There are many things that separate the coasts, but one is one thing in particular that's tough for many of us to take.
It's the lack of live TV and the element of surprise.
You see, here on the West coast we don't get many things live. Sports, yes, and a spattering of other things, but that's about it.
We do get the SAG Awards, the Golden Globes and the Oscars, but that has only happened in the last five years or so.
We do not get the Grammys, the American Music Awards or anything else.
Many of those shows have live interactive awards. This means that the whole West coast does not get to vote on these things as voting is closed and a winner has been announced by the time the show airs here in the Pacific region.
It is also almost impossible to do anything without finding out the winners of competition shows such as "Survivor" or "The Amazing Race".
You certainly cannot be online in any way. No Twitter, no Facebook, you can't even check your e-mail as Yahoo boasts the news, usually right there on their homepage, as soon as it breaks.
You can't watch CNN or any other news show either as results run on their ticker in real time.
So, on the West Coast, unless you sit and read a book while waiting for the tape-delayed shows to air, you're pretty much screwed.
And, if something surprising happens on a show like "The View", "Ellen" or "Oprah" we on the WC know about that too before it airs.
All in all, the it really sucks. There's no real surprise left here for us and I, personally, feel a little left out.
Well, at least I have "Conan" for comfort. Because his show is on TBS and they only have one feed, we get it on the West Coast at 8pm while the East Coast has it at 11pm.It's nice to see it at the same time as everyone else and still get a decent night's sleep.
There is a solution for this time zone thing, but like many other things in life, you have to have money. I could buy the East coast feeds for all of the channels via DirectTV, my service provider, but alas, even if I did buy it, primetime shows would be on starting at 6pm and here on the WC most people work until 6pm and then fight traffic to get home at around 7pm. So, that doesn't really work either.
I guess it's just something we have to live with here. Maybe it's our punishment for the year round sun we're given.
Ok, I'll accept that.
Just please do me a favor my East coast and Midwest friends, try not to spoil things for me and my fellow friends here in the West. Next time a big awards show or compeition show finale airs, try to hold back on Twitter and Facebook. We'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
It's the lack of live TV and the element of surprise.
You see, here on the West coast we don't get many things live. Sports, yes, and a spattering of other things, but that's about it.
We do get the SAG Awards, the Golden Globes and the Oscars, but that has only happened in the last five years or so.
We do not get the Grammys, the American Music Awards or anything else.
Many of those shows have live interactive awards. This means that the whole West coast does not get to vote on these things as voting is closed and a winner has been announced by the time the show airs here in the Pacific region.
It is also almost impossible to do anything without finding out the winners of competition shows such as "Survivor" or "The Amazing Race".
You certainly cannot be online in any way. No Twitter, no Facebook, you can't even check your e-mail as Yahoo boasts the news, usually right there on their homepage, as soon as it breaks.
You can't watch CNN or any other news show either as results run on their ticker in real time.
So, on the West Coast, unless you sit and read a book while waiting for the tape-delayed shows to air, you're pretty much screwed.
And, if something surprising happens on a show like "The View", "Ellen" or "Oprah" we on the WC know about that too before it airs.
All in all, the it really sucks. There's no real surprise left here for us and I, personally, feel a little left out.
Well, at least I have "Conan" for comfort. Because his show is on TBS and they only have one feed, we get it on the West Coast at 8pm while the East Coast has it at 11pm.It's nice to see it at the same time as everyone else and still get a decent night's sleep.
There is a solution for this time zone thing, but like many other things in life, you have to have money. I could buy the East coast feeds for all of the channels via DirectTV, my service provider, but alas, even if I did buy it, primetime shows would be on starting at 6pm and here on the WC most people work until 6pm and then fight traffic to get home at around 7pm. So, that doesn't really work either.
I guess it's just something we have to live with here. Maybe it's our punishment for the year round sun we're given.
Ok, I'll accept that.
Just please do me a favor my East coast and Midwest friends, try not to spoil things for me and my fellow friends here in the West. Next time a big awards show or compeition show finale airs, try to hold back on Twitter and Facebook. We'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
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