Reply #16: And people thought I was being a crank for mourning the demise of [View All]

[Lydia Leftcoast]

Newsworld International!

I, too, am waiting for the leap in technology that will allow broadband users to stream TV from anywhere in the world. I can listen to decent-sounding radio stations from all over the world on my 12" laptop. Can TV be far behind?

I find that my cable TV is on less and less, and I'm spending more time going through my collection of videos recorded off the movie channels I used to subscribe to. This evening I watched The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, which was basically about a pair of narcissists who found each other, but at least it was a good chance to listen to some easily understood German.

These days, I watch PBS (although they're having a pledge drive now), "The 4400" on USA, the mysteries on BBCAmerica, the mysteries on Biography on Sundays, CSPAN when something big is happening politically, Ovation when they show a program that hasn't already been repeated 50 times this year, IFC when they show a film that hasn't already been repeated 50 times this year, the tabloidish Japanese news on AZN, and Turner Classic Movies. That's about it. If I could buy cable channels separately, as one can in other countries, my cable bill would be about $20 a month.