April 29, 2010

300 TV channels and can't find a damn thing to watch...

As Alfie and I have just moved in with K and Quinn, we agreed to upgrade the cable TV package, and holy hell we got a lot of stuff -- all the US and Cdn network channels, BBC, artsy stuff, cartoon stuff, music stuff, tons of home shows, some shopping crap, endless repeats of Go Diego Go, all the news channels yes even including Fox (I swear did not know that was coming), time shifting, videos on demand, blah, blah, blah.

So it is now primetime and I am in the basement with one dog snoozing beside me and the other snoozing on the floor impersonating a very small bearskin rug, and I am flicking channels... and channels... and channels... the luxury of so many choices... WHY THE HELL IS THERE NOTHING TO WATCH?

I saw the new episode of Bones -- one of my favourite shows -- earlier due to the timeshift thing (mmm... gadget!). I don't like Survivor. The news shows are all about Sandra Bullock (really, people, just leave her alone). Nobody should watch The Ghost Whisperer. I do not need to order ProActive skincare. And apparently According to Jim and The Office are on three dozen times a day.

And now as I surf the listings to find something to watch, I discover a whole bunch of quality shows that I truly did not know existed: Sixteen and Pregnant (ick), I Didn't Know I was Pregnant (how the hell?), Poker after Dark, CatDog, Ten Grand In Your Hand, Spooks, and America's Dumbest Criminals (why do they get a show?). Nothing to watch, nothing to watch...

I am just gonna wait for George Snuffleupagus to come on CBC, he apparently has the Courtyard Hounds (ie two of the Dixie Chicks) on. And yes I do have the remedy... clearly we need more channels!

7 comments:

TICKLEBEAR said...

i have my top 20 i pay for plus the movie network, and basic cable selection comes with. that suffice my needs as far as tv goes. otherwise, among your 300 channels, you're bound to run into the same stuff over and over again. what's the point?
;/~
HUGZ

Ginny said...

We have Direct TV, which is basic cable, and we can record shows & FF thru commercials. Nice but tiresome on the hand. Am enjoying the Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look on BBC America. Looking forward to our next free 3 months of HBO & Showtime. "Looking forward" is putting it a little too strongly. I DO have a life [just not sure on what planet]. :-)

Clare and Gary said...

Animal Planet - River Monsters, best thing on at moment..!!

Kevin said...

So, we can cancel the cable and return to listening to CBC Radio (and save money at the same time).

Taryn said...

I did warn Kevin I didn't think you had enough channels... :) Teehee. I say "Go for more!"
Cat

bmat10 said...

I work for one of the larges cable companies on the planet. I get all the networks plus HBO, Showtime, Stars a bunch of others that I can't remember at the moment. One of the benefits is I pay next to nothing for the hundreds of channels. Then there is VOD which has hundreds adds hundreds of hours of free content, and then thousands more if you want to pay for new movies and such.

I spend more time looking for stuff to watch then actually watching stuff, yet still I want more, more MORE! But then I'm addicted to TV.

injaynesworld said...

Aside from "Damages" and "Nurse Jackie", it's all crap. So then I end up watching the news and... well... you know what a freakin' downer that is.

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