Who Needs Cable???

A few days ago we did the deed I've been threatening to do......

We turned off the cable!

I know.  I am addicted to TV so how could I do this?  Because we still have the Internet, baby! 

So because of this, we can watch (most of) our prime time shows online.  And we got this little thing I like to call......

Netflix!

Oh, it's a beautiful thing.  We've got movies at our fingertips.  Seasons of television shows at the command of our remote.  And it really helps that we can stream all of these things directly from our PS-3 to our TV.  I've come to learn two significant things.

1)  There are lots of movies that are labeled "Romantic Comedies" that are all about infidelity.  Personally, I find cheating to be NOT romantic and NOT comedic.  And there are a lot of movies that use it as their premise.  Sad.  Sad, sad, sad.  I just don't get it.  I don't identify with the storylines and they don't make me laugh.  You'd think it would be funny to see Meg Ryan duct tape her husband to the toilet until he realized he really loves her and not his girlfriend.  Sounds funny, but the movie sucked.  Sad!

2)  I love crime stories.  I read Nancy Drew religiously growing up.  My favorite crime shows to watch on TV consisted of Blue Bloods, CSI: Miami, Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, NCIS and Law and Order: SVU.  But very few of these shows can be streamed from Netflix.  So, we've begun to branch out and watch new things.  I've discovered the show Psych.

It's been around for about four seasons now, and it's great.  I'm not sure how I missed it before.  It's got kooky characters and silly jokes, but I'm really loving it.  The cases are fairly easy to figure out, but they're written to be.  It's really a great show and I highly recommend watching it from the first season.  Granted, we're only up to the second episode of the second season, but it's been a good one.

So, so far I'm okay with our decision to get rid of the cable.  We've had to make some trades.  Psych for Criminal Minds and The Backyardigans for Curious George.  But Millie seems okay with the new discovery of Tasha, Tyrone, Uniqua, Pablo, and Austin.  In fact, she will bring me the remote after an episode has ended so I can get a new one to start for her.  She's cute.