# For the first time in two years, I wish I had a television

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-in-two-years-i-wish-i-had-a-television/363436>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 6, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-in-two-years-i-wish-i-had-a-television/363436 "2006-07-06T23:23:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-in-two-years-i-wish-i-had-a-television/363436/1 "2006-07-06T23:23:03Z")

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I really haven’t missed my television a great deal since I got rid of it a couple of years ago. Until now. The new production of \*Bleak House \* starts here this Sunday night. I loved the book and I’ve seen only rave reviews about this latest version (both here on the SDMB and elsewhere). So I think I’ll be “dropping in” on friends and family for the next six Sunday nights or so.

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**Author:** ![pudytat72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-in-two-years-i-wish-i-had-a-television/363436/2 "2006-07-07T00:39:09Z")

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> [@Cunctator](#):
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> I really haven’t missed my television a great deal since I got rid of it a couple of years ago. Until now. The new production of \*Bleak House \* starts here this Sunday night. I loved the book and I’ve seen only rave reviews about this latest version (both here on the SDMB and elsewhere). So I think I’ll be “dropping in” on friends and family for the next six Sunday nights or so.

So, go out and rent one for the duration of the show.

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**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-in-two-years-i-wish-i-had-a-television/363436/3 "2006-07-07T00:53:35Z")

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I got one word for you: BITTORRENT! 😉

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**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-in-two-years-i-wish-i-had-a-television/363436/4 "2006-07-07T00:56:18Z")

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I’ll tape it for you.

What?

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**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-in-two-years-i-wish-i-had-a-television/363436/5 "2006-07-07T21:00:18Z")

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Next week marks 10 months without a TV. So far, there haven’t been any shows that make me wish I had one, although ‘Rescue Me’ is pretty close… I can hold out until it arrives on DVD.