Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for August 04, 2020

At least he isn’t the creepy neighbor with the binoculars on Ballard Street.

And the Surroundsound is free.

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I sit on our porch and read while watching the world wander by. We live on a cul de sac, so pretty often I get to watch that part of the world wander back the other way. Reading is a lot more enjoyable than watching even a blank TV… though that’s better than most of what is on…

" I Went Outside Once The Graphics Weren’t That Good" And the people were unrealistic! (Smirk!)

This is really old-school. To change the channel, he not only has to get up, he has to fetch another neighbor.

Hope he’s not waiting for commercial breaks to go to the bathroom or get snacks.

Cute dog…

These days nothing but comedies and tragedies on the screen.

Hearing the birds chirping early in the morning : a free show and diifferent every day .

You can’t beat live TV.

Just about the only local news left.

Yes, and before that the beta version featured a lot of snow.

Ned has discovered that his universal control only works as far as the footpath.

“At least he’s outside”

You can’t spin that.

The two favorite buttons on remote have a very specific function:

There’s the Billy Mayes memorial button labeled “Mute” – it comes in handy during political campaign season.

Then there is the one that tunes in my favorite network – OFF.

Makes me think of “The Burb’s” movie where Corey Feldman’s character got his daily entertainment from just watching the neighbor’s antics.

Well… no commercials at least..

I like real life TV unless it has “house wives” or “Jersey” in it.

Daytime TV is especially bad, and they repeat the same channels over and over as one scrolls through them. Gunsmoke re-runs are the best thing on… Bad part is my wife has the fool thing on all day, even when she’s out doing yard work. Always the same two channels…

Ned may be ready for the County Fool Farm …

That’s Cat TV!

Looks more analog to me.

Same boring show every day at this time. Dang! Another rerun.

Our 3rd-floor is a rooftop terrace and that’s where our real-life entertainment center is. We sit in comfortable chairs and watch the goings-on in our barrio. Never a dull moment and the view overlooking our part of the city, the mountains in the distance, and the sunsets are better than anything on the idiot box.

Must be Survivor.

Then keep away from the news.

Looks like he’s watching “Walker: Texas Ranger”.

i wonder what the remote does

That dog is ADORABLE!!!

Traditionally, this has been the “shut-in” channel. You don’t need a fancy setup like this one; a window will do. That’s how those big windows came to be called “picture windows”.

but not an infomercial in sight! oh wait, the fruit guy’s on the corner again

Talk about reality TV…

I’m enjoying the new Perry Mason series. Dark, complex, a nearly broken man fighting against venal corruption. I find watching my neighbors much less interesting.

Reruns again?

It’s His version of breaking news.

You left out the really DUMB shows that are on now. 27+ channels and nothing to watch!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

I wuz framed!

Is that why it’s called a Picture Window?

Reality TV with real reality.

Never sure what the next program is going to be …

I don’t watch TV, either, but my wife has it on all day, and half the night. I don’t watch with her, because she watches the same trash all the time. Well, she also watches the new a lot, but I can’t watch it with her because she talks all over it. I can watch an occasional game show with her, and enjoy them, but they get old in a hurry. I’d rather be here, reading comics and comments.

True Reality TV.

To his great disappointment, the Remote Control could not change the channel to a different Reality.