[CS-FSLUG] Television

[Fred Miller]

On Sunday September 19 2004 12:42 am, Christopher Rose wrote:
> I can not help but wonder what it is that is happening to America. I
> constantly hear radio broadcasts about various "reality" television shows,
> sitcoms, and dramas. I regret that I have watches at least one or more
> episodes of some of these shows and I can not help but to feel ill. Indeed,

If you didn't, then you'd have to start asking yourself some very serious 
questions.

> many of the so-called "cartoons" that I see on television these days
> probably would not have gotten past the censors when I was a child. The

They shouldn't now either!

> most violent cartoon I watched was "Speed Racer" and that was mild in
> comparison to what my nieces and nephew like to watch on television. It is
> for this reason that I have opted against having cable television (which
> rules out cable internet for me as the local provider requires cable
> television as part of the package). I firmly believe that if I can not
> receive it on my rabbit ear antenna, I probably am better off not watching
> it. It is true, Satan is not playing any games. He is in this for keeps. My
> personal suggestion, and this may hurt some, is t o REJECT cable
> television. Yes, it means giving up the high speed cable internet, but DSL
> internet through the phone company is quite reliable and still fairly quick
> as well. I would also try to show my friends and family how they can live
> without cable television. In fact, I do not usually turn on the television
> unless I am going to watch "SuperBook", "Veggie-Tales" or perhaps
> "Adventures in Odyssey" with my 2yo. Otherwise, the television general
> remains off. I can assure you that this does have an effect on those around

We have the Dish. Yes, there's junk on there as well, but there's also the 
Outdoor Channel with hunting and fishing, plus a number of Christian 
channels, the History Channel, etc. that we do watch. We DON'T allow our 2 
grandsons to watch any of the junk programming.

> you. Sadly, my nieces and nephew do not like spending time at my place
> because they can not watch "Spongebob" or "Powerpuff Girls" on television
> (or anything on cartoon network for that matter). Oddly enough, this does
> not bother me, as at least my son is growing up without a need to watch
> cartoons and he isn't exposed to all the garbage that the cable companies
> are trying to sell us as entertainment.

GOOD!

Fred

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