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Emily Popek

TV 2.0: Back to cable - and the clicker

When I first announced plans to go cable-free, a few jokers suggested in mock horror that the change might actually result in my husband and I _ gasp _ spending time together. I didn't bother telling them that we do plenty of that as it is. We watch the same shows, cook together, eat together, brush our teeth together and go to bed at the same time, so I didn't anticipate much of a change when we discontinued our cable subscription. I forgot about one key factor, however: the TV remote.....more>>

  • TV 2.0: TV, once simple, is now complex
    TV used to be so simple, didn't it? Hook up your rabbit ears, flip the heavy dial, and you were ready to watch your three channels. OK, so I may not remember those days firsthand.
  • TV 2.0: Everything old is new again for Internet TV
    Visitors to the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show may have experienced deja vu as companies such as Samsung heralded a coming revolution that would merge the experiences of watching television and using the Internet. If it sounds familiar, it should _ Microsoft banked heavily on this concept more than 10 years ago when it acquired the WebTV domain, and American Online jumped on the bandwagon shortly thereafter.
  • TV 2.0: Web falls short for live sports
    When my husband and I first decided to go cable-free, we knew from the start that it was only going to be temporary. The reason can be summed up in one word: baseball.
  • TV 2.0: Not all web TV created equal
    I've had a few people ask me about some of the different sites I use to watch television over the Internet. Here's my take on a few popular sites:
  • TV 2.0: Dipping into the stream of media
    After writing last week about my secret longing to stumble upon the occasional Christmas program, I started thinking about intentional versus unintentional consumption.
  •  TV 2.0: Lure of the screen is hard to resist
    One of the things my husband and I told ourselves about getting rid of cable is that it would cut down on the amount of time we spent watching TV.
  • TV 2.0: A la carte cable still not reality
    Tots, tweens and twentysomethings are no doubt sighing with relief that Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and other Viacom stations will remain on their TV dials, thanks to an 11th-hour agreement reached between Time Warner Cable and Viacom late last week.
  •  TV 2.0: New routines are hard to form
    I am a creature of habit. I like routine in my life, and I'll admit I get agitated when my routines are upset. This need for continuity has been one of the more difficult aspects of shutting off our cable service _ mostly when it comes to my morning routine.
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