2026

Little mini pepperoni pizza, green beans, apples and chocolate milk.

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Oct 12, 2026

TRG said:
Fanta orange soda.

Sitting in fridge cooling off, bought 1 along with 2 Mexican Cokes at La Tienda... (I keep a few cokes stashed as well as in fridge and camper fridge)

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Today at 2:17 PM

Garlic cheese bread
Green beans
Apples
Chocolate Milk
Some weird noodles.

(They have salad and a couple other fruits if wanted)

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Today at 3:41 PM

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dfergie

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Last reply 53 minutes ago · posted in TV Shows

Stargate SG-1 Discussion

Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed

Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner

The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld

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dfergie

Sep 10, 2026

The Tokra pt 1, I know pt 2 will be next...
(came across on Pluto tv live, went to media server for "clean" version)

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reubenray

Today at 1:30 PM

I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?

osu1991

Today at 2:00 PM

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long_time_Dish

Today at 3:47 PM

reubenray said:
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?

Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.

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reubenray

53 minutes ago

long_time_Dish said:
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.

Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.

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Elon Musk’s Wildest Demo Yet! Is It Real?

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Supporting Founder Lifetime Supporter

Last reply Today at 2:37 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish 4K Event Listings (No Discussion)

This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.

As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.

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Bobby

Tuesday at 8:48 PM

MLB, Brewers at Dodgers, Thursday 10-15, 6PM PDT, Channel 148-02.

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Tuesday at 8:50 PM

CFB, Notre Dame at BYU, Saturday 10-27, 4:30PM PDT, Channel 148-03.

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NASCAR, Freeway Insurance 500, Sunday 10-18, 12PM PDT, Channel 148-04.

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CFB, Ohio State at Indiana, Saturday 10-17, 9AM PDT, Channel 148-01.
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Ramy

Supporting Founder

Last reply Today at 2:11 PM · posted in The Sports Section

2026-27 NCAA College Football

Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.

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Yesterday at 6:19 AM

A lot of upsets yesterday, but my LSU Tigers won.

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osu1991 said:
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.

. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!

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Jimbo

Today at 2:11 PM

Mike0616 said:
They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!

Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.

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Last reply Today at 2:04 PM · posted in TV Shows

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Paramount+

Season 2 order already in hand:

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1

I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.

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klang

Jul 28, 2025

I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.

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klang

Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.

Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

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MikeD-C05

Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

Yeah, the foot stuff was just nasty. I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less. Funny, I love being shoe less at home and never wear shoes indoors in my home for long, but seeing her laying on all her furniture with her bare feet hanging out just kind of grossed me out.

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harshness

Tuesday at 11:28 AM

MikeD-C05 said:
I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less.

Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

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MikeD-C05

Yesterday at 12:51 PM

harshness said:
Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure. So walking around the station like she did she would get stuff on her feet. I am sure the robot vacuum is still going to miss stuff, with all those different alien species running around there.

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harshness

Yesterday at 2:00 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure.

Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.

MikeD-C05

Today at 1:35 PM

harshness said:
Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.

I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.

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osu1991

Today at 1:59 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.

Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though :clapping

klang

Today at 2:04 PM

I just thought her behavior, including the bare feet thing, was disrespectful to her position.

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