Because, back in the day when there were only 5 channels and
believe it or not hardly any repeats, leaving your TV for the evening could
mean missing a vital episode of your favourite TV programme, and sometimes it
wasn’t worth the risk!
Now in the days of catch up TV and Sky Plus and Virgin Tivo,
it’s no longer necessary to highlight the Radio Times each week, and set aside
half an hour before you go out, to find a video tape with enough space on it
and then intricately programme the video to record at least 5 minutes before
and 5 minutes after just in case the schedule is delayed, all you need to do is
press one button, and where is the sense of achievement or accomplishment in
that.
So perhaps my point is that whilst it is easier today, the lengths
we had to go to when we were younger made the programmes that little bit more special, for example I'll never forget the time I lived in France and my sister sent me the Eastenders Omnibus and episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel every 2 weeks on a video, and no matter what I will never get rid of the video I taped the last 5 episodes of Sunset Beach on. So kids today might have it easier, but they do not necessarily have it better.
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