Aesop wrote:I haven't had cable since the late 1990s, nor TV as such since they departed analog broadcasts.
We get about 15 broadcast stations on our digital TV. They're all as bad as cable was, so I don't watch them. The wife turns something on sometimes for the noise. I prefer an iPod for that.
And my DVD/BD collection is now about 8'x8' of shelves, allowing me to watch just about anything I want, whenever I want.
Anything else requires only a trip to the multiplex, or some net surfing.
Us, too. I tend to shop pawn shops for $2 movies. If I don't like it... it was only $2.
The only two shows I'm still following are The Big Bang Theory and The Last Ship.
Along with the installments of Jesse Stone, which come out wheneverinhell Tom Selleck feels like making another one.
We do The Big Bang Theory and Castle. I've got 2 box sets of Jesse Stone from the Wally World dump bin. Somehow those movies are sort of relaxing. I like Tom Selleck's made-for-TV westerns, too.
Note to self: start reading sig lines. They're actually quite amusing. :D
I think the key thing is that considering all the drama there is in real life, a lot of us just want "bubble gum" for the mind, especially us old farts.
I also don't want PC liberal socialism and all it's children and entrails baked into the pie at every turn, which is about 99% of everything, including the humorously entitled "news" programs.
Such overt indoctrination was far less prevalent even a generation ago, and the entertainment was actually entertaining without being subversive.
The envelope now has been pushed so far it's screaming, and so am I.
Shooting the TV 37 times a day isn't conducive to using it down the road.
"There are four types of homicide: felonious, accidental, justifiable, and praiseworthy." -Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
I found this recently - tribecashortlist.com and am thinking about it. It's only $5/month. I did read some of their terms/privacy policy and it was extremely extensive.
One secret to life. Step #1 - Find something you enjoy doing. Step #2 - Find someone foolish enough to pay you to do it.
The only reason I would get cable or satellite is to watch live sports.
Well, one, because dead sports are kind of boring.
The other would be because I was tired of just listening to the games on the radio. I can also do other stuff while listening to the game, so advantage radio. I get all the baseball games I via the league app on my phone, terrestrial radio and satellite radio. It's the same with hockey and football. The only games I watch right now are soccer, and that's because I watch domestic teams through MLS Live online and YouTube for the minor league of which St. Louis is a part.
Seriously, if they started broadcasting MeTV over the air I might get a TV and proper antenna. Right now I'm spending $75 per month including internet access. Not bad compared to $220-250 per month for internet plus 200 channels that I wouldn't watch.
Remember, folks, you can't spell "douche" without "Che."
“PET PARENTS?” You’re not a “pet parent.” You’re a pet owner. Unless you’ve committed an unnatural act that succeeded in spite of biology. - Glenn Reynolds
