Comments on: A Simple Marriage Experiment: Bye, Bye Television

By: Unintentional Housewife

Unintentional Housewife — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:20:51 +0000

My Hubby and I have had several discussions about cutting the cable. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find any other source for Formula One races, so to keep the peace, we still have one-level-up from just broadcast channels. We actually got a TiVo, specifically so that we could relegate the television to whatever schedule we want (instead of re-arranging our lives to match the network’s schedule). We’re working on keeping the television viewing in check, but I do have to admit that I really enjoy my time with my TV friends. Of course, as I wrote on my blog recently, I cannot actually pay attention to the television. So I generally end up working on puzzles while Hubby watches TV in the same room!

By: Adios TV | Simple Marriage

Adios TV | Simple Marriage — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:00:12 +0000

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By: mark

mark — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:05:04 +0000

hi there,

can i use the picture you have here of the tv and person in the chair for a book i am writing?

pls reply to my email.

best regards,

mark

ps good article…i threw mine out the window years ago.

By: Corey

Corey — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:02:51 +0000

Corrected. Thanks for jumping in the conversation.

By: mogkoli

mogkoli — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:36:43 +0000

that is fantasic – I hadn’t thought of how the skewing of TV to manic cartoons would affect this – but wow it would feel so much better to know your child was watching To Kill a Mocking Bird rather than yu-gi-o or powerpuff girls…. yeesh!

By: mogkoli

mogkoli — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:28:46 +0000

oooops sorry for the double post

By: mogkoli

mogkoli — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:26:13 +0000

Excellent idea – we gave up TV altogether over a year ago and after a few anxious weeks ( for me ) it has become completely natural. We still own a TV on which we watch movies now and then, or for the play station games that my husband enjoys – which means very occasionally in the extremis of boredom I will flip the telly on… I never make it through more than 5 minutes before shuddering and urning it off again. The shows are SO bad – I can feel my IQ dropping as I watch!! The ads? Oh my god the manipulative, insulting intelligence eroding paranoia exploiting ads!!

Turn it off! We sit together and read books. We play card games or board games. We listen to music. We TALK to each other. We have also discovered that unless you are tied to the TV there is mot much reason to stay up late – so now we go to bed early, and wake up early naturally, well rested and with loads of energy.

One thing you will notice though – office conversations and small talk are ALL about TV and you won’t hav much to say, and soon you will realise that all the people talking don’t have much to say either!

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By: Bye Bye Television Update

Bye Bye Television Update — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:20:22 +0000

[...] the month of August my family has done away with our TV. We have not turned it on once – except for the DVD my wife and I watched a couple of [...]

By: How Do You Spend Your Time Compared To The National Average?

How Do You Spend Your Time Compared To The National Average? — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:10:16 +0000

[...] family is currently on day 5 with our no TV during the month of August experiment. Thus far, it’s freed up a great deal of time for us to do things as a family and get some [...]