You Can Actually Just Go Ahead And Get Rid Of Your Set

When you add it all up I follow 6 hours of prime time television on the average Thursday night. Because of scheduling and general sleepiness, watching all of these shows would be nearly impossible without the aid of my DVR and the internet. That got me to thinking; I bet a ridiculous amount of people aren't even using their TVs anymore.

Think about the number of websites you can go to right now to see episodes of television that were brand new less than 24 hours ago. Stuck? Luckily the New York Post TV blog compiled a list.

OVGuide.com
Hulu.com
Megavideo.com
Joost.com
Fancast.com
Primetimerewind.tv
Beelinetv.com
Quicksilverscreen.com
Surfthechannel.com

They also went one step further and provided a rundown for every show currently streaming new episodes online and where you can find them. Let me tell you, it's a doozy.

Ridiculous, or just the first signs that that flat screen of yours will soon be your coffee table?

I liken the transition to young people getting rid of landlines. Why keep the big set around when you can take your laptop anywhere, see all the shows you want for the price of your wireless connection, and basically never pay for a cable bill again? It kind of makes you wonder doesn't it? I suppose most people are keeping their TVs around for sports games and other shows (mostly from premium channels) that they just "can't get anywhere else."

But I pose this question to all of you: If sports and the occasional episode of Dexter aren't holding you back, what's keeping you from getting rid of your TV?

I'll answer first I guess. I usually watch TV by myself, so only having a laptop wouldn't get in the way of my big non-existent TV watching parties. I already get all of my news online or from the newspaper and 100% of the shows I watch are free on the internet or available on iTunes. So what's stopping me? New Year's Eve. I haven't been home for New Year's Eve in a few years, but I can't imagine not having a TV to watch that ball drop...even if Dick Clark's not there. But even after sitting on this for about a half hour, that's the only reason I could think of.

What about you folks?

By the way, this is our last post on Blogger. Number 499! Late tonight or early tomorrow I'll "flip the switch" to introduce you to the new edubTV over at edubTV.com. For those of you who read us in Google Reader, make sure you stop by the actual site to see the new look. It's about time we had a makeover don't you think? So make sure you're all set to go: edubTV.com 2.0 begins tomorrow.

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Things That Made Me Smile Today

• Tina Fey threatened to move to outer space if John McCain and Sarah Palin win this election
• Speaking of which, the rest of the TV public (lead by the New York Times no less) is finally as outraged as I am that 30 Rock isn't starting for another two and a half weeks.
  
• This Friday, October 17, there will be an entire Jeopardy category devoted to Mad Men. You can practice your skills online right now with an online edition of Mad Men Jeopardy right now though.
• Best new feature ever: An addictionary for all things The Office on NBC.com. Fans can add their own entries which means some are much funnier than others. I'm glad someone else remembered this.
• Gawker ran a wonderful piece today by a guy who tried out for America's Got Talent. Oh the shit they put you through.

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A Special Announcement From edubTV:
edubTV is moving! Yes, we'll be leaving Blogger and moving into a bigger house with a backyard over at Wordpress. What does this mean for you? If you are one of the five people who follow us, you need to update your bookmarks, feed readers, brains, etc and starting accessing our site by going to edubTV.com and NOT edubtv.blogspot.com. Soon, edubTV.com will be the only way to find us. I'll post this announcement at the end of every post for the next few days to remind you but the shift will probably take place by the end of the week. As far as housewarming gifts go, we enjoy fine liquors and elegant floral arrangements.

Happy Birthday edubTV!

Today, we celebrate edubTV's first birthday! Thanks to all of you, (friends, lurkers, and even the angry Archuleta fans) for making this year a blast.

We're kicking off year two in high style as makeover plans for the blog are in the works. Hopefully we can get all our ducks in a row in time for the 500th post, a milestone we'll hit in a little under a month.

Until then, eat some cake! edubTV would want you to.

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This Week In edubTV

I finally went through with that New Year's Resolution and bought the domain name for the humble blog. You can now get here just by going to edubTV.com. Feel free to update your Google Readers and favorite websites on Facebook accordingly.

Three cheers for legitimacy!

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Camping = Good! Missing Olympics = Sad!

So I am camping this weekend!

It's In Tents. (Love that pun!)

Anyway, I actually wrote posts to tide you over this weekend and they're scheduled to go up everyday I'm gone. You're welcome. You can't say I don't take care of ya.

But this does mean I will not get to write about the spectacle/shitshow that will be the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.

I will watch it on Sunday when I return and then we'll dish. Easy on the spoiler alerts though.

Later peeps!

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It's My Birthday Weekend!

Hey folks! I'll be off until Monday as I'm taking a vacation...by vacation I mean I'll be on a three day birthday cake and booze bender.

See you back on Monday so we can talk about Mad Men, and the winner of Design Star. For now, just enjoy this.

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Out of Town

Just in case the five of you were wondering where I was, fear not. I am out of town for the weekend and probably won't be able to post until I get home on Sunday. I have so much to write about though and I can't wait to get back into the swing of things.

Until then,

EC

FYI

A message to the few of you who read regularly:

I took a freelance blogging job with CollegeCandy.com. I will continue to write for edubTV, but don't be alarmed if you notice the posts are slowing down a bit. My goal is to write one post a day for each site, but if I end up writing more than one, it will be for edub because you guys are my favorite.

Thanks.

EC