Comments on: Giving TV the flick

By: jeanie

jeanie — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:58:16 +0000

Goodness – you go away from blogland for a few days for some of that real life stuff (like “eek I gotta get some money raining down upon me soon” life stuff) and you don’t find out that your name is being bandied!!

I found there was a progression – child so no tv and no social life so internet social life…

Mind you, these days V does request my presense in real life while he watches his shows, but if he is away it is just background.

By: sarel jan

sarel jan — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:38:59 +0000

We need tv to follow the rugby. When we, The Boks, finally beat you again.. hopefully.

By: Henrik - Web Designer Perth

Henrik - Web Designer Perth — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:08:58 +0000

I work from home and the TV is on all day in another room. Thinking about it, it’s just background noise most of the time but I do devote _one_ ear when the news is on (as it is right now oddly enough). Rest of the time I’m usually staring at my computer screen, typically trying to fix another IE6 issue with my latest web design project.

By: Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:37:08 +0000

Me too. The television is often on, but nobody, especially me is listening. I watched the morning news last week when I was on holiday and found it tedious and boring.

By: Craig Thomler

Craig Thomler — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:56:57 +0000

I’ve watched virtually no live TV for over six years now and it has become ‘dehabitalised’ in my household, with my kids also watching little live TV in favour of more interactive pursuits.

Many people I know have dramatically cut back on TV viewing and frankly I don’t know why it commands such high advertising costs when it no longer effectively reaches the AB demographics or Gen Y / X markets.

By: Prizetastic

Prizetastic — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:10:25 +0000

I VERY rarely watch tv, the kids and hubby are happy with that because they get to watch their favourite shows

I don’t think less tv is a bad thing, as long as we all take the time to step into “reality” and be sure not to let the computer become a cause of neglect in other areas of our lives. E.G. I make outside yard time with the kids EVERY day or else it would be too easy to occupy them with other things and not be a participant in their lives, just be sitting on the laptop instead…

By: PlanningQueen

PlanningQueen — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:41:10 +0000

I am with Jen. Since I started blogging I have watched almost no TV. I like to work on the computer when the kids are asleep so TV was the first thing to go. I don’t really miss it either!

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:34:36 +0000

I’m one of the people on the forum who said that my tv watching has gone out the window since taking up blogging and social networking more. There’s still some nights where I don’t want to go near the computer and a night in front of the telly it is, but mostly it’s less tv for me.