What is television? Well that’s easy. Television is where people go to escape their daily drama’s and watch other people’s drama. We watch television when we are bored, sad, or have been convinced by friends to ‘totally watch this program….it’s awesome’. The only problem these days with actually watching television is that it’s filled with adds that stick in your mind and ruin your anticipation for the program you are trying to watch.
Add’s are annoying unless you see ones like this
Today it’s hard to sit in front of the television for too long especially when you haven’t watched TV with those torturous adds in a while. It’s become the common way of simply waiting for a season of your favourite show to just come out on DVD or if your being really naughty, just downloading it…..not that anyone downloads TV shows or movies *cough* *cough*
The only time you would really ever watch TV is for those soap opera’s that go on and on and on and on and on and on…………..you know the one’s I’m talking about. Those shows who tell the same story every time, Boy meets girl, boy cheats on girl, girl makes boy jealous, boy gets all depressed, evil sister tries to destroy the happy couple, evil mother is presumed dead….oh wait she’s still alive, and of course at the end of every season there’s a natural or man made disaster that has the so loveable characters faced with hard decisions. Clearly you can tell that I don’t see any worth in those shows. And then there’s the reality TV shows that we watch just see them suffer and humiliate themselves on national or even world wide television. The only downside on these shows is that networks think that because it was so successful the first time they think that twenty more seasons of it will still be fascinating *evil cackle*
The documentary ‘Hollywood: The Rise of TV’ shows just how sucked into TV we are these days. People watch TV to see real life in there living rooms. They can press a magical remote and see USA police catch ridiculous criminals, or flick to see who’s going to be voted off the island next, or if that’s not getting their attention there’s usually a singing or dancing competition going on. However if you are like me you want something that is far from every day life. That’s where ‘Hollywood: The Rise of TV’ has got it spot on; HBO is where it’s at and its booming. HBO is the reason why television is all the rage. Films, while still going strong just don’t have the complicated stories that could go on for ever if they wanted to, that television like HBO has. HBO has successfully created what can only be described as a never ending film. The story arches are gripping and don’t need to be neatly fitted into a single episode with a clear conclusion.
Watch your reality shows that have you saying ‘Oh my god, that chick is an idiot!’ but when you’ve had enough of those damn Kardashians, jump into some more serious and worth the hours sitting on your couch like HBO’s ‘True Blood (2008-Present)’ or ‘Game of Thrones (2011-present)’. However if you’re not ready for the fully exposed HBO style, why not watch some fascinating zombie or alien gripping shows like, ‘The Walking Dead (2010-present)’ or ‘Falling Skies (2011-Present)’
Film and Television Appreciation 