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Wow. Okay, so the Time Warner installation guys haven't even been gone an hour, and already I'm in love.
We just had our cable upgraded -- Showtime's "The L Word" started its fourth season this week, so there was really no other choice. We were not about to wait until it was released on DVD, not this time.
I was worried, though, when the representative said they couldn't come out to install anything until today.
"Oh," I said. "Then there's no point. I wanted to add Showtime, but my show premieres on the 9th. If I can't see the season premiere, there's no point." I mean, really. Who wants to start on the second episode of the season?
"Don't worry," she said. Those reps are so helpful when you call and say you want to upgrade your cable, get high-speed Internet and digital phone (i.e., when you say you want to triple the money you're paying them). "You'll have Showtime On Demand, so you can watch back episodes anytime."
She had me at "On Demand."
So I signed on the dotted line, and the guys came out today to get everything in place and show me how to use it. I'm so excited about the new channels we've picked up: Showtime, of course, but also IFC, BBC America, Logo and hundreds more, plus a bunch of free on-demand channels. My favorite so far is Exercise On Demand, with various workout options like yoga and pilates, cardio, even motivational shows. Whee! And there are even music channels with radio-broadcast-type shows in several flavors -- '80s, classical and big band/swing being my personal choices. Lots of sports channels, too, but it's not like those'll get watched in my house.
And the high-speed Internet ... I'm going to faint. I've already exhausted the deleted scenes and interviews and "webisodes" on the NBC site for "The Office," but I'm hungry for more.
So look out, YouTube, here I come.