^^^ Will really get a kick out of these replies

It just occurred to me that I could afford to do much more actual traveling if I cancelled my cable subscription.

This channels only use is putting "No Reservations" on the air

each viewer is worth over $2,600 to them? Wow, these people must be buying an awful lot of overpriced crap.

well, yeah, because they run 53 minutes of commercials every hour, and re-play the same commercial 14 times during that same hour

(only a SLIGHT exaggeration...if you have watched anything on the Travel Channel lately, you know exactly what I mean)

So 370,000 people like to see screeching blondes in English castles and clueless lunkheads taunting the dead?

$975 million? I better get a trip around the world with my favorite tour guide.

"As I was perusing the article, it donned on me, I should say something snarky, but hell, let's have a couple more shots of this would local concoction and then I'm gonna go smoke a cigarette."

/great show

would = would

/cat like typing

No mention of Dhani Tackles the Globe? I love that show.

Gael Garcia Bernal gently yet forcefully making sweet, sweet love to Ryan Reynolds?

Mighty Taternuts: This channels only use is putting "No Reservations" on the air

I like Man vs Food also. Not that I'd plan to gorge to the extent he does but some of that food he tries looks damn tasty. I'll be in Denver in January and plan on checking out at least one of the three places he hit. I must find a reason to travel to Chicago so I can find that place that serves that sublime looking Italian beef sandwich.....

busy chillin': "As I was perusing the article, it donned on me, I should say something snarky, but hell, let's have a couple more shots of this would local concoction and then I'm gonna go smoke a cigarette."

/great show

When he went to the foie gras place in Montreal, I about died just looking at all of the food they gave him.

/Beirut episode was an instant classic

Do any actual globetrotters watch that show, or is it just a bunch of people watching to see that one guy eat bugs and animal penis?

freetomato: I like Man vs Food also

The only reason I will watch this channel is because of Man vs Food. Unfortunately they also run that pompass idiot Anthony Bourdain WAY TOO MUCH (once is too much). How anyone can enjoy this douchenozzle is beyond me.

Yes, I know a lot of you farkers worship people like that, and even him specifically, but come on. While I concede he may (I don't know it though) have some redeeming information to convey, his arrogant, elitist attitudes make it impossible to find them in the seconds it takes to find the remote to change the channel to almost anything else.

garandman1a: The only reason I will watch this channel is because of Man vs Food. Unfortunately they also run that pompass idiot Anthony Bourdain WAY TOO MUCH (once is too much). How anyone can enjoy this douchenozzle is beyond me.

You should read his book.

A friend of mine couldn't remember his name and referred to the show as "Rude Man Samples Food."

wet_dream: $975 million? I better get a trip around the world with my favorite tour guide.

She's crazy cute.

travel channel has a lot going for it. Ghost Adventures, Man vs. Food... Isnt "Dhani Tackles The Globe" on there too?

phedex: Ghost Adventures

Watching Ghost Adventures in slow-motion is one of the great joys in my life.

I love Andrew Zimmern. I love food that flirts just between awesome and barf.

/prime demographic here, and its one of the the only channels I watch: along with the food network and HGTV.

busy chillin': "As I was perusing the article, it donned on me, I should say something snarky, but hell, let's have a couple more shots of this would local concoction and then I'm gonna go smoke a cigarette."

/great show

busy chillin': would = would

/cat like typing

It just dawned on me that you're mixing up your idiom as well.

FishyFred: friend of mine couldn't remember his name and referred to the show as "Rude Man Samples Food."

That's actually the title of the show in Japan.

I love the Travel Channel. Man vs Food, Anthony Bourdain, & Bizarre Foods/World are all on my DVR. I guess I'm right in their niche market.

MorningBreath: I love Andrew Zimmern. I love food that flirts just between awesome and barf.

/prime demographic here, and its one of the the only channels I watch: along with the food network and HGTV.

Some of the crap he eats makes me want to vomit in my lap.

freetomato: I like Man vs Food also. Not that I'd plan to gorge to the extent he does but some of that food he tries looks damn tasty

I like that show, but I have gone over to the Food Channel's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives for really scrumptious looking eats.


/Last night I watched the M v. F with the 190lb hamburger. That was so preposterous that I coudn't stop laughing.

The channel is full of shows that are 30 minutes long and contain 8 minutes of content.

oldebayer: I like that show, but I have gone over to the Food Channel's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives for really scrumptious looking eats.

That show would be great if it didn't have a host.

That's around $3000.00 a viewer to make that money back, from the advertisers POV. I don't see a billion in revenues over the next 5-10 years from those viewers.

deadsanta: That's around $3000.00 a viewer to make that money back, from the advertisers POV. I don't see a billion in revenues over the next 5-10 years from those viewers.

You know that cable companies pay massive amounts of money to these companies to carry their channels, right?

FishyFred: /Beirut episode was an instant classic

Agree 100%. I also liked the Laos and Vietnam shows. His fascination with Southeast Asia was quite evident in those eppys.

Man vs Food is one of those WTF shows; it's like rubbernecking at a car wreck. I fully expect to read that Adam Richman had a massive coronary any day now.

Unfortunately, they run a lot of ads for cruises disguised as shows.

And Dahani Jones is a dick.

Rapmaster2000: Unfortunately, they run a lot of ads for cruises disguised as shows.

And Dahani Jones is a dick.

if he was, Andrew Zimmern would be stuffing him into his mouth...

One problem I have(and it's not a big one; just annoying) is that the program lineup my cable company provides for the Travel Channel is not what's on air(it's the only one like that). I've asked them about it, but they couldn't give me an answer.

I thought actual travelers do things like... travel. Armchair enthusiasts tend to sit in their armchairs, no?

freetomato: Mighty Taternuts: This channels only use is putting "No Reservations" on the air

I like Man vs Food also. Not that I'd plan to gorge to the extent he does but some of that food he tries looks damn tasty. I'll be in Denver in January and plan on checking out at least one of the three places he hit. I must find a reason to travel to Chicago so I can find that place that serves that sublime looking Italian beef sandwich.....

I'm surprised that I like that show. The key is the host. He's likable and quick-witted.

coffee fiend: One problem I have(and it's not a big one; just annoying) is that the program lineup my cable company provides for the Travel Channel is not what's on air(it's the only one like that). I've asked them about it, but they couldn't give me an answer.

How long have you had this issue? I have RCN and my lineup is just fine.

Timmy the Tumor: Rapmaster2000: Unfortunately, they run a lot of ads for cruises disguised as shows.

And Dahani Jones is a dick.

if he was, Andrew Zimmern would be stuffing him into his mouth...

Nice. Although based on Zimmern's show I did get the guts to try Rocky Mountain Oysters... so now I know what balls taste like.

Rapmaster2000: Unfortunately, they run a lot of ads for cruises disguised as shows.

That's similar to Sleuth's 5 minute ads in the middle of shows for either the Magic Jack, or that guy who wrote a book on how to screw over your creditors and get away with it(or something like that).

Rapmaster2000: Timmy the Tumor: Rapmaster2000: Unfortunately, they run a lot of ads for cruises disguised as shows.

And Dahani Jones is a dick.

if he was, Andrew Zimmern would be stuffing him into his mouth...

Nice. Although based on Zimmern's show I did get the guts to try Rocky Mountain Oysters... so now I know what balls taste like.


Not sure if I want to ask you "well, did you watch the next episode and get the guts to try hippopotamus afterbirth?" or ask you if they were any good.

wet_dream: $975 million? I better get a trip around the world with my favorite tour guide.

Seriously? I hate her. She is, IMO, by far the worst travel host I have ever seen.

busy chillin': "As I was perusing the article, it donned on me, I should say something snarky, but hell, let's have a couple more shots of this would local concoction and then I'm gonna go smoke a cigarette."

/great show

wet_dream: $975 million? I better get a trip around the world with my favorite tour guide.

Damn, I forgot that Samantha and Tony were on that channel.

Travel Channel needs to show old PBS episodes of Globe Trekker. PBS never runs that show enough.

Zimmern is great and so was Dhani's show. Man vs Food is my favorite, though. When I visit my Dad in a couple months, were going to all the places he did in Sarasota. It's going to be fun.

I hated those two annoying Australian guys. Bite Me with Dr. Mike was kind of fun. I think with a couple tweaks it could be really good. He had one plant that he just rubbed on him and it made him roll on the ground and puke from the pain or something. It was great.

I want to empty my balls on Samantha Brown's funbags and lick it off. I think I could get her.

Contrabulous Flabtraption: wet_dream: $975 million? I better get a trip around the world with my favorite tour guide.

Seriously? I hate her. She is, IMO, by far the worst travel host I have ever seen.



I'd like to see her and Kate Gosselin do a show. Maybe travel to Kabul together where Samantha could talk about local customs and Kate could visit with local moms and give child raising tips. And get blown up by a car bomber.

I'd pay $49.95 for that pay-per-view in a heartbeat, buy the DVD and the blu-ray, the commemorative box set, and see it for limited engagement in theaters near you and me.

Contrabulous Flabtraption: Seriously? I hate her. She is, IMO, by far the worst travel host I have ever seen.

I dunno. She always acts like she got well and thoroughly farked, but is ready for the next go around.

You need to imagine her hoo-ha like a horse gobbling down a carrot, and the hotel room as the stable.

Chris4549: I hated those two annoying Australian guys.

Madventures? Those guys are from Finland.

/and they ate leeches
//seriously, wtf

halfof33: Contrabulous Flabtraption: Seriously? I hate her. She is, IMO, by far the worst travel host I have ever seen.

I dunno. She always acts like she got well and thoroughly farked, but is ready for the next go around.

You need to imagine her hoo-ha like a horse gobbling down a carrot, and the hotel room as the stable.

LMAO. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I wouldn't coat her head to toe in vadge spackle, I just think she's an awful host.

Contrabulous Flabtraption: wet_dream: $975 million? I better get a trip around the world with my favorite tour guide.

Seriously? I hate her. She is, IMO, by far the worst travel host I have ever seen.

Good, I didn't want to share her anyway.

Contrabulous Flabtraption: LMAO. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I wouldn't coat her head to toe in vadge spackle, I just think she's an awful host.



OH my God! She was in town! I know where they rent those bikes. I am going to buy that seat!!

Rapmaster2000: Travel Channel needs to show old PBS episodes of Globe Trekker. PBS never runs that show enough.

Agreed.