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Let's face it, the TV viewing experience isn't what it used to be. With hundreds of channels, competing media (computers, game systems & heaven for bid you go to the movie - more likely you'll rent it) & and the greatest invention (I'll cut my own loaf thank you) TIVO.

Advertisers, the ones footing the bill for the hours of television that you watch, are doing everything they can to keep you watching and try to get you to think about buying their stuff.

This is important to think about. They don't care if you watch the commercials they care about ROI (return on investment) and they are finally figuring out that the landscape has changed (it's still changing but it is currently a very different place from the three network system that reigned for so long).

My blog discusses TV shows because they are still on air (and many are very good) but there are dozens of sites that will give you a recap or synopses. I want to give you a fresh take with a wider scope than most.

Enjoy!

Thursday, November 8, 2007

STRIKE!!!

So I was going to write about the shows that are gathering dust on my Tivo but then there was a strike and those folders with four episodes of Heroes and three K-Villes aren't lookin' so bad. I might need them to get through a dry spell here if the suits and the scribes can't come to an agreement.

So, I just wait, wait and switch all those little exclamation marks to green circles to settle down for what might be a long, unscripted winter. (I love Tivo - it's so intuitive that my 2-year-old can turn on her own Wiggles)

I guess I could also catch up on some movies.
--but I'm getting a little ahead of myself there's still some TV to watch and by God we'll watch it.

We can all hope that this is better then the '88 strike that lasted for five or so months but all signs are pointing to a long, drawn out standoff (Wow - maybe if they didn't cancel Tim Story's procedural with the pants-sexy Rosemary DeWitt, she and Ron could talk the producers down - oh, that's right they wouldn't have anything to say).

I could just rehash the article at wikipedia but you can check it out yourself here. But What I will say three things:

Where is the mention of Jericho?
What are they going to do with Lost?
And what about Battlestar Galactica?

Simple questions but these were the shows I was hyper-pscyed for and now they might be pushed!?!

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