Television marathons
By fwidman
@fwidman (11514)
United States
January 18, 2009 11:42pm CST
My daughter is watching the America's Next Top Model marathon, which I gather has been on television all day long. That makes sense I suppose since it is a marathon 
Not sure why there is a marathon of that awful show, but there is and my daughter loves the show. Maybe it's me, but it seems like these television show marathons used to be something special and only occurred once in a blue moon. Now days it seems like there is always some sort of marathon showing episode after episode of some television show. To mee, that makes them less than special. So, is it just me or has television suddenly become so damned cheap that they don't even need to find programming for an entire day they can just put on a marathon of some show?
Not sure why there is a marathon of that awful show, but there is and my daughter loves the show. Maybe it's me, but it seems like these television show marathons used to be something special and only occurred once in a blue moon. Now days it seems like there is always some sort of marathon showing episode after episode of some television show. To mee, that makes them less than special. So, is it just me or has television suddenly become so damned cheap that they don't even need to find programming for an entire day they can just put on a marathon of some show?1 person likes this
16 responses
@sweetpeasmom (1325)
• United States
19 Jan 09
I love marathons. I am currently and have been all day watching the HGTV marathon of House Hunters International. I love that show. I know that I might never be able to actually buy a house so I love watching what others buy and see what I would have chosen instead of them. Sometimes I cannot understand why they pick the house that they do pick.
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@apples99 (6556)
• United States
19 Jan 09
Well I love americas next top model, and you say there having a marathon right now oh great I might just have to log out for a little while and watch it for while and as for marathons I enjoy them if its a marathon of my favorite shows like this show called house and americas next top model.
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@DarthJustice (2014)
• United States
19 Jan 09
Yeah, I notice a lot of marathons these days. The network Spike is extremely guilty of doing this. It's like the channel is nothing but marathon after marathon now. Especially with CSI. I know just off the top of my head they have done two week long marathons in the past month or so for the show.
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@diansinta (7544)
• Indonesia
19 Jan 09
Hi fwidman,
I think you just not enjoy the show as much as your daughter, grown up taste are different with kids, I always "who first" when football and mtv with my dad. did you hide your remote control? LOL
did you hide your remote control? LOL
@diansinta (7544)
• Indonesia
20 Jan 09
Ha ha ah! just as figured, Because dads really can't guest how fast theirs daughters really is.
@sumimasen (644)
• United States
20 Jan 09
I think that show promotes unhealthy body obsessions. It's one of those things, like Barbie, that makes me think women don't value themselves as intelligent individuals. Maybe that's just my upbringing, my mom was a mover and a shaker.
Also, it's really sad to see what some people will do to get on TV! It's like looking at a car crash. I can't help but rubber-neck, but I'm disgusted by what I see.
@enola1692 (3323)
• United States
19 Jan 09
Well I know when the SECRETS OF AN AMERICAN TENNAGER was on both my girls watched the marathon they love the show an yes I watch it with them but top model no I wouldn't waste my time
@littleowl (7157)
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19 Jan 09
Hi fwidman..to me it is as if they don't know or have run out of ideas of what to put on TV nowadays, there is America's Next Top Model, Australia's, Englands and I don't know how many others that are on plus repeats from old series of shows eg Friends, what next when I was young there was always something interesting on TV or something to look forward to but now there is nothing and it makes you wonder why do we pay for our television licenses...littleowl
@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
19 Jan 09
That is an awful show, stick a bunch of pretentious little brats in a room and see who eats the other first. What a sad excuse for television. I can't stand tv, read a book and expand your mind instead of watching tv and shrinking it.
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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19 Jan 09
Hi fwidman,
oh, I cannot stand that stupid show where these so call models to be are so brainless and plastic, and I agree with you all those marathon shows they put on in our country is as old as the hills, if they just show it now and again, its good but then everything gets boring. The tv programmes are so cheap but not our tv license, its to darn expensive.
Tamara
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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19 Jan 09
Hi fwidman,
Our T.V. license for a years is about £140 don't ask me to confert that into dollars, I have no idea, hehe.
Tamara
@Little_Stormy (6883)
• United States
19 Jan 09
I can't even stand watching TV anymore.. the only show I watch is ghost hunters.. other than that.. I don't keep up with all these reality shows.
@nemesis123 (129)
• India
19 Jan 09
in my country they rarely show any type of marathon . They are seen only in news channel. i remember the only i saw was olympics one. However there are many local marathons going on. SOmetimes nokia is sponsering it. I always liked watching marathon and also took part in 1 marathon was ranked 57 out of 150 . to poor. i wish that our channels could show these marathons frequently.
