~Y'all know (at least if you 've read here for a while) that I haven't had a TV since...oh, 1996 or so. There are whole TV series that came and went and played a huge role in pop culture that I never saw, and really never minded not seeing.
~Two years ago now, the Kid borrowed the first season of Grey's Anatomy on dvd from a friend I was hooked. I bought the 2nd season when I found it on sale one day, and the 3rd season I got on iTunes. Then last year I discovered abc.com and it became my Friday routine to watch Grey's while I ate lunch--my day off treat.
~Every once in a while I would start watching something else, but nothing really caught my fancy unitl last fall and I watched an episode of Dancing with the Stars and loved it. It is a pure feel-good show for me--makes me smile. So it was added to my routine.
~One of the reasons I was glad not to have a TV is because it is soooooo addictive. I was pretty picky when I had a TV but I still watched too much. And over the last couple of months, as my stress levels have gone up, so has my TV watching--Grey's, DWTS, Castle, Private Practice, Brothers and Sisters. The last two are really cheesey and I can't believe I've been watching them, but there you go. Keeps my mind off other things.
~I've always been a sucker for a sappy love story--I remember in high school reading Love Story ("Love means never having to say you're sorry....") and crying so hard my mother came upstairs to see what was wrong. Grey's Anatomy has had that effect on my this season...I cry just about every episode, and never more than this week, which I watched twice tonight. What a dweeb I am!
~I'm still glad I don't have a TV....I guess I'd be a total junkie if I did.
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I didn't have a TV for the late 70's 80's then got one but no cable till the early 90's THEN got hooked!
Funny, our tv just broke this week, and so now we're buying a new, much-upgraded one. I wish I could say I didn't want a TV, but I really do.
I cried, too. I watch only a couple of programs (House, Gray's Anatomy, and an occasional Mystery). The husband's schedule often has him working until after 8 pm, and I want/need some talk time with him at the end of the day, so I gladly give up the tube for human interaction. At least human interaction with him!
Miss your posts. Hope all is well.
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