The Power Of Television "PROGRAMMING"

As an alternative, go back in time. Everything old is new again, especially to audiences who have never seen the originals.

Visit Hulu and/or TV Land for some classic old shows that you might want to share with your young'uns. The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, heck even the Three Stooges are there, plus a lot more.

Also go check out Miro, the free, open-source internet TV and video player for tons more viewing options. Grown ups, definitely check out the TED talks there, and you'll be pleased to learn that there are five dedicated Ron Paul channels, plus 31 channels that run Ron Paul videos. Find THAT on your cable network!

And did I mention that you can create your own channel on Miro? :D

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TV, because of the suspension of self involved in the vicsarious nature of the medium (as oppossed to say, reading, in which the self is engaged more actively in interpretation) lends itself to appeal to the lowest common denominator. To be fair, there has been some good art created through the medium, and that of cinema, but the entire visual medium suffers from a glut of decadence, i think largely as a result of the application of Walter Scott's psychology of advertising principles to override artistic concerns.

Turning the television set off is real power.

There's a comedy called "Idiocracy" that serves as a good satire on this state of the nation.

Children are being conditioned by the following acts through cartoon programming. ie

Insults, name calling, screaming, emotional outbursts, adult humor, bathroom humor,violence, gross out stuff,and images and story lines that would entertain nothing more than a crack baby with ADHD.

These are just some of the prime time cartoons, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Chowder, Ed, Edd and Eddy, etc.

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"I have once heard that the ability to resist temptation is the truest measure of a mans character."

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I noticed something interesting about conversations with people who are regular television watchers "teleheads"; it's very difficult to have an actual dialog of true communication with a television watcher. It seems that the best communicators are home schoolers who don't watch much television. It is an absolutely amazing difference. Try this simple test. Ask a "telehead" why we need the Federal Reserve and what would happen without the Fed. Then ask a non "telehead" the same question. You may get wrong answers, but I've found that non "teleheads" will continue to think about an unknown subject and continue dialog. Sometimes they'll even ask for more information. Most "teleheads" will brush off unknown subjects and start talking about the latest movie.

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The U.S. mint has been trying to peddle their .999 fine silver coins of various styles... and today they were trying to sell a FRN shaped coin with an image of the twin towers on it.

I think it may be subliminal advertising in order to get people who know the truth about money to cave in to the fear of terrorism or some BS like that... I just don't really know what to think anymore other than I should believe the opposite of whatever the TV is suggesting >^_^<

They don't call it the IDIOT BOX for nothing. Read a book.

Borat's 'rise to fame' was the result of multi-media programming. We have been told he is to be the next president since early '06. We were also told from early '98 that bush pt 2 was to be the president.

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and not much in the last 37 years of married life. We do not have television service now, but we did get the Jericho series,on DVD and despite some of the typical hollywood-like stuff in it, it seemed that there is some truth in it. Did anyone watch this, and notice that the toughies, (merceneries are called Ravenwood, (like Blackwater). And that some of the companies are just like today, running the govt. in a fascist way, like today. And the head of the Dept of Homeland Security is similar to Chertoff?

That's the kind of show that I would run across sometime, and within 30 seconds I'd start yelling at my T.V. and then my family would think I'm insane.

I prefer cartoons.

That is some deep insight. I haven't watched TV for about 3 months now. First time in my life. It is amazing the difference in thought process that has taken place.

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