Lots of great feedback on my post from last week. Also cross-posted on a popular tv site, it drew both agreement and criticism which is fine with me. I'm glad people still find it useful to engage in an intelligent discourse over topics that contribute to our lives. Like TV or hate it, people will always find value in television programming. Whether it has intellectual content, comic value or informational interest, television still engages us on a level unlike anything else in our lives. Of course there are the vacuum chambers on the dial like Home Shopping Network but they still serve a purpose to bring otherwise abstract information into our homes. Personally I flip between Speed, Showtime (love Weeds!), Discovery and NBC/ABC/CBS. Seems there's always something worth watching. I've made a religion out of catching Brian Williams and the NBC Nightly News each and every night. But I stand firm that the television goes off as soon as ExTRA comes on. No more sensationalism here. But that's a topic for next time. Comments anyone?
