Turn it off, it's no good for me

[altariel]

I didn't get where I am today by switching off the television, and so I think that the "Turnoff TV" campaign reported in this article is, in my thoroughly considered and exquisitely argued opinion, largely elitist bollocks. I'd agree that there's a certain nostalgia about 1970s telly which tends to gloss over the memories of, say, the toe-curlingly, jaw-grindingly awful sexism.

FWIW, I think there's a bit of a TV renaissance going on at the moment here in Britain, and I'm not just talking about Doctor Who; a peek around the BBC Four site is a good place to start. Anyway, what about multitasking? Experience tells me it's relatively easy to learn how to loll drooling in front of the box with your slack jaw propped up on an open book.

Comments

[crossbow1.livejournal.com]

I think there's definitely a TV rennaissance going on here in the US. Sort of an odd one. Most of the new shows are reality shows and really suck, but the ones that AREN'T reality shows seem to be a lot better than usual. In the past I've usually only found one or two shows at a time to be worth watching, but right now there are at least 6 shows on that I like. My guess is that because the reality shows are so cheap to make, they can spend more money on the reguar shows.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

The US kept on making really solid drama, all the time that drama production over here was in real disarray. I don't watch most reality shows, but I've watched a lot of Big Brother, which I find fascinating: the group dynamics, the social phenomenon, the blurring of the line between drama and real-life (the way the production crew talk about storylines and characters). Fascinating stuff.