Comments on: UPDATE: Cablevision Drops Food Network And HGTV

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:52:48 +0000

First of all: “At almost $200 a month you would think that we would get to see the shows we want. I am an IO triple play customer…”

If you’re an “IO Triple Play” customer as I am then you’re only paying $49.00 per month for cable, so get your facts straight. The balance of your bill is for internet access and telephone service.

I can’t complainat all about Cablevision. Yes, i was annoyed with the YES issue a few years ago, but that was as much the Yankees fault. The only minor issue I have is that I can’t get BBC America.

I think Cablevision is a great value, and i’ve always received great service, including the few occaisions when a technician has had to come over. No contracts, plenty of channels including HD, for a very reasonable price.

Scripps is looking for an exorbitant fee increase, and like any glutton is now choking on the result.

Speaking of gluttony, perhaps it’s not so bad that lots of folks aren’t sitting around watching FOOD TV while stuffing their faces…

By: Hakuna Fritatta

Hakuna Fritatta — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:38:25 +0000

I have DishNetwork and have found their service to be fantastic. They had a similar dispute and for several months did not carry the local ABC affiliate. Guess what? I can live quite easily without it. I hope that most CV customers also come to this conclusion.

The whole PR campaign on both sides is just so much saber rattling.

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:38:22 +0000

Are you serious? You can’t cook for yourself without Food Network programming? That is seriously pathetic. My first thought was: Get a cookbook–but someone with your obviously low level skills may not be able to follow a recipe. I’m not sure you should go near a hot stove unsupervised. Can your Mommy come over and tell you what to do until you can get Food Network back because obviously you need verbal instructions.

By: Hakuna Fritatta

Hakuna Fritatta — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:19:13 +0000

“Cablevision’s campaign appears to be sending their employees to troll around on message boards to lecture the anti-Cablevision folks to “educate themselves” or “get their facts straight” before dragging their “good name” (ha!) through the mud.”

Interesting that you make this observation. I have been convinced for some time that FN does the same exact thing.

By: Hakuna Fritatta

Hakuna Fritatta — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:15:32 +0000

Interesting that this particular thread has seemingly brought out a slough of new posters.

My underwhelmed response to this is a hearty “meh.” Food Network has very little that is worth watching. It’s constantly the same old crap broadcast multiple times and most of the content wasn’t really worth watching in the first place. Poor me, poor me, no Rachael Ray desecrating every food culture on the planet, no Aunt Drunky making multiple bizarre “tinis,”

I can understand Jillian’s point, though that she can’t really run a FN humor site without access. Everyone else who is so up in arms really needs to take a chill pill. People there is more to life than fucking Food Network. Try cracking a book or something.