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Nowadays with the internets and everything streaming or on torrents there's no reason to have cable TV. Hell, I haven't had cable TV since the early 2000s. But back in the day cable access was the poo poo to watch at 3am when you're stoned as gently caress or coming down off mushrooms. A bizarre mishmash of all sorts of weird poo poo, it was the precursor to poo poo like OG Something Awful and Stile Project and poo poo. I remember watching Alex Jones on cable access before the internet made him famous. Unfortunately, due to it's very nature, there are very few clips of some of what made cable access so great, so let's share what scraps we can find and bask in glorious retarded nostalgia. The Church of the PuppetTose was a particular favorite of mine -- a call in show that ran every week for years with hosed up callers and a host who was amazingly quick witted. Unfortunately there aren't many clips and it's just kind of a mediocre example compared to some of the gold that show produced but hey, watch it anyway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vPPbsEa4nQ
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Jesus Christ posted:Nowadays with the internets and everything streaming or on torrents there's no reason to have cable TV. Hell, I haven't had cable TV since the early 2000s. Good
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Jan 17, 2016 03:46
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that's what the dark corners of youtube are for. obviously there isn't as high a bar for effort, but the pariahs are still broadcasting.
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Jan 17, 2016 03:49
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I remember back in the 00's there was this dude who did Tai Chi an Qi Kong on Austin Public Access, and he was feeling up his balls talking about is Ying. And I remember thinking, how do I get this job?
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Jan 17, 2016 03:49
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I used to volunteer at my local public access station. One show I helped on was called telepathic tv. Apparently it was really popular and would have a bunch of live callers. Another was called conservative roundtable which was hosted by a very angry fat man.
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Jan 17, 2016 03:49
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i stopped watching T.V. years ago and i feel like my quality of life is better as a result
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Jan 17, 2016 03:50
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Also, apparently they had a bubch of money and revamped all their studios with remote controlled cameras. They even had a full virtual green screen studio. I was impressed since no one really watched the channel.
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Jan 17, 2016 03:51
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Is public access actually accessible by the public? I think just about any/all public access in our region is more or less taken over by college programming or church services.
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Jan 17, 2016 04:50
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Hector Beerlioz posted:Also, apparently they had a bubch of money and revamped all their studios with remote controlled cameras. They even had a full virtual green screen studio. I was impressed since no one really watched the channel. Isn't it paid for by the people doing the shows?
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Jan 17, 2016 05:02
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It's dying because everyone went to the Internet or some garbage. Not trying to be disrespectful, but when's the last time any of y'all click over to the B channels? They don't exist now, and what's left is sad, stupid council meetings sometimes. If you're lucky. We had Billy Jack Pack or whatever his name was down here. Now everyone is on YouTube. :jerkoff:
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Jan 17, 2016 05:03
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welcome to the 90's boss
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Jan 17, 2016 05:04
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https://youtu.be/6vPPbsEa4nQ?t=7m20s Well the video in the OP gives good advice
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Jan 17, 2016 05:04
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Pardon my French. It's 
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Jan 17, 2016 05:06
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Kung Food posted:Isn't it paid for by the people doing the shows? They had membership fees, but I think they must be getting tax money.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:06
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Hector Beerlioz posted:They had membership fees, but I think they must be getting tax money. Yeah they do get tax money. I know a few local access stations wound up turning into local news stations.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:09
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The Taint Reaper posted:Yeah they do get tax money. Yeah, mine had an entire working kitchen set that was rarely used. One guy used it on a show to make a smarties candy omelet.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:11
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Hector Beerlioz posted:They had membership fees, but I think they must be getting tax money. What a great venue for a fat angry conservative to complain about wasted tax dollars.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:16
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this thread is why public access is awesome
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Jan 17, 2016 05:17
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I can't wait until cable and most broadcast media are gone forever. We only need sports and news in real time and even most of the news is terrible in real time so just sports really.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:18
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Kung Food posted:What a great venue for a fat angry conservative to complain about wasted tax dollars. They had a special sign to hold up that said "FOAM" because he would start ranting and spittle would build up on the corners of his mouth that the cameras could pick up. 100% serious.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:19
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Falun Bong Refugee posted:I can't wait until cable and most broadcast media are gone forever. We only need sports and news in real time and even most of the news is terrible in real time so just sports really. We don't have news on the tv anymore.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:23
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SHISHKABOB posted:We don't have news on the tv anymore. no news at all?
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Jan 17, 2016 05:24
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:no news at all? It's mostly commentary
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Jan 17, 2016 05:25
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:no news at all? sounds good to me.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:25
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Jesus Christ posted:Nowadays with the internets and everything streaming or on torrents there's no reason to have cable TV. Hell, I haven't had cable TV since the early 2000s. This guy is makin a lot of sense right now.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:25
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:this thread is why public access is awesome I had a lot of fun at mine, just trying to share my enjoyment.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:26
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What was that really pathetic guy goons would call and make toilet noises at? He was like legit sad when you thought about his existence.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:27
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht_TmEMd4r4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki7NFRZvC4c tbh it is a platform best forgotten. Grandma Panic! fucked around with this message at 05:30 on Jan 17, 2016 |
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Jan 17, 2016 05:27
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BOBBY Jack Pack. Not Billy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpk2v9tsGwE
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Jan 17, 2016 05:27
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if that was true how did gorgeous george pay for his mansion
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Jan 17, 2016 05:28
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Consummate Professional posted:What was that really pathetic guy goons would call and make toilet noises at? He was like legit sad when you thought about his existence. Gorgeous George?
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Jan 17, 2016 05:29
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Jesus Christ posted:Gorgeous George? no, that was lowtax
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Jan 17, 2016 05:33
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Around here you just had to show up to the studio and take the classes.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:33
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there's nothing good on tv anyway
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Jan 17, 2016 05:35
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Jesus Christ posted:Gorgeous George? 
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Jan 17, 2016 05:35
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All the weird poo poo from cable access is still around, it's just on youtube now. Along with a whole batch of new even more crazy poo poo.
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Jan 17, 2016 05:36
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Can you even find poo poo on youtube like this? Its gotta be hard cause its not live so theres no callins also theres so much youtube junk to wade through.
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Jan 17, 2016 06:43
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What is wrong with you? What's your problem? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdzLFNELeCI
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Jan 17, 2016 06:55
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Microwaves Mom posted:Can you even find poo poo on youtube like this? Its gotta be hard cause its not live so theres no callins also theres so much youtube junk to wade through. YouTube just started up it's streaming thing, so that might lead to call in stuff with any luck.
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If I want to watch something specific, there's netflix/filez. If I just need something on in the background, there's always CNN or saltybet.
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