i need a good analogy.

it's like having a favourite show that you watch everytime it comes on. but (lately), the signal goes dead everytime you tune in, even if you rarely tune in. 'Technical Difficulties' is all you see whenever you change the tele. now what can you do?
well, there are always other shows that are always playing, though i doubt they're really your kind of show, right? well, i guess you could risk it and change the channel to something else, but you might miss it if your favourite show -- that means the one you really want to watch, instead of everything else, commercials and all -- comes back on, you might not get to see it.
i guess, you could flit back and forth to check if it comes on, btu unless your timing's perfect, you're gonna miss bits and pieces. that's all assuming it comes back on. of course, nothing's more unnerving than watching the words 'Technical Difficulties' staring right back at you, when you know the people down at the station ought to have had it fixed a long time ago.
i mean, this is your favourite show here! how come other people get to see their favourite shows but yours is the one that gets cut? of course, you wouldn't wish your dilemma on anyone, simply because you know that this kinda thing sucks, but at the same time, you kinda have to wonder to yourself (no one else is around, remember?), 'What are the difficulties?' so now, you call up your cable company.
'Good afternoon sir. How may I help you?' the receptionist says.
'Hi, I was just wondering --!'
'Please hold.'
'Hm, that's strange...' you think to yourself. 'Well, I guess there's nothing to do but to be on hold then.'
you sit and glance back and forth between the blank television screen and the clock, counting the minutes as they crawl by. now, you're getting a bit impatient, and who can blame you? what's taking so long? what could it be? and that's when you hear the shrill pre-recorded voice -- probably for the Nth time now -- say, 'You are a valued patron, sir, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Please keep holding.'
you hear a beep, and you look to find an incoming call. it's two of your friends. they tell you about another show that's on, and whether they can come over and you three could chill and tune in. they think you'd like it. what to do? you could listen to them, but what about your show? that new show might be cool, sure, but yours is what, a gazillion times better. you tell them, gently, 'It's quite alright, I've got something more important to attend to.' they tell you that that's okay, and go along their merry way as you keep waiting and holding.
the voice comes on again; now what would you do? if you were someone with a low emotional quotient, you'd probably hang up. heck, most people wouldn't even go to that much trouble, and would have just switched channels at the start. but not you. no, not you. you're too bent on this one show that you love, if you could ever love a TV show, that is.
this show, it's got everything you like. your show is one of a kind. there are no other shows like it anywhere, on any other station. it's got a brilliant plot. the screen play is quite intriguing. the different personalities of this one show make it truly interesting to watch. the twists are timed just right and unpredictable. you almost feel like you're involved in the show, like you're kind of responsible for it, like you've been called to be a fanperson of this one show, and to be devoted to it. you feel the show feel is a part of you, since you've tuned in for so long -- since you were a kid in fact. you could never outgrow this show. you'd do anything to watch it, if only it were only on.
so what can you do? you stay on hold, because you want some answers to your questions: did your show get cancelled? new management? is it now airing on some other station that you don't have? do you have to pay more now? what's going on?! you bear with the shrill 'Please hold's and learn some patience. you don't dare touch that remote, because you're firmly fixed on this show. you can only keep watching the blank screen that looks like it's taunting you. you wait for the show you love to come back on.