More fun with the program guide

[TNT]

Caller: The program guide for Nick2 says "Roseanne" should be on, but it's not.
Me: Thank you. I'll pass it along to... someone. We apologize for the error.
Caller: You're not going to put it on?
Me: I can't actually do that. We just show what Nickelodeon sends us.
Caller: But if the program guide says it's on, don't you have the responsibility to put it on?
Me: No. No, I don't.
Caller: You just don't want to, right?
Me: I can't put it on.
Caller: Why not? The program guide says it should be on. Why won't you just show it?
Me: Because we just show what the network gives us.
Caller: Nobody wants to take responsibility anymore.

Yeah... that's it. I'm just funny that way.

[iradney]

Shame on you! Everyone knows you guys sit there surrounded by VCRs and tapes so that you can put on the next show! (/sarcasm)

[Jazz]

How dare you!!! Now my whole TV watching is thrown off!

[Barefootgirl]

So, um, how much do I have to pay you to make sure that Roseanne is never on again?

[CrazedClerk]

Sounds like the same kind of doofus who would call the police to complain that the electricity is off.

[Becks]

Barefootgirl, what's wrong with Roseanne? Some episodes are funny.

[SuperB]

Kind of freaks me out that someone's life might revolve around a Roseanne episode.

[zzapp the witch]

When you live in an area with a high white trash per capita like I do, Roseanne just makes you sad, especially when people try to emulate her.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

When I switched at Channel 25, I got that, too. And I got a guy say "I guess you just don't care, either, do you?" when he was complaining about some silly ass glitch in the programming.

I don't even remember what we were talking about, just some bonehead called and got me on the phone, and wanted to bitch about either something on he wanted off, or visa versa. I don't know. But I do remember he wanted me to do something about his request immediately.

Yeah. I had slightly less pay, and considerably less power than the janitor, yet he wants executive programming changes on the fly, immediately, by me. Oooookay.

I told him he needed to call the general manager in the morning and his reponse was "You just don't care, do you?"

Well, no. No, I don't. I said something like "Sir, it doesn't matter if I care or not. I can't do anything about it." He wanted to press the issue, and I was busy and not real inclined to argue with a fool, so I just firmly told him to call the GM in the morning and hung up.

Loser.

[friendofjimmyk]

Caller: Nobody wants to take responsibility anymore.
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No, ma'am, it's just not that important to me, that's why!

[Imogene]

Since when is Roseanne even partially appropriate for a Nickelodeon channel? Much less, what kids are out there, watching Roseanne, and enjoying themselves?

Heck, I can hardly stand her NOW, and I know I couldn't when I was younger.

[RentalRacer]

Hey can I call for you to fast forward the commercials for me?

[Captain Trips]

I seem to recall that most printed tv guides (TV Guide, newspapers, etc.) always included a disclaimer, "Networks reserve the right to change programming without notice." What makes people think that, since program guides are now electronic, that this disclaimer no longer applies?

I'm looking forward to the time when ALL programming is "On Demand." -- watch what you want, when you want. Oh - wait - that's what DVD's are for, no?

[Becks]

Since when is Roseanne even partially appropriate for a Nickelodeon channel?

I may be wrong, but I think they show it later at night, after children are (supposedly) asleep.

[TNT]

Yeah. I had slightly less pay, and considerably less power than the janitor, yet he wants executive programming changes on the fly, immediately, by me. Oooookay.

That's one of the most annoying parts of my job... people who talk to me like I have anything to do with anything. Like I'm going to say, "After listening to your insane hour long harangue, I've decided to lower prices, add every channel on the planet, forget all past due balances, and give everyone 1 gigabyte per second internet service. Please be patient, though... it may take me a couple of hours to get all this done."