Years ago, some friends of mine lived in a household with no TV. I admired this as a bold and principled stand against corporate America, and once DVDs took over and allowed movies to be watched on computers, it only made sense to simply eliminate the physical television box from my life. I get sucked into TV more easily than others, because I can't tune out the motion -- if a TV is on, I have to watch it. So either the box sits there inert, or I do. Plus, I hate ads.
But I remain addicted to TV shows...
The DVD solution -- specifically the Netflix solution -- is my answer, but this puts me months and months behind. On the other hand, perhaps my big error is insisting on viewing TV shows as coherent stories, because I insist on seeing the beginning first, not jumping into the middle. This is in no small part because my favorite show (Buffy) was spoiled for me horribly -- ironically, this included all the secrets the article reveals in its first paragraph -- and I prefer not to lose out on the tension again.