the future of media #79: television

To begin this post, let me get something off my chest.


I love tv.


There. Now that we've got that sorted, on to the post!


1) A couple of years ago, I decided that cable just wasn't worth the monthly bill, so I got rid of it. Shortly after, I discovered that not even rabbit ears could pick up a channel. (This was before the change to digital.) So I started watching all my tv online. I'm quite proficient at it, if I do say so myself. If I'm being honest, I think I watch more tv now than I did when I actually picked up channels! Odd, I know.


I use Hulu on a weekly basis to watch a good many of my tv shows. Castle, Burn Notice, White Collar, Sanctuary, Glee, Heroes... The list continues. It's easy to use and allows me to set up a subscription to each show I want. When something new is uploaded to that subscription, I get an email letting me know. Now I no longer need to worry about keeping track of when shows are airing new episodes because Hulu does it for me!


2) I do not watch tv on my cell phone because it is an impossibility. My cell phone, it is old. It is not internet or video compatible. If I had an iPhone? I would watch tv on it all the time.


3) I'm not much into watching people's personal streaming video, but I do watch videos uploaded to YouTube. I also have used YouTube to upload videos of my own. None actually have me in them, but they are videos are one's I have taken on vacations and at events (like Monster Jam).


Now I feel like watching tv...