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Who’ll pay for Hulu?

colleenjaycox — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:54:16 +0000

Heard on the radio today that Hulu is going to start charging a subscription fee for its site.

They already show commercials. Why would I want to pay money AND watch commercials?

Oh, that’s right… I don’t want to do that.

Posted in Commentary, Rants Tagged: Commercials, Hulu, subscription fee

Who needs TV or even TiVo?

colleenjaycox — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:22:43 +0000

I know lots of people who swear by their Tivo and even more that religiously plop down in front of the boob tube every week to watch their favorite shows. I am sure even know some who record their shows on VCR (even if they’d never admit it to me).

I have never been able to come up with a normal routine that would allow me to regularly watch a show at the same time every week. I think the closest I’ve ever gotten was a six-week run this last round of Heroes. But now that boyfriend is busy with his work schedule, even that has gone out the window.

None of this means I don’t like to watch TV. It just means I’m never going to watch shows when they air live on a regular basis. Add this to the fact that I’m a cheapskate (see http://colleenjaycox.com/2009/02/16/cheapskate-moment-of-the-day/ and http://colleenjaycox.com/2009/02/09/im-just-not-that-into-the-movies/) and it means that I refuse to invest in a TiVo. And since I’m so stubborn, there’s no way I’d push aside the rest of my life to watch dumb TV shows. Yes, I watch dumb TV shows. Dumb and fabulous.

So what’s the solution to my cheap, unscheduled tendencies? Watching TV online.

Did you know that most TV channels (at least the ones I watch, anyways) offer online versions of their shows? Two words: God send. And you can watch CABLE/SATELLITE CHANNELS online. I live in the boonies. Where cable TV dare not come. And I dare not pay extra for satellite in my bedroom. But who cares when I can just go online and watch shows whenever I want? FOR FREE!

In addition to being able to watch them any time you want, there are also minimal commercials. Instead of four two-minute breaks, you may have to suffer through three 30-second breaks. Not too shabby.

Here are some of the channels/shows that I love to watch when I do find the time:

Posted in Commentary, Commercials, Helpful Tips, Interactive, Raves, technology Tagged: bravo, Commercials, heroes, hgtv, internet, online, satellite, television, tivo, TV, vcr

Take these golden wings and learn to advertise

colleenjaycox — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:02:47 +0000

I was thoroughly disappointed by this year’s Superbowl ads. You’d think that if a company decided to drop a couple mil on an ad, they’d make it remotely entertaining… or… memorable.

I still haven’t figured out why there were ballet dancing football players with lizards.

And don’t even get me started on invented words. Last year, Taco Bell started talking about how their food was “melty” and now Bud Light has superior “drinkability”? Please.

Since the bar was set so low, my favorite commercial this year was the E*TRADE babies.

Posted in advertising, Commentary, Commercials, Pop Culture, Rants Tagged: ads, babies, Bud Light, Commercials, E*trade, Superbowl, Taco Bell