29 Facts About TV History That Long for Those Simpler Times Before Streaming
Back when you couldn’t pause a show for a bathroom break
They weren’t the most pleasant of moments, but sometimes we do kind of miss those full-bladder hustles to the bathroom during a commercial break. See, kiddos, you could pause a movie — well, not one that was shown on TV — but you couldn’t just pause a TV show all willy-nilly. To double down on the urgency of that bathroom break, you weren’t able to rewatch what you missed whenever you wanted either.
Nostalgia is funny like that. And hey, if you’re not nostalgic for that aspect of classic TV viewing, you’ll definitely get nostalgic for these classic TV facts. Something for everyone!