Today I had a dream about live TV, and woke up with a deep feeling of Nostalgia of watching live TV. The commercial of the sitcoms and live shows from TBS, BET and MTV. Even primetime shows like The Wayan Bros, The Wire, New York Undercover and other 90s shows.
But I woke up thinking about those amazing commercials. From St Ides, to Mountain Dew, they had this colorful commercials featuring rappers, athletes and other personalities promoting products, but they were all looking fly. Even the advertising seemed hip and out of this world.
So I went out looking for something live online, the famous IPTV. However it wasn't as easy to check out. I found this site, which is semi-legal, but also interesting as you can get TV channels from all around the world. From Mexico, to Philipines to Canada, to the US. Of course the US is one with the most channels, with music, sports, news, religious, nature and others. Unfortunately, most of these channels seemed automated and not as many give you that 'live show' experience.
I found this music channel called Trace Urban, and Veevo 90s and 2000s. But they do seemed like a bit automated. Like just youtube video after youtube video, but there is no VJ coming up like what rap city used to have. It seems a bit annoying as that's usually the part I wanted to skip back then but now I yearn.
I remember when I was in college, I always used to have a TV on the background playing some random stuff. From CNBC financial news channel in the morning, to music videos in the evening and I actually was a big fan of TechTV. A TV station devoted to technology. Learning about tech with The Screensavers, with Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton. It was a vibe, a vibe that I don't see myself doing anymore, but wonder if I could still replicate something similar.
I mean don't get me wrong, I love that we have no advertising, or at least we can block it with a few extensions. But is sad too that we can't get to see as much of that 'live' content, and on demand is just what's only out there. So I wonder if people out there still watch Live TV? Do you have IPTV channels on your phone? Any live shows?
