One of my geek friends from work was talking about movies and how this year seems to have a lot more good movies being released with several that he and his wife want to watch. The movies in the theaters seem to be going to DVD a lot quicker now, and he likes the convenience of being able to watch movies from the comfort of his own home. It’s a nicer environment than a big theater filled with rude people who talk during the movie, walk across the aisle in front of you, cough, etc. Not to mention the sticky floors from spilled sodas and dropped candy. So he was very happy to discover a way to watch movies online by using the various websites that are available to do just that today. Turns out you can watch TV shows online, too. Guess that’s a site I need to check out.
It is too bad that they have made it so expensive to watch TV. I remember when you just needed a working TV a decent antenna, nothing real fancy or expensive, and you could watch your TV. Now a days you have to dish out big bucks to even watch the evening news. I remember when we thought about the concept of Pay TV, we really thought there would be a box on top of the TV that you would have to deposit a quarter, much like the vibrating beds back in the motels that we used to stay in back then. Of course if that was the case, I’m sure today’s boxes would not accept any coins, set up to only accept dollar bills and/or a credit or debit card, am I right?
