From: iTunes Store
Subject Line: Your Season Pass for Top Chef Masters, Season 1
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009

From: iTunes Store
Subject Line: New episode for download - Top Chef Masters, Season 1
Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009









I recently had the misfortune to have a back spasm that put me completely out of commission for a week +. On the bright side, I have the best mother-in-law in the whole wide world: she got on the first plane she could catch from San Diego to San Francisco and picked up my 2 kids, then took them with her for 10 days! (Which in turn, enabled me to knock back the Vicodin, and catch up on some TV)... which brings me to my post:

We haven't had a TV for years now... not because we are snobs or anything, we just don't have the space (or much time to watch it for that matter). For years, our only TV watching options had been to either invite ourselves over to somebody's house or wait for our favorite shows to come out on DVD some time after the end of the season. Nowadays there are many more options: Netflix has lots of TV (and other) content that can viewed instantly, as do most of the major networks and Hulu (although the download quality leaves something to be desired).

...And then there's The iTunes Store! Most of the shows that I'm interested in watching are available there and the download quality, while not perfect, seems much better than the above mentioned options. The full episodes become available when they are aired on their respective networks. Plus, I really liked the Thank You message The iTunes Store sent and that there have been follow-up emails when new episodes of (my show of choice) Top Chef Masters have become available. My only minor complaint is concerning the Thank You email and its "Other TV Shows" recommendations for me: they haven't quite figured out my tastes yet.  :)