The last time I watched 24 on regular TV they broke the weekly routine for the Olympics (or something like that) at episode 22/24! I waited patiently for two weeks to see the next episode and then discovered that they had decided to pick up again at episode 20/24 – in case I had forgotten what was going on. By the time the season resumed I’d waited a month to find out the resolution to the latest ‘cliff-hanger’.
I’ve recently decided that there is no point puttings myself through the stress of watching the few television programmes that I enjoy, as they are broadcast. There are several reasons for this:
- Life is too busy/unpredictable to be tied to watching the latest episode at the same time, same place every week. Or at least remembering to record it.
- ‘Cliff-hanger’ based shows (such as 24 and The Shield) are just too stressful – waiting a week is just too much in this fast moving world.
- There are too many adverts all in the wrong places (i.e. exactly when you don’t want to stop watching). Yes, I know there are options to remove them, but that still involves watching in delayed real-time or recording.
So the solution is DVD. You can watch as much as you want in each sitting and the cost is easily negated by the lack of stress and increased enjoyment.
