Anyone Else Remember Those Channels In The Music Section Of My Telewest Box That Would Play Music Videos But Also Have This Thing Where They'd Tell You How Strong Your Relationship Was
( note: i wrote this all in one go and then came back and added links/explanation to shit I couldn't remember cause i though it'd be funnier that way ) Okay, so you remember cable? It was like Twitter but with significantly less ability to melt your brain. Anyway, my dad had Telewest - remember Telewest? It was one of the cable providers that became Virgin Media in like 2006 along with ntl: and a third one that I shan't bother looking up. ( edit: hey, turns out telewest was originally called croydon cable big up the ends. Also the third company in the merger was fucking virgin lmao I hate being a moron ) Anyway, my dad had Telewest cable, and the EPG - you know, the guide thingy - was structured in the usual way. Like 100-200 was "General Entertainment" - your BBC1s, your Sky 1s, your DMAX+2s. The big boys. 200-300 was like "weird alternative entertainment" channels. Documentary channels like Nat Geo and Military History; Men and Motors; whatever the fu