FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for September 21, 2021

There’s channel surfing and then there’s channel roller coasting. Who’s doing which?

Was that a sonic boom I just heard?

This was in the old days. These days, you have to wait about half a second or so for the channel to load.

One of the advantages of analogue TV, of course the trade off now is we can browse previews of other channels without having to actually change them

Sometimes I miss channel surfing. I’ve moved to all streaming these days, so the closest thing I get into any more is “surfing” through streaming service menus trying to decide what I want to watch next.

I miss those days. But, I don’t miss watching TV.

It always puzzled me why so many more men do channel surfing than women. My dad did it all the time and drove my mom crazy (when we got our first remote with a TV).

another reason I cut the cord (cable that is)

Back in the days when channels could be changed near-instantly…

♪♫ "Gimme, Gimme Dat Ding Ah…

Gimme Dat, Gimme Dat, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme Dat,

Gimme Dat Ding, Gimme Dat, Gimme, Gimme Dat,

Gimme Dat Ding, Gimme Dat, Gimme, Gimme Dat,

Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Dat Ding!" ♪♫

If Paige gets seizures, it’s on you Peter.

Streaming has killed channel surfing.