to be surprised that anyone watches terrestrial TV anymore?

[MaMaLa321]

If I'm watching TV, I go straight to Netflix, as there doesn't seem to be much on terrestrial that isn't a) stupid or b) depressing. Is it just me that does this?

Aren't you the cultural judge OP? Stop being so condescending. We all have different tastes. I watch a variety of streamed & terrestrial. I certainly wouldn't like just Netflix.

Not so much condescending as wrong?

Most of the best stuff on subscription services was originally BBC, Sky Atlantic or HBO originally anyway. A lot of the Netflix original stuff is the actual dross.

But obviously, this is just a windup. The whole of BBC4, BBC2 and Channel 4 content is "stupid"?

Just been given Britbox subscription for Christmas. Binged 4 series of At Home with the Braithwaites - Sally Wainwright. About to start Clocking Off - Debbie Horsfield. Will probably spend next few weeks in Midsomer and Oxford with the Inspectors. Apparently, 6 months free if you have BT broadband. That would be a bargain.

I don't watch much tv so want quick and easy fixes. I find trawling through masses of stuff on Netflix or Prime to be time consuming and overwhelming.

I like watching the news, quiz programmes and documentaries on tv, especially if they are available on catchup (not the news) and I can watch them when I want. Terrestrial tv suits me much better. Especially since I've set up "favourites" on my TV so I only have to look at about 6 channels. Netflix/Prime seem to be aimed at people who want to sit and mindlessly binge watch series (which is what my DH and children do with them, and I suspect the OP). Not everyone watches TV in the same way. Same way as not everyone has the same tastes in music or reads the same books.

I don't really like most of the things on Netflix, DH does. I find a lot of it is style over substance and designed to be mindlessly binge watched and the rest was on TV originally anyway.

I watched The Undoing last night (might have been on catch up) v good. Not Netflix.
I don't always want to watch a drama series. And many are too violent for me.

I haven’t watch normal TV in years.. literally have not watched a single thing since I lived in this house (4 years now!). We have a smart tv and cancelled our tv package a couple of years ago. It’s cheeper to pay for Netflix, prime and nowtv than it is sky or virgin.

And back when I did watch tv it was just shows I recorded anyway, so no different to on demand services

I must be old fashioned. I only watch tv if there's something on I want to see. So I switch the telly on on a Saturday night specifically to watch SCD.

I never go looking for something to watch. Maybe on a couple of occasions during lockdown I looked at BBC Iplayer to find something out of boredom. Found Normal People and Love Life. Both a good watch.

@MaMaLa321

perfectly serious. Most of the BBC's output is, as I've said, either stupid or really depressing. IMO, anyway.

I'm sure you're not the only one who thinks watching Netflix is superior. 🙄

Still, I'm sure you can't help being a technically challenged fool who can't use the search/wish list/record functions.

Netflix is no better than terrestrial & has its fair share of utter dross.

I only watch terrestrial TV and don't subscribe to any other paid TV. Do I think I'm stupid or missing out? Nope!
And there's a couple of new Great British Sewing Bees on at Christmas. Now there's a programme I like!

I rarely watch Netflix. I watch tv mainly via sky.

We do have Netflix, Disney +, Apple TV, a fire stick for various catch up stations and currently have Amazon prime for a bit. Not sure what else. Dh watches a lot of tv via these often on his iPad. 18y Dd does a lot too - again via her iPad or her Mac whilst she's away at university.

Netflix is chirning out stuff so fast it's actually becoming visible on the quality. If they keep going like this, they eill end up losing subscribers.

I watch freeview when there is something interesting. Some nice series there as pps above pointed out.

We only have Freeview. We mainly watch the BBC. Tbh, we spend more time playing on our IPads than watching TV.

Was everything you've watched made by netflix/amazon i.e. original streaming content?

I can't imagine finding enough of that for 4 years of watching.

No lots of the content is from other channels neatly in one app..

The combined cost of prime, nowtv (without movies) and Netflix is cheeper than an equivalent tv package. I don’t really mind if something has been on TV before and now on Netflix or prime etc. As even before when these apps where not very popular I mainly recorded tv and watched it in my own time or on demand

I mostly watch terrestrial tv, we don't pay for Netflix etc, there's plenty on freeview tv. Occasionally we watch on catch up

No Netflix or Prime here. Have just cancelled NowTV Entertainment in hope of a better deal, I didn't watch it anyway but DH does. So in a couple of weeks will be Freeview and the free NowTV only here. No intention of paying loads of monthly fees for TV, personally think we get reasonable value from TV licence for TV and radio.

BBC is pretty good. We watch a few dramas on there. Loads of foreign drama/series on BBC 4 iPlayer - Scandinavian, French etc. Occasionally will watch ITV or channel 5. If I'm at home during the day and sick/very bored then surely channel 4 comedies are a safe bet!! Ive never had Netflix, no need for it. We have prime and disney+ for movies with the kids.

My DGM only watches the BBC and occasionally C4. She won’t touch ITV unless a Poirot or Miss Marple re-run is on, she thinks it’s a terribly undignified channel .

I don’t really watch TV tbh. I’m going to sound like a dinosaur but I prefer radio 4. I watch the odd Netflix thing, just finished The Queens Gambit for example.

@DriveThroughSwabber

Yabu, I'm broke, I can't afford Netflix/sky/whatever. Terrestrial tv is my only option

Netflix is half the price of a tv licence (I assume since you’re on MN you already have the internet)

Other than news and live sport there is little point in watching live TV, terrestrial or otherwise. I used to have Virgin so got used to recording stuff on Tivo then watching back whenever, skipping through the adverts. I ditched them (because they're a bunch of cunts) and these days I hardly watch TV at all because I find the adverts so intrusive.

I don’t have Netflix but I do subscribe to Sky. I watch a lot of news, current affairs & live sport.

I probably watch a bit of everything, terrestrial, Netflix, Prime, Apple TV, BritBox, Sky and all the catch up things like iplayer and All4. I'm glad to have a large choice nowadays of all sources of TV. I get BritBox and AppleTv free at the moment though until February and April.

@PTW1234

No lots of the content is from other channels neatly in one app..

The combined cost of prime, nowtv (without movies) and Netflix is cheeper than an equivalent tv package. I don’t really mind if something has been on TV before and now on Netflix or prime etc. As even before when these apps where not very popular I mainly recorded tv and watched it in my own time or on demand

Unless I'm misunderstanding the OP she's not saying that it's the method of delivery that's the problem it's the content.

I think you're missing her point If you watch say Top Gear on Netflix you're watching a made for terrestrial programme.

We’ve got Netflix and Prime and also use IPlayer. We watch Strictly, rugby/football, Richard Osman’s House of Games and the occasional drama live. But it is great to be able to pause live TV while you go to the loo or check on the progress of your evening meal.