Quote - Crikey, flick through the cable channels now & there's like hundreds! Still nothing of interest on though!

i havent had cable for going on 9-10 years or so.
IMO 99.9999% of the stuff on TV these days is utter crap. i get my news from the BBC (preferably) or CNN online, and any TV series that interest me -- like Rome, Deadwood,  Dexter, BBC's Planet Earth, etc i just pick up on DVD with no commercials and Rio and i usually sit down with some pizza and popcorn and just watch an entire season at once :)

but cable TV used to be good. i remember always having to decide what to watch among a half dozen really good shows or movies that were on at one time. now? i go to my mom's place, she has satellite w/ several hundred channels, and i cant find a single thing that interests me - at primetime :(

BTW - something for people with aging grandparents/parents to think about:
ive been spending a lot of time with family members just getting them on video - telling stories about their childhoods, WWII, cooking family recipes, or just chatting with friends. not just for myself, but for my kids and grandkids.