EP 03 · Transmission
The Cable Guy: Me & TV
Show notes
Before it was a job, it was the thing in the room. My grandma's house was the first TV I can remember — though not for anything that was ever playing on it. The box came in nineteen ninety-nine, and a technician put a remote in my hands — almost like he'd handed me the golden tool. Now I've got cable. Real cable.
Your life is your motion picture. And we're all watching.
The episode · 3 segments
Seg 01 · The room
What television was, before there was any reason to think about how it worked.
Seg 02 · The schedule
A night shaped by what was on, and when it was on.
Seg 03 · The off switch
There was a point in the evening when the screen was simply done.