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From: Patrick Douglas Crispen
Subject: TOURBUS -- 13 DEC 01 -- MORE TV LISTINGS
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TOURBUS Volume 7, Number 38 -- 13 Dec 2001
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TODAY'S TOURBUS STOP(S):
More TV Listings
TODAY'S TOURBUS ADDRESS(ES):
http://tv.yahoo.com/
http://tv.excite.com/
http://msn.gist.com/tv/search.jsp?lnk=gistnav
http://www.tvguide.com/listings/
http://www.mydigiguide.com
http://www.tvguidelive.com/
http://canoe.clicktv.com/index.asp?CID=097
http://www.zap2it.com/index
http://www.canada.com/entertainment/tvlistings/
http://www.excite.com.au/entertainment/
http://de.tv.yahoo.com
http://uk.tv.yahoo.com
http://fr.tv.yahoo.com
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On with the show ...
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More TV Listings
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Early last month I told y'all about Yahoo TV, a wonderful, free, local
television listings site at
http://tv.yahoo.com/ .
Man, did that post generate a BUNCH of responses. Richard Danka
thinks I "missed the boat." He writes that the best television
listings site he's found is Excite's TV Listings page at
http://tv.excite.com/ .
According to Richard,
It's better than the Yahoo version for several reasons:
-- It shows me local stations by their *cable* number, not the
broadcast. That is, Channel 4 = 23, Channel 7 = 58 on my
system.
-- I can edit the listings. This way I can leave off the sports
stuff because I never watch it.
-- It takes up only a single screen (at least at 1024x768)
-- I can add "favorites" and reminds me when each one is
appearing today or the next day.
All in all, *much* better than the one on Yahoo. Also, having
been an English major, I can't shake the true definition of Yahoo
from Gulliver's Travels. Yuk!
Rihard isn't alone in his love of tv.excite.com. Steven Sorensen
concurs, adding that
Unlike Yahoo! and most others, you can selectively choose which
stations to show or not to show [at tv.excite.com]. In today's
100-200+ channel world, this is mandatory feature. Wading through
endless listings of channels you have absolutely no interest in
is ridiculous.
You may also set up a "mini TV guide" of your favorite channels
(that is shown first) and still have quick access to the "big
list" of the stations you choose to list.
You may also quickly opt for a "paragraph listing" giving plots,
stars, etc.
But what really sets it apart, is the further ability to name
specific (favorite) shows, and if any are on that night when you
bring up this site, they are shown listed right at the beginning
of the display, as well as listed in a special color in the main
listings.
Fellow TOURBUS rider Robert Hale recommends "GIST TV" at
http://msn.gist.com/tv/search.jsp?lnk=gistnav .
Nancy Shack also recommends GIST
because I can choose which channels I want in the grid and I can
bookmark it. Also, Yahoo's grid doesn't give descriptions of
each show, whereas Gist TV does a good job of telling you more
than just the title.
Drew Trachy recommends another great, free TV listings site: the TV Guide
website at
http://www.tvguide.com/listings/ .
According to Drew, it
does an exceptional job of providing TV listings on demand. They
come in 3 hours increments, are searchable, and are very
customizable.
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International Schedules
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I also heard from several TOURBUS riders outside of the United States.
Both John Tune and Clive R. Robertson write that UK television viewers
can find a free online television schedule at
http://www.mydigiguide.com .
Canadian rider Bluejay writes that Canadian TV Viewers can get
listings for their area from
http://www.tvguidelive.com/
but warns that
it is not as useful as a real TV guide since to get a full day's
listings with all available channels would require printing out
quite a number of pages. I know... I tried it!
Jack Ledger adds that you can find a very good TV listings guide for
Canada at
http://canoe.clicktv.com/index.asp?CID=097
and Jason Wallwork suggests two additional sites for my neighbors to
the north:
http://www.zap2it.com/index
and
http://www.canada.com/entertainment/tvlistings/ .
Andrew Fleisher offers a suggestion for our Aussie riders: Excite
Australia's Entertainment page at
http://www.excite.com.au/entertainment/ .
Tony Breckon and Hanspeter wrap up our little tour back where it
started: Yahoo! Yahoo! offers free TV listings on most of their
country sites, including
http://de.tv.yahoo.com ,
http://uk.tv.yahoo.com , and
http://fr.tv.yahoo.com .
Oh, and finally, if you are interested in learning more about the
etymology of the word "Yahoo," check out
http://geocities.com/gulliveretymo/ .
That's it for today! Have a safe and happy weekend, and we'll talk
again soon! :)
TODAY'S TOURBUS STOP(S):
More TV Listings
TODAY'S TOURBUS ADDRESS(ES):
http://tv.yahoo.com/
http://tv.excite.com/
http://msn.gist.com/tv/search.jsp?lnk=gistnav
http://www.tvguide.com/listings/
http://www.mydigiguide.com
http://www.tvguidelive.com/
http://canoe.clicktv.com/index.asp?CID=097
http://www.zap2it.com/index
http://www.canada.com/entertainment/tvlistings/
http://www.excite.com.au/entertainment/
http://de.tv.yahoo.com
http://uk.tv.yahoo.com
http://fr.tv.yahoo.com
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TODAY'S SOUTHERN WORD OF THE WEEK
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DEPTEE (Noun). A proxy or representative.
Usage: "I shot the shurf, but I didn't shoot no deptee.'"
[Special thanks to Dusty for today's wurd and to Bob Marley for the
lyrics.]
You can find all of the old Southern Words of the day at
http://netsquirrel.com/crispen/word.html
Questions or comments about the Southern Word of the Week should be
addressed to crispen@netsquirrel.com (Patrick Crispen, University of
Alabama ('98)).
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