“Yet, you are on the internet.” What does that have to do with my statements. The difference between the internet and T.V. is a apple and oranges thing. We are having a conversation which is interactive. Listening to someone on T.V. verbally masturbate is not interactive. On the internet ,I have access to an almost unlimited amount of information about an almost unlimited number of subjects. On the T.V. your choices are extremely limited ,and most people hang out where their brain feels the most comfortable. On the internet I decide what interests me. On T.V. they tell you what to be interested in. The internet doesn’t have an agenda. The talking heads on T.V.do. There is a simple rule that has served me well, and helped me navigate the land of lies that people with bad intentions have turned this country into. The more you know about everything,the harder it is to be fooled by anything.
I agree with you- although, TV has been and is becoming more interactive. The internet is a natural progression of TV commo. We used to communicate by TV, on simple rating’s pulls, by agree or don’t agree. The internet is not that different.
I had my satellite turned off a year and half ago as I can get all my shows online - shows, movies, documentaries, series - old and new on my time schedule. (Well, I do have to wait one days delay before I can watch "24"...but it's with only 30 second commercials, cutting watch time in half...and I save up and watch 4 at a time, so's I don't have to wait a week to see what's gooing to happen next. Makes for a nice popocorn fest.)
The free watching includes live TV - except that FOX makes it difficult. For some reason, they are adamant that people not be able to get them live, so we play this cat and mouse game. WE get a link, in a few days, they shut it down. and then we play 'Groundhog Day'...
With over 800,000 and counting that have now shut off their cable/satellite feeds in favor of getting everything on the Internet, FOX will start loosing viewership.
Cable/satellite is going to go the way of print media. I'd be willing to pay a nominal fee for online feeds of the handful of stations I listen too. I will not pay the extortion fees of satellite to get "280" stations when I only watch a handful.
But, even a small fee should not be necessary. Ads should cover it for the stations. There's no need of installations of any extra equipment or billing or bookkeeping involved with watching online. Then there's the added perk of having your keyboard at your fingertips to quickly check up on anything someone claims - trust but verify.
Wake up FOX. WE're moving into a new era. Technology waits on no man - not even Rupert.