The comic book is just as good as the show and significantly less emotionally involving. Also less harrowing, which makes it fun to read with my daughter.
I cut all the cable in January 2012. The TV I have is a 30" widescreen LCD pre-digital era (but with two component inputs and a DVI input, so DVD/Blu-Ray and Roku to the DVI via HDMI converter cable all work fine) so it doesn't even have a tuner for digital, and I'm not inclined to spent money for one. Netflix, Prime and lucky enough to still have a local video rental store. I can't see why I would go back to television.
How about learning to enjoy life while you're young enough to enjoy life? If you don't get into college, remind yourself that most of the world's most successful and wealthiest people dropped out of college anyway.
Well, it seems I'm a four year old. "She likes what she likes and declares it without dissimulation. She is not particularly conscious of the scrutiny of others. She does not hide behind indirect language."