authfriend wrote: >--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ><snip> > > >>I canceled "extended basic cable" or "Standard Cable" as Comcast >>calls it because it wasn't worth the extra $30 a month to a) listen >>to a bunch of apologists for the radical right report their drivel >>on the the right wing and military industrial news channels and >>b) "The Shield" though a great show is still not worth $30 a month >>and c) none of this is in HDTV which is another reason not to watch >>it. :) >> >> > >MSNBC's "Countdown" with Keith Olbermann (8:00 >p.m. EST, reruns at, I think, 1:00 a.m.) is an >exception. I have to have extended basic cable >for other reasons, but I'd pay $30 just for >Olbermann. He's an actual *journalist*. It's >an oddball show, about half fluff and half hard >news, but the fluff is edgy and off-center, and >it's usually relegated to the second half-hour >of the show, so if you're not in the mood you >can skip it. > >(He's on vacation this week, unfortunately; his >sub is OK but can't fill his shoes.) > > > The cumulative bill *with* extended cable was $95. A bit much if one is not a couch potato and really is only interested in HDTV content. One can have HDTV content with just basic cable but I also like some of the shows on HBO and Showtime but I get those in one of their digital packages along with the Sci-Fi channel, IFC, Sundance, BBC, etc. There are no news channels in that package. I hope they add Universal HD so I can have some of the Sci-Fi shows in HD.
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