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Meet your new procrastination tool: TidalTV

Jun 20, 2008, 04:41 PM | by Mandi Bierly

Categories: Documentaries, Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion, Food and Drink, News You Can Use, Sports, Television, Web/Tech

Tidaltv_l Just wanted to make sure you've all heard about TidalTV, a new website that streams television programming from CBS (noteworthy if you missed last night's Swingtown, like me!) and niche outlets such as the Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living Network, HGTV, The Weather Channel, and National Geographic Channel. The site is designed to look like your television, so you'll be greeted by a channel guide showing you what selections TidalTV's team of programmers have scheduled for today. (You can watch any of the shows on the day's grid whenever you like, timeslots be damned. The grid is just a cute, efficient way to let you channel surf.) I just caught some of Are We Cannibals? (pictured) on National Geographic. Now, I'm gonna check out The Vampire Killings on MSNBC Features, then cleanse my palate with some I Dream of Jeannie on the Minisode Network. There are other channels devoted to news, fashion, and sports, should your interests lie there. (TidalTV's Sports Illustrated channel is all about the swimsuit issue specials today, just FYI.)

trailerman Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:10 PM EST

Trailer for the Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott comedy about a pair of energy drink reps who enroll in the Big Brother program, directed by David Wain.

Chiefsfan Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 01:37 AM EST

Like Calvin, I watched Clientvision too. Hard to believe that this can actually be a fun timewaster.

Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 03:28 AM EST

Another procrastination tool
http://antiprocrastinator.com/

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Maggs Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 02:28 PM EST

Once again thank you EW for allowing me to have less of a social life. I just spent an hour watching HGTV's House Hunters and Backyard Solutions, can I be anymore boring?

Calvin Wachsotski Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 08:44 PM EST

I found myself watching the CLIENTELEVISION features ... imagine, i wasted time on a bunch of lawyers (glad i didn't have to pay them though...whew!!)

Paul Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 08:01 AM EST

I'll be damned -- "Not available in your area". Oh Tidal TV! Give us Canadians a break. We like watching hours of filler, too!

Crystal Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 03:26 AM EST

Thanks Mandi! Who knew? I just enjoyed like 3 hours of Paula Deen on FoodNetwork thanks to "watch now" - this could get dangerous on the time suck front!!

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Tim Lade Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 08:53 PM EST

I'm insanely sick to death of these websites not being available in Canada. No Hulu...no Tidal TV...no steaming on ABC or anything. I know it's copyright laws that prevent it but it's a stupid law and it's called the World Wide Web for a reason. Is it going to get to the point where information on Wikipedia about US History will only be available in the US and it doesn't matter if your Canadian and writing a paper on Andrew Jackson...go use a Canadian website! I realize I am over exaggerating but it's just frustrating...especially when I don't have access to the Food Network as I am living in student housing! BAH!

Zod Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 04:10 PM EST

"The TidalTV Beta Player is currently unavailable in your area"

Blast! Denied yet again. World Wide Web my ass!
Off to the land of proxy servers I go.

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