Anyone else against watching most or all programs on TV? I feel that television today takes away from the mind and leaves me feeling sluggish. I was just wondering if anyone else felt that way or has any thing that they really dislike about television?
Yeah, my tv is only used for perhaps watching a film or playing some video games. I don't really understand paying $40 a month for cable, either. It seems like out of all those channels that maybe only 3 are worth while.
eh.. the only thing i really watch on tv is the Discovery Health Channel, CSI, and (guilty pleasure... ) VH1... but thats usually ONLY when 1. i'm laying in my bed before i go to sleep 2. i'm completely bored and theres nothing to do 3. theres something i absolutely have to see (in most cases i forget that it's on until theres only about ten minutes left..haha) and of course, to watch movies..god i love movies
I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm 'anti TV'. I hardly watch it myself (except for some sports), but I wouldn't say there's anything wrong with vegging out to a crappy TV show occasionally. Not too much though...
It's not tv I am against its mind numbing reality shows ans sensationalist garbage like jerry springer. IT'S CRAP! it actually upsets me. How could otherwise intellagent people think this is a good use of their time
I think there are worthy things, such as documentaries, the occasional good show, the HBO series etc. I watched something about flamenco dancing last night that I found very worthwhile.... and the Discovery/Times channel is full of some pretty enlightening shows I don't condemn the whole medium because I think there is a fiar amount of entertaining and sometimes educational programming on digital cable
TV sucks! Italian one is so stinkin'...fortunately there's one channel(left-wing not casually) which shows interestings matters, but the rest is really sad..sometimes when i watch italian tv in foreigners' company I feel ashamed about it..I was abrad too anyway and it normally is just a little bit better...I hate reality shows!!!!!!!
im for limited tv. i think it is a good way to receive info (discovery/ animal planet) and entertaining adn occasionally makes you think about things you normally wouldnt (i dont want to say "morals" or "lessons" but sort of.) i like old tv. i dont know why. it just seems better.
the news' control is the problem, anything is being manipulated according to the moment, to the war time, mostly to the economy and political convenience
It makes me feel sluggish too. I watch the news so I suppose I probably watch about 30 minutes a day since I have it on in the mornings as its the only accurate clock (GMTV!) I have in my room lol! But I find that if I sit down and watch tv I get really miserable. I much prefer not having it on at all and maybe going outside, or making a top or painting. I wouldn't say I was anti-tv as its pretty handy when you're in bed ill!
Television will make you more stupid than ANY drug, more than ANY video game... television is full of BULLSHIT... news programs are complete shit, and everything else exists to make you an idiot.... My parents are media whores, they always gotta watch the news and shows like Oprah and Dr. Phil... man that shit makes me feel ill. People are influenced WAY too much by television...
there is good stuff, I'm listening to charlie rose talking to the director of spamalot right now, it's interesting
