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Lost_Wanderer
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Once again it is Lent and once again, people have taken it as a chance to generalize popular media. As much as I appreciate the whole notion of abstinence, I’m tired of letting so many careless remarks about television shows slide.
This is similar to another a thread I made about getting sick of people bashing television. The difference now though is I want to focus on breaking up the big evil box that television shows seem to be. I think it’s time people should realize that TV watching need not be a mindless, surfing producer of couch potatoes.
What happened to the idea that people are quite preferential with what they watch according to who they are? Don’t people acquire a certain taste for certain television shows? For me, I am fascinated by documentaries, movies, and animated works. The only time I’ve had to tune into news and politics is when I needed a laugh (or an idea for work
). What about everyone else? Have you ever tried to differentiate your preferences from that of others?
You should. It will show that television media is not that much different from your local library in terms of content.
With that said, here are the rules:
This is similar to another a thread I made about getting sick of people bashing television. The difference now though is I want to focus on breaking up the big evil box that television shows seem to be. I think it’s time people should realize that TV watching need not be a mindless, surfing producer of couch potatoes.
What happened to the idea that people are quite preferential with what they watch according to who they are? Don’t people acquire a certain taste for certain television shows? For me, I am fascinated by documentaries, movies, and animated works. The only time I’ve had to tune into news and politics is when I needed a laugh (or an idea for work
). What about everyone else? Have you ever tried to differentiate your preferences from that of others?You should. It will show that television media is not that much different from your local library in terms of content.
With that said, here are the rules:
- List down the kind of television shows you are always fond of watching.
- For the purpose of making it challenging, go first with shows starting from the 90s and are not religious. (Last thread had too many people just sticking to EWTN so I want more outside of that preference.)
Nowadays the only show I watch regularly is Downtown Abbey, but if i have free time to kill I’ll find something on Netflix or Amazon Prime. An honorable mention goes to Firefly which I would still be watching if Fox hadn’t killed it before it’s time.
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