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People being smug about their life choices is always amusing.
But we are in a golden age of TV, albeit much of the running is being made by the streaming services, but by no means all, and thank god we are because Hollywood seems to be obsessed with banal franchises. There is nothing like a quality TV series to do justice to a complex or intricate novel. But it is not only the high end which is well served, there are plenty of guilty pleasures as well - Strictly is a fantastic show.
I hate it now where you get on a train/whatever and everyone is staring at a phone.
i much preferred it when everyone was buried in a newspaper.
But a phone or tablet takes up much less room than a broadsheet. On the very rare occasion I might be on a train, I might split my time between looking out the window or staring at my phone, on which I have a library of over 500 ebooks, so any opportunity to catch up on a book I’m reading, or start a new one is eagerly taken.
1 tv here in living room, radio/Spotify in the kitchen, bedrooms for sleeping....
My thread is much better than this, I just talk about people who are smug and brag. This thread is a bit limited IMHO.
The issue is in AV land we call things we watch stuff on display devices, which includes every possible viewing platform.
So the smug ones have a harder time getting out of it.
I say - "do you have no phone, projector, computer monitor then with no internet, Xbox, iOS, netflix, android access?".
Very few people in that class.
My BiL has two kids, no TV.
To be fair to him he works a 16hr day on the farm, so hardly needs distractions.
His kids however have grown up without a TV. They have an old iMac they play iPlayer BBC4 stuff on but that’s it.
So the kids have grown up without watching cartoons and kids TV, kids films and all manner of interesting documentaries n stuff.
Tantamount to child neglect IMO.
The kids have grown up healthy and happy, but have always sat 4cm’s away from grandmas TV when they are round for supper..and watch..
Anything, I mean Anything.
I feel sorry for them, think they’ve missed out. Certainly when thier mates at school say “did you watch MotD” or “DrWho” .. and they reply.. nah.. don’t have a TV.
Sad.
And pointless.
BiL did once “brag” about not having a TV, but once I’d pointed out all the programs the kids were missing out on, and the gybes from thier school mates he shut up quickly.. muttered something “Yorkshire’ish” and grabbed another slice of cake.
His kids however have grown up without a TV. They have an old iMac they play iPlayer BBC4 stuff on but that’s it.
How is that not a TV?
Having a TV is fine. If you are going to be judgemental then judge people by what they watch. The more people that watch the crap that is produced the more crap will be produced (i.e pretty much everything on ITV1)
I've got a TV but don't use it.
I’ve got a TV but don’t use it.
Hmm, tricky one, I suppose you're only allowed to feel a bit smug but not properly superior.