Is There Life without TV?

I don't watch much tv, so it probably wouldn't be that bad, although I have a few favorite shows that I watch. Mow, if you took my computer I'd be lost, lol!

Same with me as Montana. (Maybe that I even watch less tv, because I especially DON'T watch shows.)

I can only recommend watching TV if you are in a country which gets BBC.



I have heard also, that some people watch film of men on bikes. What's that all about? Isn't one revolution of the pedals much the same as another?

TV only for DVDs and Vid's.

Haven't turned on commercial television for myself since the Patriots were in the Superbowl.

They lost.

(That makes it about six years ago for those who aren't rabid New England sports fans, such as my co-workiers...)

It's amazing how much more time there is in the day without the glass teat...

I have a television which i use to play console vidoe games. Hasn't been turned on for weeks. If i'm not glued to this idiot box at which i stare as i type, then i read a book.

Encouraging words. Had a childhood without TV. We got the first set when I was twelve. Now I keep it on for background noise, but still feel I'm watching too much. How many times can you watch "Law and Order" reruns?

Having extra hours for "doing" is appealing. Of course the less I watch, the longer my set will last. I can live with that.

yep. i dont have a TV, and i'm alive, ergo, there is life without TV.

Hmmm. I bought a new tv when I moved north, even though I had been watching less and less...and less. Got a new Sony with VCR. Let's see, I have watched it possibly four times in four years. You will all be appalled but I didn't even watch the 911 events, except for the first day or two...when I was in Los Angeles and staying with a friend, who woke me up yelling. Yes, I would have watched that anywhere, but by the time I got home upstate, I didn't want to watch any more. I just read and read and read about it, and tuned in to my internet forum.

I can't afford the good cable premiums, and our local tv news is very lame compared to what I was used to, which was itself very lame. I might watch the bbc if I had it, and used to watch Bravo when I had that.

As it is, my once a years: a few years ago, the Giro d'Italia (I had medium cable at that time, and yes, it was men on bicycles...but I was watching that plus the countryside.) This year I watched the academy awards. I wonder what next year will bring...

I watch videos once in a while, but have seen most of what interests me in foreign films and am not so drawn to a lot of recent american films...not against all of them, but it is easier, more entertaining, to read or go to a2k.
Or listen to music........

Oh, yes, I only watch the Tour de France because of the countryside!

I do watch the giro for the giro too, but I don't follow bicycle racing otherwise.

Oooh, Men on bikes, Spandex and that yellow jersey. <runs to check ESPN> Nothing listed per NYT TV weekly. Good.

There is life without t.v., but not without A2K. c.i.

Agree, C.I. A2k is a happy addition to the daily round.

ahem um er So it's nine years later, give or take a few months, and here I am back at a2k. I want you to know I've been without a TV for over two years AND YES there's life. This week I received a netbook...no more waiting for a computer at the library....and so hello

good grief - 9 years!

we've got a t.v. but haven't had service since the neighbour's trees got too big for the satellite service and we're something like 100' past where Fibe service reaches. It's been more than a year ... still considering trying to find another type of service, but not feeling any rush.

Hello, nextone. I'm not sure how long I've been on a2k or Abuzz.

Nextone, very glad to see you back.

Life does go on..

To Eh beth, Cicerone Imposter and Ossobucco, three Abuzz friends, it's good to be back. Regarding the absence of TV, I miss sports, baseball (have listened to some Mets or Yankee games on radio), the tennis slams and ,don't snicker, golf. Am happy to be giving NBC Olympic coverage a pass. I read the NYT to follow the "Games' .

I try to limit the tv viewing time to about 200 calories of brain power. The radio is really my friend. So are books.

TV has the good point, in my opinion, of letting me see what the rest of society is doing. Actually, it can get a little depressing when I realize that what is considered interesting to the audience, that a sitcom was designed for, is fairly alien to me at this point in my life. Old tv shows, or documentaries are possibly worth my time, to some degree. Also the weather forecast.