>>TV was expected to kill radio, which to a great extent it did. Heard any good dramas on the radio lately? Radio hasn't gone away but it sure took a hit.
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>Seen a good drama on TV lately? Me neither.

Quite a few on UK TV at the moment. And the BBC channels don't have advertsing breaks (only their own products and program prev's at the end of each show)
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>I still visit them once a year or so, on the average. Because their sound boxes are larger than mine, and so is the screen. I have almost given up, though, but I've learned the trick: I ask the lady at the box office when does the movie really begin, to which I (surprise!) get an honest answer. And then I don't go in until about two minutes before that. Which spares me at least eight advertisements for other movies I'm not interested in at all (and would be negatively interested if I was forced to watch them).

Oh you old grouch! :-)