I now own a "Smart TV..."

[Archae]

And have cable, and Internet.

Still...

95% of the "entertainment" programming is still total shit.

"Comedies" that are just not funny, only cringe-inducing.
"Dramas" that bore me.
Reboots of old TV shows and movies, to make them "grittier."

What do I actually watch?

News to see what the headlines are, then I put on the Weather Channel, and after the forecast I watch old TV shows and movies, or put on a music channel.

[femmocrat]

1. It's outrageous how much we have to pay for all that junk.

If we could only select which channels we wanted!

[Archae]

3. I would get rid of ALL the religious channels, and Faux "news."

Bugs the hell out of me to have to pay for shopping channels, religion channels (almost all are right-wing,) and Fox propaganda.

[Phoenix61]

2. Drop cable and get streaming channels.

I have Netflix, Hulu, and Acorn for under $40 a month. Lots to watch. I’m th ink here about dropping one and rotating the 3 as there’s time there’s nothing new on one of them.

[Rorey]

5. That's sort of what I do

I watch everything I want to watch, and then unsubscribe for awhile.

[Corgigal]

4. I watched this last night.

So moving. I’m happy I discovered it.

[Ocelot II]

10. I loved that documentary! Absolutely worth seeing.

[Elessar Zappa]

6. Streaming services have much better shows, imo.

[BlueJac]

7. Drop cable...

Get an antenna and download free tv apps like Tubi, Pluto, Plex, IMDb tv, and more. You still might not have anything to watch but it is all free. Good luck and good hunting.

[underpants]

8. I watch much less TV since we unplugged

At least it’s not on all the time. All the major sports are on the networks (antenna here) and ESPN. The basic Sling package has pretty much everything I want.

[GoneOffShore]

9. I highly recommend 'Grace and Frankie' and 'New Amsterdam' on Netflix

Along with 'Lupin'.

All very good stuff.

[Ocelot II]

11. Sign up for one or more of the streaming services.

I haven't watched network tv in ages - a little cable news now and then, but mostly I watch Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu (Hulu is really cheap if you get the basic service with ads). You can also access Youtube and a lot of other Internet-based stuff with your smart tv. But network tv mostly sucks hard enough to bend light.