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Topic: US Cable TV
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Claus Harding
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1149
From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted February 09, 2008 11:35 AM
Well, it's all relative....
With cable, you can get commercial-free channels, so that is at least an improvement, unless you enjoy the talentless talent shows, the fake reality series, or the humor-less sitcoms.
Especially when cable was 'new', you would have lots of roadside motels have signs like "Free HBO" or "Cable TV" to attract the weary traveller, who knew he could look forward to a program without interruptions.
This was also in the days when network programming was pretty staid, with things like 'Dallas' on in the evenings, and lots of sitcoms. None of the 'improvement' of reality TV existed.
You can occationally still see the "Cable" sign if you drive South and get enough 'out of the way' to the outskirts of some small town.
The motel sign before that was "Color TV!" The current and future ones are "Free Internet" and "Wi-Fi"
Best, Claus.
-------------------- "Why are there shots of deserts in a scene that's supposed to take place in Belgium during the winter?" (Review of 'Battle of the Bulge'.)
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