Last updated on May 18th, 2021 at 11:57 am
I did it again, didn’t I? I pulled the entire “holier than thou” routine again, and now it’s come back to bite me in the ass.
I used to be a staunch agnostic in my high school days, only to end up being baptized in 2008.
I used to be firmly against drinking until the age of 20, and now have no problem with having a beer with dinner.
And for a few years recently, I was firmly against the idea of TV and anything it had to offer, but that too would soon find me being a hypocrite…
TV, the Greatest Frienemy I’ve Ever Had
I spent the better part of my childhood in front of a TV: Saturday Morning Cartoons, afterschool video games with my friends, and growing up on the sitcom gold that the 90s had to offer.
But growing up brought the Internet. YouTube. Every possible reason to be out of the house and not keeping up with what the major networks had to offer. (Though, with comic books having been a huge part of my upbringing, cartoons and anime still found their way into the mix—even ’til today!)
It wasn’t until only recently that I got too busy for TV! Living in Mississauga. Dating in Toronto. Hanging out at tweetups and working my day job when I wasn’t doing everything else—who had time for TV?
That is… until Netflix made its way into my life…
The Netflix Fix—I’m a Slave to the Screen!
I can’t remember how it happened—one day I was on a week-long free trial at my parents’ place in Mississauga, and the next thing I know, I’m married, living in Toronto, and using my iPad as a second monitor to watch the massive list of shows that people have recommended to me! Don’t get me wrong, there’s some amazing stuff out there (you have not lived until you’ve seen Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock!), but I can’t help but feel that I’m only filling my life with more distractions and trying to justify them by consuming them very efficiently.
With that said, it’s not so bad. I only have these shows left to get through:
- The West Wing
Battlestar GalacticaDr. Who (Series 3 on)TorchwoodSons of AnarchyFriday Night LightsDownton AbbeyParks and Recreation- Freaks and Geeks
- The Mighty Boosh
- Little Britain
- Life on Mars
- The Young Ones
- Black Adder
ScandalThe IT Crowd- Kings
VikingsMisfits- The Newsroom
…okay. Maybe it’s a little bad.
6 replies on “TV—Why Can’t I Quit You?!”
You should go ahead and add Firefly to that list if you havent already watched it 😀
All I have to say about Firefly is this:
Jubal Early is by far one of the greatest villains in the history of television. That dude is NUTS.
I keep trying NOT to watch TV. It’s so hard. Especially tonight when some of my MOST FAVOURITE shows are on like Once Upon a Time and Revenge. Can’t wait. Woot.
Yeah, it’s a huge challenge — we’re watching Law & Order: Special Victims Unit right now while I work on polishing off a post for tomorrow. I’m going to get on a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule if it kills me 🙂
I haven’t checked out either of those shows — perhaps I’ll add them to the list 🙂 After this ridiculous list of other shows 😐 Oh man.
Anyway, back to typing and seeing how this mystery pans out!
I’m now on the other side – having moved and opting not to get cable (can’t afford it really).
I do fondly think about some old fav shows though… I just started watching Freaks and Geeks just before I moved. Great show 🙂
We’ve lived here for 3 1/2 years and never got cable — just use Netflix instead. A lot more affordable and we get our… “fix”. But really, when it comes down to it, I would classify myself as a “passive consumer”. I always have so many things that I’d like to do that I find it next to impossible to give ALL my attention to a TV screen. It would have to be something RIDICULOUSLY amazing to command my attention like that.
Like a new season of Sherlock….