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Feb. 28th, 1995- 1:11 a.m.
Early Tuesday morning
“Television is not an orgasmic medium.”
- John Fiske, media theorist.
Early Tuesday morning
“Television is not an orgasmic medium.”
- John Fiske, media theorist.
As I sit here in the quiet confines of apartment 203 on the first block of Commonwealth Avenue, drinking a Bud Light and eating noodles, I am trying to ponder Mr. Fiske’s revelation. There is a part of me that desperately wants to believe him, but there is the more rational side that KNOWS all about television. I suspect orgasms are where you find them, and television is as good a place as any. And why not? It’s accessible, it’s safe, and it will never cause you grief. You have known TV just as long as you’ve known your parents.
Scary.
Yes, I grew up with a steady dose of sitcoms, sporting events, and cheesy dramas. Has TV had an adverse effect on me? Yes. Has there been positive aspects of it? Certainly. If you had watched less TV would you be a better person today? Without a doubt.
Without a doubt?
I could have used that time a lot better than being glued to Growing Pains, Family Ties, and Cheers. There certainly could have been more studying, more hours exercising, and a lot more time trying to get dates. For The Love Of God . . . with all the hours I spent in front of the boob tube I could have mastered a foreign language. But that is the past . . . The 90's are all about reading and learning. Really, this whole decade has been spent trying to fix the mistakes I made in the 80’s.
“Television has usurped time formerly spent on existing forms of mass media (particularly movies and radio), but taken from other free time and compulsive time activities.”
– Sahin & Robinson, media theorists.
I will never endorse usurping in any way, shape, or form. It is a wholly undemocratic way of action, and it sucks too. Uh-huh, hu, hu, hu. See, there you go. Beavis & Butthead just usurped my journal space. Damn cartoons . . . you can never trust them. Bugs Bunny was a notorious liar, thief, and sometime murderer. But that has never been proven in a court of law. So he remains free.
What?
A slow night at the bar, reading Hunter Thompson, and two beers will make your head turn fuzzy with gibberish. Not to mention the media theorists I have to read for class. Those bastards certainly know how to fuck with your mind. But that is another story. And this one is over. I’ve been up for over 18 hours and I need some sleep.
Scary.
Yes, I grew up with a steady dose of sitcoms, sporting events, and cheesy dramas. Has TV had an adverse effect on me? Yes. Has there been positive aspects of it? Certainly. If you had watched less TV would you be a better person today? Without a doubt.
Without a doubt?
I could have used that time a lot better than being glued to Growing Pains, Family Ties, and Cheers. There certainly could have been more studying, more hours exercising, and a lot more time trying to get dates. For The Love Of God . . . with all the hours I spent in front of the boob tube I could have mastered a foreign language. But that is the past . . . The 90's are all about reading and learning. Really, this whole decade has been spent trying to fix the mistakes I made in the 80’s.
“Television has usurped time formerly spent on existing forms of mass media (particularly movies and radio), but taken from other free time and compulsive time activities.”
– Sahin & Robinson, media theorists.
I will never endorse usurping in any way, shape, or form. It is a wholly undemocratic way of action, and it sucks too. Uh-huh, hu, hu, hu. See, there you go. Beavis & Butthead just usurped my journal space. Damn cartoons . . . you can never trust them. Bugs Bunny was a notorious liar, thief, and sometime murderer. But that has never been proven in a court of law. So he remains free.
What?
A slow night at the bar, reading Hunter Thompson, and two beers will make your head turn fuzzy with gibberish. Not to mention the media theorists I have to read for class. Those bastards certainly know how to fuck with your mind. But that is another story. And this one is over. I’ve been up for over 18 hours and I need some sleep.
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