Lots of TV and Movies

Lots of TV and Movies was Originally Posted on January 9, 2012 by lavarock

This weekend appears to be a free weekend for Showtime and I’ve been able to watch a few movies I was interested in.

I am also within the 1 month trial of Amazons streaming service and will renew that for a year at about $80 a year.

I also watched a borrowed Netflix movie last night.

A decade ago I had a big satellite dish and subscribed to multiple movie channels. When I moved her I had a free movie rental coupon and spent over an hour browsing the store for a movie I had not seen. Between the movies from the dish and the movies on many of the flights I had been on, There were few if any movies that I wanted to see or had not already seen.

This is one of the reasons I used to watch CBC (The Canadian Broadcasting System) on satellite. Movies created in Canada had mostly Canadian production crews, locations and cast members. Thus it was easier to watch a movie and believe the actors were who they were portraying, rather than a comedian here trying to do a dramatic role. You keep waiting for the laugh track.

I also have recently watched a few episodes of an Australian gardening show (on my Roku box).

I enjoy trying different technologies and that was the case with the 1st satellite dish I had. I was watching HBO before they scrambled or were a 24 hour service. I had a “cell phone” before most and mine was free (ham radio related).

If you are so inclined, try new technologies.