Forget all you think you know about watching television. Throw out the concepts of channels and lineups. VCR+ codes, your daily paper's TV listings, even the ubiquitous TV Guide need not apply. Primetime is a ghost of television's past.

Secede from the tyranny of the TV grid. Gone are the Sunday evenings scouring program listings, mapping out the viewing week ahead. An end to nightly feats of conflict resolution, balancing sitcoms and series against football games and specials. A mind free of cryptic codes, formerly the only way of distinguishing between new and repeat, original and syndicated. No worries about that show you forgot to record; chances are your recorder didn't. No longer do your viewing habits dictate your social life. And, best yet, never lay eyes upon a video tape again.