Assignment #5

I think that TV can be a good way to connect with the world around you, it can be a conversation starter as well as entertainment. However, when the usage of TV for entertainment takes over too much time in your life it can be extremely detrimental to  your health, quality of life and ability to communicate and interact effectively with other people. While enjoying free time is not inherently a bad thing, constantly seeking entertainment drains the excitement and novelty of life.

I personally watch TV, using Netflix, for entertainment. I enjoy watching shows like Sherlock, Criminal Minds, documentaries and Downton Abbey. I enjoy watching crime shows because of the actual psychology and reality behind the plots and characters. That being said, I also watch some of the totally cliche high school girl shows such as Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries, which I think are kind of ridiculous but in a mostly entertaining way. However, I hate shows like Riverdale (which is slightly hypocritical now that I’m looking at some of the shows I watch) and some of the newer “teen shows” and reality TV shows such as The Bachelor and Keeping Up with the Kardashians because I find them ridiculous in a completely non-entertaining way. The over-dramaticized plots and characters, while easy to “sell” for the producers, way simply that: too much. Additionally they continue to emphasize societal standards of what beauty looks like and what life goals people should have like how much money they should spend on pretentious and artificial things.