It’s funny how as your life changes, so do your TV watching
habits. Then again I should know this teaching marketing & advertising –
life cycle stages can have a huge impact on buying behavior -- but it still
amazes me when I stop and think of how it applies to me. Before Sean was born,
I would watch a lot of TV and knew where to find all of my favorite channels on
the digital cable lineup. TLC, HGTV, Food Network, VH-1, Discovery, etc. And my
favorite TV shows were Grey’s Anatomy, LOST, Trading Spaces.
Now Channel 11 is the only one I need to find. PBS Kids
featuring Curious George, Dr. Suess, Dinosaur Train, Sesame Street. You get the
idea.
Years ago we dropped the big cable package tired of spending
so much money for a gazillion channels we don’t have any interest in ever
watching. Jeff installed a Window Media Extender, and learned how to rip our
DVD movies to the computer that we could access and watch on our TV. We can
also record TV shows through the extender, and we will watch our favorite shows
when we can. Right now my favorites are Parenthood (a comedy-drama about three
generations of the Braverman family) and Glee (a musical comedy-drama about a
high school glee club). Admittedly often these shows will rack up in my queue,
and I go through spurts of watching several at a time. At this time in my life
I’m not really interested in watching TV regularly. I find I would rather
unwind and relax by reading or doing something creative. We have thousands of
movies on our extender, and this is our go to form of entertainment. We watch
movies regularly, much more often than TV.
Netflix is also a big part of our family’s watching habits.
They are an online company that offers a flat rate DVD rental by mail and also
video streaming over digital devices. We can stream videos over our Wii gaming
system, and it’s so easy that Sean knows how to navigate to a ton of kids
shows. This is how he found and fell in love with super heroes.
I can also watch streaming videos on my Kindle Fire (both
through Netflix & Amazon), and I’ve gone through phases where I’d rather
watch movies or TV shows on my Kindle rather than read. A few months ago I was
obsessed with watching the Showtime series, The Tudors (a historical fiction TV
series about King Henry VIII).
In the summertime, my guilty pleasure is watching Big
Brother which is a reality TV series where a group of people live together
isolated from the outside world. Don’t judge me (LOL).
We’ve also been going to the movies lately both as a family
and just Jeff & I. We all love the experience of the big screen, popcorn,
and getting immersed in the story. The last few movies we’ve seen include the
Muppets, the Lorax, the Vow and Hunger Games.
Sean’s TV Favs: Curious George, Avengers, Spiderman
Jeff’s TV Favs: Person of Interest,
Amy’s TV Favs: Parenthood, Glee, Big Brother
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