Must-See TV

I love my television, and now that I own a PVR, I love it even more. It seems like everyone around me is watching TV in new and different ways.  Even my parents have watched shows online. 

Before tonight, it had been a while since I'd streamed a show online.   I'm very happy that television networks have gotten with the program and starting streaming shows on their sites.  If I forget to record an episode, I no longer have to wait for it to come out on DVD.

Tonight, I was catching up on a show on the Space website. Space has 30 second commercials that run where commercial breaks would regularly run on TV.  The problem is, every commercial was for the Save Local TV campaign.  Definitely an important issue that everyone should look into (especially since now, Shaw is  running counter ads that spin the issue in a completely different way), but I really started to get annoyed after seeing the same two commercials cycle on a loop for eternity.  Hyperbole... isn't it grand? I'm not sure if Space regularly sells this space to advertisers, but if I have to sit through a 30 second commercial, some variety would be nice.  Perhaps it sounds crazy that I'm advocating for more commercials, but really - advertising is what pays for shows, and I'm a fan of creative advertising. Which is exactly the type of advertising that belongs online- commercials that are cutting edge and bursting with creativity. Give me something I'm going to remember because it's unique - not because you're repeating it over and over again.  The alternative?  Product placement. Which I think we can all admit is just lame.