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From: marie@harvard.ARPA (Marie Desjardins)
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Subject: Re: No tv?
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Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 18:34:01 EST
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What's wrong with something that's a waste of time?  As long as you know
it's a waste of time...  Most novels are a waste of time, but I enjoy
reading them.  

I don't consider news shows to be a waste of time (although I know that
some people do).  I don't have time to read the newspaper (and, to tell
the truth, I generally find it boring).  I do read Newsweek, but that's
only weekly, so I watch the daily news when I can.  Public TV can be
(and often is) very informative -- for example, "The Brain" (a weekly
series on PBS) is really interesting.  Also, there are some good kids'
shows (Sesame Street, Electric Company, wildlife shows, etc. etc.)  

However, I think that tv (in addition to fulfilling, at least to some
extent, the role of educator) is there for entertainment.  I find some
shows entertaining (in particular, I happen to like Kate & Allie, Cagney
& Lacey, Cheers, Hill Street Blues, and the Johnny Carson Show).  I
watch them because they make me laugh.  I watch old Brady Bunch shows
because they remind me of when I was a little kid (I also had a large
family, although we fought a lot more than the Brady Bunch did!) and
they make me laugh.  

So I don't think we should ban TV just yet.  (Maybe if they ever take
Brady Bunch reruns off, we should consider it.  :-))

	Marie desJardins
	marie@harvard