Contemplating

So I am thinking about cutting my cable.
Well not all of it.
At the moment I have cable + DVR + HD + plus HBO and Showtime which they roped me into adding on saying 'It was the best deal'.

This makes me sound like a couch potato.
But really I don't watch it that much.
I wrote out the shows I would be sad to miss:
Nurse Jackie
United States of Tara
The Tudors
The Pacific
Lost
Real Housewives
Mad Men
Dexter
and
Weeds

And then I thought about what shows, in the list, I normally watch when they are in my DVR box and which ones I actually tune into watch 'live'.

The ones I tune into 'live':
Dexter
Mad Men
Real Housewives
Lost
The Tudors

(my most favorite show)

And then I thought about how most of these shows I could wait and watch when they come out for rent on netflix or at the video store.

Minus The Tudors, the one's in my 'live' list are ones that I enjoy discussing with others so I feel the need to watch them in 'real time'.
But then I looked on Hulu
and most all of them can be watched there.
But not 'live'.
And with any ABC or NBC show those are posted on the web almost immediately.

Maybe I should just cut down to the basic channels and just see if I can keep my Showtime and HBO?

So I am torn.

have any of you all cut cable?
Was it worth the money you saved or did you miss it terribly?

I have a good friend couple that cut their cable. And it seems to be really working for them.
Maybe I should take the time to setup their kinda system? (any tech savvy male or female want to take on that project?)

Peace,