I love watching a good television series. A good television series is one of my favorite ways to spend an evening. The show “The Big Bang Theory” makes me laugh out loud each Monday night. Check it out.
But I also hate television too. It can consume you. If you watch too much it becomes your life. If you watch none you miss out on some pretty cool stuff. It’s not a common sentiment, but television is something I think can be enjoyable in small doses.
Before I came to college I don’t think I really realized how television works. I grew up with a cable box and was therefore stunned to see the free access to channels on my ancient TV with some old bunny ears. My roommates and I used to take turns of who had to hold the metal in the right spot so the bars wouldn’t shift down the screen.
With the dawning of DTV and digital cable, I can use of my government sponsored TV digital converter box and watch all the basic (and I mean basic) channels for free over the air. It helps me not be consumed but the hundreds of channels available but still allows me to watch the big shows while saving some cash.
The only thing I miss is HBO and those shows like Deadwood, Rome and Big Love. But for those I can always go home and use my Dad’s On Demand cable. I suppose, in all actuality, I’m just really cheap. But what can you expect? I’m in college.
Money saving/life advice: get rid of cable, you realize how much better spent your time is and you have extra cash to go do something instead of watching really dumb reruns…
