take a break, watch some TV

Ah the television...since its creation in the 1920's our lives have never been the same. Television can be good, it can be bad, and it can be ugly. I believe that it provides our society with entertainment, is an indispensable channel for the media, helps generate mass amounts of money, and tells us what is going on in the world around us. Though these things all sound quite positive, I believe that anyone would agree that the television can be a very negative force in our lives as well. It's almost hypnotic; you get roped into watching something and it's just so good you can't pay attention to anything else. Because of this we may waste our valuable time though. Not only this but we don't even realize just how much it influences our decisions, opinions, or even how we choose to act.

For me, TV is a form of utter relaxation and pure happiness. I have a very busy schedule so it's not often that I can sit down and dedicate inordinate amounts of time to watching shows. I have to pick and choose wisely what's worth my time. I wouldn't exactly say TV is a necessity for me, but I would classify it as more of a guilty pleasure or luxury. Honestly there's no better feeling in the world than coming home after a long, hard day at school and watching a funny show for a little while to cheer you up. Even better, working steadily to get all or most of your homework done and out of the way then taking a nice break to take a deep breath and get comfortable to watch your favorite weekly show. It is really fulfilling, and sometimes I don't know what I'd do without it.

As of right now I am obsessed with Criminal Minds. It's thrilling and each episode is different; I also love shows like Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, The Office, Modern Family, and even crappy reality shows like The Bachelor/Bachelorette. Commercials are another thing; I think that commercials are vital to our media and even to our economy on a bigger scale, but I find them to be petty annoyances laced with persuasive appeals most of the time. It's just a quick and guaranteed successful way of getting your brand's name out there or advertising your new product to the masses. Despite this though, commercials work. We see something that looks cool and new, we the consumer go and buy it. It's simple. All in all, TV can has many positive and negative aspects to it. We love what it can do for us, but sometimes we hate the messages it sends to us. Everyone deserves to take a break from whatever they're doing though and watch a little TV. It can't hurt.