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In reply to the discussion: Why I cut off my cable TV service in 2001 . . . [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)In adulthood, of course, I met folks who were certain that not watching television made them much better people. Perhaps it does, but not without a hint of the Amish.
I like mass communication, I know TV and film has done more to make social change that is valuable to me than most any politician. I see events from Lincoln Center without having to go to NYC, many never go to NYC and yet they see great performances. Once I watched the entire cycle of Shakespeare plays on BBC. Currently I see most documentaries via television, which is the widest exposure for non fiction films across the planet. I like documentaries and I like anything that makes them viable and visible. Like the vast majority of Americans, I never see cable commentary shows which you call 'news' but I call commentary, because that's what they are. Those shows are lightly watched, a niche backwater of the media.
Loving the series Vice on HBO in that regard. I assume the OP has moral objections to it.
http://www.hbo.com/vice#/
Here is Out There, a two part series from Stephen Fry. When folks say they hate TV, this is what I assume they dislike, because this is television.