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Originally Posted by ardeegee
I've always found it a very narrow-minded attitude for people who think that television (and movies) can't be a worthy, valid form of expression, entertainment, and art. They are even gleeful to admit that they own no TV. (Like the post above yours-- there should be an internet law that, as any discussion of TV grows longer, the chances of someone showing up to declare their pride at owning no TV approaches 100 percent.) Sure, most TV shows and most movies are garbage-- but so are most books. You have to pick and choose what you consider to be worth your time. If you shut yourself out entirely from an entire medium, you are screwing yourself out of a lot of worthy material.
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Very nicely put. There is a lot of reverse snobbery attached to watching TV.
Personally I do watch TV and have satellite. Sure, there's a lot of rubbish on there but there's also a fair amount I enjoy (sport, some films, things like House, Dr Who, Top Gear and Sherlock and the news).