Aside from corporate greed...

[Orrex]

Is there any reason why we don't have full a la carte selection when it comes to our cable/satellite channel lineup? Why, for instance, must I pay for 65 Classic Golf channels just so that I can get Noggin to let my kids watch Blue's Clues?

[ogneopasno]

1. Um, there is no "aside from" in what you're proposing.

[Orrex]

2. Sadly, that was my suspicion

When I asked Comcast about it, they said something about "the technology's not yet workable," which I immediately recognized as complete bullshit.

[Kat45]

3. Well you know that if they eventuallly do offer a la carte service,

they'll soak us for each station, add fees for the "convenience," and we'll somehow end up paying even more.

[Orrex]

6. True enough

I'm going to build my time machine, go back into the past, and prevent Comcast's parents from ever meeting.

[Sisaruus]

4. we should have free cable access to the government channels

It really pisses me off how much I would have to pay to get the 3 C-Span channels.

[Orrex]

5. Yeah--WTF is that about?

We used to have CSPAN1 and 2 on basic cable, until they moved 2 up to channel 184. When I called to complain, they said it was to "free up bandwidth." Well, its former channel slot is still empty, as are a few others that they elevated to the higher price-range.

[crimsonblue]

7. You get 65 classic golf channels?!?

What cable company do you use? Where do I sign up?

[Orrex]

10. I exaggerate. It's actually closer to 53.

Most of the rest of the dial is taken up by those "Watching Paint Dry" stations. Honestly, I just can't choose, some days.

[crimsonblue]

11. Can I move in with you, pretty please?

:D

[DarkTirade]

8. Yeah, I found a way to solve that problem...

... I don't have a TV. :P

[Flaxbee]

9. you'll be able to get what you want via the Internet before too long...

thankfully. Wipe those greedy corporate cable f*ckers off the map for TV; just use them for Internet access (though they'll probably come up with some stupid reason that they have to charge more to deliver TV).

I HATE it that I have to pay for tons of crap just to be able to get MSNBC and Bravo. Bravo's hardly worth it anymore, either. None of them are, to be honest.