As a wee laddie we had ABC, CBS, NBC, DuMont and 3 indie stations one of the indies caused my love for classic film with its programming named MILIION DOLLAR MOVIE, the other two indies fostered my love of classic cartoons…anyone else remember Cocoa the Clown and the Little King?
Given that a lot of current talk shows are made at home.. most (all?) the series are reruns from years ago.. Why are we getting more and more commercials. Seems the cost of providing the shows has gone down big time..
When I was a kid, we had 13 channels. Ten of them showed static; the other three showed golf. I usually watched the static. Now I have over 200 channels. And I still prefer the static. </Groucho voice>
fuzzbucket Premium Member over 4 years ago
Maybe then, but you get tired of ’Lucy" reruns.
wjones over 4 years ago
Back in the day it did not take an hour to find something good. And a commercial did not give you time to go to the bathroom.
awgiedawgie Premium Member over 4 years ago
And there’s still only three channels with something good to watch.
stellanova87 over 4 years ago
With Hulu, Netflix and Disney Plus, sometimes I wonder why I still have cable.
enigmamz over 4 years ago
Lower standards back in the day.
nosirrom over 4 years ago
And you didn’t get carpal tunnel surfing the channels. You made your kid get plenty of exercise changing channels for you.
cubswin2016 over 4 years ago
I know how he feels. That is why I like my collection of DVDs so much. Reba is my favorite.
e.groves over 4 years ago
I’ve recently started watching reruns of “Law & Order.” Pretty good program, I think.
namleht over 4 years ago
I beg to differ..I remember those three channels and there was still crap on……
RussellRogerBe1 over 4 years ago
As a wee laddie we had ABC, CBS, NBC, DuMont and 3 indie stations one of the indies caused my love for classic film with its programming named MILIION DOLLAR MOVIE, the other two indies fostered my love of classic cartoons…anyone else remember Cocoa the Clown and the Little King?
James Wolfenstein over 4 years ago
That’s a myth. It doesn’t matter the number of channels. Everything is crap :D
WilliamMedlock over 4 years ago
I remember, back in the late 50s, if you didn’t like westerns, you might as well read a book.
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 4 years ago
Given that a lot of current talk shows are made at home.. most (all?) the series are reruns from years ago.. Why are we getting more and more commercials. Seems the cost of providing the shows has gone down big time..
amaneaux over 4 years ago
When I was a kid, we had 13 channels. Ten of them showed static; the other three showed golf. I usually watched the static. Now I have over 200 channels. And I still prefer the static. </Groucho voice>
sandflea over 4 years ago
I always liked the test pattern. Now that was entertainment, especially if the vertical control went wacky.
KEA over 4 years ago
“Finding” is the key word here. Having too many choices does not make things better.
cuzinron47 over 4 years ago
That’s also why people didn’t watch as much TV. I remember as a kid I played outside much more then watched TV.
paranormal over 4 years ago
Now there’s nothing on to watch or there’s five or six things on that you want to watch…
Space & Kitten over 4 years ago
Yeah, Over 200 channels and Over 150 of them Pure Garbage and /or Duplicates. :-}
whenlifewassimpler over 4 years ago
Truer words were never spoken….CBS, ABC, NBC and WOR.
namelocdet over 4 years ago
… And when you couldn’t, there was always PBS.
dpester1984 over 4 years ago
When the channel options are limited, the best programming goes to those limited options
clayusmcret Premium Member over 4 years ago
Nearly 250 channels and the best thing I can find is the Next Channel button.