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Yaya



Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:24 am    Post subject: What channels do you watch in Korea? Reply with quote

I have Skylife and it has a host of what I thought were interesting channels, yet I'm already waiting for other choices to come up. The History Channel has good programs but it seems the History Channel broadcast here is not the same as the one aired throughout Asia.

Discovery HD and and the Discovery Channel are both duds, the former because the volume of HD content seems to be less than that of SD and the latter because of uninteresting programs. I had high hopes for the Sundance channel but that also hasn't had much to be interested in.

I'm REALLY hoping Skylife adds BBC Knowledge, which is offered by SK Broadband IPTV and Hello D.
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VanIslander



Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

NONE.

Back in '03 and '04 I watched CGV and two other movie channels I can't recall the name of.

Life is much better without TV in so many ways.
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Che



Joined: 09 Feb 2004
Location: Somewhere near you

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 2:09 am    Post subject: Channels on Skylife Reply with quote

Have Skylife too but don't watch a lot of TV except for the football!If you find the Korean Science channel they have 2 hours of BBC Knowledge programs between 8 and 10 weekday nights (not sure about weekends).QTV has Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares from 8:45 on Thursday(?) and Friday nights but that gets a bit mundane after a while.
Agree there's not much to watch though.Even the BBC Entertainment Channel has pretty crap programmes bar the occasional mini drame (State of Play was excellent and can watch Extras repeatedly).Newsnight This Week and a few of the magazine type news programs on BBc World are ok (better than CNN).
Better off with a good book or Dvds!
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Radius



Joined: 20 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 2:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

skylife, i have the blue package and i watch the 80's, like history and NatGeo. but i like ch. 64 at night....19 baby! Twisted Evil
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Jeunesse



Joined: 11 Nov 2009

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 2:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I watch CGV, On Style (Top Chef and Biggest Loser!), and Super Action because their Arnold and Jean Claude Van Damme obsession amuses me.

I don't have the nicer subscription for it, but if I did I'd watch BBC. It looks like my cable service provider has a nice BBC suite but I have no idea how to expand my cable plan!
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nautilus



Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 2:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

VanIslander wrote:

Life is much better without TV in so many ways.


Laughing
I was raised without a TV. parents thought it was better for me to be outdoors doing stuff rather than sitting on a couch.

With hindsight they were right, of course. Although I still remember being the only one without a TV at school and pretending to everyone that I had a TV..lol.
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toadkillerdog



Joined: 11 Nov 2009
Location: Daejeon. ROK

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We have skylife but I am considering dumping it. I havn't watched TV in over a month and really have no desire to. My wife still wants it but she hasn't watched much either.
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The Goalie



Joined: 17 Nov 2009
Location: Chungcheongnamdo

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I only watch what's available on Beta. I hear there's more available on VHS but damned if I'm going to dish out for one of those machines!
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perelandra



Joined: 15 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i have whatever super-cheap package was already set up in my apartment when i arrived ... and i pretty much only watch Channel J, ha. It's nice to switch to listening to Japanese after hearing Korean and English at work, and I find the Japanese shows to be a lot better for relaxing. (I love Nodame and hot spring tours with old ladies, ha.)
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Bucky



Joined: 19 Jul 2009
Location: Vancouver (formerly Yongsan-gu, Seoul)

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I remember looking at the SkyLife channels and they didn't seem too appealing, so I decided to stick with the American Forces Network (which is the only English channel I get). It shows decent shows sometimes and shows live NHL hockey on Saturdays, which is awesome.

Not a big deal, since my favorite channel is USA Network, which I torrent back home anyway (since Canada doesn't get it)... No change in routine.
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Harpeau



Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Coquitlam, BC

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like the FOX channel 203. Lots of cool shows. I also like the Aussie Channel which has some cool documentaries and stuff. Also CMBC has some interesting shows. also OCN, Super-Action/CGV, etc. for movies. Discovery kind of sucks. BBC & CNN are ok.
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jiberish



Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I watch alot of discovery channel. It is just find it really interesting. My wife thinks it is boring and stupid though = /

Everything else is eztv
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VanIslander



Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jiberish wrote:
I watch alot of discovery channel. It is just find it really interesting. My wife thinks it is boring and stupid though = /

Compared to Korean programming? Laughing (Double laugh if your wife is Korean)
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CKAB



Joined: 03 Apr 2010

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jiberish wrote:
I watch alot of discovery channel. It is just find it really interesting. My wife thinks it is boring and stupid though = /


The only problem with Discovery Channel is that it's become the Dangerous Jobs channel.
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Forever



Joined: 12 Nov 2009

PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bucky wrote:
I remember looking at the SkyLife channels and they didn't seem too appealing, so I decided to stick with the American Forces Network (which is the only English channel I get). It shows decent shows sometimes and shows live NHL hockey on Saturdays, which is awesome.

Not a big deal, since my favorite channel is USA Network, which I torrent back home anyway (since Canada doesn't get it)... No change in routine.


Where are you? You still get AFN? Lucky person! I lost AFN a while ago. I used to enjoy the late show and the very late show on AFN.
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