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Subject: Re: OT: Dame Maggie Smith Died
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:37:02 -0400
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On 9/28/2024 10:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-09-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> On Sat, 28 Sep 2024 08:50:13 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
>> <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-09-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:43:37 -0400, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 9/27/2024 8:27 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Check her out in the movie "A Room With a View" with Helena
>>>>>> Bonham-Carter.  She plays the tiresome friend always stating
>>>>>> 'I'll never forgive myself' and is quite young in it.  Also,
>>>>>> "The Lady in the Van" and she's appearing as an older lady
>>>>>> which she was when it was filmed.
>>>>>
>>>>> She's been a lot of movies.  I'm wondering if PBS/Masterpiece will
>>>>> somehow manage to bring back 'Downton Abbey' as a tribute to her.  That
>>>>> would be fun to watch again.
>>>>
>>>> Do youse still depend on what TV stations choose to broadcast? Awwwww.
>>>
>>> Yes, most older people in the U.S. still watch linear TV.
>>
>> Maybe worldwide as well, but all TV stations that I know about, have
>> on demand offerings on their websites and then there's TUBI TV and a
>> whole lot more. And that's only the legal stuff.
> 
> I don't know what Jill's setup is (and she might not have an
> Internet-ready TV), but I wouldn't want to watch TV sitting in
> an office chair watching on my 24-inch monitor using my crappy
> old PC with 100Base-T Ethernet.  I'd rather sit in my comfy chair
> in the living room where there's a 60-inch screen using the full
> capabilities of my cable modem.
> 
Oh, my TV is internet capable but I don't want to pay extra for 
streaming subscriptions or pay for "on demand" programming (although I 
could).  I'm certainly not interested in watching movies sitting in 
front of a computer when I can be stretched out on my sofa with hundreds 
of channels to choose from and a book nearby for when I get bored.

Jill