The trouble with cable a la carte is that the cable companies would hate it, don't you think?
Oh, definitely, which is why we don't have it. But it'd be nice if we did.
I swear, one of these times, you're gonna wake up in a coma.
Cordelia ,'Showtime'
Natter 33 1/3
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Mar 02, 2005 9:46:38 am PST #3423 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Pix - Mar 02, 2005 9:47:10 am PST #3424 of 10002
The status is NOT quo.
I would kill for a la carte channel selection. Because we want 1-2 channels in a number of different packages, we end up having the buy the most ridiculously expensive cable package out there. We spend...brace yourselves..$120/month on the damned cable!!! And we don't watch that much TV!
Argh. It makes me insane. What a waste of money.
Tom Scola - Mar 02, 2005 9:48:19 am PST #3425 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The FCC asks the cable companies about a la carte: [link]
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 02, 2005 9:50:00 am PST #3426 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I think BBC America, Sundance, and SciFi are my three heaviest usage cable channels, although right now only Carnivále on HBO is appointment television. I'm still getting Showtime for the sake of the final season of Queer as Folk, but as soon as that's done I'm ending my subscription. The cancellation of Dead Like Me and the failure to pick up Sucker Free City as an ongoing series will leave me with nothing worth watching on any of those channels.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 02, 2005 9:50:54 am PST #3427 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I would kill for a la carte channel selection. Because we want 1-2 channels in a number of different packages, we end up having the buy the most ridiculously expensive cable package out there. We spend...brace yourselves..$120/month on the damned cable!!! And we don't watch that much TV!
This me (though mine is closer to $100). Although I also have a lot of pay movie channels in my line up (I'm thinking of culling that herd a little at some point, especially since I've been weeding my home-taped videos to a reasonable number).
Jessica - Mar 02, 2005 9:53:04 am PST #3428 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We could upgrade to digital for only about $7/month more than what we pay now, but it seems like such a waste since we'd be adding 100+ channels, and would watch maybe 3 of them. (And Trio, which used to be the biggest draw, is on its way out, I've heard, if its not gone already.)
bon bon - Mar 02, 2005 9:53:55 am PST #3429 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Cox Communications owns about 25% of Discovery (incl. Animal Planet) and obviously Time Warner owns the Turner networks. I wonder if Viacom has similar investors. Anyway, that's part of it.
Narrator - Mar 02, 2005 9:54:57 am PST #3430 of 10002
The evil is this way?
Cindy -- See, iffn only you let Christopher roam free through the neighborhood, he'd leave your TiVo alone.
beth b - Mar 02, 2005 9:56:39 am PST #3431 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
those I'd pay for food tv
cartoon network
sci fi
discovery
bbc america
encore
stars
tcm
diy
assumeing that abc , cbs, nbc, wb, upn and pbs would remain in that basic package
things i would debate about
things like fx, usa,tnn, and the halmark channel (for MASH)
now I need to go get in some tv watching before work
Fred Pete - Mar 02, 2005 9:58:15 am PST #3432 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Seeking advice from The Hivemind:
Our office is doing a Suit Drive for an organization that helps low-income women enter or re-enter the workforce (e.g., domestic violence victims, displaced homemakers). Among other things, the organization provides clothing, etc., suitable for interviews and workplace.
I plan to buy some makeup to contribute to the drive. However, about all I know about makeup for women is that Too Much Is Not Good. Any advice on purchases?