Am I the only one who forgets cable shows and netflix/hulu exist?

[CyberCubed]

As someone who grew up in the 80's and 90's, I often forget there are "New" shows that air on cable and netflix/hulu. I keep on hearing about all these great new series but I never knew where they aired, since I always watch the regular channels (WB, CBS, Fox, etc..) and forget about all these cable and netflix shows.

Am I the only one like this?

[pannoni1]

I've always known cable to be a source of new shows since that's produced original programming since the late '70s. Most of the classic Nickelodeon was either new or first aired in the US.

Nextflix/Hulu has only been around since the mid-2000s and I have still never watched an original series produced there seeing that outside of Youtube videos along with the online branches of traditional TV networks is that there is no exclusive online content. But I feel that being offline is a prerequisite for watching TV.

[Andrew NDB]

I don't really watch TV.

[dkram230]

Not me. I watch/DVR way too much TV unfortunately and it's probably equally spanned between the major networks and the cable channels for original programming. My wife and I have watched a lot of original shows on USA, TNT, HBO, AMC, Food Network, Travel Channel, BBC America, Syfy... I can keep going! Used to watch a lot of G4 until the network tanked. Then we watch a lot of sports on FSN and NBC Sports that aren't broadcast OTA. Even though we've been out of the age demographic, we often enjoyed a lot of Nickelodeon shows through the years and now that we actually have a kid, he watches original shows on Nick, Disney, Disney Jr, Cartoon Network, etc. My parents got cable at our house in the early 90's when I was around 10, it was in my dorm room and apartment in college, and my wife and I have had it in our home since we graduated. So cable TV has always been a part of my life and I tend to forget (until someone mentions it) that a lot of what we watch is actually "supplemental" programming to the major networks.

I have a Netflix account, but don't really watch any of the couple original shows on it that they distribute. I mainly watch movies and past TV seasons with the service.