No More TV by Mekan

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No More TV

POSTED BY: MEKAN
UPDATED: Friday, December 9, 2005 14:20
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Friday, December 9, 2005 11:51 AM

I have finally come to the conclusion that TV is no longer for me. My favorite shows all tend to be bagged in their prime. All hail the DVD.

I know nothing about the business of movie/series production, but I would think that some shows could sustain without tv completly. How many 2 episode DVD's at $20 a shot would it take to make Firefly profitable?

It is just a thought. Change the way we do business.

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Friday, December 9, 2005 11:58 AM

KAZZAHDRANE

When I moved to university over a year ago I found that my flat didn't get a TV reception. I've never looked back. I don't miss watching the idiot box, though I thought I probably would, and I hear about the few good shows from my friends and on the net. If it sounds good I ask around, if I am satisfied it sounds fun I'll buy/borrow a season on DVD. It worked for me with Firefly ;)

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Friday, December 9, 2005 12:08 PM

CHRISISALL

TV? Huh. Never watch it anymore.
I'm buying Battlestar Galactica as it comes out on DVD. I'm patient that way.
Broadcast TV is dead to me.

Happy, Broadcast-free Chrisisall

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Friday, December 9, 2005 12:15 PM

DC4BS

Yah,

When I moved 5 years ago, My roomate and I got cable installed for cablemodem hookups but not TV... Confused the hell out of the cable guy when he couldn't find the converter type we were supposed to get on his workorder.

We just watched DVDs and tapes and had fast net hookups...

After listening to the radio and searching the net all day on 9/11 (and walking outside once in a while to see what we could) we got a basic cable box installed with the minimum packge to get sci-fi and Tech-TV (what a wasteland THAT turned into when G4 bought it...).

Since then, we each got ReplayTV (like tivo) units and just record the stuff we might want to watch later. Having missed Firefly when it was on FOX, I finaly recorded an episode on sci-fi and was surprised that such a great show was so unknown. Ordered the DVDs the very night I watched the episode...

I still watch more DVDs than broadcast TV cause there is just so little on worth watching the last few years.

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FOX Execs...

dc4bs

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Friday, December 9, 2005 12:23 PM

DAISYCUTTER

I watch the TV for either SkyNews, Futurama or, if by some miracle, an amazing documentary (whether it be an engineering, science or something with Radiation in included in the broadcast)

Anyone who mentions Shakespeare will get a .50 in their ass

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Friday, December 9, 2005 12:43 PM

HAOLEHAOLE

... 20 bucks for 2 episodes would be pretty steep, in my opinion. That's 10 bucks per. I love the show, but I don't think I'd pay that much...

... Following the 'no TV' sub topic, Tivo sounds very cool. We don't have that in Japan, which is odd, because this place is usually cutting edge in entertainment tech... A lot of people here have TV reception setups in their computers. The TV screen is just another window you open or close, minimize, resize, whatever. I don't have it, though. I watch TV on a big-arse Sony.

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Friday, December 9, 2005 12:46 PM

GEDEON

Quote:
Originally posted by Mekan:
I have finally come to the conclusion that TV is no longer for me. My favorite shows all tend to be bagged in their prime. All hail the DVD.

I'm the only person I know who doesn't have a tv. Haven't had one for three years. It confuses the hell out of everyone. I took for granted that I was the only one. All hail the DVD (I do plan to buy a 32" to watch movies though) %-)

Gedeon

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Friday, December 9, 2005 1:39 PM

SAMEERTIA

Really, the only thing I miss is Law & Order. My mom tivo's Monk & ER so we can watch them together when I visit. *shrug*
The sad thing is that I've substituted fanfiction for television. Is that healthier?

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Friday, December 9, 2005 2:20 PM

DC4BS

Quote:
HAOLEHAOLE

... Following the 'no TV' sub topic, Tivo sounds very cool. We don't have that in Japan, which is odd, because this place is usually cutting edge in entertainment tech... A lot of people here have TV reception setups in their computers. The TV screen is just another window you open or close, minimize, resize, whatever. I don't have it, though. I watch TV on a big-arse Sony.

I have a tv card in my bedroom PC and use it as a TV in there. Cable, ReplayTV, VCR. All plugged into the PC. Works great.

With the right software, a PC used for TV can do anything a TiVO can. Record video, etc. Just have to leave it on all the time and get an IR transmitter to change the channel on the cable box if/when needed.

I didn't bother with all that. I just record to ReplayTV and upload any shows I want to keep to the PC. TiVO cannot do that unless you hack into the linux OS that runs it.

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SAMEERTIA

Really, the only thing I miss is Law & Order. My mom tivo's Monk & ER so we can watch them together when I visit. *shrug*
The sad thing is that I've substituted fanfiction for television. Is that healthier?

Seing as to how fan fiction generaly doesn't advertise "fries with that?", it probably IS healthier.

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FOX Execs...

dc4bs

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