Getting rid of the Tube, can you do it?

hectorberlioz · 11-15-2007, 01:10 PM

A lot of people are pushing folks to get rid of their television sets. We know this argument I'm sure: TV eats time faster than you can eat cotton candy...

I won't say that everyone SHOULD get rid of their TV sets, even though I think it wouldn't be a bad thing if they did. For myself, I didn't grow up with a TV in the house. We had videos, and now DVDs. And yet I managed to watch enough TV (friends' houses, hospitals etc) that I became familiar with who was who, and so on. Besides, when I'm really bored I'll pick up TV Guide

And there is good stuff on TV, stuff like the History Channel, Discovery Channel...alternatives to the lame fiction-drama shows like CSI, NCIS, and CBS.

So the question is, are you controlling your tube time? Can you shake the addiction? Do you think you are addicted at all? Does old media (the radio, newspapers) interest you at all?

By way of confession: my "tube" has been the internet, so I'm guilty as the next person...

11-15-2007, 01:10 PM	#1
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Getting rid of the Tube, can you do it? A lot of people are pushing folks to get rid of their television sets. We know this argument I'm sure: TV eats time faster than you can eat cotton candy... I won't say that everyone SHOULD get rid of their TV sets, even though I think it wouldn't be a bad thing if they did. For myself, I didn't grow up with a TV in the house. We had videos, and now DVDs. And yet I managed to watch enough TV (friends' houses, hospitals etc) that I became familiar with who was who, and so on. Besides, when I'm really bored I'll pick up TV Guide And there is good stuff on TV, stuff like the History Channel, Discovery Channel...alternatives to the lame fiction-drama shows like CSI, NCIS, and CBS. So the question is, are you controlling your tube time? Can you shake the addiction? Do you think you are addicted at all? Does old media (the radio, newspapers) interest you at all? By way of confession: my "tube" has been the internet, so I'm guilty as the next person... __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide