Must see TV

Tomorrow we are nixing our Directv in favor of basic cable and high speed internet. We won’t save any money, but instead of paying a bunch of money to flip through 300 channels for two hours a night, we’ll be paying a bunch of money to surf the net in style and pare down what we watch.

Last night, Aaron was flipping through channels as I washed dishes. “Man!” he exclaimed. “There’s nothin’ on!!” I told him he’d better get used to it, since in another couple days he’d have even less to choose from. He reminded me that would be a welcome relief, since all tv had to offer anyway was a bunch of crap.

So instead of paying for more of nothing, we’ll be paying for less of nothing.

Basically, we watch NBC and PBS at night. During dinner we watch The Simpsons on FOX. On Thursday night, we watch “My Name Is Earl” and “The Office”. Other than that, we both have our own shows we enjoy. Aaron likes “Mythbusters” on Discovery, for which he will soon have to find a replacement. I find “Mythbusters” only mildly interesting from time to time. It seems all they ever do on there is measure each other’s farts and blow things up. Sometimes they blow up each other’s farts. Aaron says it’s all in the name of Science, and I should be glad someone out there is teaching kids that science can be fun.