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TV: Consumption.
Tue, 03 Feb 2009

For a long time I sneered at TV; mostly a bunch of kruft, and I had a lot of good lit to tide me over. (For that matter I'm going back to re-read the World of Tiers and Chronicles of Amber series after wrapping up some recently re-released Parker crime noir novels by the now deceased Richard Stark.) The last few years have been different though, with some quality stuff available. More than I can possible keep up with.

I call it media-stress for those of us stressful personalities -- with a stack of books needing to be read, some PC games to play (Fallout 3!) and older TV or video to catch up on (still haven't seen the latest Indiana Jones film, and damnation to a friend of mine for putting me onto the crack cocaine of media that is The Wire), and even new TV (Doctor Who, Torchwood, BattleStar Galactica re-envisioned, Lost, House M.D., Dexter, Sarah Conner Chronicles.) My daughter insists on watching various Hi-5, Backyardigans, Super Why, Lazy Town .. all pretty good children shows. My wife has been sort of hooked on the new 90210 show, even.. at least, its a cool show to sit down and cuddle up after the baby has gone to bed. (BSG won't cut it there for her, shucks :) Not to mention Sopranos, Heroes, Rome, Deadwood and Supernatural. Man.

Who has the time? :) (And now my little girl seems ot sleep halfway well, so theres not so much reading or video watching at 3am..)

I'd really like to go back and watch a few old old shows; I prefer DVD and video files of late since you can just watch at your own conveniance, but the PVR does help. Still, looking at the original Doctor Who series, with hundreds of 'stories' (multi-episodes) at about $25 a pop, theres no way you can really afford to buy more than a few. A lot of good other shows, too .. I admit I'm a Hercules and Xena man, and Jack of All Trades and anything else with Bruce Campbell.

When did I become a media whore? Oh, right .. when I stopped having time to be one, I became interested in being one.

Besides I already know I'll stick to spending most of my free time coding, since my addiction is producing instead of consuming.

Damnit.

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