Where good shows go to die....
(Why yes this is plagrized from my work blog)
I recently moved into a new place.
One of the many selling points, was that cable and internet are included in the rent, which makes it slightly more affordable and fantastic because I only have to write one check.
Except it’s not cable, it’s satellite tv. It’s not a bad thing, just different.
For instance. You have Comcast (or some other cable company) and you go to a friends house in another town or state and they share that cable company. All the channels are different. So you have to spend your time there (especially if it’s over a prolonged period of time like a week) getting to know the channels so you can quickly flip back and forth.
I know none of you will admit to it, but I know you are all thinking it to. It’s usually not that hard, but it is time consuming and a little bothersome.
So jumping from Comcast to Direct Tv was quite the adjustment. The channels aren’t the same at all. Not even close. MTV (yes I still watch it) use to be 28, now it’s like 435. I finally just learned that ESPN is 306.
But what satellite does give you is a huge heaping of specialized channels. Channels that show shows that have been long since canceled and almost forgotten.
My favorite has been the channel “Chiller.” For two reasons.
Tales From the Crypt is legendary for being one of the first serial shows produced HBO and showcased award winning actors, directors, producers, writers and musicians in a 28 minute show. The 93 episodes were based on William Gaines classic 1950’s series of comics.
At the time it was first on, I remember being simply terrified of them, but now I can enjoy the campiness and throughly enjoy them, even the Crypt Keepers awful puns.
Brimestone was one of my favorite shows in the late 90’s. Peter Horton stars as a cop that killed the criminal that assaulted his wife and when he died he went to Hell. 15 years later, 113 demons escaped and Devil gives the cop a second chance to retrieve the souls and regain his humanity. Every demon is represented as a tattoo on his body, and when he exiles the demon (by taking out the eyes, since they are windows to the soul) the tattoo disappears.
Saddly, it suffered from my tv curse. When the show was first on, I sung its praises and wrote about how great it was, and later that year it was canceled (the same fate fell upon a show called Wonderland about a psych ward in a metro-hospital, that aired just once).
And although I haven’t gotten into it, Chiller also airs Twin Peaks every weeknight.
Seriously, after SciFi, ESPN, FX, and MTV, Chiller is my favorite channel.
I recently moved into a new place.
One of the many selling points, was that cable and internet are included in the rent, which makes it slightly more affordable and fantastic because I only have to write one check.
Except it’s not cable, it’s satellite tv. It’s not a bad thing, just different.
For instance. You have Comcast (or some other cable company) and you go to a friends house in another town or state and they share that cable company. All the channels are different. So you have to spend your time there (especially if it’s over a prolonged period of time like a week) getting to know the channels so you can quickly flip back and forth.
I know none of you will admit to it, but I know you are all thinking it to. It’s usually not that hard, but it is time consuming and a little bothersome.
So jumping from Comcast to Direct Tv was quite the adjustment. The channels aren’t the same at all. Not even close. MTV (yes I still watch it) use to be 28, now it’s like 435. I finally just learned that ESPN is 306.
But what satellite does give you is a huge heaping of specialized channels. Channels that show shows that have been long since canceled and almost forgotten.
My favorite has been the channel “Chiller.” For two reasons.
- Tales From Crypt every weekday from 6-7 p.m.
- Brimestone at 7 p.m.
Tales From the Crypt is legendary for being one of the first serial shows produced HBO and showcased award winning actors, directors, producers, writers and musicians in a 28 minute show. The 93 episodes were based on William Gaines classic 1950’s series of comics.
At the time it was first on, I remember being simply terrified of them, but now I can enjoy the campiness and throughly enjoy them, even the Crypt Keepers awful puns.
Brimestone was one of my favorite shows in the late 90’s. Peter Horton stars as a cop that killed the criminal that assaulted his wife and when he died he went to Hell. 15 years later, 113 demons escaped and Devil gives the cop a second chance to retrieve the souls and regain his humanity. Every demon is represented as a tattoo on his body, and when he exiles the demon (by taking out the eyes, since they are windows to the soul) the tattoo disappears.
Saddly, it suffered from my tv curse. When the show was first on, I sung its praises and wrote about how great it was, and later that year it was canceled (the same fate fell upon a show called Wonderland about a psych ward in a metro-hospital, that aired just once).
And although I haven’t gotten into it, Chiller also airs Twin Peaks every weeknight.
Seriously, after SciFi, ESPN, FX, and MTV, Chiller is my favorite channel.