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SamKnause

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81. I love TV.

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 08:18 PM

Aug 2014

I have had cable, or satellite since 1980.

I currently have DirecTV.

I get more then my monies worth.

The programming has really surged forward in quality and originality.

There are excellent documentaries available.

Link TV has Democracy Now and excellent documentaries, interviews, speeches, and debates.

I do not get my news from the msm, so that is not an issue.

Great comedy shows; The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, HBO Real Time; Bill Maher, HBO John Oliver's; Last Week Tonight.

I haven't been on a vacation since 1986.

The last time I went to the movies was in 1993.

I go years without setting foot in a restaurant.

I consider DirecTV my entertainment budget.

I have had Agoraphobia since 2007.

That definitely puts TV in the pros list for me.

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How many here have cut the cord on tv? [View all] dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 OP

cut the cord with one caveat... NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #1

What kind of emergency do you foresee that needs pictures, rather than just sound? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #20

HIT'm ! .... HIT'm ! Trajan Aug 2014 #39

It's not snark - I've really never heard of someone having TV for emergencies muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #41

Tornado alerts dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #43

Fair enough - I can see the pictures matter for tornados muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #45

Definitely for tornadoes avebury Aug 2014 #102

That's the main reason I have a tv -- weather news. LuvNewcastle Aug 2014 #130

tornadoes, hurricanes, severe thunderstorms - very common here. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #99

All I have is my indoor antenna. MadrasT Aug 2014 #96

cable was the first thing to go when i lost my job in 08 fizzgig Aug 2014 #2

Gotta have football.......... raven mad Aug 2014 #26

Nope staying with what I got satellite with ALL the movie channels Exposethefrauds Aug 2014 #3

We do as well. Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2014 #57

I would not go that far but it is less hassle then downloading Exposethefrauds Aug 2014 #66

The poll results will prove that people who don't watch TV tend to ridicule people who do. tridim Aug 2014 #4

Well, now there is a list, so the every stupid "morning joe" thread...we can do a diff via Excel snooper2 Aug 2014 #10

Not to speak for anybody else mythology Aug 2014 #12

Agreed. Where I am it is just too expensive. There is no economy option. GoneFishin Aug 2014 #106

i don't claim to not watch tv fizzgig Aug 2014 #22

We got rid of cable in 2001. I'd only ridicule someone for spending $120 a month on cable bhikkhu Aug 2014 #90

We got rid of cable in 1996 KansDem Aug 2014 #126

you guess there is proof GusBob Aug 2014 #103

I don't have a tv.. but, I certainly don't "ridicule" those who watch what they want to on theirs.. Cha Aug 2014 #116

... mainly use roku.com n/t RKP5637 Aug 2014 #5

I haven't owned a television in 7 years. moriah Aug 2014 #6

Roku for streaming, digital antenna for local stations. tammywammy Aug 2014 #7

Other. Brickbat Aug 2014 #8

"Hell On Wheels" is another great I would really miss...n/t monmouth3 Aug 2014 #13

Netflix has first 3 seasons exboyfil Aug 2014 #31

I put that on my Netflix list, but dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #73

It is available immediately exboyfil Aug 2014 #88

ahh...I see now. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #105

I thought Edith was the dingbat snooper2 Aug 2014 #9

Havent watched since the first night of "shock and awe" GusBob Aug 2014 #11

Our television is a movie player. That's all it does. hunter Aug 2014 #14

I got rid of cable television some years ago, but keep a telly and a digital antenna... LanternWaste Aug 2014 #15

Been 12 years since I had cable Lurks Often Aug 2014 #16

I have YouTube, DU, and the Dewberry Jam Community Radio bookmarked FrodosPet Aug 2014 #17

About Dewberry Jam Community Radio FrodosPet Aug 2014 #19

I am going to check out that station. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #46

I have become a huge fan FrodosPet Aug 2014 #80

Funny story Proud Public Servant Aug 2014 #18

Haha, Proud Public Servant, that almost exactly lovemydog Aug 2014 #49

lol jamzrockz Aug 2014 #85

THAT is funny! dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #122

I just signed up for the first time about two weeks ago. Love it. closeupready Aug 2014 #21

I watch exactly 4 shows: The Ed Schultz Show, Rachel Maddow, The Last Word and Chris Hayes. jwirr Aug 2014 #23

I'm with you. I tried cutting the cord a few months ago and missed MSNBC so much, especially Rachel Stardust Aug 2014 #113

I like to have different views and often they are covering something we are not. I think that TV and jwirr Aug 2014 #120

Those of you who have given up cable/satellite TV are missing some first-rate viewing. Paladin Aug 2014 #24

With terrabytes of downloaded movies, series and what-not... randome Aug 2014 #32

Actually, not. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #124

Other: I miss Robb. Raine1967 Aug 2014 #25

Just got rid of Basic Plus exboyfil Aug 2014 #27

Have cable and internet from the same provider. Agschmid Aug 2014 #28

I cut cable when I got the Internet in 2008. It was a choice between cable and the Internet so Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #29

Been about a decade now. i don't miss it Scootaloo Aug 2014 #30

Other. You can pry the remote from my cold dead fingers. rock Aug 2014 #33

"too dramatic?" dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #47

Nope. This probably the best time in history Codeine Aug 2014 #34

DVR deserves and award for how it broadens tv viewing. Inkfreak Aug 2014 #37

. Little Star Aug 2014 #40

Tv is an asset. Inkfreak Aug 2014 #35

Cut the cord on TV? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #36

Why should I? brooklynite Aug 2014 #38

Because cable costs a fucking fortune BainsBane Aug 2014 #42

You are paying too much. Agschmid Aug 2014 #55

That was with the cut. At one point is was over $220. BainsBane Aug 2014 #71

Wow. More people need to YouTube it! Agschmid Aug 2014 #74

I pay $60/month for expanded basic Iris Aug 2014 #93

I have basic cable with Comcast - $29.00/mo 840high Aug 2014 #110

Argument number 3: lovemydog Aug 2014 #50

Agree totally. It wouldn't be bad if there was news outside cable. Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2014 #84

You can't be serious? BainsBane Aug 2014 #97

I miss HBO and AMC PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #44

Drfited away in the mid-70's. bikebloke Aug 2014 #48

TV Free Since 2001 cantbeserious Aug 2014 #51

I don't own a tv Sanity Claws Aug 2014 #52

That's definitely cutting the cord. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #59

I admire your frugality! Sanity Claws Aug 2014 #60

Here... hunter Aug 2014 #111

I did go back last year, for a year, because they offered it to me for free... cbdo2007 Aug 2014 #53

We've never had cable, do have rabbit ears. Shrike47 Aug 2014 #54

I don't understand why anyone would want to do that these days Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2014 #56

Aljazeera docs are online also. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #65

We got free cable for almost a decade XemaSab Aug 2014 #58

No cable or anything, but still get over-the-air local channels for PBS and a few good shows. pampango Aug 2014 #61

Me, too. GoCubsGo Aug 2014 #91

I like TV Blue_In_AK Aug 2014 #62

I cut the cord around 40 years ago. Kill Your Television. nt Zorra Aug 2014 #63

Considering it. moondust Aug 2014 #64

ahh..the teases...I had forgotten about them. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #68

Shock and Awe was ugly. moondust Aug 2014 #69

And Blitzer walking around the props and screens on stage like a demented ringmaster. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #72

Never had cable, satellite, etc. Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #67

Ionly cut my cable TV line jamzrockz Aug 2014 #70

Yes, you count. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #79

Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own A Television kentauros Aug 2014 #75

What is his DU handle? FrodosPet Aug 2014 #82

Not sure. kentauros Aug 2014 #83

The 25 yr old Trinitron passed on; I cut the cable... Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #76

I like some of the stuff that runs through the cord and plan to keep it. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #77

Never had cable tv, always use an antenna, and have had broadcast TV. only..ever.... Stuart G Aug 2014 #78

I love TV. SamKnause Aug 2014 #81

Me, too! Iris Aug 2014 #92

Witness History - Love the Arts earthside Aug 2014 #129

I have dumped my satellite.. sendero Aug 2014 #86

I use mine more as a large computer monitor than as a TV. Initech Aug 2014 #87

You put your finger on another incentive I had to dump my tv dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #98

I just got a new computer monitor for like $170. Initech Aug 2014 #100

No tv since 2001 bhikkhu Aug 2014 #89

I cut the cord because I was flat broke at the time Budgies Revenge Aug 2014 #94

I don't cut the cord totally but don't watch much treestar Aug 2014 #95

No plans to cut the cord--there would be a mutiny in my household. MADem Aug 2014 #101

No WAY these percentages are correct maced666 Aug 2014 #104

I may bitch about the slow DSL dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #107

Gave up it in 1980... 2naSalit Aug 2014 #108

Cord cut in 1975. greendog Aug 2014 #109

After I started grad school I had no time for TV... Adsos Letter Aug 2014 #112

I'd cut it in a heartbeat if it weren't for other family members Live and Learn Aug 2014 #114

I hear that. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #127

I have been TV free at three different times in my life, SheilaT Aug 2014 #115

No way, it's our entertainment. B Calm Aug 2014 #117

Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Al Jazeera tiredtoo Aug 2014 #118

Me. Ages ago, about 10 years ago, really. sibelian Aug 2014 #119

Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own a Television joeglow3 Aug 2014 #121

He never cheats on his diet, either. randome Aug 2014 #123

Other: I got back and forth depending on my ability to convince my SO to keep it cut. nt. Hosnon Aug 2014 #125

Cut the cable cord a month ago loyalsister Aug 2014 #128

I have Dish for the movie channels - the offerings get worse and worse aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #131

I love tv IcyPeas Aug 2014 #132