In message <00fa01c45ec5$258d4500$0500fea9_at_game>
"Teo Zenios" <teoz_at_neo.rr.com> wrote:
> So what is wrong with having a working TV? While I have not watched network
> TV much since Seinfeld went off the air, I do like the History Channel,
> Comedy Central, and HBO.
Nothing wrong with TV per se, but I strongly object to paying ?50 per month,
just for the sake of more channels that are even more stuffed with
advertising than the crap that gets piped over the terrestrial TV network
(BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and "five"). If Sky reduced the amount of advertising on
their channels (they seem to own enough of the channels on the Sky network)
and/or significantly reduced the subscription cost, I would consider
reinstating the subscription. If the British Government continue with their
plans to force everyone onto digital TV (i.e. "pay ?120 per year for the 'TV
licence' plus an extra ?20 p/m for the DTV sub"), the TVs and VCRs are going.
I *used* to like the Discovery channels (mostly Animal Planet - some good
nature documentaries) and CNX (aka Toonami, they had some fairly good
Japanese anime, e.g. Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop). Now I just buy the DVDs.
Rant mode off, etc., etc....
Later.
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... I can't think of anything witty to say right now.
Received on Thu Jul 01 2004 - 09:22:36 BST