TV and Computers

[jinsai]

Anyone read this article about "missing" TV viewers? "In TV's worst spring in recent memory, an alarming number of Americans drifted away from television the past two months..."

Um... slap me and call me crazy but isn't that actually a good thing? Not for the TV industry but certainly for the viewers! Considering the number of obese Americans,

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[scottishfae]

w00t! I'm one of those who stopped watching TV--why? Because it's too expensive for the crap they put on! I had to choose between TV and internet and internet won out in an unanimous majority of "WTF--I don't even like American TV." I watch Dr. Who straight from the UK & anime, and that's about it. If there is anything else I want to watch, I'll buy it on DVD later. Oh--and MST3K but those aren't on TV anymore, so it doesn't matter.

The only annoying thing, everyone just assumes I have TV and they act like I'm the plague when I don't know what they're talking about.

[jinsai]

Ooh, I really like that icon! What series is it from? I love the outfit that the girl in it is wearing. ^__^

Internet wins with me too. There are a couple of shows I do enjoy (Psych and Scrubs are my favorites) but I can live without them OR I can download them. But the net lets me download, read stuff, AND keep in touch with people. All that = the win. And honestly, a lot of times there's nothing but crap on the TV anyways. (We miss MST3K!)

I know what you mean about the plague thing. >_< I was once the ONLY person in the entire room who wasn't squeeling over the upcoming Friends finale. And when people start talking about Dawson's Creek, Grey's, or whatever the hell is the day's equivalent, I tune right out. Never seen them, don't care to!

[scottishfae]

The series is Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, though she never appears in that outfit during the series; it's one of the artbook extras.

I DL all my MST3K from a site called myspleen. They actually have a lot of stuff, including old school Nickelodean, but I just go for the MST3K.

I never found Friends funny. I didn't like it and the only reason I ever watched it was in the dorms when my roommate watched it and I was therefore forced to (of course, I made her watch my anime in return, so it was an equal trade.) I was likewise never into Dawson's Creek, and by the time Grey's came out I was pretty much only watching BBC, Food Network, Cartoon Network, Scifi, Discovery, Comedy Central, and HGTV (so for me, only channels between 37 & 100) and now of course I simply don't have TV. I've never desired to be normal or average, so the fact that I'm not in with the fads doesn't affect me as much as it would others (like my sister.)

[jinsai]

Ha! I thought it looked like Haruhi! But I didn't recognize the outfit so I wasn't sure. ^___^ It's a much sexier look for her than seems to fit in the anime.

I browse watch Food Network, Discovery, and the History Channel for good programs. I USED to watch Will & Grace, Buffy, and Angel. Now I watch Supernatural, Scrubs, Monk, and Psych more or less regularly (ie. when new episodes are on). Monk and Psych are both on USA which in my opinion is one of the only decent (over-all) fiction programming channels out there. I watch Comedy Central for the Daily Show and The Colbert Report (♥!) but I'm pretty sporadic about that. And all that about sums up my affair with TV. I went an entire year without it in Japan and it certainly didn't kill me.

[scottishfae]

I definitely like life without TV a little bit more. Yes, I miss some of my old favorites (Good Eats, [adult swim], pretty much everything on the Discovery Channel & BBC); but I don't think I'm missing out too much.

Though I have to sleep to something in the background or else I get horrible nightmares. It used to be that I just watched TV, but that isn't possible. So now my MST3K DLs are all about me watching them as I sleep. The people who do myspleen have ripped the old shows/vhs to a dvd format to download; so I can burn them onto a dvd and watch them on my dvd player (which is in my bedroom--my computer is in my living room.) It's really nice.

[jinsai]

Yeah, I really didn't feel like I missed too much either. When I lived alone in my apartment, I'd occassionally click the TV on to have something in the background. I like having the basic channels, but it's not essential to my life.

Though I have to sleep to something in the background

I'm just the oppositte. It has to be dark and dead quiet for me to sleep well. Even if the radio is on really low, it'll keep me up.

[scottishfae]

I'll have to remember to upload the entire picture that my Haruhi icon comes from; the entire group is dressed up as rock stars. It's a fun picture.

[jinsai]

Yes, yes you must!