Why I have a TV.

Ian McKellen. Lear. The Royal Shakespeare Company. Thank you, PBS!

A couple of years ago, McKellan was touring this play. The closest he got to Chicago was the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. The minute I heard about it, I went online for tickets. Sold out.

It was on PBS last night. Absolutely awesome. Interesting interview with McKellen afterwards, in which he discussed some of the advantages of watching it on TV, rather than on the stage.

I'm always amazed when people brag about not having a TV. They miss this stuff.