Favorite intellectual TV channel

[mattmns]

I have not watched anything education in quite a while. I chose TLC, but I think it is all home design now, so I probably should have not. Others that are good, imo, are the History Channel, and PBS. I don't think we get the Science channel here either.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

But I grew up with PBS and haven't spent much time checking out the others.

Hubby and I play a "name that narrator" game on PBS. Michael Dorn is a fun one to identify, as is Richard Attenborough. Shatner and Nimoy are too obvious, get a bit of a groan when we hear them doing yet another narration.

I never thought about it; funny!

PBS just about lost me. For a while, up here in Oregon that is, about all that we could get on PBS besides the News Hour was Sewing with Nancy. Even re-runs of Lost in Space beat that one. But they have come to their senses, or got more money, or something...

I always enjoyed Connections.

 

[The_Professional]

Science channel? I don't have that. I used to be a fan of the previous TechTV way back when it wasn't taken over by video games.

History Channel is on top of my list now since I'm a 20th century war buff, though I rarely watch TV anymore.

<shameless plug> And PBS will be running a special on Einstein on Oct. 11 </shameless plug>

 

[Smurf]

I don't watch TV, but when I did have a few channels I liked History, Discovery and Space.

 

[mrjeffy321]

For me, it is [was, since I don't have a TV anymore] close between the History Channel and the Science Channel, but the History channel usually has a larger variety of shows and less repeats, unlike the science channel which seems like every time I turn it on, I have already seen it.
However, on a show for show basis, rather than over all, I would pick the Science Channel.

 

[Pengwuino]

Does junkyard wars ever do any new seasons anymore?
And what about mythbusters?
And is it just me or has the History Channel done about 40 "Engineering disasters"?

 

[zoobyshoe]

History Channel. It actually has a wide range of stuff, not just history. There's a lot of tech programs, and a nice smattering of paranormal/ufo/cryptozoological stuff.