tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post2242776603944655265..comments2023-10-21T05:30:37.737-04:00Comments on Snapshot: What Shows Do You Watch with Your Tweens and Teens?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03789250398792504412noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-75311770993742891832010-09-10T22:18:39.131-04:002010-09-10T22:18:39.131-04:00Last season, we all watched Survivor together. we&...Last season, we all watched Survivor together. we've had great discussions on ethics, friendship, sportsmanship, lying. They bleep out the super bad words, blur wardrobe malfunctions and with the DVR we can skip the ads. The commercials are worse than the shows! If DVR isn't an option, you may want to watch via CBS or another online venue such as .... can't remember! You get the content but no comericials, just a brief ad. The downside is it comes on a day after the program.monica @ paperbridgeshttp://paperbridges.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-41524498804704335052010-09-10T20:59:24.958-04:002010-09-10T20:59:24.958-04:00You know, I didn't comment on this the other d...You know, I didn't comment on this the other day because we don't really watch TV together as a family... the younger kids watch a "kids show" in the morning while I eat/check email/go to the bathroom by myself, and JAM watches DVR'd episodes of Clone Wars on the weekends, and Scott and I watch random stuff together after the kids go to bed. <br /><br />But then tonight, I came downstairs after putting the younger kids to bed and JAM and Scott started watching a DVR'd episode of Wipeout. Some snarky humor in the "commentary," but innocent enough, and the three of us are CRACKING UP!morninglight mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128926711800459894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-30343588280941649382010-09-07T17:13:28.281-04:002010-09-07T17:13:28.281-04:00Well, since I'm probably the most uptight mom ...Well, since I'm probably the most uptight mom you know when it comes to "family friendly" TV & movies...you can guess that we don't watch a whole lot. :) Honestly, we enjoy geeky stuff together -- History channel or Science channel. We also like America's Funniest Videos and C. loves Minute to Win It (which I tolerate for the together-time). We really liked watching Next Food Network Star together.<br /><br />Not much at all in the way of dramas or comedies. But my husband and I don't watch much of those to begin with...Katrina @ Callapidder Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502432103160398620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-6058979572026566742010-09-07T07:06:05.831-04:002010-09-07T07:06:05.831-04:00For a few bucks more a month, I think DVR is surpr...For a few bucks more a month, I think DVR is surprisingly worth it. Our current favorite show is Rizzoli & Isles but we can't make it till 10pm to watch it so we have a backlog of taped episodes to watch. Not sure if NCIS would be too mature for family viewing. I like White Collar too. You could always rent episodes of Monk or some other TV series from Netflix perhaps. It's a shame there really aren't more worthwhile family shows out there.diannehttp://unfinishedwork.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-61783777787616185982010-09-07T00:29:40.424-04:002010-09-07T00:29:40.424-04:00Doctor Who, maybe? It's a great show and is ac...Doctor Who, maybe? It's a great show and is actually considered a kid's show in the UK. At 7 my son is a ways away from PG-13 so no suggestions there.<br /><br />Also commonsensemedia.org is another good resource for determining if the content is acceptable.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006274519259391832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-64011483823438942992010-09-06T19:14:57.511-04:002010-09-06T19:14:57.511-04:00Thanks all for the recommendations (so far -- keep...Thanks all for the recommendations (so far -- keep them coming!).<br /><br />I will definitely check out White Collar (for me, even if tweenie doesn't watch with us), and I had been planning on looking into Royal Pains as well. When I was on my Despicable Me press junket, Mark Feurstein the star was there as well, because they were doing the Royal Pains press stuff as well. He was super-nice to everyone (as he hung out at the pool as super dad).<br /><br />And KidSkills, thanks for the Blind Side recommendation, because it's definitely on mine and my husband's list that we haven't gotten around to watching, so we'll include Amanda on that as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789250398792504412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-7068811088365606252010-09-06T17:58:02.971-04:002010-09-06T17:58:02.971-04:00After watching 2 seasons of Royal Pains, I have fo...After watching 2 seasons of Royal Pains, I have found that it's pretty good. I agree on White Collar. Tweens are catered to on Disney and Nickelodeon but most of the shows aren't much fun for a parent to watch. However, sometimes I turn to movies when spending time with tweens - The Blind Side is a good one. The old shows are a hoot to watch with the kids... I Love Lucy is fun!KidSkillsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-10083142696600551682010-09-06T17:43:21.331-04:002010-09-06T17:43:21.331-04:00It's tricky around our house - we have a 10-ye...It's tricky around our house - we have a 10-year-old and a 16-year-old, and there aren't many shows we can all watch together, so sometimes we're in shifts. <i>Psych</i> isn't a bad choice for all of us, though, and I'd echo Carrie's recommendation of <i>White Collar</i> - LOVE that show! But aside from those and <i>The Amazing Race</i>, the list of "family" shows is pretty small.<br /><br />We have more latitude with the 16-year-old after the 10-year-old's bedtime. Currently, our favorite with her is <i>Battlestar Galactica</i> on DVD - highly intelligent, but much too intense for her younger brother.Florindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789402061034734894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-77429767984614474002010-09-06T10:45:20.469-04:002010-09-06T10:45:20.469-04:00White Collar is actually surprisingly clean! They&...White Collar is actually surprisingly clean! They're only into Season 2 and just at the beginning of Season 2 there was a brief nude scene in a pool, but you didn't see any thing. Otherwise, it's FANTASTIC story telling, suspenseful, full of twists, turns and cliff hangers and just FUN! At the end of almost every episode Jonathan and I sit back in awe of the story tellers and cinematography. We're fans. =) When our boys are teens, I'd definitely let them watch a show like this!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.com