It would be a shame if PBS vanished - I am a big fan of PBS, as
   with NPR (National Public Radio - odd for most 23 year olds, but
   that's just me) Right now, this house has cable. *There are many
   times that it doesn't. When I was a little boy, I lived on
   Seasame Street, Electric Company, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and
   the other programs aired for children. We're a poor family. *We
   didn't have cable then, and we're lucky to have cable now. My
   mother swears that my reading skills in Kindergarten are
   partially influenced by my devotion to these shows. *I never
   watched "Josie and the Pussycats" or any other of those
   cartoons. *She watched me as I sang along to the songs they sang
   on Seaseme Street, and apparently I always had a slew of
   questions for her after an afternoon of watching these shows.
   *[I was quite an embarassment to her at church when I was little
   - I would ask the pastor questions that the congregation thought
   were "cute", but horrified my mother :-> Oh well. *I'm a fan of
   PBS. *Of course, I'm also a fan of the Catholic channel, and
   there haven't been Catholics in my family for many generations.