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A little while ago I realized something: with but a few exceptions, I rarely pay attention to the TV when I have it on. Most of the time it’s on for the noise factor. Here’s a summary of my TV watching habits:

• Four current shows with regularity: House, Stargate: Atlantis, Metalocalypse, and Battlestar Galactica.
• Something while I’m exercising, a half-hour a day.
• This is a lie, I need to exercise more
• The Weather Channel in the morning.
• Occasionally Adult Swim in the evenings as I’m falling asleep.

The rest of the time, it’s just tuned in to have something going on while I’m reading or programming or doing god knows what else to occupy my evenings.

Why am I paying for this?

Today I canceled my cable TV service, though of course I retained high speed internet - that’s as much a utility as water. It’s saving me around $30/mo. But whatever will I do about my current habits?

• Television networks are getting better and better about making their shows available on the Internet. House, Metalocalypse, and BSG are all confirmed available-within-a-day-of-broadcast. If SG: A isn’t already, I will survive.
• I have plenty of TV episodes on DVD and my computer to watch while I’m exercising, or I could do something drastic and listen to music.
• I hear they have the weather on the Internet these days!
• If I need some noise to fall asleep to, again with the computer.