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I love the cinema

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In Reply to: RE: How strange for a film forum. Several posts on current films, the posted by Rod H. on December 22, 2008 at 18:06:45

Now this may just be my luck at having the time to go during the day, even the 10.00AM screenings, but I love going to the cinema.
I belong to 2 cinema clubs to get discounts and free tickets and the local World Cinema Club... a minimum of 2 tickets per film for 12 films a year plus a couple of freebies and all for $60.
I go to advance screenings which seem to be less popular than after the release and I have a great time in not too full theatres and can more or less always have my favourite seat (D11 depending on theatre).
I just about NEVER rent DVDs but do buy them when I see something interesti8ng whether it is a film or TV series.
I hardly watch free to air and have 30 something cable channels where I watch mainly football, lifestyle shows and a couple of cri8me series.
I have tried free to air but 6 minute ad breaks including news bulletines in a 30 minute programme don't make me a happy camper.
I also love news radio.

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Don't you have Tivo? You never have to watch a commercial. - Wendell Narrod 15:49:15 12/24/08 (4)
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-Wendell
- I don't have tivo, a dvd recorder or an old VHS video - dave c 22:53:47 12/24/08 (3)
  I really only watch TV as and when it is on and half what I watch is live football from Europe.
  Probably 30% is anyway.
  Do you record something and then watch it later with the ads taken out?
  - With the exception of sports and news I timeshift everything - Wendell Narrod 07:46:44 12/25/08 (2)
    else to watch at my convenience and fast forward through commercials. DVRs are great.
    
    -Wendell
    - Could I really find enough to watch? - dave c 13:46:56 12/25/08 (1)
      Are there that many shows worth watching?
      I increasingly find myself in the same camp as those who say there is too much music/video/entertainment around.
      Do these recorders automatically edit the adverts or do you just fast forward through them?
      I totally agree that sports needs to be live.
      Luckily the Fox sports channels only have breaks at half time during soccer matches.
      - The original Replay recorder would edit out commercials - Wendell Narrod 13:57:50 12/25/08 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Could I really find enough to watch? posted by dave c on December 25, 2008 at 13:46:56
        
        but the networks and advertisers insisted that feature be removed. You have to fast forward through them. As for enough to watch, I don't know.
        I'm more concerned about being able to watch when I want than volume of programming. Mine is never more than 30% full but I wouldn't do without it.
        DVRs, GPS systems and Cellphones are the most useful advancements I've encountered in the last 20 years.
        
        -Wendell
        
        Edits: 12/25/08 12/25/08

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