Am I the only one who has reduced (or stopped) watching tv lately?
I gave up on it after the very 1st Survivor. It was unique at the time, now its all the same format. What's that, 7 or 8 years ago the 1st Survivor was on?
Nearly all reality tv shows are the same...add some controversy or infighting and people will watch in droves.
I'm 39 years old, other than the 6pm news a few nights a week and the weather network, I don't watch tv shows anymore. I'm not into sports. I rent about 1 DVD a month on average. I do spend a great deal of time online of late.
I have a 12 year old 27" Hitachi tv that will probably die in the next 2 years, and I have no intention of buying a big screen or HDTV at all. My stereo was bought in 1984 and it finally died last year. I'd have a hard time parting with $2K to get a HDTV & surround sound system just to watch some home decorating show with my wife or worse: Dr. Phil. And then pay about $90/month to get cable tv with HDTV channels.
Am I the only one who feels this way: tv is a waste of time? Do I need a laugh track to determine if something is actually funny ?
Shows I've actually never seen an entire episode of:
Signfelt, Desperate Housewives, Raymond, 90520 (or what ever it was called), The OC and the list goes on and on...yet I don't feel socially deprived because of this.
It seems like tv is moving towards series' again. 24, Lost etc. All of which I've never seen. Nor have any intent to see.
They sound like action based Soap Operas to hook males into watching with their wives/gf.