Sunday, September 14, 2008

Another Week To Go-----

We have another week to suffer through of reruns on TV, before the new fall season shows begin to make their appearance. I say begin , in that due to the writers strike last fall, new shows didn't get written on time, and were slower to be developed. As a result the premier of new shows begins in the last week of the month and dribble into mid October.
I suspect it will be chaos trying to figure out what to watch, seeing as The TV Guide Magazine is so erratic, they list half the programming as "local programing" which of course tells ya nothing, the silly magazine doesn't even tell ya the channel numbers anymore. Hard to believe this Magazine at one time was the largest subscribed to magazine in the country.
So in the absence of any publish TV program schedules, one will have to do a lot of channel surfing, stopping at the first show that shows any interest-----and making note of the time and channel we find them on---so we can ultimately build our own TV guide schedule program. The last couple new seasons have been something of a disappointment, to many shows with out good writing (aka reality shows), what good shows have come out, are scarred by waaay to many commercial breaks, which precludes any real interest in the plot lines.--but at least one can glean enough about them to decide if they are worth watching without the commercials, and if so---one rents them from Netflix when available----. I hated "Monk" on the TV, but found it quite good once the mind numbing commercials were cut out.
Only a few more days to go----to find out, or begin to find out if they have come up with any keepers this season-----I got 21 selections from netflix in my Que-----just in case.

12 comments:

  1. I'm looking forward to the new season of "House" - it's my favorite series.

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  2. When TV Guide was #1 there were three or four or possibly seven stations in a market. Now there are hundreds. My cable company has a TV Guide station; moreover, my DVR has a grid of all the programs for the next week. The local newspaper also provides info. The fall preview issue of TV Guide gave the start dates and times for the bulk of programming. Each of the networks love giving out info, though THAT would be tedious.
    I'm afraid I just don't think it's as difficult as you make it sound...

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  3. See now if ya had CABLE...there is a channel guide right on your TV! You can even watch a show and run throuh the other channels to see what's on! I don't know what I'd do without it.

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  4. well life is good for you people that can afford cable---but I can't see paying another 30-40 a month just to get a TV guide. (yes I am saying I see nothing worth the money to justify cable)

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  5. Well, I can't wait for CSI Las Vegas to start and I am ambivalent about House. It was my favorite but then it was getting so hokey and weird that I found I wasn't so anxious to see it. I hope they settle down to some good drama again.

    Gary, I wpnder if they make DVR's for purchase that you don't have to subscribe to cable or Direct TV? Something to look into, that way you could tape 2 programs while watching a 3rd and then you can watch the recorded programs and skip over the advertisements.

    Can't wait for your next blog. Love, Mel

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  6. I can't wait as well for the new season!!

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  7. I can hardly wait! BUT as you mentioned, I need to figure out what I am going to watch...that will be tough!

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  8. I cannot wait to watch the original CSI - Warick may not be dead??!! Waiting with anticipation!

    I use to love getting the TV guide and when we were done we made folded them and made christmas trees out of them. (Thanks for the memory)

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  9. when I talk about TV, I am talking about the free broadcast stations, we have had since day one. In any given market there are not all that many in fact in some less than three. Why did the TV guide stop publishing the programming for those markets,its what made them the big magazine they once were?

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  10. Waiting for the UNIT. It is coming back. It is one of the best shows on TV.

    I wish we had as much choice in Canada as you have in the USA. We have a big brother system that keeps out HBO, and others. I have to pay an extra $12 a month just to get Fox News.

    We are being shielded from too much American news and culture. It doesn't work, but the Canadian cable companies are getting rich because of it.

    Thanks to the Internet we can get streaming radio and am listening to Rush L right now and will listen to Dennis Miller later this afternoon.

    Relish your freedoms Americans.

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  11. I'm eagerly waiting for LOST, Ugly Betty, Greys Anatomy and Pushing Daisies.
    http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/

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  12. I've got my Tivo all set up for the new shows...and probably won't have time to watch half of them.

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