If TV and movies vanished tomorrow...

[speakeasy]

What do you think people would do? I just heard on the radio that Americans watch on average 35 hours of TV a week. And that doesn't include stuff that gets recorded for later watching, or watching stuff on youtube, or movies(in the theatre or downloaded). Let's say all this sh*t that involves staring at a screen for many hours in isolation were gone for 5 years. I'll leave the internet since it's interactive/informative and useful for many things beyond entertainment.

How would TV-free society change? Would people start rekindling old friendships? Spending more time outside? Learn new hobbies? Start reading the newspapers more? What would you do if you woke up tomorrow and there was nothing but static on the TV set and the movies were closed?

 

[Nexus Polaris]

Honestly, I go to the movies with my girlfriend about once a week, but I haven't had tv since the switch over to digital happened. I hadn't had cable in about 5 years so I didn't really see the point in troubling myself with a converter box for the 7 channels I didn't really watch anyway.

So if tv were to vanish tomorrow, I probably wouldn't even notice for a couple of weeks unless I heard people complaining about it. On average, I watch maybe 15 minutes a week when I'm at work in between whatever I'm doing. Usually just checking sports scores.

 

[Mr.Positive]

What do you think people would do? I just heard on the radio that Americans watch on average 35 hours of TV a week.

This number seems extremely high for an average, considering Americans are one of the most overworked cultures. Say, an average of 50 hours of work a week, plus the 35 for tv, that's 85 hours, there is 168 hours in a week. So, that means only 11 hours are left each day for eating, sleeping, commuting, etc.

Personally, I don't watch tv anymore. I get my news online, and use my tv to watch a dvd occasionally. If tv was just static, I would not notice for a long time unless someone mentioned it.

Our society is one of information overload.

It's good for the soul to turn it all off. Perhaps, most Americans would suffer an instant withdrawal if tv disappeared, but after a week or so of adjusting...most folks would be back on track. I think tv could be easily forgotten for most people.

 

[Warrior74]

Personally ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAxARJyaTEA

 

[speakeasy]

This number seems extremely high for an average, considering Americans are one of the most overworked cultures. Say, an average of 50 hours of work a week, plus the 35 for tv, that's 85 hours, there is 168 hours in a week. So, that means only 11 hours are left each day for eating, sleeping, commuting, etc.

Keep in mind that the averages include retired people, unemployed people, and teenagers who have a lot of free time.

 

[backbreaker]

what would you do.





what.would.you.do.

 

[speakeasy]

what would you do.





what.would.you.do.

I only occasionally watch TV or go to movies, so it'd be business as usual for me. My dad though is a TV-holic and during times when the cable or power was out, he was acting like a junkie going through rehab.

 

[SmoothTalker]

I go out to movies maybe a couple of times a month and only ever turn on the tv for background news while eating breakfast.

If tv and movies vanished, I would probably barely notice.

Now, if the internet broke for a prolonged time, I'd be freaking the **** out.

 

[Mr.Positive]

Now, if the internet broke for a prolonged time, I'd be freaking the **** out.

I thought about this too, since I really use the internet for a lot of things...news, traffic, weather, lot's of research, etc.

Then my computer broke, under warranty, shipped it away for 4 weeks.

At first, it felt strange not being about to keep up on things in the world. But, then it was no big deal.

TV is just a waste of time, but the internet can be a diversion.

 

[heronfisher]

It would be so good if such thing came into existence.It will save lot of time. The commuters usually don't use this idiot box but it leads to destruction of children and teens.I want to state my thinking that if TV vanishes then people will face little loneliness for few days but later they will forget because there are many other modes o entertainment.

 

[backbreaker]

if you count hrtv as TV, I keep it on literarly 24x 7 but i harldy ever just sit down and watch it.. sometimes.. i will saturday morning for instance.

REAL TV i watch the same **** every week. We TiVO 1. Law and order 2. law and order SVU 3. Real time with Bill Maher 4. South Park.

Try to throw a movie in there once a week

We generally watch all 4 shows in one day, usually like Saturday morning or something like that.. so about 6 hours of TV, maybe more if something reall good is on that we want to see but that's usually it.