I have been Cable & TV free for 3 weeks now....ask me anything

[Lostmessage]

I don't feel like I need to watch TV anymore. I kept turning the channel to the right wing press channels and they got me so pissed off that I wanted to shake one silly. My TV was broken by a kid that came over with a friend of mine and I haven't watched it in 3 weeks and I don't feel the need to watch it anymore.
Should I start a TV type of AA meeting?

[mhr]

1. TV Free For Three Years Here! I Own My Own Brain, Thank You!

eom

[Lostmessage]

2. Its so quiet around here

I miss c-span because I was a c-span junkie.

[Benhurst]

3. Congratulations! I kicked the habit after the 2000 selection. n/t

[yellowdawgdem]

4. plop plop fizz fizz oh what a relief it is n/t

[Redneck Socialist]

5. Congratulations: TV Free for...

...years and years. Fifteen I think? Still miss sports, that all though.

[NYC]

6. Keep up the good work.

Over a year and a half for me. I still receive broadcast stations, but I forget to turn on the television during the limited times the news is shown.

[Don_G]

7. I Grew Up With A Shortwave Reciever

You can't get honest news unless you listen to outside sources.

[Lostmessage]

8. Can you get Europe and Australia?

How much are shortwave radios?

[Lostmessage]

9. Thank you everyone

I should buy the kid a toy for breaking my TV.

[ajacobson]

10. Not me

{hugs t.v.}

Lets never argue again....

Homer J. Simpson

[KG]

11. TV free 5+ years. i don't miss it.

you will be the better for it.

[EstimatedProphet]

12. So how's your blood pressure?

I would figure it would drop...
When 911 happened I didn't have a TV. I think that's one of the reasons I didn't go berserk like the rest of the country, because I didn't turn on the "24 Hour All WTC Disaster" channel like the rest of the country did.

[Lostmessage]

13. I watched 9/11 and freaked out

I kept screaming out that I knew that Bush has something to do in it.

[fishnfla]

14. The only thing I watch on TV is football

and the weather. Last years resolution. Aint missing a thing, near as I can tell.

[BigDaddyLove]

15. Do you miss 'NOW', or 'FRONTLINE'......

I would.....I'd also miss hockey quite a bit.

[Lostmessage]

19. I liked the farmers wife on Frontline

Yes, I miss both of them. Can I get them on the Internet?

[BigDaddyLove]

20. Yes you can.......

Go to PBS.org and find your way to the Frontline page; from there you can get watch quite a few episodes of the show....including many award winning ones from years ago.

I also think that NOW is online and viewable in much the same way.

[Ratty]

16. Congratulations

I'm not currently TV-free myself, but I have been and I remember what it was like. Especially the moment you realize you don't miss it at all. All of the shows you thought you couldn't live without somehow take on a much diminished importance. The hard part is getting through that initial period, when you don't realize it's an addiction and you don't believe you'll ever stop missing your favorites. But it is and you can and it's really not so bad.

I realized I was addicted in college when I HAD to stay up to watch David Letterman. I felt I couldn't miss his show. During a rare moment of lucidity I managed to perceive the pablum for just what it was and became horrified at the state of affairs that had grown subtly and insidiously around me. I gave up cold turkey. The extra hours of sleep did wonders for me.

Getting your TV broken is a rare and marvellous opportunity. Seize it and make the most of your freedom!

I'm currently struggling to live dairy-free and don't think I can manage to drop TV again at the same time.

[camero]

17. Feels good don't it?

TV is just too jarring for me.

[TrogL]

18. have you seen my remote?