Interest in TV is Diminishing
I find it interesting that when we were kids, TV was all the rage and one couldn’t wait to get home from school to watch his/her favorite cartoon. We ever used to fight over the remote! Now, with all the technology, one doesn’t have to worry about watching something when it comes on the first time–you can DVR it and fast forward through commercials.
Since becoming an adult, my TV interests have diminished to the point of almost non-existence. Sure, I like to catch the latest episode of Greys Anatomy, which is my favorite show, but if for some reason I can’t watch it, I can always go to ABC.com where they post the episodes without fail–plus there are limited commercials, 30 seconds long at most.
The internet has come a long way. You don’t even have to watch TV if you don’t want to because everything can be found one way or another online or on DVD.
It was mentioned in class that the TV age group is focused now on people ages 55 and older. I think this is because this group of people are more settled. They prefer to spend a lazt afternoon in front of the TV with their family. They aren’t as active as they were when they were young so in a sense, it suits them. In this day and age, everything is about being healthy, and lounging around in front of the TV just isn’t healthy.
