Antics of a recovering ‘tv-aholic’

ulous, to say the least. Sure it is not always educational, but hey, it was entertaining. Another magnificent program I would like to highlight would definitely be “Pee Wee’s Playhouse,” despite all of the drama Paul Reubens may have caused.

ative, but very addicting. It is kind of like those Pringles commercials, “Once

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Have you ever caught yourself sitting on your living room couch, glued to the television, watching a show that you have no interest in whatsoever? Well, you are not alone. I have been in this situation many of times in my life and have felt time slipping through my hands at the cost of cruddy TVshows. TVis overrated.

During my younger years growing up I would spend countless hours in front of the idiot box, procrastinating my homework. I must admit that Nickelodeon was extraordinarily fab-

Shows like “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” and others like “Pete and Pete” are permanently part of my childhood. Once great classics like those were gone, TVlost its desirability to me.

Ever since I have been away at college there has been a large decrease in the percentage of my time spent watching TVduring the course of a day. It is great. So what is it about TVthat is so awful?

Two words: reality shows. The hyped-up generation of reality shows are one of the many bad quality shows, yet they can capture you for hours at a time. To make a show that is practically a soap opera ‘unscripted’with ‘real people’is not all that cre- have the remote in your palms, you need to realize that valuable time will be consumed by this devil box. If you are able to connect thoughts in your brain to your fingertips and change the channel, it is most likely that the next