On Cable TV

I've railed against the high price of cable TV for some time now. As if some cosmic freakiness has come about, TimeWarner cable has given me what I see as a fair rate for the next year.  Sure, I'm still paying over 100 bucks monthly. Sure, they've dropped HDNet and replaced it with crap. Sure, BBC America isn't in HD (yet). 

Work with me here, okay?

Here are a few of the things I am looking forward to once they come hook things up to tomorrow:

Mythbusters. I've had to rely on Netflix for the handful of episodes they have. It'll be nice to see new episodes and new explosions. 

Hey, I like science and explosions. What highly evolved male doesn't?

Pro wrestling. I'll discuss this further at The Atomic Drop and On Wrestling.  At length.  

Weeds. I've got free Showtime for three months, and the entire last season is on-demand. This is one I can enjoy with Amy. 

Yankee games. No, they don't offer YES in my neck of the woods yet, but I will get ESPN and (maybe) a regional station that carries the Rangers. 

I also get the MLB network in HD.  Moments after the converter was hooked up, I watched the Yankees win their spring training opener.  It was done in what is becoming "the Yankee way": a walk-off home run.  Stick around, kids, this could get exciting.

Leverage. Saw Wil Wheaton's episode and dug it. I'll try to watch this one as well. 

Doctor Who and Torchwood. I should be through Children of Earth and last year's Tenth Doctor specials by the time the new series start.  And we might have them in HD by then. 

Turner Classic Movies. March is usually 31 Days of Oscar (big ugly Flash page warning), so I can make good on my "classic" movie watching. 

The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Both are getting pulled from Hulu. It was always a pain, IMHO, to watch these on Hulu anyway. I'm trying to be more apolitical. 

No, really, I am :)

I scanned through everything else I pick up, and didn't see too much to write home about.  I do get to see the film Gummo in HD for free.  I've never seen Kids or anything like it, so it should be interesting.

I'll add more if I discover anything new.  For now, time to get everything optimized!