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I agree! So much noise! And by noise I mean meaningless drivel. Even the news isn't news. It's what some guy claims is news. It was too much of an influence on my mood so I gave up the tv almost a year ago now. I also had another reason to give it up which gave me more determination (to prove my dad wrong.. 
). I don't miss it at all now.
). I don't miss it at all now.
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Absolutely toxic... I have an 11 year old and we discontinued cable last year and never regretted it. I have a roof antenna and a digi-box... but we rarely ever watch now... a few shows but very few... best thing we ever did.
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You gotta filter through the stuff that you don't like. You don't like whats on? Change the channel. There are plenty of tv stations that aren't "negative". While I do think it is dumbing down the general population you have to have enough wisdom to know what is real and worth your time and what isn't. Television kicks ***.
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I don't watch tv very much. I find it's a good distraction; for me, it's better than having excessive thoughts and worrying. Maybe just watch the shows that you enjoy instead of getting rid of all your television habits. Mad Men, United States of Tara, and Stargate Universe are a few shows I enjoy to watch.
I prefer to get my news online. MSNBC and Foxnews are really annoying to watch with their biased reporting and poor fact checking. Though, BBC and PBS have some good documentary and news programs.
I prefer to get my news online. MSNBC and Foxnews are really annoying to watch with their biased reporting and poor fact checking. Though, BBC and PBS have some good documentary and news programs.
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Absolutely toxic... I have an 11 year old and we discontinued cable last year and never regretted it. I have a roof antenna and a digi-box... but we rarely ever watch now... a few shows but very few... best thing we ever did.
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Does anyone here find tv too negative? I have found that when i dont watch tv im much less anxious and depressed. Recently i fell back into the habit of watching tv because i liked the company but i think this kind of company is toxic especially for people with SA. It seems all the media care about is getting the most depressing stories they can find and then they pump this **** into your lounge room 24/7.
Im pulling the plug on my tv. Ive had enough! Im sick and tired of watching power hungry politicians telling everyone they have all the answers, I have had enough of hearing about people being bashed raped and murdered. If its not about people being blown to bits in the Middle East its about natural disasters destroying everything in their path and if its not about natural disasters its about Paris ****ing Hilton. I dont care about superficial TV personalities lives. I understand the world is not perfect but i dont want to have a distorted view of reality because of what i see on TV. The internet is full of garbage like Myface and FaceSpace but at least you have more control over what you look at on the net. Anyway my point is i dont think Tv is good people struggling with anxiety disorders. Its an overload of negative information that we can do without.
Im pulling the plug on my tv. Ive had enough! Im sick and tired of watching power hungry politicians telling everyone they have all the answers, I have had enough of hearing about people being bashed raped and murdered. If its not about people being blown to bits in the Middle East its about natural disasters destroying everything in their path and if its not about natural disasters its about Paris ****ing Hilton. I dont care about superficial TV personalities lives. I understand the world is not perfect but i dont want to have a distorted view of reality because of what i see on TV. The internet is full of garbage like Myface and FaceSpace but at least you have more control over what you look at on the net. Anyway my point is i dont think Tv is good people struggling with anxiety disorders. Its an overload of negative information that we can do without.
I grew up on television, and the only thing it taught me was that anything less than maximum entertainment for minimal effort was unworthy of my time.
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you have to have enough wisdom to know what is real and worth your time and what isn't. Television kicks ***.
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I think it's the amount of TV, and the programs. I never watch the news, oh my gosh like you said, it's violent and depressing and the stations are all competing. And never violent shows.
I get my news from Jon Stewart
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TV can be for me, in light doses, a way of escapism, a break from my own life. I like to watch Comedy Central, and the Animal Channel. My little fallback is Desperate Housewives. The housewives have worse problems than I do.
Absolutely toxic... I have an 11 year old and we discontinued cable last year and never regretted it. I have a roof antenna and a digi-box... but we rarely ever watch now... a few shows but very few... best thing we ever did.
Good for you, no harm done. I suggested that my husband and I do that; but we have Tivo DVR and set the Kidzone...try to monitor it but it's hard. We try to watch Kids Discovery Channel, Animal Planet. My 7 year loves Beakman's World and Electric Company.
I get my news from Jon Stewart
.TV can be for me, in light doses, a way of escapism, a break from my own life. I like to watch Comedy Central, and the Animal Channel. My little fallback is Desperate Housewives. The housewives have worse problems than I do.
Absolutely toxic... I have an 11 year old and we discontinued cable last year and never regretted it. I have a roof antenna and a digi-box... but we rarely ever watch now... a few shows but very few... best thing we ever did.
Good for you, no harm done. I suggested that my husband and I do that; but we have Tivo DVR and set the Kidzone...try to monitor it but it's hard. We try to watch Kids Discovery Channel, Animal Planet. My 7 year loves Beakman's World and Electric Company.
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Most the hour drama shows revolve around sexual affairs that are shallow and adultery. I can't watch that stuff. When Desparate Housewives started 2 of them were cheating and 1 had a cheating husband, it was horrible! I remember thinking Gosh whether you are religious or not, you got to feel really bad to watch this stuff. I hated Sex and the City, all the women were pretentious and whiners. On a lot of the sitcoms the men are the idiots On Reba, they make the men look really really dumb. On Everybody loves Raymond - Do they have a normal male character on that show? Uh, no?
Most of the good sitcom shows were ruined by occasional but regular sexual remarks that were over the top, like the Office and Scrubs and Seinfeld
Lifetime Network movie channel is mostly all garbage movies that give me nightmares. I do not like the choices of the women or how they are portrayed.
I watch public television actually at times.
Most of the good sitcom shows were ruined by occasional but regular sexual remarks that were over the top, like the Office and Scrubs and Seinfeld
Lifetime Network movie channel is mostly all garbage movies that give me nightmares. I do not like the choices of the women or how they are portrayed.
I watch public television actually at times.
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Thats kind of sad. Other children will be taking about cartoons and he won't be able to relate. Can't you just monitor what he watches? I assume he is upset that he doesn't get to watch tv like the other children.
No - he is not upset... with the rooftop antenna and digi-box we still get 15 channels and don't pay for what we don't agree with. He still gets Saturday morning cartoons and he watches Word Girl and Electric Company and other PBS shows. We watch Reba and George Lopez. He has an 8 p.m. bedtime so nothing in prime time is missed because he rarely ever gets to watch it but on Friday night he gets to stay up and watch Star Trek or Stargate Atlantis... but we watch together and talk about what is questionable.
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^That's pretty good. I think kids can learn alot by the milder tv shows. They see situations that they never thought of before but the problem is that the answers of how the situations are dealt with are bad usually. If you have a parent watch and ask the child questions about what they think about it and the characters choices, that seems like the best thing. The milder shows can provoke discussion about topics.
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I did like 30-something, and Next Generation Star Trek, and La Femme Nikita.
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I pay too much for cable and don't watch it enough.
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Everything on television is designed to maximize sensationalism. Its purpose is to attract attention, anything that frightens, worries, confuses you. They sell attention. That's their business. They sell your eyeballs to companies for a price.
Ever notice how little information or rational debate they give to the problems of humanity? We are offered scenes of Haiti or other troubling conditions, but only given enough to make us upset and watch, never any information that might to any good. Its because the television only wants your attention. Their so-called reporters and journalists are nothing more than sideshow barkers or propagandists pushing their agenda for how to save the world.
Ever notice how little information or rational debate they give to the problems of humanity? We are offered scenes of Haiti or other troubling conditions, but only given enough to make us upset and watch, never any information that might to any good. Its because the television only wants your attention. Their so-called reporters and journalists are nothing more than sideshow barkers or propagandists pushing their agenda for how to save the world.
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I agree, I haven't had cable for almost 5 years now. I don't see myself ever wanting to get it again either. I still have a TV mostly for watching movies. I do like to watch some shows as well, so I will either buy the DVD's or most you can watch online.
Back when there was cable in my house I would never ever watch the news. If it was on I would leave the room. They just report on all the horrible things that are happening. I don't ever read news papers either. I always think of that quote from Bob Ross, "If you want sad things watch the news"
Back when there was cable in my house I would never ever watch the news. If it was on I would leave the room. They just report on all the horrible things that are happening. I don't ever read news papers either. I always think of that quote from Bob Ross, "If you want sad things watch the news"
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The only action my TV gets from me is when I hook it up with the PS2. Otherwise, nothing, except for when my sister watches crappy reality TV shows.
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Everything on television is designed to maximize sensationalism. Its purpose is to attract attention, anything that frightens, worries, confuses you. They sell attention. That's their business. They sell your eyeballs to companies for a price.
Ever notice how little information or rational debate they give to the problems of humanity? We are offered scenes of Haiti or other troubling conditions, but only given enough to make us upset and watch, never any information that might to any good. Its because the television only wants your attention. Their so-called reporters and journalists are nothing more than sideshow barkers or propagandists pushing their agenda for how to save the world.
Ever notice how little information or rational debate they give to the problems of humanity? We are offered scenes of Haiti or other troubling conditions, but only given enough to make us upset and watch, never any information that might to any good. Its because the television only wants your attention. Their so-called reporters and journalists are nothing more than sideshow barkers or propagandists pushing their agenda for how to save the world.
Even now, it's so easy to be brainwashed by a well put-together news report, even though I know that it is sensationalised.
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Yeah it does very little good, and possible a bit of harm.
I'm trying to watch less and less TV these days.
In particular, if you switch the news on just before going to bed after having a bad day, then it really depresses you even more.
I'm trying to watch less and less TV these days.
In particular, if you switch the news on just before going to bed after having a bad day, then it really depresses you even more.
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