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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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Wow, since mine was the post above GA Russell's, were your comments addressed to me? If so, I think you read quite a lot into my post; I certainly didn't state that t.v. and movies "can't be a worthy, valid form of expression...." I was just answering a poll question--not trying to convince anyone else to make the same choice that I have. Live and let live; why be so confrontational?
Life is short, and as you say, I have to pick and choose how I spend my very limited free time. It just happens that I'd prefer to read, or do any of a number of other things, rather than watch t.v. Thanks for your concern about "screwing myself out of a lot of worthy material", but I'm getting by okay.
