I heard about this on the radio the other day.
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I think this link will get you to what I heard. I never went to those lengths, but thought it sounded interesting.
Ditched satellite and cable and never looked back. I get 37 or channels over the air here, but we move around a lot and have had only a handful of channels in some locations.
We buy DVDs for $2 at pawn shops sometimes and buy sitcoms on DVD on sale, then almost never watch them.
If Monday night football is a particularly good game we go watch it at a bar maybe a couple times a year. Never go to bars so it is fun for a change.
I watched "On Any Sunday" on Hulu for free, never went back.
TV really is a waste of time and usually puts me to sleep.