Comments on: I Turned Off the TV Today

By: No TV Update : Patty Gale

No TV Update : Patty Gale — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:59:47 +0000

[...] in early March, I posted about how I turned off the tv by having AT&T turn off the television part of our U-Verse [...]

By: Patty Gale

Patty Gale — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:54:38 +0000

Hi Cindy! My sincere apologies for taking so long to reply to your comment. I'll definitely post an update about the no tv. We're in our 3rd full month of having the tv off and it's been amazing. Thanks again! Patty Patty Gale’s last blog post..Connect with Ft. Bliss Life

By: Cindi

Cindi — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:25:13 +0000

Hi Patty,

I gave up my TV 20 years ago….and when I look at it now it sometimes frightens me. Not individual shows, but the overall effect of it. In my house we play the radio–NPR or CD’s–we watch DVD’s and go out to see music or go to movies—though there are some brilliant shows, TV as a medium and a noise pollutant has really started to weird me out. I do have it at work (I work in radio) and flip around occasionally to see what’s on, and watch some things. But mostly the TV screen is filled with a view of downtown L.A.

Please post an update, or I’ll look for one at the site! I’d love to hear about how this is going.

By: Nat

Nat — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:38:49 +0000

Good for you, Patty.

I have not use paid television service for probably 15 years. We use free-to-air TV, a DVD delivery service and a DVR. The DVR has radically altered how we interact with the television.

Lately the DVR has been acting up forcing me to exploring the power of Windows Media Player on my fancy little laptop computer. A casual comment from a friend made me launch an application that I had never checked out. What a revelation! I’ve been astonished at what is available on the web to watch – on demand – at our leisure – after the fact.

I’m starting to take the stand that if they want me to see it, it will be available online. I’m willing to be that more folks will be making such a choice, particularly in this tough economy.

Congratulations. It will be interesting to see what impact this one choice will have on your family.

By: Patty Gale

Patty Gale — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:44:13 +0000

We’re on Day 2 with no commercial television and it’s been great.

Doug was actually home sick today. He rarely gets sick and even when he does, it’s usually not enough for him to stay home, so when I saw him downstairs on the couch, I knew he was really sick.

He watched movies.. Lord of the Rings, Narnia… it was really nice.

By: Angie (Losing It and Loving It)

Angie (Losing It and Loving It) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:41:38 +0000

WOW that is cool that you did that. Kev and I love to watch TV together. It's our time to wind down and I'm a reality tv addict so I'm sure we'll always have TV but we have been talking about getting rid of some high end channels to cut the price down a bit. We'll see. Angie (Losing It and Loving It)’s last blog post..Menu Plan Monday: March 2