Looks Good on Paper by Dan Collins for June 03, 2021

True.

I’m down to just watching the local news, and very little else these days!!

I can always find something.

And on top of that, the cable god never shows up when he says he will.

What about ‘Tombstone’?

Put the TV on “Slideshow” mode?

Define ‘good’.

90% of everything is crap. It is up to the consumer to find his/hers/their 10%. And then the provider will drop it or it will move to a $100.00 a month streaming service.

I thought what made it Heaven was the lack of TV.

Pretty scary comment when heard by the religious who believe He is always watching…

Long ago I got rid of cable, as I was paying >$100/month and was watching only three of four channels. Most were intended for very narrow interest niches. Got rid of my now useless but perfectly functional tube TV soon after. In the alley. Got picked up rather soon.

Random thoughts:

Latest conundrum regarding God: Is He powerful enough to make the cable guy show up on time?

The problem, God, is that by the time you’re finished flipping through 47 million channels, the good programs you might have found are already over.

God, shouldn’t your cable TV system be completely “On Demand”?

“Dear Jimmy,

No matter what your father says, I am not responsible for those ‘God-awful’ TV programs.

Love, God”

(from an old Mad magazine article, God’s Letters to Children)

If he’s supposed to be watching everyone, then it’s more like 7 billion channels.