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When I was growing up my father and I would sit down each week with the TV guide (the one that came in the paper) and a highlighter and we would highlight the shows that I would watch for each day, never exceeding 2 hrs per day. If during the week I was dropped off at Grandma’s or Aunt Rita’s the TV guide would go with me so they would know what I had chosen to watch and not allow me to watch any extra TV (although they invariably let me watch whatever I wanted for however long).
I thought newsprint TV guides were a thing of the past until I found TV Facts at the liquor store in Richfield. It immediately reminded me of my childhood TV watching habits. So I grabbed a copy and a case of beer and booked it out the door to Bud’s house where we played video games all night.
These days I find myself drawn more to the advertisements than the TV listings. Maybe it’s because I don’t even own a television, or maybe it’s because the ads are so full of life and humanity.
