Why I can't be arsed to watch television

[the_vulture]

 There are a number of reasons I can't be bothered. Don't worry, none of them are high minded ethical reasons or other such nonsense; they're all quite practical.  

It mostly boils down to what I get for the money. For starters, just to have a TV in my home, I'd have to fork out £135 a year for a TV license. Yes, in the UK, you have to have a license to watch TV.  

Granted, once I've then forked out further money for a TV and crammed it somewhere in my small flat, I would then have free access to all the BBC chanels (which, in theory, the license pays for). Yes, £135 a year to be bombarded by the likes of Eastenders and Coronation Street. What a deal! 

Okay, granted, there's also Dr. Who, but I'd then have go through the hassle of being in front of my TV on specific days at specific times. Either that, or then purchase a VHS machine to record the episodes. And I haven't seen the whole series from the beginning, so I'd be lost anyway. 

Speaking of Lost, you can't get that on BBC, so now I'm looking at paying even more for a subscription service like SKY TV. 

To avoid all that hassle, I simply rent my favourite series on DVD. For £15 a month, and just a bit of patience to wait for their releases, I get to see all my favourites, from the beginning to the end, plus plenty o' films, whenever it suits me and delivered, by post, right to my door. Blockbuster DVD keeps me well entertained. 

Oh, and no adverts! 

And there ya have it. 

('Course, the current postal strike has me rethinking things a bit...)