I got out of wired TV and into Over The Air With wun uh them antoonies. Good stuff. Even some purely movie channels. I hate to say this, but I'm beginning to prefer older movies, which did not sound and look like soap operas. I think Directors have forgot how to direct, and form a good story without "filling" it to fit an hour's worth of screen time. No more actress staring wistfully at the sky for ten or fifteen seconds while the orchestra plays slow piano-bar music.
Do I have time to puke while she stares wistfully?
Oh, and cars. Introduction, car driving along city and country roads for a full minute. Part of the story setting, I suppose, but I sometimes fail to see the dramatic or story-filling content of that.
And great half-hour shows, some not my favorites, but once again, not designed to drag out the plot for the sake of the clock... and the advertising dollars.
Unplug your cable, stick a longish wire in that jack, set up for "Over The Air" and try it. Even without a "pro" antenna, you're bound to pick up a couple of local "OTA" channels to get a feel for it.