It’s funny…
When I go back and think about the years I spent working in radio, and then I got out of radio and have scarcely listened to radio since then. Occasionally NPR, but even then, maybe once or twice a year if it’s an interview or a feature that I’m aware of in advance.
The same really seems to be happening to me with TV now. I still watch stuff, and I have a few “appointment” shows that I keep up with (Galactica, Lost, etc.), but by and large, the TV stays off now, at least in my game room. I might occasionally watch some TV with the Mrs., but generally if we do (like the all-night Torchwood marathon this weekend), it’s something on DVD.
This is not the point where I get all snooty and say that TV doesn’t have anything to offer anyone anymore, because I don’t buy that. Just saying that I’m kinda liking this whole business of not having to have Wife Swap on the TV behind me, or The Bachelor, or what have you. I’ll admit that I’ve gotten a little unplugged from the local news too, which I’ll probably need to get back into later, but right now, it’s kinda like I’m in detox where that’s concerned. … Read more
