r/mealtimevideos • u/Chombo-Kong • 3d ago

The Forgotten BEAUTY of Cable TV [11:59] 10-15 Minutes

https://youtu.be/0Hh_7J6hbwM?si=g5AoAVpknFnC28_C
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u/nauticalsandwich 2d ago

The point about "discovery" is a good one (though that's not unique to cable, as broadcast had that too). I do especially miss, however, "Public Access." Most everything on there was garbage, but some local jurisdictions would have some remarkably good programming that you couldn't find anywhere else. I miss thise surprises.

Streaming tries to compensate for the "discovery" element with "recommendations," but it's a long way from the convenience and practicality of something like Spotify's "Discover Weekly."

All that being said, I really miss very little about cable. I find streaming to be superior in otherwise almost every way.