Don't Cut the Cord

I bet from time to time you sit there in front of the latest Real World episode, political pundit verbal masturbation session or George Foreman Grill infomercial and think "Hey, why the hell am I paying for this crap? All I watch is The OC and Desperate Housewives anyway."

Well for one thing, nobody watches Desperate Housewives. I know it gets huge ratings and media attention, but nobody watches it. Seriously. If you think you watched it you are mistaken. You were trying to watch Family Guy and hit the wrong button... things happen. Secondly, you're really wrong. Yeah, most of cable TV is absolute garbage. Even the "good channels" have gone to crap lately. TLC? Home design 24/7. When I was younger I used to dream of being a doctor as I watched people get knee replacements on The Learning Channel... if I were growing up now I would strive to be an interior decorator or something. Maybe not. The same thing goes for The History Channel. There was a time when that station was actually informative. Now they show "Secret UFO Files" every night. Bad times.

So really, to this point I have presented nothing positive about cable TV... but I will. A little over a week ago I left home to return to college. College without cable TV (don't ask). Not only can I no longer follow perhaps the greatest Real World cast members of the PTE (Post-Teck Era), but I can't get my 20 minutes of Red Sox/Yankees coverage on Sportscenter every night. Do you realize how terrible this is??!?! I have to follow the pinstripes through the Sportsline.com gamewatch thing. It sucks!


To top this all off, I can't get UPN here through the antenna we have hooked up to the TV in my room. UPN man! I am missing out on so much mediocre urban comedy. I also can't watch "Everybody Hates Chris", which actually is upsetting.