Sadly, that doesn't really work anymore, because in those three years I watched the last 15 years' worth of watchable TV. Now I've seen all of the stuff in syndication, and - just like any other year - the vast majority of what's on currently blows total fucking chunks, so even with a Tivo to filter through 101 channels of utter crap and assemble the top 5% of it onto a hard drive for my perusal, I can't stand to watch more than 5% of that.
Sometimes I really hate being stuck in the middle of a culture that thinks Fear Factor, Road Rules, and American Idol are the most absorbing things ever.