TV or not TV... That is the question

Most people agree that TV has become America's favorite past-time in this era. More people own TV's than they do bicycles. It's become outrageous and needs to be taken care of. Don't get me wrong, I watch TV every know and then, but I never have time to watch it in real time. DVR has become my bestfriend. On my list of 48% full DVR is this season's Royal Pains, Burn Notice, and tosh.0. Also there are movies and newscasts saved from who knows when. But I don't understand where people find the time to actually watch TV, it's rediculous. Another thing I can't stand about TV is the commercials. I'm what most in the industry would call a chronic channel flipper. This is another reason why DVR is perfect for me. There are too many ads selling too many products with too many flaws in there selling themes to sway me into buying a sham-wow. When I watch commercials it gets my mind going in too many different directions. When I watch TV I just want to see what some writer in Hollywood has cooked up for me this week, not what "Papa John" has cooked up in the kitchen. Our society has become based on what biases TV wants us to see. 30 seconds of air time for the "lost" finale was said to be around$900000. That 30 seconds reached 13.5 million people... And how many people after watching that show thought "hmm... I'd like a coke right about now."? The sad truth is probably 1/3 of the viewers were swayed into drinking a coke, or buying a pizza, or voting for this candidate. The power that a visual ad holds in this country is phenomenal. It leads me to a famous quote from one of my all-time favorite comic books:"With great power, comes great responsibility."-Spiderman