Turner Classic Movies alone occupies such a large chunk of my viewing that it would be difficult to forego cable. Throw in baseball, Mad Men and the kids programming, and its rare for us to go into the "low channels." I think it's just HIMYM and Glee now, and we for a long time it was just HIMYM.
Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass.
Cordelia ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Oct 16, 2010 9:26:12 am PDT #64 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
javachik - Oct 16, 2010 9:26:17 am PDT #65 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I got an email from Roku this week declaring that soon Hulu will be on Roku. So exciting!!
msbelle - Oct 16, 2010 9:40:14 am PDT #66 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
couldn't you get most of tcm via netflix?
DavidS - Oct 16, 2010 9:47:47 am PDT #67 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
couldn't you get most of tcm via netflix?
I value finding things I wasn't looking for.
Like, the difference between a great song coming up on the radio and just punching it up on your iPod?
Similar to what I like about going into a bookstore and browsing. It's a form of thinking for me, a kind of meditation. I get the same thing from scrolling through the listings of upcoming TCM movies and marking them to record then watching them.
Jessica - Oct 16, 2010 9:51:46 am PDT #68 of 30001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The few times I've been cable-less and watching shows online instead, the picture quality just depressed me. Maybe we shouldn't have bought such a nice TV when we upgraded everything to HD!
Polter-Cow - Oct 16, 2010 9:52:03 am PDT #69 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I value finding things I wasn't looking for.
Like, the difference between a great song coming up on the radio and just punching it up on your iPod?
Me too.
Similar to what I like about going into a bookstore and browsing. It's a form of thinking for me, a kind of meditation. I get the same thing from scrolling through the listings of upcoming TCM movies and marking them to record then watching them.
Yeah, I did scale down my cable and lose TCM, but I do miss that a little. Not enough to pay fifteen or twenty bucks a month, but a little.
DavidS - Oct 16, 2010 9:53:22 am PDT #70 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
msbelle - Oct 16, 2010 9:56:37 am PDT #71 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I enjoy those thing too, just not enough to pay for the difference of Netflix vs. cable. $9.80 vs. $80.00/month. Plus, I can browse the movies on Netflix and build a ridiculously long queue to surprise me.
Spidra Webster - Oct 16, 2010 10:03:44 am PDT #72 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Bleagh. I'm already losing the oomph to get on pubtrans to Echo Park for this life drawing session.
javachik - Oct 16, 2010 10:08:07 am PDT #73 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah, I already got rid of all premium channels and don't miss them at all. Next I need to see what the channel line up on Oakland Comcast is if I scale down to the cheapest plan possible. Once Hulu is available on Roku, I'll be thrilled (some shows I love, such as "Modern Family", aren't on video on demand).
I am very lucky in that I don't pay for Tivo (friend gave me her series 2 with lifetime service). But I am more and more tempted to upgrade to the HD Tivo (the one that replaces the cable box) - just for sports! Maybe before next baseball season...
Sorry if this belongs in tech thread.