Brace yourself for what I'm about to tell you. Ready?Ok, I don't have cable, satellite or even basic local channels at home. When I moved to LA, my new roommates didn't have it set up at our house so at the time it felt like a lot of hassle to get Directv or something else hooked up so I just didn't bother.
It's now been 10 months since I moved here and I honestly don't really miss it. I learn about what's going on in the news and I catch up with celeb gossip all online. Most major networks have their own websites so I technically never have to miss anything. Sure, I'm now SO behind all on my favorite shoes since I have to watch them all online. I haven't had the time to do that in awhile. In fact, I haven't seen one episode of this season's "Grey's Anatomy". I can say for sure that I don't miss all those awful and annoying commercials. I also can say that I'm thrilled to not be bombarded with all those terrible reality shows that are on TV now. "Jersey Shore" is definitely not for me!
Of course we do have a great big TV in our living room. I get Netflix movies every week so I watch those, other movies and lots of other TV shows on DVD. However, when I'm around a TV at a friend's or at my sister's home, I definitely do sit down and enjoy whatever happens to be on at the time. I guess you could say, I have a deeper appreciation for watching 'live' television now.
All in all, I really don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. What about you? Could go without all those channels?
i am going thru TV withdrawals reading your entry. We try to make a point of taking vacations where there is no tv and no internet because we know we are way too connected. but living without tv would KILL ME!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI could def. go without cable. I told my roommate if she wanted to cancel it to save money I would be A-okay with that. I watch most of my favorite shows online (Grey's, Desperate Housewives and Brother & Sisters.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived without roommates for a year in college I didn't have cable. It didn't bother me at all. I have tons of DVDs so if I would just watch those or rent a tv series on DVD. Now that I live with my parents I like having tons of channels, but honestly I don't watch t.v. very often and when I move I will probably go without cable again.
ReplyDeleteI've gone without cable for a few months. It wasn't a big deal to me because I work so much. When I get home I usually play with my baby girl until we are both worn out. Now my husband...that's a different story. Your would thing the world was coming to an end if the cable goes out.
ReplyDeleteOMG I could not live without my satalite tv in my bedroom. That being said I did have a lovly family holiday this summer where we had no internet/tv and we could only get a mobile phone signal from the beach, at that was great. For a week. :)
ReplyDeleteI could not live without any sport on TV. I am a football (soccer) freak. I once went 7 days without a TV or Internet and it was a horrible experience not seeing any games :(
ReplyDeleteYou still seem to keep up with everything. I couldn't live without my TV. Let me rephrase that... I couldn't live without my TiVo. :)
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