Re: The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book recommendations)

From	lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca>
Newsgroups	alt.usage.english, rec.arts.books, rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.misc
Subject	Re: The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book recommendations)
Date	2026-03-03 13:51 -0600
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On 2026-03-03 10:24, Paul S Person wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:18:55 -0500, Tony Cooper
> <tonycooper214@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:50:57 -0800, Paul S Person
>> <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 1 Mar 2026 19:49:25 -0000 (UTC), richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk
>>> (Richard Tobin) wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <5pr8qk1drbapjmvv4fa4rm5o0hq8iod3qf@4ax.com>,
>>>> Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> TV shows only exist to create audiences for commercials.
>>>>
>>>> And yet we have channels with no commercials.
>>>
>>> If it ain't broadcast, it ain't a channel.
>>>
>>> Well, in the sense that the statement above would apply to, anyway.
>>
>> On my television set, when I go to "Channel Guide", channels 2 and 15
>> are PBS stations that do not carry ads.  Channel 248 is HBO, which
>> does not carry ads.  As far as I'm concerned, they are both channels
>> which carry ad-less "shows".
> 
> Yes, I was too general and should have noted that a few channels do
> not do commercials at all.

A worse generality was your limiting the meaning of 'channel'.

-- 
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Re: The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book recommendations) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-23 00:05 +0000
  Re: The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book recommendations) Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2026-02-23 09:03 -0800
  Re: The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book recommendations) John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-02-25 10:55 -0800
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      Re: The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book recommendations) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-02-25 22:39 +0000
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        Re: The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book recommendations) Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-02-25 19:45 -0600
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                Re: The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book recommendations) lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2026-03-03 13:51 -0600
                Re: The Martian Chronicles (was Re: SF: Book recommendations) Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2026-03-04 08:16 -0800
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