Can Your Life Be Richer Without TV?

[sandie]

Originally Posted by Azzan

No problem. It just struck me as I had never seen a movie end like that before. I will have to try to watch it.

Ted Turner Classics shows it from time to time.

I never miss it. Hope you get to see it sometime.

[Michlow]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

We have a pretty nice setup with our DirecTV whole house system, where the two DVR's are networked together and can share content. On top of that we can watch Netflix on any of our sets along with whatever DVD's we happen to have.

But...... the thing is barely on. We record what we want to watch and of course the Netflix is on demand. About the only thing we will watch live is football but even then we like to let it record for 45 minutes to an hour before starting so we can fast forward through as many commercial breaks as possible.

I spend FAR more time at my computer then at the TV (is "TV" even a legitimate word anymore? Sort of like saying "I listen to tapes".)

I second that. Between Netflix and my DVR, I never watch live TV, and hence never watch a commercial. My husband teases me because I always want to hold the remote because I don't think he's fast enough with the skip button (and 2 seconds of a commercial is 2 seconds too much!)

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Michlow

I second that. Between Netflix and my DVR, I never watch live TV, and hence never watch a commercial. My husband teases me because I always want to hold the remote because I don't think he's fast enough with the skip button (and 2 seconds of a commercial is 2 seconds too much!)

I almost forgot about the remote! For over two years now we've been proud parents, errrr, owners of the Logitech Harmony One universal remote which is simply unbelievable! Easy to program (you do it through the computer via USB) and even easier to use once set up.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by IvyWalker

I can't tell you a show "decent enough" because your tolerance for decency is probably different than mine.

Most stories in life revolve around immorality too. Is there any redeeming nature to this sort of visual story-telling? I think so.

I prefer movies about scary villages, though

Ive Walker
"I once was blind, but now I see."

That is an excellent point. ANY story has an antagonist of some sort whether it be a person, animal, object, or place. Same can also be said for humor: Every joke involves pain and/or embarrassment. There are no funny ones that don't.... In fact the ones that don't usually involve some horrible pun told by an old man over the pulpit which usually solicits groans from the crowd. (Note: Puns are not funny.)

[*AQuietPlace*]

Originally Posted by Azzan

I like to watch a lot of the History, Nat Geo, HGTV channels. There are decent shows on these channels. Not sure what your interests are though.

My teenage son loves to watch stuff from The Discovery Channel. We just recently started watching stuff, but he shows little interest in fictional stuff. He prefers to watch "real" things. Extreme sports, historical things.

People have a lot of pre-conceived notions about tv. I know, I had them too.

[Azzan]

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

My teenage son loves to watch stuff from The Discovery Channel. It's weird, we just recently started watching stuff, but he shows little interest in fictional stuff. He prefers to watch "real" things. Extreme sports, historical things.

People have a lot of pre-conceived notions about tv. I know, I had them too.

I can relate. Most of the time I prefer to learn something like history or DIY. But I also enjoy some mindless entertainment like Myth Busters. Still learing but it can be quite entertaining when they take things to the extreme!

[*AQuietPlace*]

Originally Posted by Azzan

I can relate. Most of the time I prefer to learn something like history or DIY. But I also enjoy some mindless entertainment like Myth Busters. Still learing but it can be quite entertaining when they take things to the extreme!

He loves Mythbusters. I don't think it's really mindless, either, you can learn a lot!

[Apprehended]

The question is: "Can your life be richer without Television?"

My thoughts are that if you're better off not having your godly affections nailed to the cross, you are indeed better off.

In the mind of man, our affections are our children to which we give birth, nourish and cultivate into strong mature children. Television is the most effective assistant in helping you in that endeavor...so long as they are affections of the flesh such is every lust of the flesh. Viewing the ungodliness on television, whether it is a featured program or even a commercial, is giving consent to it. Consent is a seed that will take root and will become a mature affection at last.

Those who will set their affections (an act of the will) on things above, will have little interest in Television or anything it has to offer.

May I suggest that we give birth to divine affections, nourish and cultivate them making ourselves in spiritual harmony with heaven. It will be hard to get into heaven with lust and depravity in our hearts. In fact, I don't think we would get in at all.

My two and half cents. Keep the change.

[aegsm76]

Let me be clearer on what I mean by immorality.
Anything which is against the Bible's moral standards, I consider immoral.
That would mean sex outside of marriage, homosexuality, murder, rape, I think you get the picture.
Most shows revolve around these topics.
The problem is not so much that they revolve around these topics, but the way in which they portray them.
I also try to watch what I read, either in book form or online.
I have a library of over 3000 books, at last count, of which most have been read by myself or my family.
I am not slamming anyone who has a TV, because, just like a computer, a radio, a book or a magazine, TV is a tool and it's all it how you use it.
I am just more comfortable without one.

[sandie]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

Let me be clearer on what I mean by immorality.
Anything which is against the Bible's moral standards, I consider immoral.
That would mean sex outside of marriage, homosexuality, murder, rape, I think you get the picture.
Most shows revolve around these topics.
The problem is not so much that they revolve around these topics, but the way in which they portray them.
I also try to watch what I read, either in book form or online.
I have a library of over 3000 books, at last count, of which most have been read by myself or my family.
I am not slamming anyone who has a TV, because, just like a computer, a radio, a book or a magazine, TV is a tool and it's all it how you use it.
I am just more comfortable without one.

I remember reading an article by an apostolic who said if you have magazines, that you wouldn't make it to heaven.