I was watching "Curb Your Enthusiasm" today - one of many new box sets that I have bought in the last 6 months. Having worked in an industry where hours vary dependant on the week and show, box sets have allowed me to enjoy and watch at my own leisure a variety of cult and popular TV programmes.
I love nothing more than to snuggle up in my dress gown with some chocolate and a nice cup of tea and watch on tap episode after episode of whatever I want. First it was the video, now the DVD, but it doesn't matter to me. Lovely Jubbly!
Things are starting to change though. For starters, there is catch up TV. The idea that TV is available after transmission. Now this would be a contender for me, but only for brand new programmes I am already hooked on. Asides from 4oD, most the channels only have selective programmes up for a week and with my sometimes hectic schedule, that gives me no time to watch it (sometimes it's just work, sleep and no play : s) . 4oD are better because of putting certain older programmes up and giving us lovely people longer to watch things - yay!
Next, we have hard drives. In the past hard drives were just ways of backing up your work (in case like me, your computer broke) or for huge files for video editing and general work. Now, people use them to record series on to or sometimes pay to download them straight to the box. Then all they do is connect them to their TV or computer and then, hey presto, you have your series. Now I am quite lazy and I also don't know how the hard drive box connects to the TV (and I love my computer but don't enjoying watching my favourite programmes sitting on a wooden chair, lol), so at the moment, this too is not a worry.
But the third thing is the one that IS starting to change lives for so many of my friends. It's the unlimited film and TV viewing brought to you by Netflicks and LoveFilm. Now I am not a member but have various friends now linked up to both. Over the last few months my brother and I have started considering buying this and halving the cost. At the moment, we haven't decided on which and when we will buy the said package.
You see the only thing I am currently worried about is the price for both is great, but I enjoy British and American box sets and films and I want to access them all - there is know point in me paying out for something like this, if I still have to buy a ton of DVDs.
Also, will my viewing pleasure change. Am I taking away the enjoyment of opening a box-set which I know is new and mine to keep, able to add it to the shelves of other sets I enjoy and really show off my character and who I am through what I watch. Does this mean in the future I will have shelves with nothing great on them - no books, music or films. A soul less place for me to sit when I am not working. Is that who I am? Is that what I want to become?
And that is why I don't know what to do. My past and current self lives on those shelves and I don't want to give that up for new technology. I don't want to forget how I became me and why I love the things I do.
Reliving my shelves is like reliving my life and I don't think I want to give that up. So for now Netflicks and LoveFilm, you can have your endless shelves of future releases because I know what I like and for now, that's not going to change.
The blog title is from The End by The Beatles. Have added a link to it from Rock band which I really like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EcFUyRJNWY
I love nothing more than to snuggle up in my dress gown with some chocolate and a nice cup of tea and watch on tap episode after episode of whatever I want. First it was the video, now the DVD, but it doesn't matter to me. Lovely Jubbly!
Things are starting to change though. For starters, there is catch up TV. The idea that TV is available after transmission. Now this would be a contender for me, but only for brand new programmes I am already hooked on. Asides from 4oD, most the channels only have selective programmes up for a week and with my sometimes hectic schedule, that gives me no time to watch it (sometimes it's just work, sleep and no play : s) . 4oD are better because of putting certain older programmes up and giving us lovely people longer to watch things - yay!
Next, we have hard drives. In the past hard drives were just ways of backing up your work (in case like me, your computer broke) or for huge files for video editing and general work. Now, people use them to record series on to or sometimes pay to download them straight to the box. Then all they do is connect them to their TV or computer and then, hey presto, you have your series. Now I am quite lazy and I also don't know how the hard drive box connects to the TV (and I love my computer but don't enjoying watching my favourite programmes sitting on a wooden chair, lol), so at the moment, this too is not a worry.
But the third thing is the one that IS starting to change lives for so many of my friends. It's the unlimited film and TV viewing brought to you by Netflicks and LoveFilm. Now I am not a member but have various friends now linked up to both. Over the last few months my brother and I have started considering buying this and halving the cost. At the moment, we haven't decided on which and when we will buy the said package.
You see the only thing I am currently worried about is the price for both is great, but I enjoy British and American box sets and films and I want to access them all - there is know point in me paying out for something like this, if I still have to buy a ton of DVDs.
Also, will my viewing pleasure change. Am I taking away the enjoyment of opening a box-set which I know is new and mine to keep, able to add it to the shelves of other sets I enjoy and really show off my character and who I am through what I watch. Does this mean in the future I will have shelves with nothing great on them - no books, music or films. A soul less place for me to sit when I am not working. Is that who I am? Is that what I want to become?
And that is why I don't know what to do. My past and current self lives on those shelves and I don't want to give that up for new technology. I don't want to forget how I became me and why I love the things I do.
Reliving my shelves is like reliving my life and I don't think I want to give that up. So for now Netflicks and LoveFilm, you can have your endless shelves of future releases because I know what I like and for now, that's not going to change.
The blog title is from The End by The Beatles. Have added a link to it from Rock band which I really like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EcFUyRJNWY
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