From the moment Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon to Roberto Piazza's wedding, everything is televised nowadays. He who doesn't own a TV set is at least outcast, and at most, outrageously wrong. Yet, there are those who would go back to the good old times, when the living room sofa naturally faced the fireplace.
Those who believe that TV is essential in everyday life support the idea that it serves as a form of entertainment for everyone, from children to the elderly. What is more, it is a means of communication, and even fulfils the purpose of educating. Viewers can choose, from a wide variety of channels, the one that suits them best: cartoons, news and sports programmes, documentaries, films, series and soap operas, just to mention a few.
On the other hand, those who maintain they were far better without a telly, suggest that television is addictive and, therefore, leads viewers to spend hours in front of the screen, instead of devoting that valuable time to more productive activities, such as reading a book. Added to this, the quality of TV programmes has decreased enormously in the last years. Consequently, there are hundreds of channels, but actually very few worth tuning to.
In my opinion, television is an important source of information, and it is true that it does help us to keep ourselves entertained and our minds busy, always provided that we are watching it a reasonable amount of hours a week. It is up to us to decide what kind of viewers we want to be: the one who watches with a critical eye, and knows when TV is harmless and when it is harmful; or the couch potato, who will lie on the couch for hours on end, not filtering out the abusive language and violent scenes, who speaks like the latest soap opera gallant and only exercises his thumb while flicking channels.
Those who believe that TV is essential in everyday life support the idea that it serves as a form of entertainment for everyone, from children to the elderly. What is more, it is a means of communication, and even fulfils the purpose of educating. Viewers can choose, from a wide variety of channels, the one that suits them best: cartoons, news and sports programmes, documentaries, films, series and soap operas, just to mention a few.
On the other hand, those who maintain they were far better without a telly, suggest that television is addictive and, therefore, leads viewers to spend hours in front of the screen, instead of devoting that valuable time to more productive activities, such as reading a book. Added to this, the quality of TV programmes has decreased enormously in the last years. Consequently, there are hundreds of channels, but actually very few worth tuning to.
In my opinion, television is an important source of information, and it is true that it does help us to keep ourselves entertained and our minds busy, always provided that we are watching it a reasonable amount of hours a week. It is up to us to decide what kind of viewers we want to be: the one who watches with a critical eye, and knows when TV is harmless and when it is harmful; or the couch potato, who will lie on the couch for hours on end, not filtering out the abusive language and violent scenes, who speaks like the latest soap opera gallant and only exercises his thumb while flicking channels.
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