I stopped watching television in the 1980's. Now I have Netflix on my computer. I get to watch entire series with no commercials interrupting my viewing! I just finished watching episode 12 of season 4 of White Collar.
When I stopped watching television, I felt no sense of loss at all. I had never enjoyed the jarring sensation of being interrupted by commercial messages every few moments, nor did I like feeling as if I were a prisoner who dared not leave the room while a show was on. (With Netflix, I just pause whatever I am watching whenever I want to.)
People often questioned me and scolded me, telling me I was missing out on good things. I replied that there would be plenty of time for me to watch TV when I grew old. So here I am viewing shows I enjoy and playing catch up, on my terms, and at far less an expense as my neighbors. Netflix is only $7.99 a month and I view it on my computer. I STILL don't pay for cable TV.
I wish Netflex was an option here! Living in the boonies, we do not have high speed, or wifi. I use a little device called mini on which I get 10Gb of data a month. However, I can use the PFR and fast forward through the ads, which helps a bit!
ReplyDeleteShould read PVR not PFR,
ReplyDeleteOne thing I must do soon in this new year is get unlimited internet so I can get Netflix. I am on a lite plan and some months run over my limit. This week I will look into it. Thx for the nudge.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I love your new blog! ;-)
ReplyDeleteWe get Netflix by mail. Thanks for the reminder about White Collar -- I want to start that after we finish the series we are currently watching.
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