Television: How do YOU feel about it?
827388
I love not owning a television.\n\nOne of my favorite parts about getting my own apartment when I was 18 was the fact that I would not be brining a TV.  My life is so much balanced without the media trying to influence how I think, feel, and act.  Some shows could be entertaining, and it was nice to get information from channels like Travel, Discovery, History, Weather, etc.  But my main annoyance was commercials.  I live in a big city where I see advertisements everywhere: on the sides of buildings, in the trains, on the cabs, etc.  The last place I want to see an ad is in my own home.  There is no need to let the media into your personal life, and you certainly shouldn't let them try to instill artificial needs, which is what most ads attempt to do.  I don't want an iPod, a new perfume, or a McDonalds burger, and I don't want to be told I want one.  I am extremely happy without those products and I refuse to be told that they are going to improve the quality of my life -- I know better.\n\nHey America!  We don't have to watch shows with degrading comedy or live vicariously through reality show drama.  We also don't have to be constant consumers, and we shouldn't be raising our children to become that way either.  Turn off the TV and tell your kid to have some fun.  And guess what?  This might mean you have to actually spend some time with them.  Because we all know parents turn on the tube because they don't want to deal with their child or are 'too busy'.  Give me a break.  Spend some time with your kid and get to actually know them.  They will end up being more intelligent and happy when you actually interact with them and show that you care.  There is nothing on TV that you couldn't get somewhere else: read them a book, play a boardgame, or maybe even get them to use their imagination!  There is still hope!\n\nTake care of your bare neccesities and then spend your time having fun.  Get out and actually live life instead of watching people faking it on a digital screen.
72003
how do u feel? what do you think?\nseems like no one cares so i would want to be asked that
680831
It depends on the child and how they have been raised as to how what is on TV will affect them.  \n\nIf a child has been left on their own to basically raise themselves, then they will do or follow what they see on TV.\n\nIf the child has been raised with parents that talk to them and explain things to them, then they know that TV is pretty much mostly make-believe and that just because it happens on TV doesn't mean that they should do it.\n\nTV isn't bad, it's a object, an appliance, and despite some peoples best efforts TV can not be blamed for the failings of a parent when it comes to raising and disciplining their children.
524999
I went to a very conservative Christian college that didn't allow TV; when I came home for my first summer, I found that I couldn't handle watching many of the programs I used to watch without any problem.  I was suddenly aware of how much violence and innapropriate behavior is depicted on TV.  That being said, I would still choose regular TV over Christian TV only because Christian TV, in my mind, depicts a reality even further from the truth than what is on mainstream television.  I do, however, practice discretion in what I watch.
1085902
Entirely too much television! I couldn't live without my television. Television has turned my mind into mush.\n\nI can't read without drooling in 2 minutes flat, but I can watch a marathon of Chappell's Show on replay for 2-days straight.\n\nMush... just mush.
963733
It all depends on how fussy you are. The picture quality of TV on Lcd is fine for me.
857645
WATCHING TV AND PEOPLE
559001
Unfortunately, yes. If it weren't for the availability of uncut movies, I doubt if I would watch too much TV. The social aspect is the best reason to watch television.  The real downside is that I do think TV has severely hurt the art of conversation. You can now grow up with siblings and spend time with them watching the tube, but not really getting to know them at a deeper level.
637815
nope and nope\n\ntv potrays an ideal of what life should be like...\n\nlife is nothing like tv\nand tv is nothing like life
595489
I love tv.  I can't live without it.  It's always on.
329012
i feel great about it. thanks for asking\n\nps: i like ************* the best, but ** is good too.\nsometimes i'm into '''''' tho
68130
Well, it's all a matter of opinion, isn't it? I mean, I am no television critic, but then, who is a television critic other than a person who watches TV and shares their opinions with an audience?\n\nPersonally, my vote goes to Numbers. The reason I like it is because it shows how mathematics can be applied to all sorts of real-life problems. I think we live in an extremely math-phobic society, yet we all use math every day. It's fun to see a cleverly written television show where math is used weekly in new and creative ways.
725252
anything in excess is bad.\n\ni love tv too. my favorite shows are smallville, my name is earl, the office, the simpsons, family guy, south park, the daily show with jon stewart, the colbert report, real time with bill maher, the 4400, penn and tellers bullsh*t, big love, the L word, extras, mile high, talking movies, bbc world news, the today show, the ellen degeneres show, and im probably forgetting some shows.\n\nas you can see i watch way to much tv but i love it, what can i do???
178962
i tivo it .\n\nis it good
377476
Habit. It can be broken like any other habit.  I loved TV, but after going a year without it and doing other things, I now can't stand the thing.
611281
Television is not cool...no...Those who create television shows the majority of the time have some kind of psychology degree and they're more interested in manipulating you in some manner rather than educate you or give you pleasurable viewing...Control-control...that's all that television is here on this planet...It's an invention of basically less than 75 years...for the greater part of that most stations being government owned or controlled...Television, most of the time is very bad for an individual...People wasting living years and hours of days in front of the television being constantly manipulated be people...That's the problem, the greater majority of the population never had access to one and then all of a sudden there was a boom...especially in post war years...people should be out there living and communicating...they entice you with they're can you relate to this and that ...when in fact you're being manipulated by government psychologists who want a mind-frame for their region...Television is terrible and I don't like it much.
1105799
I can honestly and happily say, NO. I can't stand reality t.v. Real life is enough for me. Aside from the news, I like my television (what little bit I watch) to be fiction, thanks.