There has been a recent torrent of releases of streaming TV services by companies both expected and unexpected. Since they mostly provide a free 2-4 week trial, I've signed up for all of them! Here's what I found.
I've been signed up for Sling TV for a while now. Sling was a good service for getting me the channels that I could not get ofer-the-air. The antenna in my bedroom is connected to a device that can stream TV throughout my home network. Supplemented with Sling TV's live TV from a handful of channels, things didn't seem like I was missing cable TV so much.
There's a handful of good programs on "TV" these days. Berta and I have been enjoying House of Cards, True Detectives, and The Walking Dead, for example. Game of Thrones is soon to return to the screen, and we watched the first episode of Black Sails last night, which wasn't bad. But none of these shows are appropriate for our kids, aged 9 and 12.
Well, that's not completely true. There are shows that are designed for 9 or 12-year-olds. But those shows are of no interest to Berta or me. They're all trite and lack complexity. And I'm not against cartoons, but it would be nice to watch something together that's not a cartoon.
Watching TV is a fast accomplishment. I can easily be a good TV watcher. I can sit down, watch a show, and be done. I can even have an opinion on what I watched and be an expert. So easy. Watch a season, watch a complete series; accomplished. Nothing like TV for a quick win. Maybe this is why people fall so easily for TV.
I want a quick win that isn't superficial. Brewing beer has been like this for me, I think. It's easy enough to get to success. Mastery is another story, but practice brings it all within reach. It's hard to brew beer all the time, though. Frankly, I'm tired of drinking it all.
