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Re: TV Viewing Habits

jschell13-Sep-13 11:34

jschell

13-Sep-13 11:34

ChrisElston wrote:
I grew up in a house full of books

I grew up in a house that had many books. That however didn't mean that as a teenager I didn't have to resort to reading things like the encyclopedia and the dictionary because I had read everything else many times.

ChrisElston wrote:
(there were several independent bookshops, not to mention a library within walking distance)

None of those within walking distance of me. None really within biking distance. The library was a non-trivial distance by car. Probably some stores within car distance which had only little relevance because one would not only need a car but would also need to know that they exist (since they were not on every corner the idea is hard come by) and one would also need a way to find them.

ChrisElston wrote:
and all but the chain bookshops have closed down

Not sure what period you are referring to but just to be clear when I grew up there were no "chain bookshops". First book store I ever saw was in a completely different state and probably when I 15\16. There probably was a bookstore in my town but it wasn't something I ever saw and I seriously doubt it was close to me.

Re: TV Viewing Habits

_Maxxx_12-Sep-13 13:33

_Maxxx_

12-Sep-13 13:33

I agree;

With less choice, the quality was also higher, I think, but we all watched the same shows and either liked them or not. IN the days of 3 channels it was relatively rare in my household to have two shows on simultaneously that we wanted to watch.

Now I flick through the channels and the only shows that register are those I have heard of somehow.

If a new show is on satellite & I haven't seen some preview or review, I will tend to skip right past it (unless the title includes words that cannot be repeated here!)

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Re: TV Viewing Habits

Mark_Wallace12-Sep-13 21:48

Mark_Wallace

12-Sep-13 21:48

Your "history" is pretty much the same as mine, except that I wasn't in the country when the fifth channel was added, and it wasn't news where I was, so I was surprised to find it when I got back.

The trouble I have nopw is that I either have to record everything then find Chinese subtitles that fit (or amend them to fit), or download versions that already have the subtitles.

That restricts what I can watch by a lot -- i.e. news, current affairs, etc. are now all read on the Interweb, rather than watched in TV-show format, and Almost No Reality TV!!! (May the Lord be Praised!)

Like you say, though, I don't get to hear about many new programs -- except the crappiest ones, which are always over-advertised -- e.g. I only just found out that a SHIELD show will be starting soon (I was a Man from UNCLE, complete with ID card, badge, and secret decoder, when I was five, so this has to be my kind of show!)

I'm probably wrong, but it feels to me that the content of TV was a lot better when there were only three channels; there was almost always something worth watching -- and when there wasn't, we'd just do something else.

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