Reply #11: The only reason I'd want HDTV is for documentaries, really. [View All]

[Ladyhawk]

I absolutely ADORE nature documentaries. Of course, the occasional movie would be worth a big HDTV screen, too, but I love nature docs.

Unfortunately, when I moved I could no longer get DISH Network and the local cable company doesn't carry Animal Planet (or Comedy Central, for that matter). It just wasn't worth the money. I didn't want to pay for a lot of crappy channels when I couldn't get the ones I really wanted. :cry: I've been without TV (except Netflix) for nearly a year and a half now. One thing I've noticed is that I have more time to practice my music, which is more fulfilling than television. I still miss Animal Planet and get upset if I think about it too much, but hey, I try not to think about it. I watch Netflix documentaries and some documentaries I own.

Blue Planet is an excellent series if you like the ocean. Unfortunately, I seem to have misplaced some of the discs of that series...pisses me off! I've watched the first disc of "The Life of Birds" and it's even more interesting than "The Life of Mammals" to me, but of course, I'm a big fan of parrots and there was some really interesting parrot footage, including the flightless kakapo of New Zealand. That is a very strange parrot! It's flightless, nocturnal and hollows out bowls in the earth to produce a deep boom to attract mates. Only the male does this last bit. :) What an odd bird!