Today I reactivated by Foxtel Now account in anticipation of Westworld Season 3 starting next monday.
The reason I activated it a week out is so I can catch up on season 2 (and season 1), and of course, there are some other shows on HBO I want to watch as well, such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Mr Robot.
Fortunately, in order to preserve my non-Fox Footy experiment this year, I only had to select the most basic package to get Fox Showcase, which is where the HBO content is on Foxtel. I don't think I would have been able to stay off Fox Footy if it was on the package with Showcase. It's about $25 a month, so not too bad - pretty much what I was paying for Kayo before I cancelled that subscription.
Unfortunately, it also happens to be the return to air of my favourite AFL program on Fox Footy tonight as well - AFL 360. Obviously, I'm not going to get to see it this year with the non-Fox Footy rule, and so I'm searching around to see what AFL panel shows there are on free-to-air. On Fox Footy it was easy to find them, because they are always on one channel, and the search function was covered one platform. On free-to-air, they may be on different channels, and not all search functions will find them (except maybe Freeview).
One new program I will watch this year is the new panel show on NITV. Unfortunately they cancelled The Marngrook Footy Show over the summer, but they have replaced it with another one I can't remember the name of.
Still not seeing AFL 360 every night will be a massive loss. Not only was it on every night (whereas free-to-air programs tend to be on once a week), but it was also renowned as a news-breaker, having one several awards for its production. The guests there were also high quality and I liked the banter and balance between Gerard Whateley and Mark Robinson.
Anyways, that is what this experiment is all about!! Seeing how my information gathering and views on football adapt and evolve with only having access to free-to-air television.
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