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#1 Dec 07 2011 at 12:58 PM Rating: Excellent
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Varus touched on this story in another thread. Just for giggles, Entertainment Weekly ran a story breaking favorite shows along partisan lines (via some survey). They didn't specify that this list is in actual order of preference or what the percentages were:

 
Democrat Favorites                                 Republican Favorites 
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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart                    Swamp Loggers 
Colbert Report                                     Top Shot 
30 Rock                                            The Bachelor 
Parks & Recreation                                 Castle 
Glee                                               Only in America W/ Larry the Cable Guy 
Modern Family                                      Pawn Stars 
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia                  American Pickers 
Treme                                              Swamp People 
Cougartown                                         The Middle 
The Late Show With David Letterman                 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson             The Biggest Loser 
--other favorites not in the top ranks--           The Mentalist 
The Soup                                           ---other favorites not in top ranks--- 
Aqua Teen Hunger Force                             Dancing With the Stars 
Raising Hope                                       Man vs Wild 
Saturday Night Live                                Auction Kings 
The Office                                         Wheel of Fortune 
Project Runway                                     Top Gear 
Shameless 
Parenthood 
Conan 
 
Democrats Hated                                    Republicans Hated 
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Swamp Loggers                                      Weeds 
Dog the Bounty Hunter                              The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 
COPS                                               The Colbert Report 
The Ultimate Fighter                               South Park 
The Price Is Right                                 TMZ 
CSI: Miami                                         General Hospital 
Kitchen Nightmares                                 Family Guy 
Secret Life of the American Teenager               Dexter 
Ghost Hunters                                      Jersey Shore 
Ghost Adventures                                   The Walking Dead 
The Haunted                                        Divorce Court


Also hated was a handful of other shows I'm too lazy to format.
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#2 Dec 07 2011 at 1:01 PM Rating: Excellent
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Glee and Larry the Cable Guy prove that the political landscape is a barren wasteland.
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#3 Dec 07 2011 at 1:07 PM Rating: Excellent
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I have no idea what a Treme is but there's a note in the article saying its percentage share among Republicans wasn't even measurable.
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#4 Dec 07 2011 at 1:19 PM Rating: Excellent
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I've never heard of half of these shows. What is Swamp Loggers, and why do Democrats hate it while Republicans like it?

Republicans hating Dexter and The Walking Dead? As if I needed another reason to never be a Republican.
#5 Dec 07 2011 at 1:24 PM Rating: Excellent
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I've never heard of half of these shows. What is Swamp Loggers, and why do Democrats hate it while Republicans like it?


Think along the lines of 'Deadliest Catch' only they're in a swamp in NC cutting down trees.
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#6 Dec 07 2011 at 1:26 PM Rating: Excellent
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Out of the Democrat favorites, the only one I follow with any regularity is Always Sunny. I like Modern Family every time I catch it on but never set out to watch it.

Out of the Pubbie favs, I watch Pawn Stars on a slow Saturday now and then. I agree with them that Weeds sucks. I made it through 2.5 episodes.

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Think along the lines of 'Deadliest Catch' only they're in a swamp in NC cutting down trees.

Fifteen thousand miles away from Dutch Harbor, a lost Wizard crashes though a cypress grove...

Edited, Dec 7th 2011 1:27pm by Jophiel
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#7 Dec 07 2011 at 1:29 PM Rating: Excellent
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I like 'Kitchen Nightmares', but they're right on the rest of the Dem hate list. On the Rep. fav. list, I like 'American Pickers'.
#8 Dec 07 2011 at 1:30 PM Rating: Good
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and WoW I watch a lot more Republican favorites then I would have guessed... Smiley: lol
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#9 Dec 07 2011 at 1:34 PM Rating: Excellent
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Democrats seem to have this hate against ghosts on TV.
#10 Dec 07 2011 at 1:35 PM Rating: Excellent
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Just about everything on both lists is ****.
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Republicans hate zombies. What's up with that?

We need a show about mummies to see how they fare.
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
Just about everything on both lists is sh*t.

Ugly just watches The Red Green Show.
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#13 Dec 07 2011 at 1:44 PM Rating: Good
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Jophiel wrote:
Uglysasquatch wrote:
Just about everything on both lists is sh*t.

Ugly just watches The Red Green Show.
I'm conservative, not a Republican redneck.

There's a couple of shows on there I like, but by far and large, it's all utter sh*t.

Edit: Having reread it, the only shows on the lists I do like are hated by one of the groups, but not on the favourite list of the other.


Edited, Dec 7th 2011 3:48pm by Uglysasquatch
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#14 Dec 07 2011 at 1:49 PM Rating: Excellent
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
Jophiel wrote:
Uglysasquatch wrote:
Just about everything on both lists is sh*t.

Ugly just watches The Red Green Show.
I'm conservative, not a Republican redneck.

There's a couple of shows on there I like, but by far and large, it's all utter sh*t.


I suddenly feel my neck getting redder... Smiley: glare
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#15 Dec 07 2011 at 1:51 PM Rating: Excellent
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I watch 5 of the Democrat ones (Daily Show, Colbert, 30 Rock, Sunny, Office) and exactly 0 of the Republican ones. Not much of a shocker that age seems to be a big divider here.

But honestly, how can anyone like Leno? Smiley: confused
#16 Dec 07 2011 at 1:55 PM Rating: Excellent
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How can anyone like Dancing with the Stars?
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#17 Dec 07 2011 at 1:58 PM Rating: Excellent
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
Just about everything on both lists TV is sh*t.

#18 Dec 07 2011 at 2:01 PM Rating: Excellent
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How can anyone like Dancing with the Stars?


See, I can actually wrap my brain around that one. Some people like watching B-list celebrities out of their comfort zone, or say, watching the inevitable, feel-good conclusion that is the disfigured military vet winning it all. My fiance told me about that guy after the first episode, and I said "Oh, well that's who wins." Not for me, but meh.

Leno though...who would want to watch a comedian punt his way through an hour of stale, safe, tepid humor? It's sad, and I have to wonder what sort of blackmail that guy is holding on to.

Edited, Dec 7th 2011 3:02pm by Eske
#19 Dec 07 2011 at 2:05 PM Rating: Decent
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On those lists, the only things I regularly watch are Modern Family, The Middle, Castle, and General Hospital. Oh, and usually DwtS.
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#20 Dec 07 2011 at 2:10 PM Rating: Excellent
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Republicans hate zombies. What's up with that?

We need a show about mummies to see how they fare.

Oh, I can think of some reasons...
Reaganomics


Although historically, the right hates vampires and the left hates zombies.
#21 Dec 07 2011 at 2:10 PM Rating: Good
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I can't beleive you'd admit to watching General Hospital.
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#22 Dec 07 2011 at 2:18 PM Rating: Decent
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
I can't beleive you'd admit to watching General Hospital.

Dude, watching five pounds of mascara and pancake makeup running down some crying woman's face back in the 80s was one of my most vivid childhood memories. And, Vanessa Marcil sometimes shows up, so there's that.
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#23 Dec 07 2011 at 2:21 PM Rating: Excellent
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This is why I don't watch much tv beyond wheel of fortune because my wife loves it, and the local news. Everything I watch is usually off netflix and it's usually a documentary on ancient egypt or aliens. Sometimes both.
#24 Dec 07 2011 at 2:33 PM Rating: Excellent
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This is why I don't watch much tv beyond wheel of fortune because my wife loves it, and the local news. Everything I watch is usually off netflix and it's usually a documentary on ancient egypt or aliens. Sometimes both.


If you haven't already, you should watch South Park's episode on the History Channel, and their postulating that the pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving were aliens.
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I like the redheaded Russian chick on DwtS. Does that count?
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#26 Dec 07 2011 at 2:50 PM Rating: Default
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apparently I am a self hating republican. I like a bunch of shows on that list, but also hate a bunch of shows on that list.

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Edited, Dec 7th 2011 3:51pm by rdmcandie
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