Ian Forrester wrote:
I keep meaning to draw this out and post it on my blog
Aw, fuff. I'm too busy writing individual, pithy-oid quips on mailing lists to post things in my blog. (Hold on, I think I'm having an epiphany...nope, just gas.)
--- my own thoughts on TV generations ---
Maybe I'm in the pi-th generation: I hear about a really cool programme, such as 'Itchy and Scratchy meet the Fairly Odd Parents -- on ice!', which was so subversive they'll *never* be allowed to show it again. Unfortunately, just like all the other things I should have seen to be a credible member of modern parlor-room society, it was on yesterday. And I once again wish for a simple "Show me yesterday's TV that I didn't know about until today" gadget that doesn't cost one of these (holds up an arm and a leg), doesn't risk having one of these felt (tugs at collar), and doesn't involve me having to build one of those (points at networked multi-channel, multi-day video cacheing system). Which I could build, obviously, if it weren't for all the, you know, quips.
Obviously there's stages between the generations, like someone who
> watches everything on demand but also tunes in for Torchwood every week > (what day is it on again?) All of them. -- Frank Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
