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> I watched a one-hour show last night Why? In the 80s there wasn't much choice, but today you can watch pretty much whatever you want when you want with no a

> I watched a one-hour show last night Why? In the 80s there wasn't much choice, but today you can watch pretty much whatever you want when you want with no adverts, no catering for the lowest common denominator, and at least in the UK TV viewing has dropped so much that it's no longer needed to be social at work the next day (in the 80s everyone cared who shot dirty den or whatever in eastenders, as pretty much half the country watched it. Not so now)

denton-scratch 5y ago
* I don't work (retired) * I was in the mood for a Twilight Zone episode * I wasn't in the mood for that when I scheduled my recordings. I normally only watch news bulletins live. I don't have a feed of $EVERYTHING; I have Freesat and a bunch of basic Sky channels, with catchup services such as iPlayer. I cancelled Netflix. I'd subscribe to a service that offered $EVERYTHING, but it doesn't exist.
- iso1631 5y ago
  > bunch of basic Sky channels Apparently £276 a year, more than I pay for netflix, amazon, disney and spend on "other" things (like discovery on apple). And for that price you still get adverts forced down your throat. Amazing.
MiddleEndian 5y ago
I've been rewatching random episodes of The Simpsons recently, and I have noticed that without ad breaks, the pacing is a bit off for a lot of episodes. The shows were designed so you had time to digest major plot points during the commercial breaks. Don't get me wrong I don't want to watch ads, but it's a strange and noticeable problem.
denton-scratch 5y ago
I don't follow team sports on TV. But when I worked in an office, I tried to follow Association Football matches, because that's what colleagues would talk about "round the water cooler". Also, my girlfriend enjoyed TV football. Basically, I was faking it. I think sports on TV are the last remnant of that "who shot dirty den" business. Then the girlfriend left, and I retired. No more TV sports for me.

denton-scratch 5y ago

* I don't work (retired) * I was in the mood for a Twilight Zone episode * I wasn't in the mood for that when I scheduled my recordings. I normally only watch news bulletins live. I don't have a feed of $EVERYTHING; I have Freesat and a bunch of basic Sky channels, with catchup services such as iPlayer. I cancelled Netflix. I'd subscribe to a service that offered $EVERYTHING, but it doesn't exist.

iso1631 5y ago
> bunch of basic Sky channels Apparently £276 a year, more than I pay for netflix, amazon, disney and spend on "other" things (like discovery on apple). And for that price you still get adverts forced down your throat. Amazing.

MiddleEndian 5y ago

I've been rewatching random episodes of The Simpsons recently, and I have noticed that without ad breaks, the pacing is a bit off for a lot of episodes. The shows were designed so you had time to digest major plot points during the commercial breaks. Don't get me wrong I don't want to watch ads, but it's a strange and noticeable problem.

denton-scratch 5y ago

I don't follow team sports on TV. But when I worked in an office, I tried to follow Association Football matches, because that's what colleagues would talk about "round the water cooler". Also, my girlfriend enjoyed TV football. Basically, I was faking it. I think sports on TV are the last remnant of that "who shot dirty den" business. Then the girlfriend left, and I retired. No more TV sports for me.