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serai1

Blinking, prodding, whispering, yelling

Aug 04, 2007 23:42

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Over HERE, at PBS.org, you can view a fascinating Frontline documentary called The Persuaders, about the advertising industry and the immense changes it has wrought in our culture. It talks about how advertisers are no longer content to just sell you stuff; they are now aiming at recreating the world, enveloping all of us in a "second skin" ( Read more... )

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rabidsamfan August 5 2007, 10:21:24 UTC

I have a TV. I use it to watch DVDs and play video games.

serai1 August 5 2007, 16:09:58 UTC

Oh, I have a TV set. I meant that I don't have television, meaning the stuff that's broadcast.

rabidsamfan August 5 2007, 16:14:03 UTC

*grin*

I can tune in if I'm inclined, but I'm usually not inclined. (maybe once every three years.) I don't bother with cable, though, even if it does mean not getting my Doctor Who fix until the DVDs come out.

serai1 August 5 2007, 16:19:47 UTC

Where I live you need cable, since regular TV reception has eroded to the point where it's unwatchable without it. And having grown up with TV being FREE, there's no frigging way I'm gonna pay for it. That's what the bloody ADS are for. *hmph*

rabidsamfan August 5 2007, 16:28:38 UTC

I live in BOSTON, and if I want to watch tv without ghosts, blizzards, or interference, I need cable.

Feh. Don't know if it'll get any better when we go to digital next year, but I haven't decided if I'm going to bother to invest in the converter box yet. It'd take having something worth my while on the air...

serai1 August 5 2007, 16:32:13 UTC

Ugh. My folks have digital, so I see bits of it when I go over to their house. I could never have that, it would drive me crazy. The reception is almost never good - the images pixellate, or have weird lines through them. Also, they rely on the on-air guide to know when things are on, but you can't trust the guides. The shows are often aired at times other than those listed, etc. After growing up with dependable reception and airtimes and all that, TV has become too much of a bother for me to deal with, especially since there's so little that I care to watch. I can get whatever I'm interested in online anyway.

rabidsamfan August 5 2007, 16:33:11 UTC

And big media wonders why people would rather look at their computers...

serai1 August 5 2007, 18:28:36 UTC

Amazing, isn't it? The entire entertainment industry seem to be blind as bats.

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