Bye Bye Discovery Health

Don't know why but haven't watched that channel as much as I thought I would. When I didn't have it I felt deprived but now I don't watch it. They did have that terrific three part special about nurses several years ago but nothing that interested me lately.

I like the shows that will be airing after Oprah takes over. However I like the shows that are currently on DH even better.
Why change a good thing? It is educational and entertaining. We already have tons of family channels.
I will miss it. DH was the one channel I watched regularly and it was a part of my decision to become a nurse.
C'est la vie.

Good riddance! Hopefully Oprah can improve the quality of the shows they show on that network. There are only so many shows about babies and pregnancy that anyone can stand. They also do a lot of shows that are extremely exploitative under the guise of "educational" like the shows about obese people. Good luck Oprah.

That sucks. I'm about sick to death of Oprah.

Having said that though, I really haven't been watching DHC that much lately anyways; not nearly as much as I used to. My favorite show on there is "Mystery Diagnosis" but there are rarely ever any new ones.

Am I wrong, isn't it still going to be the Discovery Health Network? Just owned by Oprah?

I haven't seen anything yet that Oprah hasn't done well. There's bound to be more of Dr.Oz and the like. I'm sick of all the "multiples" shows on the DHC. I welcome the change. Guess I'm in the minority?

There are several shows they've had over the years that have replayed many times, that I have loved to watch.

One of my favorites is about Kenadie, the Canadian girl with primordial dwarfism. There have also been several shows over the years about Ashley, who is also Canadian and has progeria. Last I checked, she's still living at 17. And there have been updates on the Hensel twins, who say, "We don't have two heads. We are two people who happen to be stuck together" and recently got a driver's license! The state of Minnesota had never issued a DL to conjoined twins and weren't quite sure what to do, but since their parents have raised them as separate people, they were issued two licenses with one head in each picture.

p.s. Their mom's a small town ER nurse.

They also have a show about sexual addiction that is very good, and have done a series of programs about people who are in various stages of sex change. One of them features "Scott, who was born Caroline, one of three sisters from an Iowa family" and when he held his his HS graduation picture, I nearly fell off the couch because I went to high school with him! I had no idea that this girl suffered such incredible private torment. I e-mailed him through Classmates.com and one thing I remember saying is, "Admitting to yourself who you really are can be difficult under the best of circumstances."

I never watch those Dr. Oz programs. zzzzzzzzzz

They broadcasted some cooking and lifestyle programs for a very short time but they appear to have been cancelled.

I just woke up. Does Oprah finally rule the earth? lol!

Oprah irritates the poo out of me--doesnt matter what she does anymore.

I litterally shed a tear when I read this. I love Discovery Health Channel. Mystery Dx, Dr.G, Medical Incredible, ....

It has definately lost its focus in past months. If I seen one more " feel sorry for me, I took super powerful drugs, and didn't care about the concequences, indangered by life and babies lives so I could feel special about myself " show. I will gag.

Can you tell I don't have kids, and don't believe in infertility tx.
Be happy with life, not everything has to give birth to be special.