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Originally Posted by Regulus
The Advent of the VCR in the 1970s did away with having to choose between two shows that were programmed opposite each other (Ads for VCRs detailed how you could record one show while watching another). It heralded the demise of "Appointment TV". Today more people record a show to watch later than stick around to watch "live".
PS. Many of the shows I have in my collection are ones that aired opposite each other when they originally aired!  |
I did that with
China Beach since it and
Quantum Leap were at the same time(it also allowed me not to watch the late news, since I would rewind the tape I was recording
China Beach so I would watch it as soon as possible)