04-12-2010, 10:53 PM
The quality of the best TV shows today is really, really high. Of course, the worst shows are plumbing new depths of absurdity and horror in order to compensate. Thankfully we don't have to waste time watching them.
What really burns me is that we're still stuck in the archaic cable / satellite programming model where you have to buy big blocs of programming to get the few channels you might actually want to watch. I'd almost rather buy individual TV shows or series a la carte, but the current pricing structures through iTunes, et al, don't quite work for me. Guess the entrenched interests still need to protect their precious DVD sales, advertising revenues, aforementioned bloated cable packages, &c.
Netflix streaming is pretty sweet. We're finally getting around to watching Dexter though this avenue, but of course they only have seasons 1 and 2 available for streaming. Hulu is a good idea, but I dislike being tied to a computer to watch it, and they don't tend to keep older episodes available for viewing.
What really burns me is that we're still stuck in the archaic cable / satellite programming model where you have to buy big blocs of programming to get the few channels you might actually want to watch. I'd almost rather buy individual TV shows or series a la carte, but the current pricing structures through iTunes, et al, don't quite work for me. Guess the entrenched interests still need to protect their precious DVD sales, advertising revenues, aforementioned bloated cable packages, &c.
Netflix streaming is pretty sweet. We're finally getting around to watching Dexter though this avenue, but of course they only have seasons 1 and 2 available for streaming. Hulu is a good idea, but I dislike being tied to a computer to watch it, and they don't tend to keep older episodes available for viewing.