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Personal Note: I think I’m cured
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Back in February you might recall me mentioning that as the Hollywood writer’s strike was fizzling out, so was my interest in TV. At the time, my favorite sitcoms and dramas had run out of new episodes, having been replaced with either reruns or reality TV shows. Thus, it was easy to say that I had lost interest in watching TV.
But now, many of the networks’ shows have resumed–including my former favorites–and thus began the true test of my resolve to keep the tube turned off. But I’m pleased to announce, I think I’m cured. The TV has stayed shuttered behind the entertainment armoire–only appearing for the occasional movie. And best of all, I don’t miss “my shows” a bit.
So I guess I owe my thanks to Hollywood, but I doubt it would appreciate such a thank you note.
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It is very important then to not buy a 1080p high-def LCD TV with surround sound like I did, because now even the worst crap seems absolutely stunning. I have even sat through entire baseball games mesmerized without moving a muscle. Somebody help me!
Xion, too true. We’ve taken to watching golf because we can’t believe the divot detail.
I haven’t missed TV a bit since we cut out cable to save money - reception is lousy so for all practical purposes we can’t watch TV, even though we have a very nice TV set (which serves as a screen for DVDs and PS2).
My husband is unhappy, though, that he can’t watch football.
I would love to turn the TV off more often. I just can’t figure out how to get my housework done without the help of “Clifford the Big Red Dog”.
Sitcoms? It is good to be cured from whatever impulse drives us to spend precious time in our lives watching other people pretend to live. The average American still spends 29 hours a week doing this. It’s a good rule of thumb to spend more time each week actively involved at or for your church than we spend in front of the tube. In that case, if you spend 29 hours a week watching TV, then your church will benefit a lot!
I’m with you Kristin, but it happened several years ago when my first was born. I have found that I don’t miss any of it.
Kristin,
I have always tried to take advantage of the good while avoiding the bad in all things.
I will agree that MSM and their programming, including sitcoms, will turn your brain to mush if you watch it for anytime at all. You are to be commended for kicking you addiction.
But, there is much good on TV as well, it just cant be found in the MSM or their programming.
Cable or Satellite have just plain great and wonderful educational channels that are especially good for children of all ages and those who wish to keep current. PBS also have some fine programming as well on the educational side. In fact, TV is the only place you can learn about so many subjects for nearly free.
So. I would advise that you do not keep the TV off but use your good judgement to keep it tuned to the good stuff instead.
Maximizing the good while minimizing the bad is one way to reduce risk and maximize profits in all things.
Amen, Llama! I didn’t know llamas watched TV. I love the Food Network, Discovery Channel, HGTV, TLC - there are tons of great shows on cable, and the price is lots less expensive than other entertainment. So, we choose to keep it. And we enjoy it in the evening as a way to relax. Too much of anything is never good, however. Except maybe chocolate.
We get one channel–sort of–and we watch the news and American Idol on it. Is there anything else on TV?
Welp….
I’ve joined a gym, and although they have tv in there, I’m still not watching.
I don’t miss it much. I’d probably like to watch the woodworking shows or discovery channel, but I sure don’t miss things like “Okrah” or “Stupidity Live”.
I expected this to be a note from Lynn!
I watched an hour a week or so in Chicago–for years I watched ER a lot (turning off the raunchy episodes). Now I go months between turning the thing on, and when I happen to see a few minutes of something, I’m usually amazed how bad it is.
I have to disagree with Llama, though I am afraid I will get spit on. Yes, there is a lot of good stuff on cable. I would argue that there is better stuff in a book, a board game, a craft or hobby, a walk, etc.
Cheryl D — Yeah, I thought it’d be Lynn too.
I was hoping it was from Lynn, too.
I was TV-less for about three years, and then two weeks ago my sister and her husband got a free flat-screen TV and gave it to me. Last night I watched a wonderful documentary on PBS, “A Walk to Beautiful.” It’s about a hospital in Ethiopia founded by Australian Christian husband-and-wife doctors to help women who are shunned because of injuries sustained during childbirth.
There are worthwhile programs that I look forward to watching now, but I’ve broken the habit of watching just anything.
If we dream and hope for change, one day God may reward us with the ability to pick and choose the cable channels we want and have no problem paying for instead of being forced by the government and cable operators to take 90% of the garbage and pay for it just to get the 10% we want and actually watch.
The cable lobbies have bought your elected officials with their campaign finance money that your elected officials are addicted to in stead of being addicted to you, and the freedom to pick and pay for what you want has been stolen from you by those that are supposed to looking out of your best interests.
What is happening is that these elected officials are extorting money from you and forcing you to pay 3 times more than you should for cable knowing these cable operators the cable operators will give them campaign cash in return which allows these elected crooks to cheat you and steal from you any other number of ways.
Call your elected officials, send them email or letter and demand that we be given back our right to choose our TV service. If a woman can legally choose to murder her baby then I should be able to choose what TV channels I will pay for and allow in my home.
Here is a hint. Look at any government subsidy and any industry that is regulated by the federal government or required to obey laws passed governing them.
Every one of these entities is in cahoots with your elected officials in a conspiracy to steal money out of your pockets in taxes or buried in laws regulating what you pay for a good or service. This money stolen from you is given to someone or something else who knows that the fix is in. The appropriate agreed upon amount will be skimmed off as part of the booty windfall to given to the elected officials that made it legally possible for everyone and their mother to steal you blind.
And you think this is completely normal and acceptable - so you allow it o continue and even support it.
It seems it is no longer possible to wake up and smell the roses but you no doubt will one day be able to smell them on TV but you will be forced to pay for it even if you cannot or have lost the ability to smell.
We have not had television in the house for a collective year out of 35 of our marriage. We visit the kids and 2 of the 5 household have cable TV. The other 3 have no TV channels.
We were visiting DS & DDIL and watched an episode of “Dirty Jobs”. Very entertaining but it was an episode on my occupation! I never knew it was so dirty, although DW has known forever but never let me in on the secret. I just hope Llamas dream of the smell being available on TV never comes true. At this point in my life I like to get away from it when I am not at the dairy.
Llama #7:
Cable or Satellite have just plain great and wonderful educational channels that are especially good for children of all ages and those who wish to keep current. PBS also have some fine programming as well on the educational side. In fact, TV is the only place you can learn about so many subjects for nearly free.
I do agree that there is good programming through cable and satellite–but alas, we can’t afford the bill. Thus, we’re stuck with rabbit ears and three “snowy” channels: ABC, CBS, and NBC. But if we did get cable or satellite, my science teacher husband would soon have me watching the Discovery Channel or similar such channels.
I’m sorry, but I’m not giving up LOST!